Obit: Horn, Louisa #3 (1854 - 1952)

Contact: Stan
Email: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Horn, Braun, Karsten, Torsen

----Source: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) (31 Jan 1952)

Horn, Louisa (24 DEC 1854 - 22 JAN 1952)

Mrs. Louisa Horn, nee Louis Braun, daughter of William and Anna (Torsen) Braun, was born Dec. 24, 1854 in Reisenberg, West Priten, Germany. She came to the United States with her parents at the age of 18, settling in Sheboygan County. She was married to Frank Horn on May 7, 1876 in Sheboygan.

They came to Clark County in 1878 and settled on a farm in what is now known as the braun Settlement. Her husband passed away April 15, 1917, and two years later she moved to Greenwood, where she resided until the time of her death.

Mrs. Horn passed away Tuesday, Jan. 22, 1952 at her home at Greenwood. She was charter member of the Salem Evangelical and Reformed Church, Braun Settlement, and after moving to town has been a long time member of Zion Church here and of the Ladies Aid.

She is survived by two sons, Frank of Tacoma, Wash.; and William of Greenwood; two daughters, Mrs. Bertha Karsten of Abbotsford; and Miss Martha Horn at home; eight grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren. Two sons, Otto and Gust, and four brothers, Christian, Frederick, William and Godfrey, and two sisters, Mrs. Robert (Christina) Horn and Mrs. Eva Braun preceded her in death.

Funeral services were conducted Saturday, Jan. 26 at 1:30 p.m. from the home and 2:00 from Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, Rev. Charles A. Koch officiating. Burial was in the Braun Settlement Cemetery (Forest Hill).

During the service, the Senior Choir of the West Side Church, composed of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Reineking, Mr. and Mrs. Theo Kippenhan, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Franz, Otto Fravert and the Mmes. Geo. Humke, Phillip Vollrath, and Clara Liebzeit sang "Asleep in Jesus" and Harre Meinde Seele," accompanied by Mrs. Otto Fravert at the organ.

The pallbearers, who were nephews, were: John Speich, Ed Braun, George Braun, Hubert Horn, Otto Horn and Arthur Horn.

The flowers were in charge of members of the Ladies Aid, Mmes. Gilbert Meyer, Charles Ludwig, Robert Schneider and Mrs. Louise Keiner.

Those from away who attended the funeral were: Mrs. Bertha Karsten, Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Boss, Mr. and Mrs. Louie Seibold, Abbotsford; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Karsten, Ronald and Jean, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Kraut, Beverly and Bunny, Curtiss; Mr. and Mrs. John Porter, Mrs. Ethen Hansen, Marshfield; Mrs. Alvin Ziegler, Neillsville; John Miller, Owen' Mrs. Esther Morrow, Miss Minnie Egget, Spencer.