Roiger Memorial Card

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Roiger Memorial Card

Entry/Object ID

65.17.2

Description

Memorial Card for Henry Roiger. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/4" x 6 1/2". Description: white cardboard; gold print: "In loving remembrance of Henry Roiger, Died Nov. 14, 1900. Age 9 yrs., 5 mos., 14 days. The little crib is empty now, the little clothes laid by; a mother's hope, a father's joy in death's cold arm doth lie. Go, little pilgrim to thy home on yonder blissful shore; We miss thee here but soon will come where thou bast gone before."

Context

Henry Roiger born in 1891 to Nick and Anna Roiger. Died 14 Nov 1900, buried in Calvary Cemetery, Waseca.

Cataloged By

vanessa

Made/Created

Date made

Nov 14, 1900

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Card, Memorial

Class

Documentary Artifact

Category

Communication Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

December 2, 2017

Update Date

January 7, 2026