Herman Ingwersen 1874-1947

INGWERSEN, DEICKMANN, LEICHSENRING

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Date: 7/8/2021 at 08:19:37

20 November 1947 - The Anamosa Journal

WYOMING - Funeral service for Herman M. Ingwersen, 73, who died Sunday night, Nov. 16, were held in the Harrington Funeral home, Wyoming, Tuesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. H. Graening, pastor of the Lutheran church in charge. Burial was in the Wyoming cemetery.

Mr. Ingwersen was born May 26, 1874, in Hattstedt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He served as a barber apprentice in Germany and joined the Lutheran church there. He was married in February, 1905, to Dora Deickmann and the couple lived in Hamburg. He came to the United States in 1914 and for a brief time served as a barber in Davenport until he came to Wyoming. His wife and daughter came here in 1923. Mrs. Ingwersen died in January 1927. After retiring as a barber Mr. Ingwersen became an attendant for patients at the county home, where he died.

He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Helma Leichsenring, and a granddaughter, both Davenport, and a sister in Germany.