Otto W. Kleatsch (1946)

KLEATSCH, SMITH, LIBBY, DUNN, MOORE

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler (email)
Date: 3/30/2007 at 18:07:55

Winterset Madisonian - March 27, 1946
Winterset, Iowa

OTTO W. KLEATSCH DIED LAST THURSDAY

Long-Time Scott Township Resident Was 73 Years Old

Otto W. Kleatsch, elderly resident of Scott township, died last Thursday at the age of 73 years.

Mr. Kleatsch was born near Winterset May 26, 1872, the son of Fred and Christine Kleatsch. On Sept. 4, 1896, he was married to Cora E. Smith, who preceded him in death. They were the parents of two daughters, Mrs. Bessie Libby of Winterset, and Mrs. Ruth Dunn, who died in 1921.

In addition to the daughter he leaves three sisters, Mrs. Glen Moore and Mrs. Pross Smith, both of Winterset, and Mrs. Ben Moore of Waitsburg, Wash. He also leaves four grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Funeral services were held last Saturday from Ramsey-Richards funeral home, in charge of the Rev. W. A. Samp of the Winterset Methodist church. Burial was made in the Winterset cemetery.