NIEHAUS, Dana 1971-1993

NIEHAUS, HILLYGUS

Posted By: Tammy (email)
Date: 4/27/2014 at 12:03:34

Wellsburg Man Dies Of Gunshot Wound Monday

Dana Niehaus, 22, of Wellsburg, died of a gunshot wound to the stomach Monday morning at a Hardin county farmstead.

According to Hardin County Sheriff Loren Goodknight, at approximately 10 a.m. Monday morning his office was notified of an apparent gunshot victim approximately five miles southeast of Eldora.

Grundy County Sheriff Rick Penning had been pursuing the Niehaus vehicle southbound on S-75 from Highway 175 when the vehicle pulled over into a farmstead driveway in Hardin County. Sheriff Penning had just completed a motorist assist prior to the pursuit.

When Penning approached the Niehaus vehicle, he found the 22-year-old man had sustained a gunshot wound to the stomach, apparently from a weapon found in the vehicle.

Niehaus was alone in the vehicle at the time.

Medical personnel were summoned and transported the victim to Marshalltown Hospital where Niehaus was pronounced dead.

The investigation is continuing by the Division of Criminal Investigation and the Hardin County Sheriff's Dept.

Services for Niehaus are pending at Doyen-Abels Funeral Home in Wellsburg.

--Wellsburg Herald (Grundy Center, Iowa), 16 September 1993, pg 1

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Dana Niehaus Services Held

Dana Niehaus, of Wellsburg, passed away Monday, September 13, at the Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center in Marshalltown having attained the age of 22 years, 1 month and 25 days.

Funeral services were held Thursday, September 16, at Faith Presbyterian Church in rural Ackley at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Tim Diehl officiating.

Pallbearers were Kurt Kruse, Kyle Kruse, Jack Rodriguez, Chad Harms, Steve Kiewiet and Dennis Dolmage.

Burial followed at the church cemetery.

A memorial fund has been established.

Dana was born June 19, 1971, in Iowa Falls the son of Dennis and Pam (Hillygus) Niehaus. He received his education at Ackley-Geneva, Iowa Falls and Wellsburg.

Dana was employed as a farm hand in Grundy County for Dennis Dolmage.

He enjoyed hunting and working on cars.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Casper Niehaus, and by his maternal grandparents, Allan and Shirley Hillygus.

Survivors include his parents, Dennis and Pam Niehaus of Wellsburg; one brother, Darin; and paternal grandmother, Etta Niehaus of Ackley.

The Doyen-Abels Funeral Home, Wellsburg, was in charge of the arrangements.

--Wellsburg Herald (Grundy Center, Iowa), 23 September 1993, pg 1