Mrs. Margaret Schrum, of 1516 West Fourth Street, died this morning, January 27, 1909, at Mercy Hospital, where she had been a patient two months for treatment for heart and stomach trouble. She was the widow of the late Marx Schrum, whose death occurred four years ago. Mrs. Schrum was born in Fedderingen, Kreis Dithmarschen, Holstein, Germany, June 7, 1842. Her maiden name was Margaret Heesch.

She is survived by her son, Otto H. Schrum, deputy county clerk, and her sister, Mrs. Andrew Spies.

Mrs. Schrum was a woman of beautiful character, and had a wide circle of loving friends who will be grieved to learn of her demise. The funeral will be held from the residence at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon.

Interment, will be in Fairmount Cemetery, in Davenport, Iowa.

Children:
Otto Henry Schrum 1878-1969 Fairmount Cemetery, in Davenport
Anna Schrum Ewoldt 1881-1951 Manning Cemetery
Mary Schrum Stammer 1883-1967 Manning Cemetery
Herman Schrum 1890-1938 Greenwood Cemetery, Cedar Falls
Amanda Malinda Schrum 1890-1986 Manning Cemetery
Alvina M. Schrum Schroeder 1894-1987 Hillside Cemetery, Egan, South Dakota
Gustav Schrum 1897-1987 Crawford Heights Memory Gardens, Denison
Hugo Schrum 1901-1981 Manning Cemetery