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Sophie Margaretha (Grau) Eltiste
Born - September 6, 1884
Auburn, Nemaha County, Nebraska
Baptized - October 5, 1884
Confirmed - April 17, 1898
Married - May 10, 1905
Stuttgart, Phillips County, Kansas
Died - December 27, 1948
Her Home -Phillips County, Kansas
Buried - December 30, 1948
Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Stuttgart, Phillips County, Kansas
Obituary ~ Eltiste
Mrs. Sophia Margaret Eltiste, daughter of Henry Grau and Elizabeth nee Bietz, was born September 6, 1884 near Auburn, Nebraska. On October 5, she was received into the Kingdom of God through Holy Baptism. She came to Phillips county, Kansas, with her parents in 1886. She was confirmed in the Lutheran faith in Emmanuel Lutheran church, Stuttgart, Kansas on April 17, 1898. On May 10, 1905, she was united in marriage with Fred Eltiste. To this union two children were born. A son, Ernest, and a daughter, who died in infancy. Mrs. Eltiste suffered from Asthma for over 20 years. She passed away at her farm home December 27, 1948, at 3:15 p.m. at the age of 64 years, 3 months and 21 days. She leaves to mourn her passing, her husband, Fred; her son, Ernest; three brothers; Conrad, Henry and Theodore Grau, all of Phillips county; also two sisters, Mrs. Henry Hesterman of Kensington and Mrs. Henry Badenhoop of Agra; two grandchildren, a number of other relatives and many friends. Funeral services were conducted December 30, 1948, at Emmanuel Lutheran church, Stuttgart, Kansas, with Rev. Herbert J. Schauer officiating. Interment was made in Emmanuel Lutheran cemetery.
Phillips County Review Thursday, January 27, 1949
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Husband - Frederick Henry Eltiste
Born - February 13, 1880
Osage, Otoe County, Nebraska
Baptized - May 16, 1880
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska
Naturalized - April 26, 1898
Phillips County Kansas
Married - May 10, 1905
Stuttgart, Phillips County, Kansas
Died - February 16, 1962
Mary Lanning Hospital, Hastings,
Adams County, Nebraska
Buried - February 19, 1962
Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Stuttgart, Phillips County, Kansas
Son - Ernest Henry Eltiste
Born- October 30, 1910
Daughter - Infant Death
Born -July 2, 1907 ~Died -July 2, 1907
Brother - Johannes Konrad Grau
Conrad J. Grau
Born - January 16, 1887
Married - April 19, 1911
Died - July 1966
Wife - Annie B. (Zillinger) Grau
Brother - Henry A. Grau
Born - September 11, 1889
Married - June 2, 1915
Died - December 26, 1954
Wife - Anna (Bach) Grau
Father - John Bach
Mother -Elizabeth (Merklein) Bach
Sister - Elizabeth (Grau) Hesterman
Born - September 6, 1892
Married - February 18, 1914
Died - March 1978
Husband - Henry J. Hesterman
Sister - Katherina B. (Grau) Badenhoop
Born - July 16, 1895 - Kansas
Married - June 7,1922
Died - December 1977
Husband - Heinrich John Badenhoop
Born - November 21, 1893 - Kansas
Brother - Johannes Heinrich Theodor Grau
Theodore H. Grau
Born - November 11, 1898
Father - Heinrich Grau
Mother - Anna Elizabeth (Bietz) Grau
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