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Sophia Dorothea Schlesselman Foster

Birth	:	6 Apr 1881 Klein Meckelsen, Landkreis Rotenburg, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
Death	:	10 Apr 1973 Brooklyn, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery, Brooklyn, Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.7349200, -92.4321400
Plot	:	Block 14 lot 2
Description	:	Mrs. Sophia Foster, 92, of Brooklyn, who had been in failing health the past several years, died Tuesday, April 10, at the Brookhaven Nursing Home in Brooklyn. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dieterich Schlesselman, she was born April 6, 1881, in Germany. She came to this country in 1895. On July 14, 1902, she was married to Charles F. Foster. After their marriage they lived in Guernsey and later farmed in the Guernsey and Brooklyn areas. Mr. Foster preceded her in death in 1950. Mrs. Foster was a member of the German Lutheran faith and was a member of... Read More	Mrs. Sophia Foster, 92, of Brooklyn, who had been in failing health the past several years, died Tuesday, April 10, at the Brookhaven Nursing Home in Brooklyn. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dieterich Schlesselman, she was born April 6, 1881, in Germany. She came to this country in 1895. On July 14, 1902, she was married to Charles F. Foster. After their marriage they lived in Guernsey and later farmed in the Guernsey and Brooklyn areas. Mr. Foster preceded her in death in 1950. Mrs. Foster was a member of the German Lutheran faith and was a member of Brooklyn Chapter 131, O.E.S. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. George (Hazel) Dale of Deep River; six sons, Harlan A. of Deep River, Lester of Malcom, Lawrence of Las Vegas, Nev., and Alvin, Raymond and Mahlon, all of Brooklyn; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; four daughters-in-law; one son-in-law; one half-brother, Will Schlesselman of Guernsey; and one half-sister, Mrs. Kate Murray of Grinnell. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one infant son, George; and two brothers, Henry and John. Funeral services for Mrs. Foster were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Nevenhoven Funeral Home in Brooklyn, with the Rev. Kenneth Siemens of the Madison Church of Christ officiating. Burial was in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Brooklyn. Source: http://iagenweb.org/boards/poweshiek/obituaries/index.cgi

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Sophia Dorothea Schlesselman Foster death on 10 Apr 1973 in Brooklyn, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.7349200
Longitude: -92.4321400

Family Members:

Parent

Caspar Dietrich “Dietrich” Schlesselman

(1840 - 1921)

Spouse

Charles Franklin Foster

(1887 - 1950)

Siblings

John Dietrich Schleßelmann Schlesselman

(1874 - 1949)

Henry Peter Schleßelmann Schlesselman

(1877 - 1953)

Diedrich Wilhelm “Dick” Schleßelmann Schlesselman Jr.

(1885 - 1954)

Anna Maria Schleßelmann Schlesselmann

(1894 - 1894)

Children

Hazel Marie Foster Dale

(1904 - 1993)

Alvin Maynard Foster

(1911 - 1997)

Raymond Marion Foster

(1915 - 1993)

Mahlon Gerald Foster

(1917 - 1993)

Flowers:

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