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JAMMER, August 1886-c1965

JAMMER, STUERMAN, BORDENKIRCHER, DOSS, JULIAN, SCHUTZ, SAUER, LARSEN, FISHER

Posted By: Roseanna Zehner (email)
Date: 1/19/2003 at 15:42:18

JAMMER, AUGUST

August Jammer dies at age 79; funeral today

August Jammer, 79, died Friday at Merrill Pioneer Community hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services were held this afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Congregational church with Dr. W. Morris Kildal officiating. Mrs. Kenneth Wallace was organist and Pierre Landman soloist.

Interment was in Riverview cemetery with members of the Lyon County Cooperative Oil board serving as honorary pallbearers. Active bearers were Ray Klinkenborg, Wayne Doss, Dwayne Stuerman, Terry Schutz, Woodrow Lohman and Hugo Stuerman. Arrangements were by the Jongewaard Funeral home.

August Jammer was born December 24, 1886 in Durant, Iowa and three years later moved with his parents to the Jammer farm west of Rock Rapids. He made his home on this farm until retiring to Rock Rapids in 1945.

He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Agnes Stuerman, and a brother, William F. Jammer.

Survivors include a son, Harvey of Rock Rapids; two grandchildren, Mrs. Em. M. Bordenkircher of Ontario, Calif., and Roger Jammer of Grand Forks, N.D.; and six sisters, Mrs. Alma Doss of Rock Rapids, Luella, Mrs. Ralph Julian of Flandreau, S.D., Loretta, Mrs. R.M. Schutz of Rock Valley, Dorothy, Mrs. George Sauer of Glendale, Calif., Viola, Mrs. E. S. Larsen of Kansas City, Mo., and Emily, Mrs. Earl Fisher of Rock Rapids.

Mr. Jammer was active in community affairs during his lifetime. He had served for more than 30 years on the board of the Lyon County Cooperative Oil Co., was a former Allison township trustee and member of the Farmers Elevator board at Lester. He was also a charter member of the Neighbors Social Home club of his home community.
Provided by Linda Balk.


 

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