Obit: Reil, Anna (1824 - 1901)

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Surnames: REIL SEITZ GEIST FIELDING

----Sources: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) 04/18/1901

Reil, Anna (9 AUG 1824 - 11 APR 1901)

Died, at the home of her daughter in Rice Lake, Wis., Thursday morning, April 11th, 1901, Mrs. Anna Reil.

Anna Seitz was born in Bavaria, and was united in marriage with George Reil, in Oct. 1847; came to Colby with her husband and family in March 1876; she was the mother of 9 children, 5 of whom, 3 sons, Mike, Joseph and James, and 2 daughters, Mrs. Peter Geist of Boyd, and Mrs. Thomas Fielding of Rice Lake, are still living.

Her husband died Jan. 1st, 1899, since when she has lived with her children, and at the time of her death was at the home of Mrs. Fielding.

The funeral was held from St. Kilian’s Church, last Saturday, Rev. G. Vadder officiating.