LEMEN, Harold Edwin 1913-1948

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LEMEN, Harold Edwin 1913-1948

LEMEN, CANNY, PROCHASKA, BOEKEMEIER, KINGFIELD

Posted By: Diane Scott (email)
Date: 10/3/2010 at 14:42:33

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Harold Edwin Lemen
May 31, 1913 – November 20, 1948
Former Iowan Killed in Colorado
OSAGE, IOWA - Harold Lemen, former Mitchell county resident, died late Sunday evening near Idaho Springs, Colorado. He was enroute with his wife to Denver, Colorado, and the couple was riding in a truck loaded with hay. The clutch burned out, and the truck began weaving and gaining speed going down a hill, with a deep canyon on one side. Lemen swerved the truck into the rocky heights on the left side of the road and it is thought he died instantly.
Mrs. Lemen was extricated Monday morning by a motorist after being on the mountain road several hours. She has broken ribs, bruises and cuts. Mrs. Lemen, who was born Verna Canny, of Osage, is the former Mrs. Emil Prochaska.
Mr. Lemen was born and reared in Illinois coming to Rockford, Iowa, several years ago.
He farmed in Mitchell County five years, leaving here in 1947 to purchase a ranch at Toponas, Colorado. The couple was married in June, 1948.
Mr. Lemen in his late 30s is survived by his widow, mother Mrs. Carrie Lemen, and brother Dwight, both of Los Angeles, Calif.
Mrs. Lemen indicated in a telephone call to Osage, Monday to her daughter, Mrs. Hubert Boekemeier that she plans to return to Osage within a short time.
Waterloo Daily Courier, November 23, 1948
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ROCKFORD, IOWA - Funeral services were Saturday for Harold Lemen, former Mitchell County resident, who was killed last Saturday evening in a truck accident hear Idaho Springs, Colo.; Mr. Lemen was born in Illinois and came to Rockford several years ago; farmed in Mitchell county five years, leaving here in 1947 to purchase a ranch at Toponas, Colorado; couple was married in June, 1948; leaves widow, his mother, Mrs. Carrie Lemen, and brother, Dwight, both of Los Angeles, Calif.
Waterloo Daily Courier, November 28, 1938
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Harold Edward Lemen was born May 31, 1913 in Illinois, the son of William Minor Lemen Jr. and Carriel (Piper) Lemen.
He was buried in the Riverside cemetery, Rockford, Floyd Co., where his parents are buried.
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NOTES:
The Hubert Boekemeier mentioned in this obit is Oliver Hubert Boekemeier born October 10, 1917 in Iowa, the son of Arthur Ernest Boekemeier and Anna M. (Kingfield) Boekemeier. He married Dorothy Eva Prochaska, the daughter of Emil Prochaska and Verna (Canny) Prochaska. They both passed away in Payson, Gila, Arizona.

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Obituary: #1: Harold Edwin Lemen May 31, 1913 – November 20, 1948 Former Iowan Killed in Colorado OSAGE, IOWA - Harold Lemen, former Mitchell county resident, died late Sunday evening near Idaho Springs, Colorado. He was enroute with his wife to Denver, Colorado, and the couple was riding in a truck loaded with hay. The clutch burned out, and the truck began weaving and gaining speed going down a hill, with a deep canyon on one side. Lemen swerved the truck into the rocky heights on the left side of the road and it is thought he died instantly. Mrs. Lemen was extricated Monday morning by a motorist after being on the mountain road several hours. She has broken ribs, bruises and cuts. Mrs. Lemen, who was born Verna Canny, of Osage, is the former Mrs. Emil Prochaska. Mr. Lemen was born and reared in Illinois coming to Rockford, Iowa, several years ago. He farmed in Mitchell County five years, leaving here in 1947 to purchase a ranch at Toponas, Colorado. The couple was married in June, 1948. Mr. Lemen in his late 30s is survived by his widow, mother Mrs. Carrie Lemen, and brother Dwight, both of Los Angeles, Calif. Mrs. Lemen indicated in a telephone call to Osage, Monday to her daughter, Mrs. Hubert Boekemeier that she plans to return to Osage within a short time. Waterloo Daily Courier, November 23, 1948 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #2: ROCKFORD, IOWA - Funeral services were Saturday for Harold Lemen, former Mitchell County resident, who was killed last Saturday evening in a truck accident hear Idaho Springs, Colo.; Mr. Lemen was born in Illinois and came to Rockford several years ago; farmed in Mitchell county five years, leaving here in 1947 to purchase a ranch at Toponas, Colorado; couple was married in June, 1948; leaves widow, his mother, Mrs. Carrie Lemen, and brother, Dwight, both of Los Angeles, Calif. Waterloo Daily Courier, November 28, 1938 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #3: Harold Edward Lemen was born May 31, 1913 in Illinois, the son of William Minor Lemen Jr. and Carriel (Piper) Lemen. He was buried in the Riverside cemetery, Rockford, Floyd Co., where his parents are buried. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #4: NOTES: The Hubert Boekemeier mentioned in this obit is Oliver Hubert Boekemeier born October 10, 1917 in Iowa, the son of Arthur Ernest Boekemeier and Anna M. (Kingfield) Boekemeier. He married Dorothy Eva Prochaska, the daughter of Emil Prochaska and Verna (Canny) Prochaska. They both passed away in Payson, Gila, Arizona.
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