Obituary Record

Hanna Wilhelmina (Schelp) Heybrock
Died on 9/26/1940
Buried in God's Acre (St. Paul's) Cemetery

Four newspaper articles

#1-Published in the Enterprise September 26, 1940

MRS. G. H. HEYBROCK DIED THIS MORNING

Mortician Chris K. Bendorf was called to the G. H. Heybrock home south of Brown Creek church this (Thursday) morning. Mrs. Heybrock had passed away at about 7:30 this morning. Funeral arrangements have as yet not been made, Mr. Bendorf told us.

Complete obituary will be given next week.

#2-The date and place of publication of this obituary was not recorded. Her headstone has her first name inscribed as Anna.

Hanna Wilhelmina Heybrock, nee Schelp, was born in Quincy, Ill., Nov. 19, 1888, and received the sacrament of Holy Baptism on the first Sunday in Dec. of the same year. After Christian instruction she was confirmed in her Christian faith at the age of 14.

On October 24, 1906 she entered the estate of marriage with Mr. Gustav Grefe. Two sons were born in this union, Wilbur and Edgar. Her first husband died in Nov. 1918. On April 1926 she entered a second marriage with Mr. Gustav Heybrock of Arlington, Neb. In this marriage one son, Fred, was born March 25, 1927.

During her residence here Mrs. Heybrock was a faithful member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, also of the Ladies Aid, serving as its president for several years.

Her last illness, which began about 2 years ago, caused her much discomfort, and during the last months and weeks great suffering. She fell peacefully asleep in firm faith in Jesus, her Savior, last Thursday morning, Sept. 26. She leaves a lonely bereaved father, a sorrowing husband, her 3 sons, one daughter-in-law, one brother, 4 brothers-in-law, and 2 sisters-in-law. Her age was 51 years, 10 months and 7 days.

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon 1:30 at the house 4 miles north of Arlington, conducted by her pastor, G. W. Wolter, and at 2 o’clock at St. Paul's church, with attendance of 520.

#3-Published in the Pilot-Tribune October 3, 1940

Mrs. Heybrock, Arlington, Dies-Services Held At Brown Creek Church For Mrs. Heybrock, 51

Mrs. G. H. Heybrock, 51, Arlington farm woman, died last Thursday morning at her home after an illness of about six months. She had been in failing health the past two years.

Mrs. Heybrock was born at Quincy, Illinois, and spent the early part of her life there, being married there to Mr. Heybrock. The Heybrocks came to Arlington 14 years ago.

Surviving her are her husband and three sons, Frederick, Edgar, and Wilbur, all of Arlington; her father, Herman Schelp of Quincy, also a brother, Fred Schelp of Quincy.

Funeral service, with the Bendorf Funeral Home of Blair in charge of arrangements, were held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the residence, followed by services at 2 p.m., at the Brown Creek Lutheran church, The Rev. G. W. Wolter, officiated.

#4 Published in the Enterprise October 3, 1940

Funeral services were held last Sunday afternoon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church near Arlington for Mrs. Gustav Heybrock, 51, who died Thursday morning following a two years’ illness. Around 520 relatives and friends attended these rites, which were preceded by a short service at the home north of Arlington.

As Hanna Wilhelmina Schelp, she was born in Quincy, Illinois, November 10, 1888, and received the holy sacrament of baptism on the first Sunday in December of the same year. She was confirmed in her Christian faith at the age of fourteen.

During her residence in Arlington, Mrs. Heybrock was a faithful member of St. Paul’s congregation, also the Ladies’ Aid, serving as its president for several years.

On October 24, 1906, she was married to Gustav Grefe and two children were born to this union, Edgar and Wilbur Grefe. Her first husband died in November, 1918.

April 4, 1926, she entered a second marriage with Gustav Heybrock of Arlington. To this marriage one son, Fred, was born March 25, 1927.

Surviving are the husband, her father, three sons, and a brother.

Find A Grave Memorial# 73506986

Her headstone has her first name inscribed as Anna.

Alternate names for the Brown Creek Cemetery are God's Acre and St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery.

Printed in the Washington County Enterprise on 9/26/1940


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