Haefner, Amelia H.

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Buried:
She was buried in the Concord Cemetery.

Died:
The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Amelia (Haefner) Wellemeyer which she reported had appeared on 25 October 1950 in the Garner Leader [of Garner, Iowa].

Graveside services were held at Concord Cemetery Thursday for Mrs. Ed Wellemeyer, 86, former Garner resident, who died in the Washington County hospital, Washington, Iowa, on 17 October. Funeral services were conducted at Washington October 18 by the pastor and the assistant pastor of the Washington Methodist Church. One of Mrs. Wellemeyer's favorite solos, "The Twenty-seventh Psalm" was sung at the service. Mrs. Wellemeyer was born Amelia Haefner on 24 May 1864 in Giard, Iowa. She was the daughter of Charles and Mary Horney Haefner and was reared and educated in the schools of Clayton County. She was married to Edward M. Wellemeyer 27 June 1889. The first years of their married life they lived on a farm west of Garner, later moving to Garner where they resided until the death of her husband in 1931. Since then she has made her home most of the time in the homes of her children, spending many winters in her son's home, and the summers with her daughter. The past four years she has lived in the home of her daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Foster Bickell of Washington. Mrs. Wellemeyer was a member of the German Methodist Church and her greatest interests were music, flowers, her home and her church. She was able to attend church services until the past two months. She has been declining for two years and seriously ill ten days before her death. Survivors include her daughter Viola and son Elmer of New York City and four grandchildren.

Amelia married Wellemeyer, Edward Mathew 27 Jun 1889, Giard, Clayton County, Iowa, USA. Edward (son of Wellemeyer, Henry Frank and Fiegenbaum, Christine Elisabeth) was born 16 Nov 1860, Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa, USA; died 23 Feb 1931, Washington, Washington County, Iowa, USA; was buried 26 Feb 1931, Garner, Hancock County, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. Wellemeyer, Agnes Viola was born 29 Aug 1890, Hancock County, Iowa, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
2. Wellemeyer, Elmer Haefner was born 25 Mar 1895, Hancock County, Iowa, USA; died 25 May 1963, New Jersey, USA.

Charles married Horney, Mary. Mary died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]