Margaretha (Dienstbier) Etling
English Language Obituaries
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ETLING RITES TO-MORROW.
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Etling, 80 years old, who was the widow of August Etling, formerly a prosperous South St. Louis merchant, and who died Wednesday morning at her residence, 2616 Potomac street, after an illness of a month, will be held from the residence at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon Burial will be in St. Mathew's Cemetery.
Mrs. Etling is survived by three children, seventeen grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Mrs. Etling was born in Bavaria, July 2 1834, and came to America with her parents in 1845. She was the only living charter member of the Order of Good Ladies.
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ETLING - Passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 1915, at 7 a. m., Margaret Etling (nee Dinsbeer), widow of August Etling, at the age of 81 years, dear mother of Charlotte Gerber (nee Etling), Elizabeth Wende (nee Etling), Amelia Beyer (nee Etling), mother-in-law of George L. Gerber and William F. Beyer, and our dear grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother.
Funeral on Saturday, March 6, at 2 p. m. from the residence, 2616 Potomac street, to St. Matthew's Church, thence to St. Matthew's Cemetery.
Deceased was a member of Good Ladies' Aid Society, Col. Hassendeubel, W. R. C. No. 19; Concordia Aid Society and St. Matthew's Frauenverein.
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We hereby wish to express our sincere thanks and gratitude to the Rev. Henry Drees of the Evangelical St. Mathaens [sic] Church, for the kind words of condolence spoken at the bier of our dear mother, Margaretha Etling. Also to Friendship Assembly No. 1, A. O. G. L., the Concordia Aid Society, Hassendeubel W. R. C., the St. Mathaens [sic] Ladies' Society, and to all our relatives and friends for their kind and floral offerings and sympathy expressed in our bereavement.
CHARLOTTE GERBER (nee Etling),
ELIZABETH WENDE (nee Etling),
EMELIA BEYER, (nee Etling).
Margaretha Dienstbier's family
- Father: Heinrich Dienstbier ( ? -1875)
- Mother: [Heinrich's first wife; her name and dates are unknown at this time]
- Self: Margaretha Dienstbier (1834-1915)
- Brother: John Dienstbier (1838-1916)
- Step-mother: [Heinrich's second wife; her name and dates are unknown at this time]
- Siblings: [no details known at this time]
- Step-mother: Barbara [Heinrich's third wife; her maiden name and dates are unknown at this time]
- Step-brother: Simon Dienstbier ( ~1850 - ? )
- Step-brother: Johann Eckhardt Dienstbier (~1855 - ? )
- Step-brother: Frederich Dienstbier (~1859 - ? )
August Louis Etling's family
- Father: Christian Etling (1806/07-1875)
- Mother: ?
- Self: August Louis Etling (1831-1876)
- Brother: George Etling ( ? - ? )
- Brother: Benjamin W. Etling (1870- ? )
- Brother: Charles Etling ( ? - ? )
- Sister: Catherine Etling ( ? - ? )
August Louis Etling and Margaretha Dienstbier were married about 1852, probably at St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Their children:
- Katherine Augusta Etling (1857-1908)
- Charlotte Elisabetha Etling (1859-1933)
- Elizabeth Margaretha Etling (1862-1923)
- George W. Etling (1964-1880)
- Louis August Etling (1866-1903)
- Emelia Margaretha Etling (1870-1932)
More Resources
Photos
- Emelia Margaretha (Etling) Beyer
- August Louis Etling
- Margaretha (Dienstbier) Etling
- Women of the Etling Family
- Charlotte Elisabetha (Etling) Gerber
Documents
- Emelia Margaretha (Etling) Beyer - obituary - 1932
- Heinrich Dienstbier - probate court records - 1875
- August Louis Etling - probate court records - 1876
- Christian Etling - probate court records - 1875
- Margaretha (Dienstbier) Etling - probate court records - 1915
- Margaretha (Dienstbier) Etling - German language obituaries - 1915
- Katherine (Etling) Mayer - obituary - 1908
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