Above: first paragraph of the original German OB.
The wife of our beloved citizen, Mr. Claus Hagge.
Elsbe Theresa, born Voss, died Tuesday in the noon hour, after lingering heavy illness. Born on June 15, 1838 in Krimpel, bei Lunden, Holstein. The deceased came in the year 1865 to America, when she came to Wheatland, Clinton county to live.
In the year of 1866 she got married to Claus Hagge, with him she went in the year 1875 to Crawford County.
Since 1895 Mr. and Mrs. Hagge lived in Manning.
Besides the bereaved husband, mourn one son and two daughters for the beloved Mother: Herman Hagge, Emma Patton and Minnie Hanneman and one sister of the deceased, Mrs. Wilhelm Penker from Vail mourn her departure and also some grandchildren.
So is the sorrow of the first settlers so is one more person less. One must face that in more cases not to think about things gone by, and so feel alone and forlorn. How long will it take and the brave pioneers will make room for another generation takes place with that the picture from now that will change and make things different as it has to come. Then what the immigrant from both worlds lived through can only be a memory but the experience goes along in the grave. The departed one was a brave woman and good mother in the two meanings of the word. She had friends from home, had a good upbringing and made a good impression and the best of her ability of her many friends and her kindness and helping hand to her relatives and everyone.
They all helped her and everything was done to relieve her suffering so she might get well again.
She was taken to Omaha hospital but the patient's sickness was known and she was in a weakened condition and she was unconscious. All sympathies and real mourning be in her death in far circles that left behind is deep and sincere.
This morning at 10 o'clock is the funeral from funeral home, at the German Lutheran Church and from there to Hays Township Cemetery.
Pastor Ansorge read the grave side service.