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William David Nieland 1888-1975 The Times Herald, Carroll, Iowa, September 1975
Mass of the resurrection will be celebrated Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Holy Spirit Church by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Leo Lenz, V.F. Burial will be in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Mt. Carmel. Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll after 2 p.m. Tuesday. The rosary will be recited Tuesday at 3, 8 and 8:45 p.m., the last by the Charles Carroll Council, Knights of Columbus. Mr. Nieland was born at Breda Feb. 4, 1888, a son of Henry and Anna Koester Nieland, and spent his youth in the Breda vicinity. He was married at St. Bernard's Church there to Catherine Grote on Jan. 16, 1912, with the late Rev. G.H. Luersmann officiating. They settled on a farm three miles north of Carroll. Mrs. Nieland died on Aug. 23, 1930, and he remained on the farm until 1939. On Feb. 18, 1941 Mr. Nieland was married to Mrs. Rose Hoffman Hackfort, and they resided at 201 South Walnut Street, Carroll. She died Jan. 10, 1966. For the past 11 years Mr. Nieland has lived with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hackfort of Route 1, Carroll. He was a member of Holy Spirit Church and Holy Name Society, an honorary member of Charles Carroll Council Knights of Columbus and also a member of the Fourth Degree Assembly, Knights of Columbus. Mr. Nieland is survived by three children, Andrew, Walter and Mrs. Hackfort (Estella), all of Carroll; 16 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Ben and Louis Nieland of Breda and Herman Nieland of Wall Lake; and a sister, Mrs. Jake Wittry of Breda. Preceding him in death besides his wives were a granddaughter, Rose Marie Hackfort in 1969; his brothers, Henry, Joe and Frank Nieland; his sisters, Mrs. Ferdinand Steinkamp, Mrs. Margaret Mueggenberg, Mrs. Rose Wittrock, Sr. M Florina, Sr. M. Sigmunda, and Mrs. Art Braun; and another brother and sister in infancy.
Times Herald, Carroll, Iowa Thursday, September 4, 1975 Mass of the resurrection for William D. Nieland, 87, of Carroll, who died September 1, at St. Anthony Regional Hospital, was celebrated here Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in Holy Spirit Church. Officiating was the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Leo Lenz, VF. The Revs. G.A. Ahmann of Arcadia and James Bruch of [missing text] sanctuary. A grandson, Maurice Nieland, was lector. Pallbearers, also grandsons, were Leonard Nieland, Kenneth Nieland, Norman Nieland, Lester Nieland, John Hackfort and James Hackfort. Msgr. Lenz conducted committal rites at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. The Sharp Funeral Home of Carroll was in charge of arrangements. Relatives and friends attended the funeral from Omaha, Neb.; LaCrosse, Wis.; Pocatello, Idaho; Kansas City, Mo.; Glenwood, Sioux City, Iowa City, Breda, Denison, Alton, Vail, Fonda, Granville, Marcus, Wall Lake, Carroll and surrounding community. |
