BILHARZ, Franz J. 1862-1949

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BILHARZ, Franz J. 1862-1949

BILHARZ, SOY, COLLIER, COLTON, SKINNER

Posted By: County Coordinator (kermit)
Date: 5/18/2010 at 23:34:36

#1:
Hold Rites Tuesday
for Retired Farmer
Charles City, Iowa — Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m., at the Hauser funeral home for Franz J. Bilharz, 87, who died early Sunday morning in the state hospital at Independence where he had been a patient about a month. Death was attributed to senility. The Rev. Boren of the Osage Congregational church will officiate and burial will be in the Orchard cemetery.
Mr. Bilharz, a retired farmer had been a lifelong resident of Floyd county and his home was four miles northeast of Floyd.
He is survived by his wife, one son Franz, Jr., and one daughter, Mrs. Mary Louise Soy, of Vallejo, California.
One son, Kenneth, was a war casualty in Germany, in World War II, on October 14, 1944.
[Mason City Globe Gazette, Tuesday, October 11, 1949]
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#2:
FRANZ BILHARZ DIED
SUNDAY FOLLOWING
LINGERING ILLNESS
Funeral services for Franz Bilharz, 87, were held Tuesday, October 11, 1949, at the Hauser funeral home in Charles City, Iowa. Rev. D.S. Bourne, pastor of the Osage Congregational church, officiated and burial was made in the Orchard cemetery. Mr. Bilharz died October 9, 1949, after a lingering illness.
Franz Joseph Bilharz was born on April 7, 1862, to Louis and Anna Schmedt Bilharz, on a farm near Orchard. He attended the Stillwater school and lived his entire life on the same farm.
He was married to Stella Collier, of Orchard, on September 4, 1907. To this union three children were born.
Surviving are his wife and two children, Franz, Jr., at home and Mary Louise Soy of Vallejo, California. There are also four grandchildren, Bonnie and Marian Bilharz and Kathy and Jon Soy.
He was preceded in death by one son, Kenneth, who was killed in action in Germany, on October 14, 1944; his parents; four brothers, Charles, Louis, Otho, and Victor; and two sisters, Louise Skinner and Lenna Colton.
Mitchell County Press-News - October 13, 1949
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#3:
The Orchard Cemetery data on IaGenWeb/Mitchell shows:
BILHARZ, Angela OCT 26, 1909 -- FEB 1, 1993
BILHARZ, Franz J. AUG 20, 1909 -- JUL 18, 1983
BILHARZ, Franz J. APR 7, 1862 -- Oct. 9, 1949
BILHARZ, Kenneth O. Mar. 28, 1920 -- Oct. 14, 1944
BILHARZ, Ruth (Love) 21 MAR 1925 -- 15 MAR 1992
BILHARZ, Stella K. 11 JUN 1889 -- 3 APR 1989

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Obituary: #1: Hold Rites Tuesday for Retired Farmer Charles City, Iowa — Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m., at the Hauser funeral home for Franz J. Bilharz, 87, who died early Sunday morning in the state hospital at Independence where he had been a patient about a month. Death was attributed to senility. The Rev. Boren of the Osage Congregational church will officiate and burial will be in the Orchard cemetery. Mr. Bilharz, a retired farmer had been a lifelong resident of Floyd county and his home was four miles northeast of Floyd. He is survived by his wife, one son Franz, Jr., and one daughter, Mrs. Mary Louise Soy, of Vallejo, California. One son, Kenneth, was a war casualty in Germany, in World War II, on October 14, 1944. [Mason City Globe Gazette, Tuesday, October 11, 1949] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #2: FRANZ BILHARZ DIED SUNDAY FOLLOWING LINGERING ILLNESS Funeral services for Franz Bilharz, 87, were held Tuesday, October 11, 1949, at the Hauser funeral home in Charles City, Iowa. Rev. D.S. Bourne, pastor of the Osage Congregational church, officiated and burial was made in the Orchard cemetery. Mr. Bilharz died October 9, 1949, after a lingering illness. Franz Joseph Bilharz was born on April 7, 1862, to Louis and Anna Schmedt Bilharz, on a farm near Orchard. He attended the Stillwater school and lived his entire life on the same farm. He was married to Stella Collier, of Orchard, on September 4, 1907. To this union three children were born. Surviving are his wife and two children, Franz, Jr., at home and Mary Louise Soy of Vallejo, California. There are also four grandchildren, Bonnie and Marian Bilharz and Kathy and Jon Soy. He was preceded in death by one son, Kenneth, who was killed in action in Germany, on October 14, 1944; his parents; four brothers, Charles, Louis, Otho, and Victor; and two sisters, Louise Skinner and Lenna Colton. Mitchell County Press-News - October 13, 1949 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #3: The Orchard Cemetery data on IaGenWeb/Mitchell shows: BILHARZ, Angela OCT 26, 1909 -- FEB 1, 1993 BILHARZ, Franz J. AUG 20, 1909 -- JUL 18, 1983 BILHARZ, Franz J. APR 7, 1862 -- Oct. 9, 1949 BILHARZ, Kenneth O. Mar. 28, 1920 -- Oct. 14, 1944 BILHARZ, Ruth (Love) 21 MAR 1925 -- 15 MAR 1992 BILHARZ, Stella K. 11 JUN 1889 -- 3 APR 1989
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