Henry G. Deling, 1887-1970

DELING

Posted By: Emmet County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 1/29/2009 at 15:34:00

Final Services Are Conducted

DOLLIVER -- Henry George Deling, 82, Dolliver, died Sunday morning [March 1, 1970] at the Valley Vue Nursing Home in Armstrong.

He was born Sept. 15, 1887, in Germany to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Deling. He came to the U. S. In 1914 and settled in the Lake City area.

On Jan. 28, 1915 he was married to Lena Altmans of Sterling, Colo. They returned to the Lake City area where he farmed. In 1947, they came to the Dolliver area.

His wife died Sept. 23, 1963.

Survivors include five children, Mrs. Ann Gjirstad, Buffalo Center; Herman, Ceylon; Raymond, Rolfe; Mrs. Joe (Grace) Lysholm, Mound, Minn.; Mrs. Elwin (Johanna) Bowman, Fairmont, Minn.; 19 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren and two brothers, Harry and Eno., both of California.

Funeral services were to be held today at 2 p.m. at the Fuhrman Funeral Home in Estherville with Rev. Rex D. Spicer from St. John's Lutheran Church in Fenton officiating. Burial was to be in the Dolliver Cemetery.

Pallbearers are grandsons, Orville Deling, Russell Deling, Maynard Bowman, Ronald Lysholm, Norris Gjirstad and Darrell Gjirstad.