Obituary

  Mrs. Anna Heithoff, 88, died at her home, 121 South Maple Street, at 2:45 a.m. Tuesday after a long illness. Her condition had been serious for two weeks. She was the widow of Barney Heithoff.
  Requiem mass will be read by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Frank H. Greteman at 10 a.m. Friday at SS. Peter and Paul's Church. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
  Friends may start calling at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Twit Funeral Home, where the rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Wednesday and will be prayed by the Rosary and Altar Society, led by Msgr. Greteman. at. 8 p.m. Thursday,
  Mrs. Heithoff, daughter of Henry and Katherine Kenkel Kettmann was born Nov. 1, 1870 in Germany, where she attended school. In 1883 she came to the United States with her parents, who settled on a farm one mile south and two miles west of Templeton.
  She married Mr. Heithoff May 20, 1890, at Sacred Heart Church, Templeton, with the Rev. Fr. Schulte officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Heithoff lived on their farm one and one-half miles south of Roselle, until they retired in 1929 and moved into the present home.
  Mrs. Heithoff is survived by three daughters and seven sons: Mrs. Frank (Kate) Roth, Henry, Ben, Albert and Rudy Heithoff, Elgin Neb.; Pete Heithoff, Varina; Mrs. Henry (Mayme) Behrens, Carroll; Mrs. Joe (Rose) Kitt, Dedham; Leo Heithoff, Roselle, and Norbert Heithoff, Carroll; 44 grandchildren a n d 84 great-grandchildren.
  A son, Frank, died Dec. 20, 1918, at the age of 17 years. Her husband passed away July 25. 1939.
The last of her family, Mrs. Heithoff was preceded in death by two brothers, Fr. Bernard Kettmann, Kingsley, Mich., and George Kettmann, Templeton, and two sisters,
Mrs. Barney (Mary) Deiterman, Remsen, and Mrs. Joe (Kate) Heithoff, Cedar Rapids, Neb.
She was a member of SS. Peter and Paul's Church and the Rosary and Altar Society of the parish.
(Carroll Daily Herald, Iowa, Tuesday, January 20, 1959, p. 12)

Mrs. Anna Heithoff

  Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Heithoff, 88, of 121 South Maple Street, were largely attended at SS. Peter and Paul's Church at 10 a.m. Friday. Requiem mass was read by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Frank H. Greteman.
  Burial was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Msgr. Greteman and the Rev. Edmond Adams conducted the graveside rites. Pallbearers, grandsons of Mrs. Heithoff, were Roman Roth, Manchester; Alvin Heithoff, Petersburg, Neb.; Duane Heithoff, Albert City; Melvern Heithoff, Elgin, Neb.; Glenn Heithoff and James Behrens, Carroll.
  Attending the services from away were Mrs. Kate Roth and daughter, Kathleen, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Roth, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heithoff, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Josten, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Heithoff, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Heithoff, Melvern Heithoff, Mrs. Max Schindler, Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Heithoff, Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Heithoff, Mr. and Mrs. John Richards and daughter, Germaine, and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Dinslage, Elgin, Neb.; Roman Roth, Manchester; Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Heithoff, Petersburg, Neb.; Mr. and Mrs. John Richart, Neleigh, Neb.
  Audrey and Eunice Heithoff, Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Heithoff, daughter and son, Varina; Mrs. George Wolterman and Mrs. Pete Deiterman, LeMars; Mr. and Mrs. William Heithoff, Reinbeck; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Buechter, Cedar Rapids, Neb.; Mrs. Ben Niehaus, Remsen; Mrs. John Deiterman and son, Ray, Sutherland; Gerald Deiterman, West LeMars; Mrs. Joe Lohberger, Paullina, and Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Morenz, Aubrun. Relatives from Dedham and Templeton were also present.
  Mrs. Heithoff, widow of Barney Heithoff, is survived by three daughters and seven sons, all of whom were at the rites: Mrs. Frank (Kate) Roth, Henry, Ben, Albert and Rudy Heithoff, Elgin, Neb.; Peter Heithoff, Varina; Mrs. Henry (Mayme) Behrens, Carroll; Mrs. Joe (Rose) Kitt, Dedham; Leo Heithoff, Roselle, and Norbert Heithoff, Carroll. She also leaves 44 grandchildren and 84 great-grandchildren.
  The last of the family of Henry and Katherine Kenkel Kettmann, she was preceded in death by three brothers, the Rev. Bernard Kettmann, George and Henry Kettmann, and two sisters, Mrs. Barney Deiterman and Mrs. Joe Heithoff.
  Born in Germany. Mrs. Heithoff had lived in Carroll County since 1883 and in her present home here since 1929.
(Carroll Daily Herald, Iowa, Tuesday, January 24, 1959, p. 7)