BEUCHER, Leo O. 1891-1959

OLSON, BEUCHER, COLE, SONNKALB, SONAKALB, TRUNECEK, HEIN, MCEWEN

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Date: 7/23/2012 at 14:00:46

Services Held For Leo O. Beucher, Prominent Banker

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, 2 p.m., at the Community Presbyterian Church for Leo O. Beucher, lifelong resident of Postville and prominent banker of this area, who died Thursday, February 5, 1959 at the Postville Community Hospital following a brief illness.

The Rev. Walter T. Martin was in charge of the rites. Ray R. Douglass, past grand master of Iowa Masons, conducted Masonic rites. Burial was in the Postville cemetery.

Leo O. Beucher, son of Peter J. and Lena (Olson) Beucher, was born in Postville, Iowa on October 31, 1891. He graduated from Postville high school in 1909. In 1907, prior to his graduation from high school, he started his life's work in the Citizens State Bank on a part-time basis and continued through a span of 52 years in all capacities to president, to which office he was elected in 1955. In addition to his banking interest, Mr. Beucher has served the community in many other capacities. One of his greatest interests was the development and the maintenance of the Postville Community Hospital since its inception and has been Postville City Treasurer for 40 years. His matured judgment and sound advice will be missed in many places.

He has been a member and officer of Brotherly Love Lodge 204, A. F. & A. M., the I.O.O.F. and the Postville Commercial Club. On April 2, 1953 he united with Community Presbyterian Church of Postville.

In 1914 he was united in marriage to Miss Anna Cole and to them were born 2 sons and one daughter.

He is survived by his wife; 2 sons, Charles of Overland Park, Kansas and Alan of New York City; his daughter, Kathryn, (Mrs. Charles Sonnkalb), of Washington, D. C.; 9 grandchildren; a brother, Dr. Harry S. Beucher of Los Angeles, California; and a sister, Helen (Mrs. Louis Trunecek) of Cedar Rapids. He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 sister, Mrs. Lottie Hein and Mrs. Louise McEwen, and one brother, Otto J. Beucher.

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

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Added by Cheryl Moonen on 11/14/2017:

The Telegraph Herald, Dubuque, Iowa, Feb. 9, 1959

LEO BEUCHER

POSTVILLE, Ia. – Services will held Sunday in Community Presbyterian Church for Leo O. Beucher, 67, Postville business and civic leader who died Friday. Burial was in the Postville Cemetery.

Mr. Beucher lives a wife, Anna; two sons, Charles, Overland Park, Kan., and Alan, New York City; a daughter, Mrs. Charles Sonakalb (sic), Washington, D. C.; a brother, Dr. Harry, Los Angeles; and a sister, Mrs. Louis Trunecek, Cedar Rapids.

Mr. Beucher was elected president of Citizen State Bank in 1955 after 49 years’ service. He was also treasurer of Postville Community Hospital and Postville city treasurer.