Johann Christian "Chris" Heckmann, Jr. (1875-1927)
HECKMAN, HECKMANN, BIERING, GREISSE, SCHWARTING, WAHE, VOSS, JERGENS, SLATER, SCHLATER, REICHERT
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Date: 3/26/2014 at 20:49:02
Audubon County Journal (IA)
Thursday, Dec. 9, 1926, pg 7
LOCAL ITEMS
Chris Heckman, who resided in Au-
dubon township, is critically ill. He
has been very low for several days
but at this time shows improvement.Audubon County Journal (IA)
Thursday, Jan. 13, 1927, pg 5
LOCAL ITEMS
Chris Heckman is able to be up a
part of the time and is improving
slowly from his recent illness.Audubon County Journal (IA)
Thursday, Feb. 3, 1927, pg 4
LOCAL ITEMS
Dr. Biering of Des Moines was call-
ed to the Chris Heckman home in
Audubon township Friday. Mr. Heck-
man is critically ill.Audubon County Journal (IA)
Thursday, Feb. 10, 1927, pg 1--------
AUDUBON TOWNSHIP
FARMER DIED MONDAY--------
Chris Heckman, who has been ill for
the past two months with pneumonia
and complication, died at his home in
Audubon township about one o'clock
Monday afternoon.Funeral services were held this af-
ternoon at two o'clock from the Ger-
man Lutheran church in Audubon
township with Rev. Greisse in charge.
Burial was made in the cemetery at
the church.Mr. Heckman was born at Senfeld,
German, [sic Sennfeld, Germany] on January 27, 1875, and
came to this country with his parents
in 1883. He has since been a resident
of Audubon county having been raised
to manhood here. On December 1,
1904, he was married to Miss Anna
Schwarting at Exira. Mrs. Heckman
died eleven years ago. He is survived
by eight children: John, Fred, Walt-
er, Clarence, Robert, Emma, Cather-
ine and Martha, all at home. Two
brothers, Sam of Aletha, Kansas, and
Carl of this place, and four sisters,
Mrs. Louis Wahe of Anita, Mrs. Lena
Voss of Moulton, Mrs. Freda Jergens
and Mrs. Susie Slater of Audubon
township.Note: Parents of Johann Christian "Chris" Heckmann, Jr. were Johann Christian "Chris" Heckmann, Sr. and Susanna Christiana Reichert.
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