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Household of Martha Elizabeth Bruns

She is married to John Schutter.

They got married on March 1, 1923 at Immanuel Luth. Chr., Bingham Twp., Hancock Co., IA, she was 26 years old.

John Schutter oo Martha Elizabeth Bruns

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Notes about Martha Elizabeth Bruns

Martha Elizabeth Bruns

Source: Knock, Marvin, "Knock Family," (Sioux Fls., SD, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=knock&id=I142199, xxxi Dec MMVIII)

"... Martha Bruns Sex: F Birth: Unknown in ? Death: Unknown in ? Burial: Unknown ? ... Change Date: 31 Dec 2008 ...

Father: Heiko BRUNS b: 11 Oct 1856 in Holtland, , Ostfriesland, Germany Mother: Margaretha FRERICHS b: 26 Sep 1863 in Lübbertsfehn, , Ostfriesland, Germany

Marriage 1 John SCHUTTER b: Unknown in ? Married: Unknown in ? Change Date: 31 Dec 2008

Children

1. Living SCHUTTER 2. Living SCHUTTER 3. Living SCHUTTER"

Boyken, Ruth & Hans-Georg, Obituaries from the area around Titonka ... Kossuth County, Iowa Teil 1, (Titonka IA, Boyken & Boyken, MMVII) no pagination, ISBN 0-9670802-8-2, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

"John SCHUTTER * 28 March 1896 , Ostfriesland, as son of Harm SCHUTTER and his wife > with his parents + 1937 # 15 January 1937 Immanuel Lutheran Church cem., northwest of Woden, IA oo 1 March 1923 Immanuel Lutheran Church, northwest of Woden, IA * 18 February 1897 Titonka, IA + 7 November 1988 hospital in Mason City, IA # Immanuel Lutheran Church cem. northwest of Woden, IA .... Martha Schutter

Funeral services for Martha E. Schutter, 91, were held Thursday, November 10 at 1:30 p.m. in the Immanuel Lutheran Church, with Rev. Kim Peterson officiating.

Mrs. Schutter passed away Monday, November 7, 1988 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Mason City.

Casket bearers were her nephews Leroy Bruns, Norman Bruns, Mervin Bruns, William Tjaden, Arnold Schutter and Raymond Franzen.

Interment was in the church cemetery with Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home of Titonka in charge of arrangements.

Martha Elizabeth Schutter was born February 18, 1897 at Titonka, the daughter of Heiko and Margaretha (Frerichs) Bruns, Sr. She attended rural school in Titonka.

She was married to John Schutter on March 1, 1923 in the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Titonka. They lived on the same farm all their married life. John passed away in 1937. Martha moved into Titonka in 1960, and to the Titonka CareCenter in May of this year.

Martha was a person of great faith and loved her church, where she was known to everyone as 'Aunt Martha." She loved to read and do handiwork.

She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Ralph (Evelyn) Taylor of Algona; two sons, Harry of Titonka and Vernon of Leland; eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Johanna Franzen and Mrs.Flora Tjaden, both of Titonka.

Preceding her in death were her parents, her husband, four brothers and one sister."

Boyken, J. Clarine J., Chairman, The Whistle Blows at Noon, (Brainerd, MN, Titonka Centennial Committee, MCMXCVII), Pg. 322

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"BRUNS, HEIKO 1856 - 1928 BRUNS, MARGARETHA ELISABETH FRERICHS 1863 - 1919

Heiko Bruns family Front: Floora Tjaden, Martha Schutter, Johanna Franzen, Etta Fahrenholtz Back: Heiko, Fred, Ewald, Henry Bruns

HEIKO BRUNS, SR., son of Henry F. Bruns and Jana (Flesher) Bruns was born October 11, 1856 at Oldenburg Germany. He came to America in 1870 with his family and settled at Freeport, Illinois. Shortly after this time, he moved to GrundyCenter, Iowa.

MARGARETHA ELISABETH FRERICHS, daughter of Fred and Etta (Weers) Frerichs, was born on September 26, 1886 in German Township, Grundy County, then moved to German Township, Kossuth County.* Heiko bought land for $6.20 per acre in 1882,the farm where his grandson, LeRoy Bruns now resides. At the time of his arrival in the Titonka area the land was all prairie and few trees were to be seen. The nearest rail-"

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"road station was at Wesley. He hauled grain there with horses for ifteen cents a bushel. That was a day's journey. It cost him fifteen cents to feed the horses and himself for a day.

They were the parents of nine children: Henry H.; Etta (John) Fahrenholtz; Fred; Ewald; Johanna (Herman) Franzen; Martha (John) Schutter; Flora (Stephen Tjaden; Heiko, Jr.; a daughter, Etta, who died in infancy. ... MARTHA and John Schutter, parents of three children, Evelyn Taylor, Algona, Harry Schutter of Titonka and Vernon Schutter of Leland. ..." <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Martha Elizabeth Bruns

Heinrich F. Bruns
1808-1871
Janna Flesner
1827-1917
Frerich Nannen Frerichs
1824-????
Etta Catharina Weers
1832-????
Heiko Bruns
1856-1928

Martha Elizabeth Bruns
1897-1988

1923

John Schutter
1896-± 1937

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    Birthday February 18, 1897

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