Karl Tompkins 1906 - 1982

TOMPKINS, BREESER, MEYER

Posted By: Errin Wilker
Date: 2/9/2013 at 19:51:20

Services for Karl Tompkins, 75, of New Albin, were held on Sunday, April 25, at 2 p.m. at St. John’s United Church of Christ, Wheatland, rural New Albin.

The Rev. Milton Kading officiated and burial was in the church cemetery.

Tompkins died April 23 at the Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. He was born on Dec. 24, 1906 in Houston county to Charles and Mary (Breeser) Tompkins. He worked on road construction for many years and also farmed near New Albin.

He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Lorraine) Meyer, of Muscatine and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother.

Potter-Haugen funeral home of Caledonia was in charge of arrangements.

Pallbearers were Robert Martz, Sr., Elmer Burmester, Kenneth Staggemeyer, Richard Britt, Wendell Wild and Louis Breeser.

Source: Allamakee Journal, Lansing, IA, Hand-Dated 1982