August F. Leo 1870-1942

LEO, ORSCHEL, HORSWELL

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 10/23/2010 at 19:26:53

Heart Attack Fatal
August Leo Stricken By Heart Attack on the Street Saturday Morning by Courthouse

August Leo, age 70, was stricken by a heart attack Saturday morning while walking down the street east of the courthouse, but was dead before the physician arrived.

Mr. Leo is a long time resident of this county, and for the past several years has been a retired farmer.

He is survived by two brothers, Emil of Estherville and Carl of Flayton, Minn.; twos sisters, Mrs. F. H. Orschel of Des Moines and Mrs. Joy Horswell of this city.

Mr. Leo was an unmarried man and lived in the H. O. Sillge home until recently.

The funeral was held Monday afternoon at 2:30 in the Mahlum and Anderson funeral parlors with Rev. Otis Lang officiating. (Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, IA, May 12, 1942)