[Lobethal,] Mar. 12, 1906

… I have had such bad news from home. Poor mother’s cancer is growing again and it is only a matter of time until death relieves her of her sufferings. I do hope she will not have to suffer so awfully. I hope and pray God will give her a peaceful end. Fritz writes he is going to get her to write a few lines to me and I hope she will do it.

Lobethal, Apr. 5, 1906.

Dear Diary:- It is a long time since I wrote to you last. I can’t write Sunday evenings any more because I go to evening services now and at other times I forget it. I must make it a point to write after service. I hardly can tell you all that happened since last I wrote. I suppose you know that mother is rapidly getting worse and that I can expect the new of her death at any time. Fritz promised to have her write a few lines soon but she has not written yet. …

Lobethal, Nov. 25, 1906

“Dear Diary: — It is several weeks since I last wrote to you. A great many things have transpired since then. For one thing, mother has died. This was a sad piece of news for me and yet I felt so relieved to know that she was out of all pain and free from suffering. I also felt glad on account of my brothers who had the great task of nursing her. It was too much for poor Fred. He wrote his health had failed him and that the doctors had told him he had consumption. I felt very bad and at once sent a cablegram telling him to cover over and visit us. The cable cost me over a pound, yet I consider the money well spent. If only he gets well again, I shall be so thankful. Mother left each of us children $300 just about the sum I had expected. I am not to get it for a long time yet, I suppose.”

Source: Emma Eberlein Kriewaldt’s diary, transcribed by Brenz and Ernie Kriewaldt in 1995. Extracts from entries for March 12, April 5, and November 25, 1906