Jess, Ferd H. 1889 - 1972

JESS, FLAMME, ISKE, SNOOK, BALE

Posted By: Barbara Hug (email)
Date: 9/28/2004 at 21:11:02

Ferd H. Jess Dies Saturday; Services Tuesday

Ferd H. Jess, 82, of 325 E. 2nd St. S., a resident of Newton since 1947, died Saturday evening at Skiff Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Johnson Funeral Chapel.

The Rev. Roy Nelson, pastor of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, will conduct the services. Burial will be in Newton Union Cemetery.

Survivors are his wife, Lena; a son, Dale Jess of Brackley, England; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Dale Jess of Brackley, England; two sisters, Mrs. John (Margaret) Bale of Colfax and Mrs. Bert (Etta) Snook of Newton; two brothers, Harry and Carl, both of Newton; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Mr. Jess was a member of the First Lutheran Church, a member of the Oak Ridge Grange since 1913, Pomona Grange and a member of the Elks Club.

Mr. Jess farmed in Jasper County until his retirement in 1947.

The son of Peter and Fredericka Flamme Jess, he was born Aug. 20, 1889 in rural Newton (sic - Davenport).

He ws married to Lena Iske Dec. 6, 1916 at Newton. ~ The Newton Daily News, Newton Iowa, July 24, 1972, page 6.