Rev. and Mrs. E. Eckhardt went over to the German Lutheran church, north of Arlington, yesterday to attend the funeral of Mrs. H. Hallerberg, the wife of the pastor of that church, whose death occurred Friday. She was a young woman, only about 30 years of age, and her death is a severe blow to her husband and to the entire community.

#2 Printed in the April 27, 1911 - Arlington Review-Herald - Emma Hallerberg

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Died, at the parsonage of the German Evangelical Lutheran church, north of town, at 10 o'clock p. m., Friday, April. 22, 1911, Mrs. Emma Marie Augusta Hallerberg, wife of Rev. H. Hallerberg, aged 30 years and four months. The funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon, April 25, interment in the cemetery near the Lutheran church.

Mrs. Hallerberg was the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. J. Strasen, and was born at Milwaukee, Wis., Jan.80, 1881 She was married to Rev. H. Hallerberg June 6, 1901, and accompanied her husband to St. Louis where he was engaged in missionary work, remaining there for three years, moving from there to Jacksonville, Ill. In January 1909, the family moved to Washington County, the husband taking up the work as pastor of the Brown Creek church. In addition to her husband, she leaves behind two little daughters, a third one having preceded her into the future life when only six months old. Her father, Rev J. Strasen, also survives, who with a daughter attended the funeral on Tuesday.

For several years she has been a sufferer from interstitial Bright's disease, but no alarm was felt over her condition until last February, when she had a bad attack of the disease, but later recovered somewhat, and on the day of her death had taken a ride in a buggy, but soon after returning to her home, she was stricken with hemorrhage of the brain, dying at 10 o'clock as stated above. Easter Sunday she attended services in the church for the first time since February, and her friends were much encouraged over her improved condition. Although long a sufferer, she bore it all with Christian fortitude and was very cheerful all during her sickness.

The funeral services on Tuesday were largely attended, there being many from a distance present, among them being several church dignitaries who came to console with the bereaved family, and to assist at the last sad rites over the body of the departed wife and mother. The services in the church were held in both German and English, the former by Prof. Soboelke, of the Lutheran seminary at Seward, and Rev. J. Mueller, superintendent of the orphan home at Fremont, preaching a most eloquent sermon in English. The choir sang in German “Asleep in Jesus," and as the sweet strains of that beautiful hymn filled the large church many there were who could hardly control their emotions. A choir composed of members of the Northeast Nebraska conference sang one selection in English. The body was carried to the cemetery, nearby, by the following pall bearers: E. W. Stork, Carl Fogt, Fred Kruger, H. G. Brinkman, John Hilgenkamp, Sr., and F. W. Krueger. Rev. Julius Frese, of Hooper, officiated at the cemetery, while the conference choir sang an appropriate song. A short service at the house before the remains were taken to the church, was conducted by Rev. J. P. Lang, of the Sheridan church.

The floral offerings were many and beautiful, the congregation of the church contributing a harp and wreath, a pillow by the conference ministers and the directorate of the Fremont orphanage, calla lilies by the choir, and a beautiful wreath by the Danish Lutheran congregation near Orum, while there were many other flowers contributed by different members of the congregation and the community

~~~ Obituaries and burial records courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska ~~~~

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