Delton August Mohwinkle 1916 - 1972

MOHWINKLE, LONG, BEARDMORE, FIET, HEFTE, VONDEROHE, BURKE

Posted By: Errin Wilker (email)
Date: 2/10/2007 at 11:39:08

Funeral services will be held Thursday, Jan. 6 at 2 p.m. for Delton August Mohwinkle, 55, Union City township farmer who died at his home Tuesday, Jan. 4, 1972, from an apparent heart attack.

The Rev. C. Kent Weaver will be the officiating minister and burial will be in the Mt. Hope cemetery.

He was born Jan. 7, 1915 in Allamakee county and was the son of August and Eliza (Long) Mohwinkle. He was educated in the local schools.

April 23, 1938 he married Helen Beardmore in the Little Brown church in Nashua, Ia. She survives with three sons, Lyle of Dorchester; Ralph of Aplington, Ia.; and Greg of Caledonia, Minn.; and five daughters, Mrs. David (Gretta) Fiet of Rockford, Ill.; Mrs. Roger (Brenda) Vonderohe of New Albin; and Doreen, Fern and Beverly at home; five grandchildren; his mother, Mrs. Eliza Mohwinkle of Waukon; two sisters, Mrs. Alvin (Rozelia) Hefte of Spring Grove, Minn.; and Mrs. Clifford (Dorothy) Burke of Elizabeth, Ill.; and three brothers, Alvin of Dorchester; Milton of Waukon; and Dale of Marion, Ia.

He was preceded in death by his father, August Mohwinkle; and an infant brother, Alton Mohwinkle.

Mr. Mohwinkle was a member of Mt. Hope Presbyterian church where he was a trustee for several terms. He was also director of English Bench school for several terms.

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