Emil Henry Vonderohe - 1890-1985

VONDEROHE, BISPING, KOCH, ELLERSIECK, OESTMANN, REINKE

Posted By: Connie Ellis (email)
Date: 2/4/2011 at 15:00:39

SOURCE: Waukon, Iowa WAUKON August 1985
Contributor: Connie Ellis (Not related)

Emil Henry Vonderohe, age 94, of Villa Park, Illinois, died July 25, 1985. He was born in New Albin, Iowa on November 25, 1890 to Henry and Emma (Bisping) Vonderohe. He was baptized and confirmed in St. John's Church of rural New Albin, Iowa and remained there until 1924 when he moved to Elmhurst, Illinois to be employed at Elmhurst College. He was a World War I veteran.

Funeral services were held July 30 at St. Peter's United Church of Christ in Elmhurst, Illinois. He was preceded in death by 3 brothers and 4 sisters.

He is survived by his wife, Lois; 5 children; Gladys Koch, Kenneth Vonderohe, Robert Vonderohe, Grace Ellersieck, and Margaret Oestmann; 2 brothers, Carl Vonderohe and Albert Vonderohe; a sister Laura Reinke; 13 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.