Mathias (Matt) came to Allamakee County with his parents and lived near the village of Church on Lansing Ridge. Mathias applied for citizenship at the county court in Waukon on 24 May 1859. His name was miss-recorded as "Martise", an easy error for the clerk to make upon hearing Mathias pronounced in German, probably spoken as "Ma-tee-us." He also appears in the 1860 census as "Martice," a single farmer.
Matt purchased land in section 33, Lansing Township, entering it on 10 December, 1853.
From his obituary, he "was an old and respected resident, having come to Lansing in 1852 [1853] from Altlussheim, Germany. He leaves a wife and eight children to mourn his loss. The funeral was one of the largest in the county, there being one hundred and fifty teams in the procession." Matt and his family were members of the Congregational Church.
Johann married (1) A. Margaretha SCHMIDT about 1864 in Allamakee county, Iowa. Margaretha was born 7 Apr 1839 in Baden, Germany. She died 9 Oct 1873 in Lansing, Iowa and was buried in Lansing Ridge Cemetery.
They had three children:
Johann also married (2) Dorothea WESTPHAL on 6 Sep 1874 in Lansing, Iowa. Dorothea was born 10 Jan 1846 in Baden, Germany. She died 7 Mar 1911 in Indianapolis, Indiana and was buried 10 Mar 1911 in Lansing Ridge Cemetery.
They had six children:
Sophia moved to Davenport soon after her marriage to William MUELLER and resided there until her untimely death from the effects of an operation for appendicitis and jumping from a fourth story hospital window.
Sophia had been taken to the hospital where she was operated on for appendicitis. It was a serious case, as peritonitis had developed. The following evening she was still in a delirious condition and it was decided to place a special nurse in charge to care for the patient during the night. The nurse had just turned to call one of the other nurses on the floor to refill the ice water bottle when Sophia suddenly leaped out of bed and rushed to the window. The nurse tried to grab her and succeeded only in catching hold of her legs but was unable to maintain her hold and Mrs. Mueller fell to the ground below. A porch roof at the second floor broke her fall to some extent. She was picked up and returned to the building, but passed away two hours later. An examination showed that no bones were broken and it is probable that the exposure and exertion were contributing factors in her death. An inquest was held absolving the nurse in the case.
Sophia married William MUELLER. No more is known.
Johann Mathias Engelhorn family
Standing L-R; Henry, Abraham, Samuel Frederick, Elizabeth
Seated
L-R; Anna, Dorothea (Westphal), Sophia, Johann Mathias, Bertha.
Abraham and Samuel were sons by Mathias' first wife, Margaretha
Schmidt
Abraham received his formal education in the country school near his father's farm. At the age of 16 he went to Freeport, Illinois to work, returning about a year later. Soon after returning home Abraham left again for Janesville, Wisconsin to work for the railroad where he learned the machinists trade. He worked as a machinist for the railroad in Monroe, Janesville, Oshkosh and Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. He was promoted to General Foreman at Madison but he did not like that job and returned to Fond du Lac. At retirement he and his wife moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
A letter written [read it] in 1939 from Abraham to his cousin Louis in King City, California describes how at one time Lansing Ridge was called "Engelhorn Ridge" because there were so many Engelhorns living on it. Another passage reads as follows; "You know i had a step Mother and she & i could not get along she was awful mean to me when i was a kid and when i grew up i would not take her abuse so you know that settled it. I went to Freeport the first summer and in the fall they begged me to come home so at last i came home. but it did not last long so i left again and at last i drifted to Wisconsin."
His stepmother was Dorothea Westphal, Mathias' second wife.
Abraham married Emma SWAMER about 1890. Emma was born about 1870.
They had four children:
Pearl married Carl PEARSON.
Edna married Guy POTTER in 1965 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
Bill worked for the Charles Bruning Co., Milwaukee. In 1976 it was the Bruning Division of Addressograph Multigraph Corp.
Willard married Florence H. HIGGINS. Florence was born 30 Jun 1906. She died 1 Jul 1993.
Samuel Fredrick Engelhorn moved his family to Oregon from Iowa early
in 1911.
He died from an illness brought on by drinking contaminated water where he was working near his farm. When the family first moved to Oregon they lived at Airlie in Polk county.
Samuel married Bertha Katherine STAUFFACHER, daughter of Peter STAUFFACHER and Verona ELMER, on 17 Nov 1892 in Lansing, Iowa. Bertha was born 17 Apr 1869 in Lansing, Iowa. She died 22 Apr 1946 in Portland, Oregon and was buried 26 Apr 1946 in Salem, Oregon.
After her husband's death, Bertha Katherine was left with seven children on a non-productive farm, seemingly completely isolated from both her family and her husband's family. They had come to Oregon in 1911 and in about 1921 Bertha moved her family to West Salem where she resided until about 1943 when she moved to Portland. Bertha was a member of the Methodist church.
They had seven children:
Emma married Christopher C. BURRIGHT, son of Cornelius and Sarah W. BURRIGHT on 17 Jun 1925 in Salem, Oregon. Christopher was born 16 Jul 1894 in Independence, Oregon. He died Oct 1984.
Christopher was a blacksmith and welder, they had no children.
Anna did not marry. In 1920 she was in a rooming house in Salem, employed as a waitress. She worked as a domestic and in a bakery and from 1925 until her death she was employed by the Roth Grocery Company and was one of the most popular members of the sales staff. She was a member of the Ford Memorial Church of West Salem and the Artisans Lodge. Anna's death followed only three day's illness with meningitis. She died at the home of her mother.
Bertha was an elementary school teacher in Salem, Oregon. Bertha and Ray did not have children.
Bertha married Raymond LENHARDT on 16 May 1942 in Portland, Oregon. Raymond was born 23 Apr 1903. He died 15 May 1987 in Portland, Oregon.
Edward was a finish carpenter and cabinet maker. He owned
and operated a small fruit ranch and worked as a warehouseman
for a painting supply company.
Edward married Enola JOHNSTON, daughter of Clifford Francis JOHNSTON and Oskie Alice CLARK, on 9 Oct 1937 in Salem, Oregon. Enola was born 2 Nov 1912 in Salem, Oregon. She died 18 Jan 2012 in Salem.
Enola was in the accounting field for the state of Oregon for 25 years. Enola was a hand weaver, working on a loom built by Ed in 1939, weaving rugs, shawls, scarves, place mat sets, table runners; using everything from carpet warp to fine silk.
Ruth was an excellent golfer who also loved bowling and visiting the beach.
Ruth married (1) Mark E. CAPPS, son of Marcus and Effie M. CAPPS.. Mark was born 16 Dec 1911 in Salem, Oregon. He died 24 Oct 1965 in Salem.
Ruth and Mark owned and operated Capitol Shade and Drapery shop. She sold the shop in 1972.
Ruth also married (2) Norman H. NAEGLI on 8 Jan 1972 in Eugene, Oregon. Norman was born 24 Dec 1911 in Fairdale North Dakota. He died 30 Oct 1972 in Silverton, Oregon.
Norman managed the H.L. Stiff Furniture Company carpet department for a number of years, later opening his own floor covering business. He sold this business and at the time of his marriage to Ruth had been engaged in real estate. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Kiwanis and Elks Clubs.
Henry, an enterprising farmer and stockman and native of Allamakee
county, was born on his father's farm, 13 June, 1875. He was the son
of Mathias Engelhorn, native of Germany, who was brought to America
by his parents. Henry was educated in the district school and received
the equivalent of an eighth grade education.
At his father's death he "purchased the heirs rights to his father's farm and now owns 222 acres in sections 31 and 32 in Lansing Township. Henry is one of the well known men of this township where he has spent his entire life and where his upright and honorable qualities of character and his genuine personal worth are known and honored. He has never sought to figure prominently in public life but in business has proven capable and reliable. His intense and well directed activity is now bringing him a gratifying measure of prosperity. Henry is a member of the Congregational Church and a Republican." He was also a director of the Churchtown school, "Lansing No. 3".
Henry died of apparent accidental drowning in Lansing Creek sometime
after 10 November 1933. The date was established by a copy of the Chicago
Tribune of that date found in his small back pack.
The body was found
about the 19th of January, 1934. Henry had disappeared the previous
summer. The last word received from him was 26 June 1933 when his family
got a letter from him from Duluth, Minnesota. About four years earlier
his health had begun to fail and in mid-summer of 1932 he submitted
to an operation at the Mayo Hospital in Rochester. Although the operation
went well he never fully recovered and was a frequent patient at Rochester.
He left his home 18 June 1933 going to Rochester and that was the last
time he was seen by his family.
Henry married Frances SPIELER, daughter of Jacob SPIELER Sr. and Mary FELLER, on 23 Dec 1902 in Lansing, Iowa. Frances was born 5 Jan 1876 in Lycurgus, Iowa. She died 8 Dec 1951 and was buried in Lansing Ridge Cemetery.
Frances was evidently a nurse and the one who nursed the wife of George Washington Engelhorn, Kathryn Jenkins Engelhorn during her final illness in July-August, 1938.
They had three children:
Walter took his own life at Rochester, Minnesota, by placing himself in front of a train. Walter spent his entire life on the family farm near Churchtown. He was quite musical, according to his brother Oscar, playing the violin and mandolin.
Elizabeth and Theodore operated a small store and rooming house in rural Gresham, Shawano County, Wisconsin. She was a kind and generous woman. In 1925 she noticed the daughter of one of her customers in the store had blood poisoning in her leg and suggested that she see a doctor. When told there was no money for a doctor, Elizabeth gave her the money. The girl eventually became Elizabeth's daughter-in-law, Helen Beyer.
Elizabeth married Theodore BEYER about 1904. Theodore was born 3 Aug 1881 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He died 8 Apr 1936 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and was buried 12 Apr 1936 in Oshkosh.
Theodore grew up and lived all his life in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Since the age of 13 he had worked continuously for the Buckstaff Company, casket makers. Edward Westly Engelhorn said, "He cut out all the fancy stuff they put on the caskets. He was an artist at it."
Theodore was a member of the First English Lutheran Church and a member of Oshkosh Aerie 267, Fraternal Order of Eagles.
They had the following children:
In 1900 Bertha and John Wendel were boarders on the farm of John P. Becker and family while John was farming.
Bertha married John W. WENDEL, son of William WENDEL and Barbara HIRTH, on 12 Dec 1899 in Churchtown, Iowa. John was born 28 Jan 1875 in Lansing Twp, Allamakee county, Iowa. He died 13 Jan 1965 in Waukon, Iowa and was buried 16 Jan 1965 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lansing.
John was born on his parent’s farm northwest of Churchtown, Iowa on Lansing Ridge. He was educated in the local schools at Churchtown and lived in Lansing township where he farmed for many years.
John was well known in the area as one who was usually first to own and operate any new mechanical equipment or farm machinery invented and available to the public. He maintained steam engine threshing equipment during the many years of his farming career, and with the help of his six sons, served large threshing rigs throughout the entire area, always adding something new to his equipment to make the job easier and more efficient. John retired from farming in 1949 and moved to Spring Grove, Minnesota to make his home with his son, Bobby. In 1963 he moved to the Hanson Nursing Home in Waukon, Iowa. John was a member of the Evangelical United Brethren Church.
They had seven children:
Harry grew to manhood on the family farm where he especially loved working with horses. He continued his farm experiences working for a nearby uncle and relatives in Wisconsin.
He then moved to Detroit, where he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force and was stationed at Hill Field, Ogden, Utah. Following the service he returned to Detroit where he lived with his uncle and aunt, Adam and Irene Wendel. In Detroit he worked at a cabinet factory until his retirement in Englewwod, Florida.
Harry married Agnes Unknown in June 1961. They traveled together enjoying square dancing, bicycle riding, playing euchre, picnics and collecting sea shells. Agnes died in 1983 and Harry continued living alone in Florida until 1996 when he returned to Lansing.
Harry married Agnes unknown in Jun 1961. Agnes died 1983.
Anna and Ben Decker owned and operated the General Store in Church, Iowa for about 60 years.
Anna married Benjamin DECKER "Ben", son of John Adam DECKER and Mary EICHHORN, on 25 Mar 1903 in Churchtown, Iowa. Ben was born 25 Jun 1877 in Lansing Twp, Allamakee county, Iowa. He died 29 Aug 1962 and was buried in Lansing Ridge Cemetery.
Ben Decker attended business school in Waukon, Iowa. After completion of business school he bought the general store in Church which he owned and managed for about 60 years before his death at age 85 in 1962. The Churchtown post office was located in the general store and Ben was the postmaster from 16 February 1903 until 30 June 1947. In a history of the post office it was reported that ben was paid an annual salary of $140.44 in 1905, $206.00 in 1907, $245.00 in 1909, and $210.00 in 1911.
They had three children:
William (Bill) worked for many years at office cleaning, primarily doctors and lawyers offices. He was the proprietor of Engelhorn Exectrolux Maintenance Co. for forty years and had lived in Portland since 1940. He was a 25 year member of the Portland Spin Fishing Club and a member of Local 49 of the Building Service Employees Union.
Bill was an ax thrower at the Estecada Timber Carnival in 1976, 1977, 1978 and entertained in recent years as a drummer at senior centers.
Bill married (1) Pauline ROGERS about 1935-1938. The marriage ended in divorce.
They had one child:
Bill married (1) Judith Ann MOORE on 3 Feb 1962 in Portland, Oregon. The marriage ended in divorce.
Bill also married (2) KYU Yi Sun on 9 May 1983 in Korea. Yi Sun was born in Korea.
William, Sr. also married (2) Geneva Alice STEHL on 6 Jul 1945. Geneva was born 18 Dec 1914 in New Athens, Illinois. She died 4 Feb 1984 in Portland, Oregon and was buried 11 Feb 1984 in Portland.
Geneva was a nurses aid and a self-employed housekeeper in private homes in the Portland area.
Oscar was born on the family farm near Churchtown, Iowa. He joined the U.S. Navy in March, 1931 and received his training at San Diego, California. Boot camp was followed by machinists school at Hampton Roads, Virginia. The last three years of his four-year enlistment were on the USS Medusa based in San Pedro, California.
Following Naval service Oscar worked for two years in Billings, Montana in a sugar factory and in an ice plant. After his marriage he moved back to Churchtown to take over the family farm for ten years. In 1946 they moved to California again where Oscar started work for North American Aviation (now Rockwell, Inc.) He worked for them for 25 years, starting as a machinist and working up to manufacturing engineer. During his career Oscar worked on the F86, F100 and B70 aircraft. The last ten years he worked in the Rocketdyne Division, building the rocket engines that put U.S. astronauts on the moon, and on the Lunar Entry Module (LEM).
Oscar married Alice Marie ADAMS on 30 Dec 1936. Alice was born 18 Apr 1913 in Billings, Montana. She died 16 Jun 1992 in Santa Rosa, California.
They had one child:
John attended El Segundo High School and El Segundo Junior College. He graduated from Long Beach State College with a BS degree in industrial relations. In high school and college he was active in athletics, earning letters in football, wrestling and track and field. John has been a commercial loan officer with Exchange Bank in Santa Rosa, California. Prior to that he worked for Security Pacific National Bank (now Bank of America) for 18 years.
John married Paula Elaine CAPPS, daughter of Paul E. CAPPS and Louise Mary JONES, on 13 Jul 1963 in Long Beach, California. Paula was born 28 Dec 1939 in Los Angeles, California.
Paula graduated from Huntington Beach High School and Long Beach State College with a BA in art and a teaching certificate. She obtained a Masters Degree in Psychology from Sonoma State University. Paula is a registered Art Therapist and a teacher of the Mari Mandela Assessment course. She has been a lecturer and panelist at annual national conferences on Art Therapy and has been published in Art Therapy journals. She also organizes an annual event called "The Rainbow Horse Dance" which follows a vision she had to help heal the Earth.
Gabe farmed in Idaho and Wisconsin. He was very active in community affairs; president of the school board and a county board member. For many years he was a deacon in his church.
Gabe married (1) Virginia HOUSLEY on 10 Jun 1929 in Gresham, Wisconsin. Virginia was born about 1906. She died 23 Jul 1950 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
Virginia died instantly of a crushed chest when the car driven by her brother-in-law, Daniel A. Beyer, was rammed by a bus. She had been a resident of the Gresham area since she was a baby. She was a teacher and had taught at the grade school in Gresham and at Morgan Siding School.
They had three children:
Bill graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in food science. He served with the army in Korea and after his service earned a PhD in biochemistry and foods from the University of Wisconsin. Following graduation he worked in Minneapolis for the Pilsbury Company in the refrigerated foods research and development division for 20 years. He developed most of the Pilsbury refrigerated dough products found in the dairy case of your supermarket. He then went to M&M Mars as senior vice president of research and development in New Jersey. He retired from M&M after six years with them.
William and Kay are both licensed pilots and travel extensively in their own plane. Bill married Kathleen “Kay” KINGSTON in 1950.
Edward (Eddie) attended elementary and high school in Gresham, graduating in 1951. He was active in athletics and was a standout performer on the Gresham High School basketball team. His death came after a year-long fight with cancer.
Gabe also married (2) Helen PETERS, daughter of Peter PETERS and Alice WILLIAMS, on 9 Jun 1951 in Gresham, Wisconsin. Helen was born 22 Oct 1924 in Gresham, Wisconsin.
They had one child:
Alice married a man named REINKE. No more is known
Mildred devoted her life to her family as wife, mother and homemaker. She was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Mildred married Anthony KOEPPEN, son of Herman KOEPPEN and Flora, on 20 Apr 1929 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Anthony was born 9 Aug 1901 in Gresham, Wisconsin. He died 8 Jan 1985 in Oshkosh and was buried 10 Jan 1985 in Oshkosh.
Anthony Koeppen was a truck driver for Standard Oil Company for 38 years. before his retirement in 1966. He was a member of First English Lutheran Church and Aerie 267, Fraternal Order of Eagles.
They had two children:
Robert married Patsy KUEBLER on 7 Aug 1954. Patsy was born 5 Aug 1931 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Raymond married Suzanne LANGE on 15 Oct 1960.
Daniel worked for the Sheboygan Casket Company.
Daniel married Lucia Valeria POESCHL "Lucy", daughter of Joseph POESCHL and Mary HEINZL, on 8 Jul 1939 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Lucy was born 3 Jan 1911 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. She died 11 Apr 2001.
They had four children:
Bonnie married Ronald SCHNIEDER in Jun 1966. Ronald was born 19 Feb 1943 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Joan married Elord SCHUELLE on 30 Sep 1969. Elord was born 2 Sep 1933.
Howard was a farmer and carpenter in Center and Lansing Townships. At age 79 he designed and built a very effective solar heating unit on his house.
He farmed. In 1949 he moved to Lansing. His hobbies included gardening, designing and constructing a grandfather clock from native walnut, fishing, hiking, reading, traveling, and genealogy.
He was a member of the Dairy Cow Testing Association and Farm Bureau. He served on the Lansing No. 4 school board, the German Presbyterian Church council and the Oak Hill Cemetery board.
Howard married (1) Kaetchen ZAHN, daughter of Martin ZAHN and Christina STIEF, on 2 Nov 1926 in Lansing, Iowa. Kaetchen was born 7 Jun 1901 in Hockenheim, Germany. She died 26 Jul 1942 in Lansing, Iowa and was buried 28 Jul 1942 in Lansing.
Kaetchen came to America in 1921 from the Altlussheim area of Germany. She lived in Hockenheim until the age of 12 when her mother died and then lived with an aunt and uncle in Neulussheim. She met Howard Wendel at Ben Decker's general store at Church, Iowa.
They had two children:
Ruth married George Donald JOHNSON "Bud", son of Anton G. JOHNSON and Edith Sophia GUSTAFSON, on 17 Feb 1951 in Elmore, Minnesota. Bud was born 23 Oct 1924 in Elmore. He died 17 Nov 2002 in Fairmont, Minnesota and was buried 20 Nov 2002 in East Chain, Minnesota.
Bud grew up in East Chain township and graduated from East Chain High School in 1942. He entered the Army Air Corps in 1944 and served in the 7th Air Force, 42nd Bombardment Squadron, 11th Bombardment Group in the Pacific during the final stages of WW II. He was a tail gunner on B-24 bombers and was involved in air strikes over Japan from bases in Guam and Okinawa.
Following discharge in 1946 he worked at the toy foundry in Lansing, Iowa. Following his marriage to Ruth he returned to farming in East Chain Township and for 14 years delivered Winnebago motor homes to dealers and was also a driver for the Martin County Express.
Bud was a lifelong member of the East Chain Lutheran Church where he served on the Church Council, the Memorial Fund and several other positions. He was a member of Lee c. Prentice American Legion Post 36, Farm Bureau, 4-H Club leader and Martin county Council, Cattleman's Association, and the East Chain School Board.
Glen married Margie PRESCOTT on 20 Jun 1959.
Howard also married (2) Della Goettel POHLMAN on 16 Aug 1955 in Nashua, Iowa. Della died 29 Oct 1973.
Lillian married Raymond H. STEIBER, son of Herman STEIBER and Annie LENZ, on 18 Jun 1929 in Lansing, Iowa. Raymond was born 16 May 1905 in Lansing. He died 5 Nov 1959 in Lansing.
Ray Steiber farmed in Allamakee County, Iowa, near Lansing.
They had four children:
Hazel married Harold L. COPENHAVER, son of George H. COPENHAVER and Winona MOLINE, on 14 Sep 1958 in Lansing, Iowa. Harold was born 13 Jun 1937 in Independence, Iowa.
Mildred married John MANDERNACH on 21 Aug 1971 in Lansing, Iowa. John was born 7 Feb 1946 in Storm Lake, Iowa.
Alfred married Ruth LEIN, daughter of Henry and Marie LEIN, on 1 Jan 1940 in Spring Grove, Minnesota. Ruth was born 17 Dec 1917 in Spring Grove, Minnesota. She died 21 Dec 1998.
They had two children:
Kermit was born on the family farm near Churchtown, Iowa. He attended school in Churchtown. He farmed in the Mays Prairie area most of his life, operating a dairy herd and raising beef and poultry.
Kermit was a member of Farm Bureau. He enjoyed baseball and played in his younger days.
Kermit married Opal Dorothy RISER, daughter of Benjamin RISER and Lydia FEUERHELM, on 14 Jun 1938 in Waukon, Iowa. Opal was born 12 Oct 1919. She died 3 Aug 1986.
They had five children:
Gary married Dianne R. SCHARNHORST on 26 Apr 1969.
Ruby married Jim GORDON.
Ruth married Thomas STEWART on 19 Oct 1968.
Bobby attended country school near Churchtown, Iowa. He worked as an electrician with REA and as a farm mechanic at the Spring Grove Dealership in Spring Grove, Minnesota. After his marriage the couple lived in Silver Lake Township and he worked at Lampert's Implement in Fairmont before having his own tractor repair shop at his farm. He retired in 1983 and the couple moved into Fairmont.
Bobby married Maurine FORSTROM, daughter of Edward FORSTROM and Elizabeth SUNDBERG, on 7 Dec 1957 in Elmore, Minnesota. Maurine was born 28 Feb 1922 in Dunnell, Minnesota.
They had two children:
Karen married Dale KUISLE on 2 May 1987 in East Chain, Minnesota. Dale was born 5 Apr 1961 in Byron, Minnesota.
Larry married Rhonda DANNER on 8 Aug 1992 in East Chain, Minnesota. Rhonda was born 21 Sep 1972 in Fairmont, Minnesota.
Benita attended grade school in Churchtown and graduated from Lansing High School in 1925. She had planned to continue her education but her father became ill and needed her help in his general store at Churchtown. She grew up next door to Tade Bechtel and they were married in 1927 at the German Presbyterian Parsonage in Lansing.
Beneta married Theodore BECHTEL "Tade", son of Isaac BECHTEL and Katie ROTH, on 21 Jun 1927 in Lansing, Iowa. Tade was born 24 Nov 1901 in Churchtown, Iowa. He died 23 Dec 1989 in La Crosse, Wisconsin and was buried 27 Dec 1989 in Lansing Ridge Cemetery.
Tade Bechtel was a barber in Lansing, member of Modern Woodmen of America, and United Methodist Church.
They had two children:
Richard married Jean PAULSON on 28 Aug 1955 in Lansing, Iowa. Jean was born 4 Jun 1934 in Lansing.
Alice married Kenneth HANSON, son of Melvin HANSON and Sylvia SANDRY, on 10 Jul 1960 in Lansing, Iowa. Kenneth was born 1 Nov 1937 in Lansing.
Esther graduated from Lansing High School and taught elementary schools for several years before her marriage to Willard in 1930.
She was active in the Lansing Ridge Presbyterian Church until it closed, transferring her membership to Waukon and was also a member of the United Methodist Church at Lansing.
After living at Churchtown for 78 years, Esther moved to Lansing in 1987. Many younger generations of relatives and friends owe their knitting and crocheting skills to her patient instruction. She enjoyed sharing the flowers and vegetables from her garden. She is probably most remembered working behind the counter of her father's general store in Churchtown.
Esther married Willard George MARTI, son of Henry MARTI and Emma ROTH, on 5 Jun 1930 in Lansing, Iowa. Willard was born 28 Jun 1904 in Allamakee county, Iowa. He died 17 Sep 1942 in La Crosse, Wisconsin and was buried in Lansing Ridge Cemetery, Allamakee county, Iowa.
Willard Marti was a butter maker at the Calhoun Creamery in Churchtown, Iowa until his un-timely death in a car accident at the age of 38.
They had two children:
Carol was employed as a trouble-shooter at Clifton Precision Inc. in Davenport, Iowa, for 22 years. She was a member of West Park Presbyterian Church.
Carol married (1) Donald ANDRE on 28 Sep 1952.
Carol also married (2) Robert BARROWS in 1972.
Janet married Ken DEMAY on 10 Oct 1959 in Lansing, Iowa.
Irene and Donald farmed in the Wexford area until 1959. In 1960 they moved to Lansing and Irene worked for the Lansing Button Factory. She worked for them up to the age of 99. Irene loved to go for rides, watch parades and did much embroidery for friends.
Irene married Donald STEIBER, son of Herman STEIBER and Annie LENZ, on 28 May 1931 in Lansing, Iowa. Donald was born 29 May 1908 in Wexford, Iowa. He died 28 Jun 1972 in Waukon, Iowa and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Donald was educated in the rural schools and farmed all his life in the Wexford area, near Lansing. He moving to Lansing in 1960. He was a member of the United Methodist Church.
Irene was a third cousin of Harold Gustave ENGLEHORN who was married to Donald Steiber's second cousin, Viette STEIBER.
They had five children:
Beverly married Daniel GRADY on 29 Jun 1948.
Ruth married Delbert RUSSEL on 29 Oct 1950.
Mona married (1) Floyd OLSON on 15 Oct 1961. Floyd was born 30 Jan 1941.
Mona also married (2) Raymond SHELTON.
Kenneth married Judy MANNING on 24 Aug 1963.
Sharon married Robert DECKER on 3 Dec 1961.