Minnie Irene Pounds Nitsch

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Obituary- Nitsch, Minnie

Minnie I. Nitsch
Minnie I. Nitsch, 75, rural Hunter, died Tuesday, February 4, 1986, at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit after a long illness.

Minnie was born September 14, 1910, in Lincoln County, Ks., 12th of 14 children of Isaiah Lincoln and Delilah McKinney Pounds.

Minnie received her education at the Surprise and Cottonwood grade schools. She worked away from home to help support her family after the death of her father. At the age of 18, Minnie moved with her mother, sisters and brother to the Bethany community where she joined the Bethany Baptist Church. She served as a Sunday School teacher in the junior department for many years and was a faithful member of the church until her death.

On August 18, 1931, Minnie was married to Eric Nitsch at Ellsworth, and they lived all their married life in Lincoln County. To this union, four children were born.

Minnie devoted much of her last 10 years to piecing quilts and crocheting afghans for her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and missionaries.

Survivors include her husband, Eric; two sons, John and wife JoAnn, Delia, and Roger and wife Nancy, Hunter; two daughters, Leota and husband Charles Herman, Concordia, and Janis and husband Keith Oetting, Sylvan Grove; a brother, Elias Pounds, Hutchinson, nine grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, nine stepgrandchildren, and 14 stepgreat-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and many other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers - Albert, Walter and Andy Pounds; nine sisters - Rachel Rounkles, Rose Emmet, Sarah Jensen, Nancy Price, Ethel Pounds, Alice Johnson, Malinda Damgaard, Delsa Farr, aand Mary Parson; and two grandchildren, Kimberly Anne Nitsch and Kenneth Charles Herman.

Memorial services [were] conducted February 6, at 2:30 p.m. at Hall's Mortuary, Lincoln, with the Rev. Anthony Dickerson officiating. Burial was in Bethany Cemetery, rural Hunter. Organist was Mrs. Gerald Bachamp; soloist was Sister Elizabeth Stover. Casketbearers were Bradley Nitsch, Kenneth Church, Douglas Herman, Joe Caraway, Darin Oetting, and John Eric Nitsch.

Memorials may be made to the Solomon Valley Hospice, Beloit, or the Bethany Baptist Church, rural Hunter.