Valentine Lahr 1849-1929
LAHR, MANZER, DOTY, WHITSON
Posted By: Sharyl Ferrall (email)
Date: 8/28/2008 at 05:15:29
Valentine Lahr, 79, Dead at Waterloo
Father of Prominent Bismarck Business Men Succumbs to Illness
Funeral services for Valentine Lahr, 79, father of three prominent business men here, who died Tuesday afternoon at Waterloo, Iowa, will be held at the Congregational church of Parkersburg, Iowa, at 3 p.m. Friday, according to word received here. Burial will be made in the Parkersburg cemetery.
A pioneer and resident of Parkersburg, Iowa, since Civil war days, Valentine Lahr was well known in Bismarck having visited his three sons here, F.A., W.E. and E.V., many times. Mr. Lahr, who was a retired harness merchant, was taken sick in Bismarck more than a year ago on a visit here. Due to his advanced age he gradually weakened and died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. R.A. Doty, in Waterloo. None of his sons was at the bedside.
Valentine Lahr was born in Unbenheim, Rheinhessan, Germany, on December 4, 1849. He was brought to the United States as a six-weeks'-old baby. He grew to manhood and was educated in the schools of Parkersburg where his parents settled. On April 22, 1874, he was married at Parkersburg to Miss Eva B. Manzer. Mrs. Lahr died two years ago. Besides his sons in Bismarck and Mrs. Doty, he leaves another daughter, Mrs. E.L. Whitson, Minneapolis, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mr. Lahr was a lifelong member of the Congregational church. Fraternally he was a Mason.
Will and E.V. Lahr left to attend their fathers funeral Tuesday night. F.A. Lahr left for Parkersburg last night. During the funeral services the Lahr Motor Sales and the First Guaranty bank will close out of respect to the memory of the deceased. The Motor Sales office will close at 2 p.m. and the bank at 3 p.m.
~The Bismarck Tribune
Bismarck, North Dakota
Thursday, August 22, 1929~submitter is not related & has no further information
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