SCHMORANC, Anthony 1865-1935

SCHMORANC, SCHRAFEL

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Date: 2/11/2022 at 20:38:27

Anthony Schmoranc Dies After a Year's Illness

Anthony Schmoranc died at his home in Morrison last Friday following an illness of more than a year. Funeral services were held at the home Monday afternoon and later at the Presbyterian church. Rev. R. L. Whitmore had charge of the services. Burial was in the Morrison cemetery.

Native of Austria
Mr. Schmoranc was a native of Austria. He was born in Bieley, Austria, and at the time of his death he was 70 years and 20 days old. On Nov. 19, 1888, he was married to Marie Schrafel. Four years later Mr. Schmoranc and his family came to this county. They located on a farm in Washington township where they lived until nine years ago when they moved to the town of Morrison.

Surviving are the wife, two sons and three daughters. The sons are William of Morrison and Henry of Marshalltown. The daughters are Margaret from Morrison, Mrs. Max Hornburg of Marshalltown, and Mrs. Ben Flanders, Conrad.

Those from out of town who were here to attend the funeral Monday were: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schmoranc, Marshalltown; Mr. and Mrs. Max Hornburg, Marshalltown; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Flanders, Conrad; David Kolba, Eldora; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jung, Osage; Mr. and Mrs. Wenzel Schrafel, Austin, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Julius Manuel, Buckingham; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Schrafel, Conrad; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Katzer and daughter, Ida, Conrad; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clar, and daughter Helen of Conrad; Elmer Lorenzen, Reinbeck; Mr. and Mrs. Harm Muhring, Mr. and Mrs. Art Siemsen, Henry Klinefelter, all of Grundy Center.

Card of Thanks
We wish to thank our many friends and neighbors for the sympathy and kindness shown during the illness and death of our beloved husband and father.
Mrs. Marie Schmoranc and Children.

--The Grundy Register (Grundy Center, Iowa), 5 December 1935, pg 12