BECHTUM, Rollin F. 1927-1965

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BECHTUM, Rollin F. 1927-1965

BECHTUM, NAPH

Posted By: County Coordinator (kermit)
Date: 9/21/2010 at 19:47:59

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Rollin Bechtum
OSAGE, IOWA — Rollin F. Bcchtum, 38, and Osage businessman, died Sunday at a Rochester hospital from injuries suffered in an accident Thursday night near Stewartville, Minnesota.
Born August 7, 1927, at Riceville, he was the son of Fred and Elsie Bechtum. He was a veteran of World War II and was owner and operator of Osage Recreation.
He was married August 3, 1948 to Wilma Jean Naph, Riceville.
Surviving are his wife, a son, Loren, his mother, Osage; three brothers, Kenneth and Robert, Riceville; Mark, Osage; a sister, Mrs. Clay Barnhart, Union, Missouri.
[Mason City Globe Gazette, Monday, September 20, 1965]
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Osage Amputee
Hwy. 63 Victim
OSAGE, IOWA - Rollin F. Bechtum 38, who was injured in a traffic accident near Stewartville, Minnesota, Friday morning, died Sunday afternoon in St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota.
He was riding in a car driven by Dean Heffron, an Osage policeman. Heffron was reportedly turning west on Hwy. 63 a mile north of Stewartville when hit by an oncoming car.
Bechtum, who lost both legs during World War II, operated a recreation parlor here.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Our Savior's Lutheran Church, with burial in the Osage Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Wilma; a son, Loren, at home; his mother, Mrs. Elsie Bechtum, Osage; three brothers, Kenneth and Robert, both of Riceville, and Mark, Osage, and a sister, Mrs. Clay Barnhart, Union, Missouri.
Champion Funeral Home is in charge.
[Waterloo Courier, Monday, September 20, 1965]

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Obituary: #1: Rollin Bechtum OSAGE, IOWA — Rollin F. Bcchtum, 38, and Osage businessman, died Sunday at a Rochester hospital from injuries suffered in an accident Thursday night near Stewartville, Minnesota. Born August 7, 1927, at Riceville, he was the son of Fred and Elsie Bechtum. He was a veteran of World War II and was owner and operator of Osage Recreation. He was married August 3, 1948 to Wilma Jean Naph, Riceville. Surviving are his wife, a son, Loren, his mother, Osage; three brothers, Kenneth and Robert, Riceville; Mark, Osage; a sister, Mrs. Clay Barnhart, Union, Missouri. [Mason City Globe Gazette, Monday, September 20, 1965] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #2: Osage Amputee Hwy. 63 Victim OSAGE, IOWA - Rollin F. Bechtum 38, who was injured in a traffic accident near Stewartville, Minnesota, Friday morning, died Sunday afternoon in St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota. He was riding in a car driven by Dean Heffron, an Osage policeman. Heffron was reportedly turning west on Hwy. 63 a mile north of Stewartville when hit by an oncoming car. Bechtum, who lost both legs during World War II, operated a recreation parlor here. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Our Savior's Lutheran Church, with burial in the Osage Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Wilma; a son, Loren, at home; his mother, Mrs. Elsie Bechtum, Osage; three brothers, Kenneth and Robert, both of Riceville, and Mark, Osage, and a sister, Mrs. Clay Barnhart, Union, Missouri. Champion Funeral Home is in charge. [Waterloo Courier, Monday, September 20, 1965]
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