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Maria Susanna Ward Schaper

Birth	:	5 Apr 1872 Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death	:	13 Nov 1965 Britt, Hancock County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Evergreen Cemetery, Britt, Hancock County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.0993996, -93.7921982
Description	:	Maria Susanna Ward obituary, Britt News Tribune, November 1965, Britt, Iowa Mrs. Henry Schaper, a resident of Hancock County for 83 years, died at her home in Britt, Saturday afternoon, November 13, 1965, having suffered from infirmities of age for the past few years. She had attained the age of 93 years, 7 months and 8 days. Maria Susanna Schaper was the eldest child of William and Florence Boutilier Ward, and was born at Shamokin, Penn., on April 5, 1872. The family came to Malcom, Iowa, in 1875, and in 1882 came by covered wagon to Hancock County and... Read More	Maria Susanna Ward obituary, Britt News Tribune, November 1965, Britt, Iowa Mrs. Henry Schaper, a resident of Hancock County for 83 years, died at her home in Britt, Saturday afternoon, November 13, 1965, having suffered from infirmities of age for the past few years. She had attained the age of 93 years, 7 months and 8 days. Maria Susanna Schaper was the eldest child of William and Florence Boutilier Ward, and was born at Shamokin, Penn., on April 5, 1872. The family came to Malcom, Iowa, in 1875, and in 1882 came by covered wagon to Hancock County and settled on a farm near Goodell. Later the family moved to a farm east of Britt where she attended the Dickerson school. On March 29, 1890, she was united in marriage to Henry A. Schaper at Britt. They resided on a farm east of Britt until they retired and moved to Britt in 1919. Mrs. Schaper was a member of the Methodist church, the Women's Society of Christian Services, the Charity Rebekah Lodge, the Royal Neighbors Lodge. She also was a member for a number of years of the American Legion Auxiliary. She is survived by eight children, Mrs. Frank (Bertha) Schwab; Howard; Mrs. R. C. (Viola) Lechelt; Mrs. Orville (Frances) Whitney; Clifford; Mrs. A. F. (Norma) Driste all of Britt; Mrs. John (Agnes) Klinoff of Waterloo, and Mrs. Alvin (Martha) Hanson of Kanawha; 16 grandchildren an 35 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Redmond of Choteau, Mont., and two brothers William Ward of Britt and Henry Ward of Klemme. She was preceded in death by her husband who died in 1937, three children who died in infancy, her parents, three brothers and two sisters. Funeral services were held at the Grupe Funeral Home at 2 p.m. and at the Methodist Church at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 16 Rev. Warren S. Paige, church pastor, officiated. Internment was in the family lot in Evergreen Cemetery.

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Maria Susanna Ward Schaper death on 13 Nov 1965 in Britt, Hancock County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.0993996
Longitude: -93.7921982

Family Members:

Parent

William Ward

(1848 - 1933)

Florence Eliza Ellen Boutilier Ward

(1847 - 1934)

Spouse

Henry Augusta Schaper

(1862 - 1937)

Siblings

Anna Jane Ward Fillenwarth

(1873 - 1959)

Charles Boutilier Ward

(1875 - 1945)

Elizabeth Lucy Ward Redmond

(1878 - 1975)

William Henry Alfred Ward

(1886 - 1966)

PVT James Montgomery Ward

(1889 - 1918)

Children

Bertha F Schaper Schwab

(1891 - 1989)

Robert H Schaper

(1893 - 1894)

Reginald W Schaper

(1893 - 1894)

Amy Schaper

(1894 - 1894)

Howard Vinson Schaper

(1896 - 1987)

Viola Augusta Schaper Lechelt

(1898 - 1988)

Frances Louise Schaper Whitney

(1900 - 1985)

Clifford S Schaper

(1903 - 1984)

Martha Virginia Schaper Hanson

(1908 - 2012)

Norma June Schaper Driste

(1912 - 1980)

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