Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 13 Apr 1941, Zion Lutheran Church, Denison, Crawford, Iowa, USA

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Ione L. (Rosburg) Claussen

Ione Louise Claussen, daughter of Anthony and Minnie Jepsen Rosburg, was born in Goodrich Township, Crawford County, Iowa, on March 24, 1923. She passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at Eventide Lutheran Home in Denison, Iowa, at the age of ninety-four.

As a young child, Ione’s family lived in several places including northwest of Berne, Iowa, eventually moving to Ricketts, Iowa, after her father quit farming. They then lived with Ione’s Grandpa Rosburg for several years, before moving to a farmhouse where her father worked for a local farmer in 1937. Ione received her education in seven different schools with the last one being Morgan #4 near Schleswig where she graduated from 8th grade. Ione was baptized in Christ August 13, 1923, at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison and was confirmed April 10, 1938, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Schleswig by Pastor E.F. Schwidder.

As a teenager, Ione went with a group to the skating rink and that was where she met her husband-to-be. She and Henry Claussen were married Easter Sunday April 13, 1941, at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison with Pastor C.W. Schmidt officiating. They started farming on Henry’s Dad’s farm north of Denison and in March of 1943, they bought a farm about one-quarter mile away and Ione began her life as a farmer’s wife with cows to milk, hogs to feed and working in the corn, hay and oat fields. The couple was blessed with the birth of seven children. After her husband died in 1971, Ione continued to live and work on the farm and raise three teenagers while eventually paying the farm off.

Ione was a member of a local Canasta Club for seventy years, and a charter member of Single Lutherans Alive in Crawford County. She loved to dance and especially enjoyed listening and making requests to the Polka Party on the radio. She also sold Watkins products and enjoyed taking pictures, crocheting, embroidering, making quilts, crafts, baking and decorating cakes for her grandchildren and socializing with family and friends. Her faith was a focal point of her life rarely missing a Sunday church service as long as she was able bodied to attend. She was a loving mother and babysat for her grandchildren.

Ione was preceded in death by her parents and stepfather, two brothers Lester Rosburg and Anton “Bud” Rosburg; her husband, Henry; two daughters, Sandra Claussen and Shelly Huisinga; and one son, LoDean Claussen. Survivors include: one son, Scott Claussen and his wife, Karen; three daughters: Renae Claussen and her husband, Norman Ertz; Karen Book and her husband, Lloyd; and Sharen Kleckner and her husband Lowell, all of Denison, Iowa; thirteen grandchildren; twenty-four great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; two step grandchildren; four step great-grandchildren; five step great-great grandchildren; other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 2, 2017, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Huebner Funeral Home in Denison, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 3, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison with burial in Crawford Heights Memory Garden in Denison. The Huebner Funeral Home of Denison is in charge of the arrangements.

Info from www.huebnerfuneralhome.com
Provided by Nancy Stepanek Rosburg 1 July 2017

NOTE: Survivors also include her son-in-law, Richard Huisinga and his wife, Cindy, of Denison.

Ione married Claussen, Henry on 13 Apr 1941 in Zion Lutheran Church, Denison, Crawford, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anton married Jepsen, Wilhelmina Adela "Minnie" on 20 Feb 1923 in Denison, Crawford, Iowa, USA. Wilhelmina was born in 1903 in Iowa, USA; died in 2001. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Departure: 16 Jun 1868, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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Adolph and Elizabeth made their home on a farm near Spencer in Boyd County Nebraska, for several years as well as Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska (1890). They later lived on farms in Morgan Township, Crawford County, Iowa (1880 - 1885) and Hanover Township, Crawford County, Iowa and finaly moved to a 160 acre farm about five miles northwest of Ricketts in Soldier Township, Crawford County, Iowa.

Adolph owned land in Township 85, Range 41, Section 13 in Crawford County, Iowa

Internet: rootdigger Genealogy in Schleswig-Holstein, Full name; full date of birth; parents.

Government Records: Immigration Records, Came to US 16 Jun 1868 aboard Ship Ville DeParis from Brest and Havre, FRANCE.

ADOLPH married Stamer, Elizabeth "Lisse" on 27 Feb 1878 in Morgan Township, Crawford, Iowa, USA. Elizabeth was born on 14 Sep 1862 in Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa, USA; died on 26 Aug 1920 in Ricketts, Crawford, Iowa, USA; was buried on 28 Aug 1920 in Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery, Soldier Township, Crawford, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Wagon Maker / Carpenter / Farmer
• Departure: 16 Jun 1868, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Notes:

Paul Rosburg, one of the most popular and successful farmers in Perry township, was born in Germany on May 25, 1859, being the son of Frederick and Mary (Seitz) Rosburg, both of whom were natives of that country. In 1867 the family decided to come to America, where there were better opportunities for the parents and those dependent upon them. Educated as they were in the schools of Germany, they were taught the strictest economy and industry; thus it was that, when the father and mother left the land of their nativity and the many never-to-be-forgotten scenes of their childhood, they were well prepared, so far as their training was concerned, to care for themselves in the new land. The father, as a young man, learned the wagon-maker's trade, but when he came to the United States and located at Shellburg, Benton county, Iowa, where he died, he followed the occupation of a carpenter.

To Frederick and Mary Rosburg were born the following children: Mary, William, Eula, Adolph and Paul. The mother of these children died many years ago, and after her death the father married Mary Schotle, to whom the following children were born: Charles, Herman, Margaret and Emma. The family were reared in the faith of the German Lutheran church and lived consistent Christian lives.

Also said to be from the Oldesloe area of Schleswig-helstein, Germany

Government Records: Immigration Records, Came to US 16 Jun 1868 aboard Ship Ville DeParis from Brest and Havre, FRANCE.

According to the Oldenburg district parish records, Ernst August Frederick Rosburg was born on 10 Jul 1820. This is in contradiction to the other records which have his being born in 1817.

Ernest married Seitz, Caroline Magdalena in UNKNOWN in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Caroline was born in UNKNOWN in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; died between 1859 and 1867 in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; was buried between 1859 and 1867 in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Nickname: Mary

Notes:

Caroline Magdalena, or Mary, was the first wife of Friedrich Rosburg. She evidently died in Germany as it was Friedrich's second wife who came to the United States with him.