HAMMEL, infant Sandra Carol, 1950

HAMMEL

Posted By: IA GenWeb Volunteer
Date: 3/5/2011 at 14:14:01

Infant daughter Hammel

Mr. and Mrs. Dean Hammel of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, are mourning the loss of their baby daughter, who died at birth on Sunday, February 19. The baby weighed 11 pounds and five ounces and was the second girl for the Hammel's who also have four sons. Mr. Hammel brought the remains to Postville on Tuesday where burial was made, with a short service and prayer at the grave-side. Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Webster of Milwaukee, friends of the family accompanied him. They returned to their home the same afternoon.

Postville, Iowa newspaper of the time clipping, hand dated 1950, from Dorothy Schave's obituary collection.

Submitter note: the baby's father, Dean Hammel, is the son of Earl R. and Angie (Folsom) Hammel of Allamakee and Winneshiek Counties.

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Added by Carol Harris Remmen:
The name of the baby girl was Sandra Carol