Friederich A. Schoening

A very large gathering of friends and relatives assembled last Sunday afternoon when the funeral of the late Frederic August Schoening took place. The Rev. H. Coates conducted the service which was held in the Methodist church.

Afterwards the remains were laid to rest in the Manning cemetery.

The deceased was born in Erfde, Schleswig Holstein, Germany, on February 5, 1847. He came to this country with his mother when but a youth of sixteen, and settled at Charlotte, Iowa. On August 14, 1873, he was married to Auguste Huenemueller at Dewitt, Iowa. They settled on a farm six miles from Charlotte, where they resided one year. Then they moved to Carroll County on a farm, three miles north of Manning, On March 1, 1888 they came to Manning where Mrs. Schoening died October 15, 1918. In November of the following year the late Mr. Schoening moved to San Diego, Calif., where he, passed away August 27, 1921, at the age of 74 years.

He leaves to mourn four sons: Ferdinand and Robert of Lakefield, Minn., Albert of Manning, August of Los Angeles and six daughters, Mrs. H.C. Harden of Gilbertville, Iowa, Mrs. J.E. Williams, of Omaha, Mrs. O.E. Stiffen, St. Louis, Miss Erna Schoening, Des Moines, Mrs. A.G. Jordan, Omaha, and Mrs. H.F. Downey, Searsboro, Iowa. Besides these there, is one sister, Mrs. Christina Boysen, Charlotte, Iowa; and sixteen grandchildren.