Sumner Henry Platte Dies In Sumner Area
Henry Platte 67 died in Sumner after a five week illness from a heart condition on a farm southeast of Sumner. He was born August 17, 1893, son of August and Mary Platte. Survived by his wife Lila, nine grandchildren, and several siblings. Funeral at St. John American Lutheran, Rev. John Mohr officiating. burial at St. Bridget’s. Patricia Foss and Phil Kuepker are among those noted in the obituary notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Platte
Ling
Ary Boeckman Platte
Here
Sumner
Eleora Potratz
Carnation Dairy
Tie
Was
Lester
Max
Herbert Lloyd
Emma Hurmence
All i
St. Hn American Lutheran Church
John Mohr Ofyg
Patricia Foss
Velmar Foss
Philp Kuepker
Walter Kuepker
John American Lutheran Arch
John Mohr
Cere
Sarah McGahn
Sarah Mcahn
Immaculate
Dubuque
S. Dubuque
Int. Paul
Waterloo
H. E. Carr
Frederika
John Corkery
Margaret
M. G. Wolfgram
Albert Rieck
Annie Bowers
Hawkeye
Herman Jamnke
Warnke
Oliver West- Chal Ang
Donald Meier
Vernon Warnke
TS. Bowers
Donald Mes- Serer
Hawaii
Dena
Cal
12Th Artilery Group
Riley
Kan
Nuss Mobil
James Baier
Emil Lawton
Pleasant Hill
Frank Lang
Ella Stvens
Ella Farnum
Charles Kibbee
Viva Paterson
Shevlon
Minn
Gaylord Farnum
Ward
Tom Messerer
Mervin Collins
Lamont
Ed Rader
Mercy Hospital
Oelwein
Martin
Rory
Ben Creager
Thurman Creager
St. Paul
Judy
Robert Vandersee
Cedar Rapids
Kurt Vandersee
Marvin Pollow
Jeffrey Marvin
Emil Lantow
al Wolfgram
L. R. Ladwig
Zatha Munger
Bakke
Ed Braun
Verena
Carlton Kjergaard
Phyllis Aschbrenner
Wendell Rettig
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Covington
Okla
Harry Reay
Paul Braun
Birthday Picnic Highlights of Bahlmann Family
Numerous Bahlmann relatives from Waverly Reinbeck Sumner Fredericksburg and Tripoli gathered for a park picnic on Sunday to celebrate Terry Bahlmanns first birthday. Local families and guests from Waterloo Oelwein and nearby towns joined the event sharing meals and conversation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Bahlmann
Terry
Herman Bahlmann
Stanley Bahlmann
Donald Bahlmann
Kenneth Bahlmann
Charles Rosel
Larry
Kenneth Lampe
Waverly
George Hagen
Roy Volker
Robert
George Anders
Reinbeck
Eldon Meier
Tripoli
Terry Bahlmann
Harold Mueller
A. W. French
W. H. Sassmann
Denver
Wm. Due
Anthon
Wm Bieman
C. J. Schufelt
Arlan Nuss
E. J. Nuss
Pasadena
Calif
James Wise
Central City
Leigh Alcock
So Alcock
Donald Bergmann
Barbara
Evansdale
Alvin Bergmann
Lee Holm
Waterloo
C. C. Clary
Bertha Mooney
Maud O’day
Otto Marquanat
Richard Atkinson
Zambretta
Minn
Carl Abbas
Lillie Rathbone
G. A. Rowe
Fredericksburg
Clarence DeMuth
Ch Jordana
Zona Jordan
S.J. McGowan
St. Louis Park
E. J. Oesons
Everett Williams
Paul Brenner
Jean Miller
Maxfield Church
Duane Abbas
New Hampton
Dale Abbas
Virgil Meyer
Lynn
Sumner
Catfish Catch by Hand Amid Flood Near Burlington
Mrs. Esther Nordell of Cascade Landing near Burlington reeled in a 20 pound catfish with her bare hand after seeing the fish flounder in shallow floodwater near her home. She pursued it through the water and captured the sizable catch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Nordell
Cascade Landing
Burlington
Hancher Marks 20 Years as University of Iowa President
Virgil M. Hancher completes twenty years as president of the State University of Iowa this summer, longer in the role than any prior president in the institution’s history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil M. Hancher
State University of Iowa
Industry adopts flexible retirement as policy shifts
A survey of 30 major corporations shows 25 percent have instituted flexible retirement policies and another 25 percent make frequent exceptions to the 65 year limit, signaling a gradual rethink of mandatory retirement.
Walking Baby Robert Exceen Sparks Local Incredulity
Robert James Exceen of Shenandoah, son of Mr and Mrs James Exceen, began walking at the age of five months, astonishing neighbors and prompting curiosity about early development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert James Exceen
Shenandoah
James Exceen
Oldest Iowa pear tree on Shultz farm bears fruit
A pear tree on Paul Shultz’s Tipton area farm, believed to be among Iowa’s oldest, still bears fruit. Shultz estimates the tree at 120 years old, planted by Nathan Howe, a great grandfather of Earl Howe, who settled the area in 1836.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Shultz
Tipton
Iowa
Shultz
Nathan Howe
Earl Howe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Foss-Kuepker
Albert Lienau
Mary Lou
Tom Nicklaus
Andrew Nicklaus Sr
Sam
Peace United Church of Christ
Fredricksburg
Wm. Duenow
Dean Wiltse
Town
Ed Green
Fairfield
James Kerr
Mandel Kramer
Yale Kramer
Ed Leonard
Cynthia
E. G. Pleggfenkuhle
Harry Bockhaus
Verjean
Will Gebert
Wesley Mahlstedt
Cedar Falls
Everett Johnson
John Johnson
Waldo Ruehs
Western Douglas
J. H. Ruehs
R. A. Grover
Robert Oman
Elston Grover
Lorraine Denton
Leslie Hagedorn
Boyd
Sandra Jordan
Charles Hansen
Ramona
Brenda Marie
Lester Buenger
St. John's Lutheran Church
W. H. Klein
Eugene Buenger
Donald Buenger
Buenger
Otto Buenger
Edwin Klemp
Jerry Reed
Roy
Theron Carroll
Caus
Art
N. R. Ambrose Oil Co
Wm. Ambrose Auto Co
American Savings Bank
Bergmann Hatchery
Biesterfelt Bros
Block’s Auto Service
Bockhaus & Summer Barber Shop
Hasbrouck-Voetmann Lumber Co
D. F. Holm
Insurance
Hurmence
Interstate Power Co
Juel’s Briardale Store
Bock’s Plumbing & Heating
Kramer-Crittenden Produce
Hatchery
Butler-Bremer Mutual Telephone Co
Kuhrt Bros
Colburn Feed Mill
Meier
the Farmers Store
Michael’s
Fred’s
L. L. Moeller Construction Co
O’brien
Panzer Produce
Rettig Furniture Store
Stahlhut Grain & Trucking
Tripoli Creamery Co
Tripoli Grain & Feed
Tripoli Hardware
Tripoli Implement Co
Tripoli Mercantile Co
Tripoli Sales Co
Trusty’s Food Locker
Walnut Dairy Farms
Warner
Wayside Inn
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Sumner Ernest Dedor
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