Stockman John 1873 - 1935

STOCKMAN, NUEHRING, BEISKER, BROWN, KOEVENIG, WEISBECK, BORMAN

Posted By: Reid R. Johnson (email)
Date: 11/24/2012 at 04:32:44

Postville Herald, Thur., 10 Jan. 1935.

John Stockman, a well known and highly respected Post township farmer, passed away at his home northwest of Postville on January 5, 1935, at one o'clock a.m., following a long and painful illness. He was aged 61 years, eight months and 14 days.

He was born April 21, 1873, in Louisville, Kentucky, coming later with his parents to Postville.

On March 14, 1905, he was married to Miss Anna Nuehring, and to this union two children were born, a son and a daughter.

His loss is mourned by his widow, Mrs. Anna Stockman; one daughter, Ruth,(Mrs. Will Beisker), and one son, Lester, at home. He also leaves four grandchildren. He is survived by five sisters and three brothers, namely: Mrs. H. H. Brown, of Austin, Minnesota; Mrs. H. M. Koevenig, of Postville; Mrs. Will Weisbeck, of Hinckley, Minnesota; Mrs. Rudolph Borman, of Columbus, Nebraska; Miss Lucy Stockman, William Stockman and Gilbert Stockman, all of Postville; and Ed Stockman, of Alpine, California.

His parents and one sister preceded him in death.

John Stockman was an honest, upright and industrious man, who during a long residence in this community made many friends, who will learn of his passing with sorrow and sympathize sincerely with those bound to him by closer ties.

Funeral services were held at St. Paul's Lutheran church in this city on Monday afternoon, Dr. R. B. Garten officiating. Interment was made in the Postville cemetery.

The pallbearers were Herbert Dreier, Arno Dreier, Virgil Dreier, Harold Groth, Ross Koth and Cecil Livingood.

The flower bearers were Lorraine Stockman, Opal Livingood, Helen and Margaret Koth.

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Submitter is not related.

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