9. LATER YEARS IN HARDWICK
Fred and Marie Fust enjoyed their retirement life in the village of Hardwick, Minnesota, with their adult children and young grandchildren living nearby.
The 1910's decade started with the birth of George John Piepgras on New Year's Day. Five more grandchildren were born: Raymond William Fust on January 11, 1911; Alroy Detlof Piepgras on June 30, 1912; John Lorenz Hoeck on March 2, 1912; Norman Adolph Fust on March 22, 1913; and Gilbert John Fust on December 29, 1917, making a total of 15 grandchildren for them by 1920.
However, not all grandchildren were nearby for their grandparents' love, as the W. H. Fust family had moved to Idaho in late 1909 or early 1910. It is interesting to note that back on April 19, 1903, W. H. Fust was listed on a Manifest of a train from Latah, Idaho, to the Port of Admissions at the Port of Kingsgate, British Columbia with $60.00. This is our W. H. Fust, "age 37, a farmer, born in Germany, a Citizen of U.S.A., going to Penhold, Alberta, Canada." Penhold, right by Red Deer, is in the vicinity where Grandma Bertha's sister and brother-in-law, Margaret and Nick Albers and family, moved to in 1910. He may have also been scouting land to buy in Idaho and Alberta.
After returning to Minnesota to farm the land owned by his Uncle John Bunger for a few more years, Grandpa W. H. Fust auctioned off some farm equipment and household goods. The whole family moved to Latah County with baby Huldah and the older four children, taking some important possessions and animals along in the train car they rented.
After our Great-grandmother, Marie Bunger Fust, passed away on the 18th of February in 1919 from kidney disease at age 62-1/2, Fred retired from all farming activities. He and Aunt Erna were living in Hardwick in 1920 along with Uncle John Bunger. In 1925, Fred and Erna made their home with our Grandpa William Fust on their farm near Cayuga, North Dakota, for a year and a half until Fred began to grow feeble due largely to his advanced age. Then Fred came to Pipestone, Minnesota, to live at the home of his cousin, Mrs. Hans Hummimuller. There he passed away from heart failure on June 17, 1927, at age 78 years, 9 months, 16 days.
According to his will, he bequeathed $4,000.00 cash to his daughter Erna, and each of his four children, including Erna, would receive 1/4 of the remaining estate.
Both of these great-grandparents are buried in the beautiful Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne, Minnesota. Their obituaries and death records can be found in Stories 18 and 19 on this blog site.(You can check out the website <FindAGrave.com> to see pictures of their tombstones.)
However, not all grandchildren were nearby for their grandparents' love, as the W. H. Fust family had moved to Idaho in late 1909 or early 1910. It is interesting to note that back on April 19, 1903, W. H. Fust was listed on a Manifest of a train from Latah, Idaho, to the Port of Admissions at the Port of Kingsgate, British Columbia with $60.00. This is our W. H. Fust, "age 37, a farmer, born in Germany, a Citizen of U.S.A., going to Penhold, Alberta, Canada." Penhold, right by Red Deer, is in the vicinity where Grandma Bertha's sister and brother-in-law, Margaret and Nick Albers and family, moved to in 1910. He may have also been scouting land to buy in Idaho and Alberta.
After returning to Minnesota to farm the land owned by his Uncle John Bunger for a few more years, Grandpa W. H. Fust auctioned off some farm equipment and household goods. The whole family moved to Latah County with baby Huldah and the older four children, taking some important possessions and animals along in the train car they rented.
After our Great-grandmother, Marie Bunger Fust, passed away on the 18th of February in 1919 from kidney disease at age 62-1/2, Fred retired from all farming activities. He and Aunt Erna were living in Hardwick in 1920 along with Uncle John Bunger. In 1925, Fred and Erna made their home with our Grandpa William Fust on their farm near Cayuga, North Dakota, for a year and a half until Fred began to grow feeble due largely to his advanced age. Then Fred came to Pipestone, Minnesota, to live at the home of his cousin, Mrs. Hans Hummimuller. There he passed away from heart failure on June 17, 1927, at age 78 years, 9 months, 16 days.
According to his will, he bequeathed $4,000.00 cash to his daughter Erna, and each of his four children, including Erna, would receive 1/4 of the remaining estate.
Both of these great-grandparents are buried in the beautiful Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne, Minnesota. Their obituaries and death records can be found in Stories 18 and 19 on this blog site.(You can check out the website <FindAGrave.com> to see pictures of their tombstones.)
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