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Birth: Feb. 19, 1872, Germany
Death: Jul. 31, 1950
Concordia
Cloud County
Kansas, USA
OBITUARY: ERNEST MARQUART SR.
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Ernest Friedrich Wilhelm Marquart Sr., son of Henry Marquart and his wife, Margaretta, nee Kruemplelmann, was born Februay 19, 1872, near Wietjen Province Hanover, Germany. He was baptized by Pastor Ch. Halle in the home Lutheran Church on March 10. In his youth he attended the parish school and was instructed in the Christian faith and was confirmed inhis home church.
In 1886 his parents moved from Germany to settle in a new country, Nemaha County, Johnson, Nebraska. In the year 1900, February 15, he was united in holy wedlock to Miss Theta Torbeck by Pastor Dierks, and moved on a farm northwest of Byron.
On February 15 of this year, Mr. and Mrs. Marquart were pleasantly surprised by their children, relatives friends and neighbors in honor of their golden wedding anniversary. Paster Krause spoke on this happy occasion.
For many years he was a member of Zion Lutheran Church north of Byron.
During the past year his health began to fail and about 10 days beforehis death he was taken to the St. Joseph Hospital at Concordia, Kansas,where he passed away early on Monday morning, July 31. He reached theage of 78 years, 5 months and 12 days.
He is survived by his aged wife, who resides on the home farm, one daughter, Mrs. Christine Ritterling; six sons, Diedrich and Reiner, near Deshler, Elmer near Ruskin, William, Rudolp and Ernest Jr., near Byron.
Mr. and Mrs. Marquart are also foster parents to Harold Torbeck from his early childhood. And he leaves one sister; Marie Kniep, Indianapolis,Indiana; three brothers, Bernhard of Byron, Herman of Hebron, and Johnof Cose Bay, Oregon; 17 grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, and Pastor A. A. Krause spoke on the words as recorded in John 17, 24. The choir sang one number. Interment was made at Zion Lutheran cemetery on Thursdayafternoon.
Deshler Rustler
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August 23, 1950
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