Parkersburg, Iowa Eclipse (front page)
Thursday, November 13, 1958

Mrs. George Nicklaus Buried Wednesday

        Funeral services for Mrs. George Nicklaus, who died at her home here
Sunday, were held Wednesday forenoon at St. Patrick's Catholic Church
with Rev. Father Ruhland in charge.  Interment was in St. Patrick's
cemetery here.
        Mrs. George Nicklaus, nee Elizabeth Tiediken was born in Leer East
Friesland, Germany, Des. 12, 1877, the daughter of Anna and Casper
Tiediken.  As a small child she was brought to this country by her parents and
from then on spent the rest of her life in this community.
        On May 3, 1899, she was married to George Nicklaus by father John
Molloy in St. Patrick's church, Parkersburg.  After farming a few years
they moved to Parkersburg over 50 years ago and her home has been here
until her death, Nov. 9, 1958.
        Besides her children:  Peter B., Fred G., Margaret (Mrs. Carl Hoffman)
all of Parkersburg and George Edward of Arlington Heights, Ill.;
Elizabeth (Mrs. Joe Heger), LaSalle, Minn.; Marie (Mrs. Hugh Scallon),
Ackley, Frances (Mrs. N. Richman), Waterloo, Ia., she leaves 16 grandchildren
and five great grand children.
        She was preceded in death by her husband in 1936 and daughter Anna in
June of this year; also by five brothers and one sister.
        Mrs. Nicklaus was the good old time neighbor, generous with her time
and efforts for her family and friends; devoted in her faith; devoted to
and a tireless worker for her church.


Parkersburg, Iowa Eclipse and New Hartford Journal
Thursday, April 12, 1900

Geo. Nicklaus and his wife were called upon to part with their three
weeks old baby, which died Tuesday of this week.  Mrs. Nicklaus at the
present time is very ill.


Parkersburg, Iowa Eclipse and New Hartford Journal
Thursday, April 19, 1900

The type made us say last week that Geo. Nicklaus baby was three weeks
old at the time of its death.  This an error, the child not being alive
at its birth.

[The first article not only makes it sound as though the child lived to
the age of three weeks, but also makes it sound as though the child
died on Tuesday, April 10, 1900.  This is incorrect, as the child was
stillborn on Monday, April 2, 1900.]


Butler County, Iowa Record of
Deaths No. 5, years 1941-1960

Page 369

Elizabeth Nicklaus
died at Parkersburg on November 9, 1958
female, white, widowed
born Dec. 12, 1877, age 80
housewife, born in Germany
father:  Caspen Tiedeken
mother:  Anna Bruggemann
cause of death:  arteriosclerosis - coronary
physician:  Floyd O. Rolfs, M.D., Parkersburg
buried at St. Patrick's Cemetery, Parkersburg, Iowa on November 12,
1958
undertaker:  John R. Engelkes, Parkersburg