BARBARA KLOPFENSTEIN - 1840 - 1927

KLOPFENSTEIN, MILLER, WARD

Posted By: Ann Miller White (email)
Date: 4/13/2004 at 19:35:29

Thursday March 3, 1927 – The Wayland News

Barbara Klopfenstein, daughter of Peter and Anna (Miller) Klopfenstein, was born in Belfast France March 31, 1840 and passed away near Wayland, Iowa February 26, 1927 at the ripe age of 86 years 10 months and 25 days.

In 1854 she came with her parents to America and they lived in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio for two years. Since then she has lived near Wayland, Iowa and since her mother’s death in 1865, she has lived at the Daniel Eicher home.

In her youth she was baptised into the Mennonite church. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Ward of Riverside, California, five sisters and three brothers having preceded her in death.

Funeral services were conducted by Rev. H. J. Schrag on Monday February 28 at 1:00 PM in the home. Interment was made in the Sommer cemetery.