Anna Johanna Kortum, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kortum, was born May 9, 1871, in Landbirchen, Germany. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith there.

She came to America May 9, 1881, and her family settled near Walnut. On October 18, 1890, she married Andrew Fritz and the couple farmed near Botna. They had five children: Louie, Martin, Fred, Jay, and Abbie.

Mrs. Fritz died at the Pfoltner Nursing Home in Manning December 19, 1953, following an illness of three years.

She is survived by one son, Jay, Compton, California; 15 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and the following brothers and sisters: Jake Kortum, Hastings, Nebraska; Fred Kortum, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Mrs. Charles Shafenburg (Mate), Sergeant Bluffs, Iowa; Mrs. Bob Winters (Emma), Roseburg, Oregon; Mrs. George Dammann, (Rosa), Manning; Mrs. Marie Cooper, Dayton, Ohio.

She was preceded in death by her husband, four children, Louie, Martin, Fred, and Abbie, her parents, three sisters, and two brothers.

Mrs. Fritz was a member of the Manning Methodist Church.

Note: The Pfoltner Nursing home was a large house that was converted into a nursing home. Louise (Mrs. Herman) Pfoltner ran the home at 1003 South Main.

I'm occasionally adding the actual scanned image of the obituary I make using my VERY expensive - large commercial scanner, and/or also other articles about the deceased person that were published in the Manning Monitor.
I want to also comment about people who are taking my obituaries, pictures, and/or other articles about a person/family and posting them on other websites.
You do NOT have permission or the right to do this - you are stealing my historical work.
Buy your own scanning equipment, pay for memberships to other commercial websites, and spend decades working on your local history like I have - then you'll understand why I'm making these comments!
Thank you for your attention to this matter - Dave Kusel

June 20, 1940, Manning Monitor

October 31, 1940, Manning Monitor