Pohren, Chris 1886 - 1967

BEKEL, CRILE, HESSELTINE, GRAF, POHREN, PFEIFER, KERN, MANN, NORTON

Posted By: Deborah Brownfield - Stanley (email)
Date: 2/26/2006 at 13:43:48

Fairfield Ledger
Tues. Mar. 21, 1967
Page 8 column 1
and
Brighton Enterprise
Thurs. Mar. 23, 1967
Page 1 column 6

CHRIS POHREN, 80, Brighton, died Mon. Mar. 20, 1967 at University Hospital in Iowa City. Burial Hillcrest Cemetery, Brighton. Born July 26, 1886 on a farm near Lockridge in Jefferson County, son of JACOB and ANNA PFEIFER POHREN; married Feb. 9, 1910 LYDIA KERN who died several years ago. Survivors include four daughters and three sons; MRS. ANDREW CRILE, R. 4, Fairfield; MRS. RALPH MANN, Packwood; MRS. DALE NORTON, Washington; MRS. ROBERT HESSELTINE, Brighton; CLIFFORD, Farmington; EVERETT, Conesville, and LEONARD, Washington; 27 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two brothers, PETE and LEONARD (or LEO) both of Fairfield, and two sisters, MRS. MARGARET GRAF, Lockridge, and MRS. LENA BEKEL, Fairfield. Preceded in death by a son, HAROLD POHREN who died Nov. 8, 1966.