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Emeline Henrietta “Yetta” <I>Rathel</I> Zessin

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Emeline Henrietta “Yetta” Rathel Zessin

Birth
Wisconsin, USA
Death
2 Jan 1933 (aged 67)
Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota, USA
Burial
Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota, USA Add to Map
Plot
Blk 8 Lot 13 Sp 4 Sec GAR Second Addition
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Emeline nicknamed "Yetta" first born of five children, first born daughter of George and Henrietta Rathel from Bavarian Forest Region of Germany.

Sister of Ernestine (Zessin), Louise (Koffarnus), August Raethel and Bertha (Bornemann).

Wife of Frederick Zessin, married on December 3, 1891.

Mother of Five children.

Resided in Devil's Lake, North Dakota on a farm, and raise their family on this farm.

Obituary-Devil's Lake Daily Journal, Devil's Lake, North Dakota, January 3, 1933:

Mrs. Fred Zessin Succumbs to Stroke
Mrs. Fred Zessin, resident of the Lake Region since 1906, succumbed at a local hospital yesterday following a brief illness caused by a stroke.
She was born in Mwene, Wis., August 28, 1865 and later moved to Nebraska in 1890. On December 3, 1891 she was married to her husband who survives her. In 1906 the couple came to North Dakota and settled on a farm near Southam for four years when they moved in Devils Lake.
Besides her husband she is survived by four children and twelve grandchildren. The children are Mrs. Della DeBoer, Mrs. Hattie Smalley and Mrs. Helen Vivrick and a son Andrew another son died in infancy. A sister in Wisconsin and a brother in Utah also survive.
Funeral services will be held from the Methodist church here Thursday afternoon at Two o'clock. The Rev. F. I. Greene in charge of the services. Interment will be made in the G. A. R. Cemetery.
Emeline nicknamed "Yetta" first born of five children, first born daughter of George and Henrietta Rathel from Bavarian Forest Region of Germany.

Sister of Ernestine (Zessin), Louise (Koffarnus), August Raethel and Bertha (Bornemann).

Wife of Frederick Zessin, married on December 3, 1891.

Mother of Five children.

Resided in Devil's Lake, North Dakota on a farm, and raise their family on this farm.

Obituary-Devil's Lake Daily Journal, Devil's Lake, North Dakota, January 3, 1933:

Mrs. Fred Zessin Succumbs to Stroke
Mrs. Fred Zessin, resident of the Lake Region since 1906, succumbed at a local hospital yesterday following a brief illness caused by a stroke.
She was born in Mwene, Wis., August 28, 1865 and later moved to Nebraska in 1890. On December 3, 1891 she was married to her husband who survives her. In 1906 the couple came to North Dakota and settled on a farm near Southam for four years when they moved in Devils Lake.
Besides her husband she is survived by four children and twelve grandchildren. The children are Mrs. Della DeBoer, Mrs. Hattie Smalley and Mrs. Helen Vivrick and a son Andrew another son died in infancy. A sister in Wisconsin and a brother in Utah also survive.
Funeral services will be held from the Methodist church here Thursday afternoon at Two o'clock. The Rev. F. I. Greene in charge of the services. Interment will be made in the G. A. R. Cemetery.


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  • Created by: William Peel
  • Added: Jan 31, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64956583/emeline_henrietta-zessin: accessed ), memorial page for Emeline Henrietta “Yetta” Rathel Zessin (28 Aug 1865–2 Jan 1933), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64956583, citing Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota, USA; Maintained by William Peel (contributor 47327611).