Margaret Adolf  --  1960

     Final rites for Mrs. Margaret Adolf were conducted at the Immanuel Lutheran Church Thursday, Aug. 25, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. A.F. Boese officiating.  The Hendricks Mortuary was in charge of arrangements with burial in the Immanuel Church Cemetary.

    Margaret Adolf, nee Buchfingk, was born Nov. 7, 1868, in Teplitz, Bassarabia, Russia.  She died at the age of 91 years, 9 months and 14 days.  She lived a Christian life as well as a pioneering one and helped in times of illness and distress before doctors and nurses were available.

    When only three days old, she was christened by Pastor Baumann.  She was orphaned at the age of seven and lived with her sister, Katherine Gast, until womanhood.  She was confirmed by Pastor Leshe.

    In 1888 she was married to William Adolf in Breene by Pastor Bischel.  They left the following year for Caucasia near the Black Sea and resided at Anaba in the Michelsfeld Colony until 1908 when they immigrated to America, the state of Colorado, with their family of ten living children.  Three children had passed away at an early age in Russia. One daughter was born in America. The family home-steaded land.  Mr. Adolf passed away in 1948 and one son followed him in death.

    Mrs. Adolf made her home with her children for sometime as her eyesight had failed her.  When failing health made more care necessary she went to live at the Heinrichs Rest Home where her condition gradually worsened.

    She leaves, to mourn her departure 10 children: Gottlieb, Nettie (Mrs.  Jake Hasart) and Chris of Burlington; Margaret (Mrs.  Conrad Meyer), John and Carl of Bethune; William of Newberg, Ore.; Mary (Mrs. Frank Kramer) of Loveland; Tena (Mrs. Richard Lessing) of Denver and Freda (Mrs.  William Weisshaar) of Yuma; 38 grandchildren, 82 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild, besides a host of friends and acquaintances.
 
Pall bearers were six grandsons: Gottlieb Adolf Jr., Jerry Hasart, Rudolf Adolf, Clord Meyer, Junior Weisshaar and Carl Adolf, Jr.