Marie M. Lutjens, 83, of LeMars, died
Saturday, Feb. 7, 1998, at Brentwood Good Samaritan Center in LeMars.
Marie M. Rohlfes was born Dec. 22, 1914, near Boyden, the daughter of John and Lena (Wornker) Rohlfes, and grew
up in the Sheldon area. On Oct. 31, 1937, she married Wally Lutjens at Sheldon. The couple had lived in the LeMars
area since 1951.
She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, E.L.C.A., in LeMars.
Survivors include her husband; a son and daughter-in-law, Kent and Lucy Lutjens of Berkeley, Ill,; a daughter and
son-in-law, Kathi and Don Skinner of Lake City; five granddaughters; and one sister, Matie Horn of Boyden.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. John's Lutheran Church, E.L.C.A., in LeMars, with the Rev.
Gary Landsness officiating. There will be no visitations and internment will be at a later date. The Mauer-Johnson
Funeral Home of LeMars is in charge of arrangements. [LeMars Daily Sentinel,
Feb 1998, Submitted by Todd Eich]
Maria Luitjens Johnson
Death Monday claimed Mrs. J. S. Johnson [Maria Catharina Luitjens Johnson] of LeMars, a resident of Plymouth County
for 45 years and in earlier days a resident of Remsen vicinity for 16 years, who passed away in the Sacred Heart
hospital Monday shortly before midnight. Her death was due to infirmities coupled with complications arising from
injuries two weeks prior in a fall at her home. She was 81 years old and is survived by her sorrowing husband,
seven sons and two daughters.
Mrs. Johnson, two weeks before her death, while about her household work, met with an accident when she fell and
fractured her hip. She was taken to the hospital where later developments aggravated her already serious condition,
and her advanced age made it a difficult fight from the start. She declined gradually and passed away, with a number
of the family at her bedside, at 11 o'clock Monday night.
Mrs. Johnson was a true Christian woman of noble traits, ever a friend to those seeking helpful counsel and material
aid, and a woman possessed of those fine qualities that make for a successful and happy home life and earned admiration
from the friends with whom she came in contact. In her later years she spent her time in brightening the comfortable
home where she and her husband spent their declining days in LeMars, while she never lost the personal touch of
her sons and daughters who made it a matter of duty and found it a genuine pleasure to make frequent visits to
the parental home. She had many friends in and around Remsen as well as LeMars, who regret exceedingly to hear
of her sudden passing.
[Unknown newspaper, Submitted by Amy Robbins-Tjaden]
Submitter's Note: Maria Luitjens Johnson was born 21 April 1852 in Lopsum,
Ostfriesland, and died in 1933. She was the wife of Juergen [George Janssen] Johnson.
Herman Juetting Dies
Remsen Man Succumbs to Illness After Ten Days
Funeral Held Monday
After an illness of ten days, during which he suffered intensely from poison which was self-administered on April
30, Herman Juetting, well known Remsen man passed away at his home last Friday afternoon. The deceased was seventy-six
years old, and is survived by his widow and seven children. The funeral was held Monday afternoon, with services
in Christ Lutheran Church.
Herman Juetting was born in the village of Backemoor, Ostfriesland, Germany, on June 2, 1847 where he was baptized
and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, and lived with his parents until he attained young manhood. At an early age
he enlisted in the German army and served thorughout the Franco-Prussian War in the seventies. On his return to
his native village he was united in marriage, in 1873, to Ranske Meinerts, who passed away after fifteen years
of married life, leaving five children. One of the children, a seven year old son, died a year later. Mr Juetting
left his native home in 1892 and came to the United States, settling in Eureka, Ill., and after establishing a
home there he sent for his family. The family spent five years in Illinois, when Mr Juetting was united in marriage
to Johanna Johnson and the family moved to Remsen. His wife passed away here in 1911, and some years later Mr Juetting
was married to Mrs Margareta Davids, a resident of Remsen, who survives him, together with the following children:
Mrs John A. Johnson, Remsen; Mrs Gertrude Seggerman, of Illinois; Mrs Dena Gerwin, of South Dakota, and Ransko
Juetting, also in South Dakota. The following step-children also survived him: Mrs Minnie Matern, South Dakota;
and Mrs Herb Baldwin and Miss Marie Davids, Sioux City. There are 19 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
The deceased was a resident of Remsen for many years, and had gained a wide acquaintance. He was esteemed by a
very large circle of friends, and the bereaved family has the sincere sympathy of the entire community over the
sudden death of a loving husband, father and friend. The funeral was held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. Following
brief services at the home, services were conducted in Christ Lutheran Church by Rev A. Noack, an interment was
made in the Remsen Cemetery. The last rites were largely attended.
[Remsen Bell-Enterprise May 15, 1924 Thursday - Submitted by Amy Robbins-Tjaden]
Wallace "Wally" H. Lutjens,
83, of Le Mars died Monday, Feb. 9, 1998, at the Floyd Valley Hospital in Le Mars. Memorial services will be at
11 a.m. today at St. John's Lutheran Church E.L.C.A. in Le Mars, with the Rev. Gary Landsness officiating. Burial
will be at a later date. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services today at the church. Mauer-Johnson Funeral
Home of Le Mars is in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Lutjens was born Oct. 25, 1914, in Hull, Iowa, the son of Louis and Tillie (Roggen) Lutjens. He was raised
in Sheldon, Iowa, where he graduated from high school. He was employed with various jobs in retail stores. He married
Marie Rohlfes on Oct. 13, 1937, in Sheldon. The couple moved to Le Mars in 1951, where he opened a furniture store.
She died Feb. 7, 1998.
He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church E.L.C.A. Survivors include a son and his wife, Kent and Lucy of Berkeley,
Ill.; a daughter and her husband, Kathi and Don Skinner of Lake City, Iowa; five granddaughters; and a sister,
Betty Jones of Green Valley, Ariz. [Submitted by Todd Eich]
