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Hrnry f. Moeller(Special to Reporter from MilfordMail)The people of Milford were shocked and grieved beyond the power of words to express, Inst Sunday afternoon when word was passed around erf the sudden death or Mr. H. C. Moeller, hardware and implement dealer, who for nineteen years had been prominent In the business circles of the town and In goud citizenship.Sunday afternoon Mr. Moeller drove out to his half-Hcctioii farm near Superior. arriving about 11 o'clock. He was talking with his tenant, Mr. Kosik, on matters re-ffanlin^ the farm, when he suddenly threw up his arms and fell forward to the ground, death having occur-ed instantly. Mr. Rosik telephoned immediately for Dr. Q. c. Fuller, who hurriedly drove nut to the farm hut found Mr. Moeller was beyond medical aid. TIis death occurred from heart trouble with which he had for some time been afflicted, but not so as to prevent him from attending to bust ness in which he had been very successful, having operated several farms in addition to his store* business.The high regard in which the deceased was held and the sympathy felt for the bereaved family was sliown by the large attendance at the funeral service, held -at in o'clock Tuesday morning at the home. Rev. Lewis N. Moody, pastor of the Federated church officiated. Appropriate hymns were sung by the quartette. Mrs. Joss Pugh. Mrs. Evelyn .Movers, Mrs. S. C. Poland and Dr. T. K. Shelledy, with Mrs. J. t R Shelledy as aneompaniBt. Tt. S. \ J Davis, p. T. Murk, C. F. Mauss. F. i C. Williams. Marion Ritlmiro and ; Oenrgo P. Woods acted as pall bear-i ers.Following the services the body j was taken to the Cobb Funeral | Home at Spencer, to remain until i later in the week, probably Thurs*J day. awaiting the arrival of a bro-j ther of the dec (.vised, who lives in ! Fnlifornki. Interment with services | at the grave will be made in Lone Tree cemetery at Bvorly.Henry C. Moeller was horn in Renton county. Iowa, on April 12, 1873. He lived there until the spring of 1B9U when he moved with his family to a farm one mile north and one-mite west of Everly. Mr. Moeller entered into business with his cousins. H. H. Moeller in 1900, In the implement trade in Everly. He was united in holy matrimony to Anna Ketelsen of EverJy on June 3, 1903, and to this union one daughter was horn at Everly on May 21. 1904. The family moved to Milford in 1909 and there a son wan born the same year. Mr. Moeller was engaged there in the hardware and implement business, buying out the S. O. Rlllsbury stock, which business be continued until his death. Mrs. Katharine Moeller, mother of the deceased, who lives nt Everly could not be present at his funeral services in Milford on account of ill health. His father passed away in Everly in 1913. Three brothers and one sister survive him. They are:B. B. Moeller and Rudolph Moeller of Everly. Ernest Moeller and Mrs. Sophie .1 olden of Dong Bench. California. An older brother passed awny twelve ytvirs ago.Since Mr. Moeller made his residence in Milford, he has had the Interest of the better welfare of 1 the community at heart. He served I on the city council for a number of j years during the time of Its many j public improvements. He was a man I who has always stood for the bet-[ ter things of the community. He ! was a member of the First Cong re-I Rational church.Christian Kcftsey (Special to Reporter From Milford Mail)Christian Kessey. a highly respected pioneer resident of Milford, died at his home Tuesday morning. Jan. 1. 1929. Mr. Koss'-y was believed to have lived longer in Milford than any other resident of Mi** toivtt. His death was the result of a general failure of the vital powers due to Ills age.lie was horn on April 3. 1R4(1, in Christiana. .Norway, where he re-eelved his eflue.ition. In 18(14 he emigrated on a sailing vessel to Quebec. Canada. From Quebec he went to Chicago. III., and from there to La* Crosse, Wisconsin. Later he moved to Lancing, Iowa, where he engaged in blacksmithing. He was married at Locust Lane, Iowa, to Miss Emma %ink, and In 1871 they came to Dick In son county, located In Old
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Spencer Reporter
Spencer, Iowa, US
Wed, Jan 02, 1929
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