Magdalena Gunden 1861 - 1934

GUNDEN, YODER, MILLER, BRENNEMAN, SMUCKER, BREWER, BOWSER, SWARTZENDRUBER

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Date: 5/20/2004 at 23:55:21

1/25/34 – Wayland News

Mrs. Jacob Gunden dies at Wellman

Magdalena, daughter of Daniel and Anna Yoder, was born in Johnson County, Iowa October 29, 1861 and died at her home in Wellman, Iowa, January 15, 1934 at the age of 72 years, 2 months, and 26 days.

She united with the Amish Mennonite church in her youth and remained a faithful member until death. Most of her life was blessed with remarkable health and vigor and found delight in applying this blessing in being helpful to others, and was devoted to the happiness of her family and those about her and especially her companion who was afflicted for many years, which required exceptionally much care. The last few years, however, she has been failing some in health and on Sunday January 14th, she was overtaken by a paralytic stroke of which she never regained consciousness and the end came the following morning at 6:15.

She was a member of a family of nine children, namely Noah, Barbara, Jacob, Christian, Catherine (Mrs. John B. Miller) Joseph and Elizabeth, all deceased, and Mary (Mrs. Jacob Brenneman) who resides near Wellman.

Besides her one sister, she leaves to mourn her loss three foster children, Edw. Smucker of Kalona, Roy Brewer of Iowa City and Matilda Brewer (Mrs. Samuel Bowser) of Washington, Iowa. Also sever foster grandchildren besides other relatives and friends.

On October 6, 1883, she was united in marriage by her uncle, Frederick Swartzendruber, to Jacob Gunden, with whom she lived in matrimony nearly 49 years, he preceding her to the great beyond in May, 1932.

Funeral services were held January 17, 1934, at the home of her sister, by Elmer Swartzendruber, and at the lower Deer Creek Church by John Y. Swartzendruber, assisted by W. S. Gingerich in English and J. L. Hershberger in German. Text John 12:24.