Nicholas Bissen whose death on
Feb. 15, we noted last week, was born
in Luxemburg, Germany, May 20,
1843, and was left as an orphan child
at the ago of twelve years. In 1869
he came to Stacyvilie, Iowa, where he
was employed as a farm hand till in
1873 he bought the old homestead
south of Rose Creek where his family
now reside and there by his indus
try and' uprightness he built up a
home and up to the' time of his death
he was the owner of 520 acres Of as
fine land as can be found in Mower
County his home being of the very
best. 7''
NicholasL*Bissen was" one of the
best and most successful farmers in
the southern" part of -Mower county
and 'was esteemed and- respected by
all who knew him.
On Oct. 19, 1875 he' was married
to Miss Eva Weires Of Waterloo,
Iowa. Their union was blessed with
six children, Mary the oldest died
seven years ago. To mourn his loss
his belpvedwife:: and the following
children: Anthony P., John M„
Nicholas Jv .Gregory M., and daugh
ter Anna M., and two brothers and
two sisters and a,-/large circle of
friends.
1
T^e funeral wasp: ,^held Monday
morning in Adams
at'
Sacred Ifeart
churqh^ Rev, Father,, Reichl. officiat-
g.Tfp.-
5,1
^a¥l ^aberkofn died in WaltMm
township Feb-. 23,- 1907: He was
rbprh'' Feb. 20 1835 at Biesen near
Witstock in -the Prussian-* province
Brandehburg, Germany. Through
holy baptism, which he while an In
fant' received in, the, &W,, Lutheran,
^e bocape ohe of the house-':
Wis., where the family-flrstMopped.
