Engle, James Jacob 1883-1960

ENGLE, PERRY, GREGORIUS, TINNERMEIER, ROMBAUGH, LIND

Posted By: Barbara Hug (email)
Date: 4/27/2005 at 17:39:35

James Engle, 77, Newton Realtor, Dies at Home.

James Jacob Engle, 77, of 101 East 10th St. South, a real estate broker in Newton for 42 years, died last night at his home following a heart attack.

Funeral services will be held at 2 pm. Wednesday at the Johnson funeral home.

The Rev. Arthur V. Long, minister of the First Methodist church, will conduct the services. Burial will be in Sugar Grove Cemetery.

Mr. Engle is survived by his wife; Emma; six daughters, Miss Carrie Engle and Miss Mamie Engle at home; Mrs. Russell (Ruby) Perry of Zearing, Mrs. Melvin (Sylvia) Gregorius of Milwaukee, Wis., Mrs. Alvin (Geneva) Tinnermeier of Baxter and Mrs. Joseph (Emma) Rombaugh of Salem, Ore.; a son Glen Engle of Newton; nine grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and two brothers, Fred Engle of Newton and Percy Engle of Creston, Iowa.

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

Mr. Engle was a member of the Des Moines Christina church, the IOOF and the Masonic lodge.

In addition to operating his own real estate business in Newton for more than 40 years, he served as county coroner and justice of the peace.

The son of Andrew and Carrie Engle, he was born August 3, 1883 near Metz. Educated in Jasper county schools he spent his early life in the Metz community, moving to Newton in 1919.

He was married to Emma Lind March 3, 1902 at Mitchellville. ~ Newton Daily News December 11, 1960