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Iowa Thursday, November 19, 1976ground, he committed a cruel act against all who had grown to love the graceful animal.Mrs. Jay Thede Mason City, IowaFUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR BILLY JOE NECKERFuneral services were held Friday, November 12, at 11:00 a.m. at the Brandt-Kerns Funeral Home, Oelwein, for Billy Joe Necker, 15, of Wadena, who was killed while on Main Street ofArlington, about 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 9, by a .22 calibur handgun which fired accidentally or otherwise when he allegedly removed it from a shoulder holster he was wearing.Billy Joe was a ■ ninth grade student at the Fayette Junior High School.He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Necker of Wadena, four brothers, two sisters', one half sister, and one half brother.Burial was at Floral Hills Cemetery, Oelwein.FUNERAL SERVICES FOR JOHN LEONARD GAMMJohn Leonard Gamm was born on May 4, 1893, at Arlington,Iowa, one of nine children of J. Leonard Gamm and his wife Pauline nee Handel. He was brought to Holy Baptism at St. Scbald Lutheran Church, Strawberry Point, where he was also confirmed. He was educated in the schools of the community.On January 40. 1917, he was united in marriage to Anna Katherine Burrack of Arlington. To this union eight children were born, four sons and four daughters. Together with his wife and family, he was engaged in farming near the Arlington community. In 1940 he moved to a farm near Volga, but in 1951 he returned to Arlington to become sexton of the Taylorsville and Arlington cemeteries, and custodian of St. John Lutheran Church, serving in those capacities formany years. In addition, he also► •served on the Arlington Town Counel. John was also a charter member of St. John Lutheran Church.Following a fall this summer, in which he broke his shoulder, he lived at the Lutheran Home in Strawberry Point, where early this week, he became ill and was taken to the hospital inManchester. On Thursday evening, November 11, he passed from this life at the age of 83 years, 6 months, and 7 days.He was preceded in death by his wife Anna, two brothers, two sisters, and one grandchild.He is survived by his four sons and four daughters: Leonard of Arlington, Marsene of Volga, Donald of Sioux City, and Theodore of Rochester, Minnesota; Evelyn (Mrs. Don Brown) of Champaign, Illinois, Mrs. Katherine Rinkert of Marion, LaVon (Mrs. Lloyd Biederman) of Elkader, and Dorothy ( Mrs. Gerald Nesteby) of Elkader. Also 22 grandchildren, 9 great-chil-dren, 3 sisters: Mrs. Bertha Kleinlein, Marion; Mrs. Alice Baumgartner, Strawberry Point; Mrs. Caroline Marquardt, Palo; and one brother, Elmer Gamm of Arlington.Funeral services were conducted from St. John Lutheran Church, ARlington, Iowa, with Pastor W. Gies, on Sunday, November 14. The Gleim FuneralHome was in charge of arrangements. Burial was atTaylorsville Cemetery, Arlington. Pallbearers were 6 grandsons of the deceased: Gary Nesteby, Marion; Douglas Gamm, Oelwein; Roger Gamm, West Union; Kenneth Biederman, Garber; Darwin Gamm, Sioux City, and Greg Gamm, Rochester, Minnesota.SERVICES HELD FOREVA ALTA PAISNELL Funeral services for Eva Alta Paisnell, 59, were held at the Church of Christ, Tuesday, November 9, 1976, at 1:30 p.m. with Rev. Robert Culbertson officiating. The Gleim Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.Eva Alta Paisnell was born at Arlington, Iowa, on August 3, 1917, and passed away at Schoitz Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa, on Sunday, November 7,1976, at the age of 59years, 3 months, and 4days.Eva was the daughter of Percy and Delilah Hamlett Lickiss, and has a twin sister Neva. She received her early education in the Arlington school. She was married to Donald Fliehler and
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Arlington Weekly News
Arlington, Iowa, US
Thu, Nov 18, 1976
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