Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1918 — Obituary [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Obituary

Mrs. John Eilts. ’ Hertha Horn was born in Bavaria, Germany, November 13, 1883, and died in Rensselaer, Indiana, June 27, 1918, where she leaves to mourn 1 her husband, John Eilts, and 'his relatives of Union ■Hier highest ideals of a true character was not to admit ill feelings between friends, with an ability to extend this habit to everybody she met, no matter whether it was in social or political life or in religious society. Her musical spirit combined with an eye to see always the prettiest things in a subject made her own life and others, too, a life worth while, especially to hier husband on his long road when traveling. She chose her friends without prejudice, poor, rich——name did make no object—she pictured a character from a true' face and in this respect never made a mistake. With marvelous ability and always in a tender way she - had gained friends wherever she went, many which thought to be enemies on account of war. This high qualification and the childish love with which she held to her father who preceded her in the last call under nearly the same circumstances, filled her entire life. 'She was an artist in music, with a love for the classics above all. She was educated in England and graduated later on in Wales, England. During 1908 she had been on a visit in New York, where she made the acquaintance of Mr. John Eilts, to whom she was united in marriage in Stuttgart November 28, 1908. During the winter of 1908 she traveled with her husband through Russia and Siberia to China, where they opened their first residence in the German colony Tsingtau (Chintou). Both faced many hardships on this first trip on account of bad /oads at that time. When the war broke out in 1914 Mr; and Mrs; Eilts lived in southern China on the Hainan Island south of Hopgkong. Through the Presbyterian church they were helped away from there and had to travel through China from one mission station to another till after seven months traveling they arrived in this country, where they commenced to make a living on a farm in Uuion township. Mrs. Eilts leaves to mourn in the home country two brothers and three sisters. Her eldest brother is well known in the literary world; and the ydungest brother is a minister of IJie Uutheran church, .to which she belonged. Her father. Dr. Oskar Horn, was doctor of philosophy and died in Berlin, xx

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