Rounds, Frank Darvin 1882-1968

MATHER, ROUNDS, HEIN, MARTIN

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 11/4/2003 at 20:58:45

Frank D. Rounds

Funeral services are being held today for Frank D. Rounds, 67, former resident of the community, who passed away suddenly at his home in California.

The services are being conducted at the Schutte Funeral Home at 2:00 o'clock this afternoon with Rev. F. R. Ludwig, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church officiating. Masonic services are also being conducted at the funeral home and grave.

Frank Darwin Rounds, son of Marion Mayfield Rounds and Abbie Mather Rounds, was born August 8, 1882 on a farm in Clayton County, and departed this life suddenly on November 23, 1949 at Fullerton, California, aged 67 years.

He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Postville.

Mr. Rounds was united in marriage with Bertha L. Hein of Postville on December 31, 1908. To this union two sons were born, both of whom survive the passing of their father.

Mr. Rounds spent the earlier years of his life as a resident of Clayton county. After his marriage the family home was established at Mason City, where he remained for about two years. He then returned to Postville where he made his home until 1940. In that year he went to Pittsburgh for an extended visit which lasted approximately half a year. From Pittsburgh he moved to Monona, where he remained until 1942. In 1942 he moved to California and spent practically the entire remaining years of his life in that state.

Mr. Rounds followed the trade of a mason and as such worked on a number of buildings in the community.

Left to mourn his passing are his widow; two sons: Clifford of Cleveland, Ohio, and F. Darwin of Monona; four grandchildren; three brothers: Dell and Marion of Iroquois, South Dakota, and Reuben of Bertha, Minnesota; one sister Phila, Mrs. W. E. Martin of Ottumwa.

Postville Herald newspaper clipping, hand dated 1968, from my mother's obituary collection.