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Death Claims Mrs. Hannasch, County Pioneer

  Mrs. Elizabeth M. Hannasch, 79, who had lived in Carroll county since her girlhood, died at 5 o'clock this morning at the Tryon Nursing home on North Main street. Mrs. Hannasch had been ill since last May, but bedfast only since Saturday.
  The body is remaining at the Olerich Funeral home until the time of the services, which are to be at SS. Peter and Paul's church at 9 o'clock Saturday morning.
  The rosary will be prayed at the funeral home at 7:30 tonight and also Thursday night.
  Mrs. Hannasch was born Elizabeth Puettman, daughter of Bernard and Sybilla Puettman, Sept. 24, 1866, at Festina, Iowa. Her marriage to Fred Hannasch took place Jan. 11, 1887, a t Holy Angels church in Roselle.
  Shortly after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Hannasch located in Carroll, where Mr. Hannasch had his headquarters as salesman for the Rock Island Plow company. He passed away July 11, 1926.
  Mrs. Hannasch is survived by two sons and two daughters: Harry Hannasch, Washington, D. C.; Mrs. J. H. Bayliss (Charlotte), Carroll; Mrs. F. A. Lepinski (Babe), Minneapolis and Arthur Hannasch, Dallas, Tex. She leaves 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Three grandsons are in the service: Tommy Munn, who is in the navy, Jack Bayliss, with the army air forces, and Don Bayliss, in the navy.
  Three children preceded Mrs. Hannasch in death: Mrs. O. W. Munn (Anna), who died at Oelwein in January, 1940, and Frank and Louise in infancy.
  Mrs. Hannasch was one of a family of 11 children, the survivors of whom are: Mrs. Angeline Bengfort, Mrs. Lena Mosman, Mrs. Frank Renze and Mrs. Johanna Comes, all of Carroll; Mrs. Carrie Hannasch of Ft. Dodge, and Joseph Puettman of Stacyville, Iowa.
  Mrs. Hannasch belonged to SS. Peter and Paul's church and the Christian Mothers Sodality of the parish.
(The Daily Times Herald, Carroll, Iowa, Wednesday, January 30, 1946, p. 1)

Final Rites Held Saturday Morning For Mrs. Hannasch

  Funeral services were held at SS. Peter and Paul's church at 9 o'clock Saturday m o r n i n g for Mrs. Elizabeth M. Hannasch, who died Wednesday morning. The Rev. Father Lambert Schenkelberg officiated at the requiem mass.
  Burial was in the parish cemetery and pallbearers were: Leo Winneke, O. J. Bernholz, Tom J. Finegan, Dick Happe, Andy G. Ley and Louis J. Kelly.
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  Relatives from distant points at the services were: Harry Hannasch, Washington, D. C; Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Lepinski, Minneapolis, Minn.; Arthur Hannasch, Dallas, Tex.; O. W. Munn of Oelwein and daughter, Mrs. Don Tallman of Clarion; Mrs. Carrie Hannasch, Ft. Dodge, and E. M. Bayliss, Omaha.
(The Daily Times Herald, Carroll, Iowa, Monday, February 4, 1946, p. 6)

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