KAFER, Frank 1891-1961

KAFER, NISSEN, FROMMER

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/13/2010 at 13:54:24

Frank Kafer rites Wednesday at Charles City

CHARLES CITY, IOWA — Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Grossmann-Hage Funeral Home with burial in Riverside Cemetery, for Frank Kafer, 69. He died Monday at the Cedar Valley Hospital where he had been a patient since May 18. Death was attributed to a stroke.

Born in Elkport, June 6, 1891 he was the son of Anton and Katherine Frommer Kafer.

On March 15, 1928, in Sumner, he was married to Florence Nissen. For a number of years he owned and operated a blacksmith shop on Clark Street. He later was employed by the Oliver Corporation as a black smith for 12 years.

Survivors include his wife, a brother Paul Kafer, Littleport and a sister, Mrs. Lona Wiley, Waterloo.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister and four brothers.

[ Mason City Globe-Gazette Tuesday, May 30, 1961 ]