Joseph Skalla 1842-1923

SKALLA, GUTE

Posted By: Joe Conroy (email)
Date: 6/6/2010 at 15:20:15

The Carroll Times
Carroll, Iowa
18 Jan 1923
Page 1

Apoplexy is Fatal To Joseph Skalla

Resident of Carroll County for Many Years, Native of Austria, Succumbs Saturday.

Joseph Skalla, 80 years old, for many years a resident of Carroll county, died at his home on the John Willey farm southeast of Carroll Saturday morning. Apoplexy is said to have been the cause of his death. He was ill only a few days, and was engaged in moving to Carroll when he became ill.

Mr. Skalla was born in Austria and served in the army in his native land. When a young man he came to America with his father and brother and settled in Carroll county. He and Miss Magdalena Gute were united in marriage in 1890 and to this union eight children were born, three sons and five daughters.

He is survived by his wife, children and one brother, John Skalla, of Portsmouth, ia. The children are: John Skalla and Mrs. G. H. Busche, of Halbur; Mrs. Emil Wurr, Mrs. Ed Heim and Joseph Skalla, of Auburn; Mrs. Wolfe Wanninger, of Manning; Frank and Alice Skalla, of Carroll.

Funeral services were held at the St. Mary's church in Willey Monday morning at 10 o'clock conducted by Rev. Fr. M. A. Schemel.