Plymouth County, Iowa Obituaries James Clarence Miller Services for James Clarence Miller, 74, will be at noon Thursday at Green Acres Mortuary in Bloomington. He died Friday of congestive heart failure at Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center. Friends may call at the mortuary from 4 until 8 p.m. Wednesday. Interment will be in Green Acres Memorial Park in Bloomington. Mr. Miller, who was born in Merrill, Iowa, lived in Riverside 19 years. Before that, he lived in Bloomington 29 years. He was a postal worker for the U. S. Postal Service in Bloomington for 30 years before he retired in 1989. Previously, he worked for the Great Northern Railroad from 1940 until 1951. During World War II, he served in the U. S. Army. Mr. Miller was a member of the Moose Lodge in Fontana. He was a Little League coach in Bloomington for 35 years. Mr. Miller is survived by his wife, Frances; two daughters, Rosemary Thompson of Apple Valley and Chris Smith of Bloomington; two sons, David of Riverside and Les of Bloomington; 13 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a sister, Alyce Sedler of Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Source: Press-Enterprise, The (Riverside, CA) – Published February 16, 1999)Submitted By: Anna Newell 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

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