Ferdinand Detrich Clausen (1961)
BLAISDELL, BOOS, CLAUSEN, DRAKE, OHRT
Posted By: Treva Patterson
Date: 3/26/2006 at 15:05:38
The Earlham Echo
Earlham, Iowa
Thursday, November 16, 1961Services Thursday for F. D. Clausen
F. D. Clausen, 73, well-known Penn township farmer, died at his home Tuesday of a heart attack.
He is survived by his wife Cora, a daughter Mrs. Harvey Blaisdell of Perry, and a son Fred at home, a brother Walter, and a half-brother Richard of Dexter, and a half-sister Mrs. Bill Bruce of Leon, and five grandchildren.
He was a veteran of World War I.
Services will be held Thursday, November 16, at Zion Lutheran church at Dexter at 1:30 p.m. Pastor A. C. Weber will be in charge.
Casket bearers are L. E. Marsh, Fred Morford, Bert Jobst, Charles Willrich, Paul Clausen and Edward Blohm.
Interment will be in the Dexter cemetery.
_________________________The Earlham Echo
Earlham, Iowa
Thursday, November 23, 1961Obituary
Ferdinand Detrich Clausen was born on October 23, 1888, in Madison county, in a farm home south of Dexter. He was the oldest son of John Clausen and his wife, Johanna Ohrt Clausen.
Baptized in his infancy, he was later on confirmed in Zion Lutheran church at Dexter. He remained a loyal, active and devout member of this church all his life. At various times he was elected to positions of honor and trust in the congregation. At the time of his departure he was president of the Senior Fellowship Society.
With the exception of a short period of time when he served in the army during World War I, he lived his entire life in the Dexter community.
On March 7, 1920, he was united in marriage with Cora Belle Drake. Having no children of his own, he adopted a son and a daughter, giving them a fine Christian home.
He departed this life early last Tuesday morning, November 14, dying in his sleep as the result of a heart attack, at the age of 73 years and 11 days.
Surviving mourners include his wife, Cora; a son, Frederick living at home; a daughter, Mary Joan, the wife of Harvey Blaisdell, of Perry; two brothers, Walter and Richard Clausen, of Dexter; a sister, Mrs. William Boos, of Leon; five grandchildren; and a host of friends.
His funeral service was held in Zion Lutheran church at Dexter on Thursday, November 16, conducted by Pastor A. C. Weber. A ladies’ trio of the congregation sang appropriate funeral hymns. Mrs. Paul Clausen was the organist.
The casket bearers were Lawrence Marsh, Charles Willrich, Bert Jobst, Edward Blohm, Paul Clausen and Fred Morford. Roy Evans was the funeral director. His body was laid to rest in the Dexter cemetery.
_________________________The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, November 29, 1961
Page 4, Column 4FERDINAND CLAUSEN FUNERAL AT DEXTER
Funeral services were held Nov. 16 from Zion Lutheran church in Dexter for Ferdinand D. Clausen, a life-long resident of the Dexter community, whose death occurred there Nov. 14. The Rev. A. C. Weber, pastor of the church, conducted the services. Burial was made in the Dexter cemetery.
Mr. Clausen was 73 years of age at his death. A son of John and Johanna Ohrt Clausen, he was born south of Dexter, in Madison county, on Oct. 23, 1888, and spent his life in that community. He was a life-long member of Zion Lutheran church.
He was married March 7, 1920, to Cora Bell Drake,who survives him. He also leaves a son, Frederick, at home; a daughter, Mrs. Harvey Blaisdell of Perry; two brothers, Walter and Richard Clausen of Dexter; a sister, Mrs. William Boos of Leon; and five grandchildren.
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