Rudolph F. Hein 1892-1940

HEIN, BEUCHER, ROUNDS, WATERS, MEAD

Posted By: S. Ferrall IAGenWeb volunteer
Date: 12/26/2010 at 02:49:56

Word was received here last Friday that Rudolph F. Hein, a former resident of Postville, had passed away at his home in Denver, Colo. Funeral services were conducted in Denver on Monday with burial also being made in that city. The following relatives from Postville left for Denver Friday afternoon to attend the services: Mr. and Mrs. L.O. Beucher, Mrs. Otto J. Beucher, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hein, Mrs. Geo. Hein, Mrs. Frank D. Rounds and Mrs. Bernard Waters. Mrs. Guy Mead of Waterloo also attended the funeral.

Rudolph F. Hein was born April 25, 1892, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hein. His early life was spent at his birthplace on the Hein farm south of Postville in Grand Meadow township, Clayton county. During those years he obtained an early education by attending Grand Meadow District No. 6, rural school. When Carl Hein passed away in 1900, Mrs. Hein moved to Postville with her family. Rudolph F. Hein attended Postville high school and became a member of the graduating class. For a number of years he clerked in the Farmers Store and later at Kohlmann Bros. store. In 1917 he was married to Miss Lottie Beucher and a short time after the ceremony, was drafted for World War duty. He saw service in France and then returned to Postville after an absence of a year.

Mr. Hein was in poor health and at the advice of physicians moved to Denver, Colo., where he lived until his final illness. After first locating in Denver he attended college and then taught school at Palisade, Colo., for a year and a half. He is survived by his wife and one son, Merle. Another son, Ralph, was drowned last July. He is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. Guy Mead of Waterloo, Mrs. F.D. Rounds and Mrs. Bernard Waters, and one brother, Wm. H. Hein. Although Mr. Hein had been in ill health for a number of years his death was a shock to friends and relatives here. He had been seriously ill for only two days.

~Postville Herald
Oct 23, 1940