Ethel E. (Schmidt) Guttau
99 Years, 4 Months, 24 Days
Ethel was born to Louie and Elizabeth (Christophersen) Schmidt in rural Treynor, Iowa, on August 10, 1915.
She attended school in Treynor, graduating in 1933.
She was confirmed and was a member of Zion Congregational church most of her life. She later joined and attended Living Hope Community Church.
Ethel was united in marriage to Detlef Guttau ("Datie") of rural Treynor on August 2, 1934. She and Datie lived together on the Guttau Family Century Farm (1976) until his death in October of 1988.
Their marriage was blessed with three children: Gary, Darsie and Mick, and later with grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Ethel was a loving, pleasant person who was interested in people. She and Datie traveled extensively throughout the United States and Canada.
After Datie's death, Ethel continued to live on that farm, within 1/2 mile of all her children. Ethel was a loving mother, who dedicated her life to her family and pets. She was an avid gardener, teaching her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren about nature and faith.
Other interests were scrapbooking, journaling, baking and reading.
She broke her hip in February of 2012, and needed to go to the nursing home.
Ethel E. Guttau, age 99, Treynor, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015, at Risen Son Christian Village in Council Bluffs, Iowa, her home for nearly three years.
In addition to her parents, Ethel was preceded in death by her husband; brother, Hans Schmidt (Louisa); sisters: Sabina Altrock (Ralph), Dora Schaw (Bus), and Darlene Dahl (Fred); infant grandson, Forest Eitmann; infant great-grandson, Mattison Eitmann; infant great-granddaughter, Mya Guttau; sisters-in-law and husbands, Hattie Eyberg (Arthur), Edna Hartje (George), Irene Walter (Joe), Verna Allee and Grace Pullman (Don).
Left with memories are her children: Gary Guttau (Dee), Darsie Eitmann (Marlyn), and Mick Guttau (Judy); grandchildren (and great-grandchildren): Lyse Wells (Chase and Owen), Chad Guttau, Darrin and Edie Eitmann (Emily, Jacob Brown), Ashley, Kari, Kennedy and Elijah, Minique and Steve Koester (Chandler, Vaughn and Roman), Heidi and Rick Fox (Brock, Blake, and Emmersen), Joshua and Shelly Guttau (Shianne, Joslyn, Dane and Tessa), all of Treynor; Lyse Wells and sons, of Olathe, Kan., and Emily and Jacob Brown, of Lohrville, Iowa.
The Funeral Service was Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2 p.m. at Living Hope Community Church, 15101 Hope Land, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Rev. Ken Dohmen conducted the funeral and offered words of comfort. Jan Hamm was pianist, and Ashley Eitmann, great-granddaughter, sang "Ivory Palaces" and "How Great Thou Art". Eva Hartje and Cynthia Schmidt greeted people at the guest book. Casket bearers were Joshua Guttau, Rick Fox, Chase Wells, Chad Guttau, Darrin Eitmann, and Steve Koester. There will be a private family interment at Zion Cemetery in Treynor, Iowa. Memorials are suggested to Treynor Fire and Rescue or to Living Hope Community Church. Family and friends invited for lunch and fellowship at the Treynor Community Center, 11 West Main St., following the Committal Service.
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Source: Funeral leaflet
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Ivory Palaces
My Lord has garments so wondrous fine,
And myrrh their texture fills;
Its fragrance reached to this heart of mine
With joy my being thrills.
Refrain
Out of the ivory palaces,
Into a world of woe,
Only His great eternal love
Made my Savior go.
His life had also its sorrows sore,
For aloes had a part;
And when I think of the cross He bore,
My eyes with teardrops start.
Refrain
His garments too were in cassia dipped,
With healing in a touch;
Each time my feet in some sin have slipped,
He took me from its clutch.
Refrain
In garments glorious He will come,
To open wide the door;
And I shall enter my heav’nly home,
To dwell forevermore.
Refrain
--Henry Barraclough, 1915, for an evangelistic meeting, written and first sung the year Ethel was born.
99 Years, 4 Months, 24 Days
Ethel was born to Louie and Elizabeth (Christophersen) Schmidt in rural Treynor, Iowa, on August 10, 1915.
She attended school in Treynor, graduating in 1933.
She was confirmed and was a member of Zion Congregational church most of her life. She later joined and attended Living Hope Community Church.
Ethel was united in marriage to Detlef Guttau ("Datie") of rural Treynor on August 2, 1934. She and Datie lived together on the Guttau Family Century Farm (1976) until his death in October of 1988.
Their marriage was blessed with three children: Gary, Darsie and Mick, and later with grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Ethel was a loving, pleasant person who was interested in people. She and Datie traveled extensively throughout the United States and Canada.
After Datie's death, Ethel continued to live on that farm, within 1/2 mile of all her children. Ethel was a loving mother, who dedicated her life to her family and pets. She was an avid gardener, teaching her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren about nature and faith.
Other interests were scrapbooking, journaling, baking and reading.
She broke her hip in February of 2012, and needed to go to the nursing home.
Ethel E. Guttau, age 99, Treynor, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015, at Risen Son Christian Village in Council Bluffs, Iowa, her home for nearly three years.
In addition to her parents, Ethel was preceded in death by her husband; brother, Hans Schmidt (Louisa); sisters: Sabina Altrock (Ralph), Dora Schaw (Bus), and Darlene Dahl (Fred); infant grandson, Forest Eitmann; infant great-grandson, Mattison Eitmann; infant great-granddaughter, Mya Guttau; sisters-in-law and husbands, Hattie Eyberg (Arthur), Edna Hartje (George), Irene Walter (Joe), Verna Allee and Grace Pullman (Don).
Left with memories are her children: Gary Guttau (Dee), Darsie Eitmann (Marlyn), and Mick Guttau (Judy); grandchildren (and great-grandchildren): Lyse Wells (Chase and Owen), Chad Guttau, Darrin and Edie Eitmann (Emily, Jacob Brown), Ashley, Kari, Kennedy and Elijah, Minique and Steve Koester (Chandler, Vaughn and Roman), Heidi and Rick Fox (Brock, Blake, and Emmersen), Joshua and Shelly Guttau (Shianne, Joslyn, Dane and Tessa), all of Treynor; Lyse Wells and sons, of Olathe, Kan., and Emily and Jacob Brown, of Lohrville, Iowa.
The Funeral Service was Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2 p.m. at Living Hope Community Church, 15101 Hope Land, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Rev. Ken Dohmen conducted the funeral and offered words of comfort. Jan Hamm was pianist, and Ashley Eitmann, great-granddaughter, sang "Ivory Palaces" and "How Great Thou Art". Eva Hartje and Cynthia Schmidt greeted people at the guest book. Casket bearers were Joshua Guttau, Rick Fox, Chase Wells, Chad Guttau, Darrin Eitmann, and Steve Koester. There will be a private family interment at Zion Cemetery in Treynor, Iowa. Memorials are suggested to Treynor Fire and Rescue or to Living Hope Community Church. Family and friends invited for lunch and fellowship at the Treynor Community Center, 11 West Main St., following the Committal Service.
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Source: Funeral leaflet
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Ivory Palaces
My Lord has garments so wondrous fine,
And myrrh their texture fills;
Its fragrance reached to this heart of mine
With joy my being thrills.
Refrain
Out of the ivory palaces,
Into a world of woe,
Only His great eternal love
Made my Savior go.
His life had also its sorrows sore,
For aloes had a part;
And when I think of the cross He bore,
My eyes with teardrops start.
Refrain
His garments too were in cassia dipped,
With healing in a touch;
Each time my feet in some sin have slipped,
He took me from its clutch.
Refrain
In garments glorious He will come,
To open wide the door;
And I shall enter my heav’nly home,
To dwell forevermore.
Refrain
--Henry Barraclough, 1915, for an evangelistic meeting, written and first sung the year Ethel was born.
Ethel E. (Schmidt) Guttau
99 Years, 4 Months, 24 Days
Ethel was born to Louie and Elizabeth (Christophersen) Schmidt in rural Treynor, Iowa, on August 10, 1915.
She attended school in Treynor, graduating in 1933.
She was confirmed and was a member of Zion Congregational church most of her life. She later joined and attended Living Hope Community Church.
Ethel was united in marriage to Detlef Guttau ("Datie") of rural Treynor on August 2, 1934. She and Datie lived together on the Guttau Family Century Farm (1976) until his death in October of 1988.
Their marriage was blessed with three children: Gary, Darsie and Mick, and later with grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Ethel was a loving, pleasant person who was interested in people. She and Datie traveled extensively throughout the United States and Canada.
After Datie's death, Ethel continued to live on that farm, within 1/2 mile of all her children. Ethel was a loving mother, who dedicated her life to her family and pets. She was an avid gardener, teaching her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren about nature and faith.
Other interests were scrapbooking, journaling, baking and reading.
She broke her hip in February of 2012, and needed to go to the nursing home.
Ethel E. Guttau, age 99, Treynor, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015, at Risen Son Christian Village in Council Bluffs, Iowa, her home for nearly three years.
In addition to her parents, Ethel was preceded in death by her husband; brother, Hans Schmidt (Louisa); sisters: Sabina Altrock (Ralph), Dora Schaw (Bus), and Darlene Dahl (Fred); infant grandson, Forest Eitmann; infant great-grandson, Mattison Eitmann; infant great-granddaughter, Mya Guttau; sisters-in-law and husbands, Hattie Eyberg (Arthur), Edna Hartje (George), Irene Walter (Joe), Verna Allee and Grace Pullman (Don).
Left with memories are her children: Gary Guttau (Dee), Darsie Eitmann (Marlyn), and Mick Guttau (Judy); grandchildren (and great-grandchildren): Lyse Wells (Chase and Owen), Chad Guttau, Darrin and Edie Eitmann (Emily, Jacob Brown), Ashley, Kari, Kennedy and Elijah, Minique and Steve Koester (Chandler, Vaughn and Roman), Heidi and Rick Fox (Brock, Blake, and Emmersen), Joshua and Shelly Guttau (Shianne, Joslyn, Dane and Tessa), all of Treynor; Lyse Wells and sons, of Olathe, Kan., and Emily and Jacob Brown, of Lohrville, Iowa.
The Funeral Service was Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2 p.m. at Living Hope Community Church, 15101 Hope Land, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Rev. Ken Dohmen conducted the funeral and offered words of comfort. Jan Hamm was pianist, and Ashley Eitmann, great-granddaughter, sang "Ivory Palaces" and "How Great Thou Art". Eva Hartje and Cynthia Schmidt greeted people at the guest book. Casket bearers were Joshua Guttau, Rick Fox, Chase Wells, Chad Guttau, Darrin Eitmann, and Steve Koester. There will be a private family interment at Zion Cemetery in Treynor, Iowa. Memorials are suggested to Treynor Fire and Rescue or to Living Hope Community Church. Family and friends invited for lunch and fellowship at the Treynor Community Center, 11 West Main St., following the Committal Service.
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Source: Funeral leaflet
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Ivory Palaces
My Lord has garments so wondrous fine,
And myrrh their texture fills;
Its fragrance reached to this heart of mine
With joy my being thrills.
Refrain
Out of the ivory palaces,
Into a world of woe,
Only His great eternal love
Made my Savior go.
His life had also its sorrows sore,
For aloes had a part;
And when I think of the cross He bore,
My eyes with teardrops start.
Refrain
His garments too were in cassia dipped,
With healing in a touch;
Each time my feet in some sin have slipped,
He took me from its clutch.
Refrain
In garments glorious He will come,
To open wide the door;
And I shall enter my heav’nly home,
To dwell forevermore.
Refrain
--Henry Barraclough, 1915, for an evangelistic meeting, written and first sung the year Ethel was born.
99 Years, 4 Months, 24 Days
Ethel was born to Louie and Elizabeth (Christophersen) Schmidt in rural Treynor, Iowa, on August 10, 1915.
She attended school in Treynor, graduating in 1933.
She was confirmed and was a member of Zion Congregational church most of her life. She later joined and attended Living Hope Community Church.
Ethel was united in marriage to Detlef Guttau ("Datie") of rural Treynor on August 2, 1934. She and Datie lived together on the Guttau Family Century Farm (1976) until his death in October of 1988.
Their marriage was blessed with three children: Gary, Darsie and Mick, and later with grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Ethel was a loving, pleasant person who was interested in people. She and Datie traveled extensively throughout the United States and Canada.
After Datie's death, Ethel continued to live on that farm, within 1/2 mile of all her children. Ethel was a loving mother, who dedicated her life to her family and pets. She was an avid gardener, teaching her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren about nature and faith.
Other interests were scrapbooking, journaling, baking and reading.
She broke her hip in February of 2012, and needed to go to the nursing home.
Ethel E. Guttau, age 99, Treynor, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015, at Risen Son Christian Village in Council Bluffs, Iowa, her home for nearly three years.
In addition to her parents, Ethel was preceded in death by her husband; brother, Hans Schmidt (Louisa); sisters: Sabina Altrock (Ralph), Dora Schaw (Bus), and Darlene Dahl (Fred); infant grandson, Forest Eitmann; infant great-grandson, Mattison Eitmann; infant great-granddaughter, Mya Guttau; sisters-in-law and husbands, Hattie Eyberg (Arthur), Edna Hartje (George), Irene Walter (Joe), Verna Allee and Grace Pullman (Don).
Left with memories are her children: Gary Guttau (Dee), Darsie Eitmann (Marlyn), and Mick Guttau (Judy); grandchildren (and great-grandchildren): Lyse Wells (Chase and Owen), Chad Guttau, Darrin and Edie Eitmann (Emily, Jacob Brown), Ashley, Kari, Kennedy and Elijah, Minique and Steve Koester (Chandler, Vaughn and Roman), Heidi and Rick Fox (Brock, Blake, and Emmersen), Joshua and Shelly Guttau (Shianne, Joslyn, Dane and Tessa), all of Treynor; Lyse Wells and sons, of Olathe, Kan., and Emily and Jacob Brown, of Lohrville, Iowa.
The Funeral Service was Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2 p.m. at Living Hope Community Church, 15101 Hope Land, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Rev. Ken Dohmen conducted the funeral and offered words of comfort. Jan Hamm was pianist, and Ashley Eitmann, great-granddaughter, sang "Ivory Palaces" and "How Great Thou Art". Eva Hartje and Cynthia Schmidt greeted people at the guest book. Casket bearers were Joshua Guttau, Rick Fox, Chase Wells, Chad Guttau, Darrin Eitmann, and Steve Koester. There will be a private family interment at Zion Cemetery in Treynor, Iowa. Memorials are suggested to Treynor Fire and Rescue or to Living Hope Community Church. Family and friends invited for lunch and fellowship at the Treynor Community Center, 11 West Main St., following the Committal Service.
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Source: Funeral leaflet
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ivory Palaces
My Lord has garments so wondrous fine,
And myrrh their texture fills;
Its fragrance reached to this heart of mine
With joy my being thrills.
Refrain
Out of the ivory palaces,
Into a world of woe,
Only His great eternal love
Made my Savior go.
His life had also its sorrows sore,
For aloes had a part;
And when I think of the cross He bore,
My eyes with teardrops start.
Refrain
His garments too were in cassia dipped,
With healing in a touch;
Each time my feet in some sin have slipped,
He took me from its clutch.
Refrain
In garments glorious He will come,
To open wide the door;
And I shall enter my heav’nly home,
To dwell forevermore.
Refrain
--Henry Barraclough, 1915, for an evangelistic meeting, written and first sung the year Ethel was born.
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