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TRAGEDY ENDS LIFE OF EARLY PIONEER HERE(Contributed)A deep shadow of gloom was cast upon this entire community last Thursday evening, when the shocking news of the tragic death with whichWm. Lehr man Sr., met, was spread over the wires into every direction.The deceased, William John Henry Conrad Lehrman, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lehmian, was born 111 Jackson County, Iowa, August tip, 18(14. In his infancy he was received into the communion of the Triune God by Holy Baptism. At the age of 10 he was instructed in the chief parts of the Christian religion and confirmed in the Lutheran faith on March 23, 1S81, at Fort Wayne, Ind., by the now sainted Rc-v. II. G. Sauer. On August 17, 1SS7, he was united in marriage with Miss Wilhelmine Jacobs at Meehanicsville, Iowa, bv the Rev. J. H. P.rammer. In the same year he with his young wife came west to Sioux County and established his own hearth on a fai’m six miles southeast of the town of Maurice and resided there until death did end his life. To this happy union eleven children were born, 5 sons and 6 daughters, Frank, the oldest of the sons, preceding his father in death.I from a height), of 16 feet to the cem-j lt;*nt door of the alley way breaking his j neck. This occurred at about 0:30 o’clock. No one was there to witness the terrible accident. However, about twenty minutes after the corn had been unloaded and the family was anout ready to take their supper the father had not as yet made his appearance, and when, upon calling him, no answer was received his son and his help went in search of him ami, coming to the corn crib, found him prostrated on the lioor with life totally extinct. Indeed a hard Mow, a gashing wound, at the hands of divine Providence to be deprived of a loving husband and father so suddenly, so unawares! Yet we have all reason to hope, that our deceased brother, tho’ he died suddenly, died a Messed death. He was a true Christian, and a true Christian is at all ti'mes ready to meet his Savior whether death comes to him after a lingering illness or suddenly. He attained the age of 6? years, 1 month and 9 days and leaves to mourn his loss a grief stricken widow, 4 sons, Oscar, William, Lorenz and Harold, all of this community, 6 .laughters, Mrs. Henry Bremer, of Ocheyedan, Iowa, Mrs. Earle Cooper, of Le .Mars, Iowa, Mrs. Frank Stubbert, of Sioux City, Iowa, Mrs. John Van Gelder, of Rock Rapids, Iowa. Evelyn, and Carmen, eleven grandchildren, his only surviving brother, Henry, of Starwood Iowa a host of other relatives and manvAfriends0LITh£rie\HornSundnessstrolwhoThehealllastLuuidaybestplaitUpothethouthetrouthataftesensliesi eveiL,f . - . w t . iMineral services were held MondayOur subject, Mr. Lehrman, together n * m . , , , , „ *........... 1 afternoon, Oct. 12, at I o’clock fromwith his faithful helpmeet, by hard and honest labor, was successful in I accumulating- enough of earthly gnolt;UI to enable them to live at ease in their 1 older days. The Lord in whom they \ had put their trust had indeed vis-. i ibly blessed the labors of their hands.; True to his confirmation vow. he was• *I' an ardent member of the church of V his faith during- all these years and, :j having the spiritual welfare of hisII children at heart, reared thetoi in the l j nuture and admonition of the Lord.i j He was comparatively well all his lifetime until he met with a tragic end. Advancing in age he no longer engaged in the harder work on the farm, but would help his son where-ever he could and felt able to do so. And so, when last Thursday evening, his son was tin loading the last load- i ^ii • of corn for the day with an elevator, he went up into the high corn crib to spread the corn. And there it happened that, while he apparently shifted the spout of the elevator, he must have lost his balance andv •felldealpa e.r mthe home and at 2 o’clock from St. John s Lutheran church, 4 miles east of I re ton, with Lev. C. D. Nuoffer in charge, who preached on the text iuumi in Isaiah 57.2, in ilie presence of a very large concourse of relatives, friends and acquaintances. A choir consisting of Mrs. Herbert Vander Hamm, the Misses Leona and Luella Vander Hamm, and Messrs. Walther and Leonard Vander Hamm with Miss Lelah VamferHamm at the instrument, sang at the house: “Asleep in Jesus and at the church: “Beloved, it is Well/' Interment was made in Sr. John's Lutheran cemetery. Messrs. H. K. Mueller. John Ricklefs, H. h. Vander Hamm. George Moir, John Osborn and K. Chapman acted as pall bearers. The Misses Veroiui Vlotho and Irene Kilts took care of the flowers.The overflow crowd in attendance and the many and beautiful iioral offerings gave evidence of the high esteem in which the departed brother was held.Those in attendance from abroad were: Henry l.ehrmau, Mrs. MinnieLehr man, Mr. and Mrs. Width er Lehr-muin, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lehrman, Mrs. Henry Haesemeyer, Mrs. W. G. Xagler, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Portwig, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wiggev, Fred Van Ruren, all of Stanford, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wendt, oi Lowden. Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Will Krender, Miss Agnes Kremier, Herbert Kreimer, Mrs. Henry Jacobs, oi Okarchee, Okla., Mr. and Mrs. Strom berg, of Hartley, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs A. Peterson, of Holstein, Iowa, Mrs l\d R actor, Hr nest Bremer, Mrs. Rob crt 1 hem or, August Counsour, of Ochevedan. Iowa. Mrs. Ed Petersen am % *Mrs, George Merrill of Sioux City.01ve;hilwl:poanlifevbv*frAmcci *n:o!n
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Ireton Ledger
Ireton, Iowa, US
Thu, Oct 15, 1931
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