HARTWIG, Harold Leonard 1915-1945

HARTWIG, KLINGER, RUEHLOW

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 1/18/2010 at 13:55:24

#1: OBITUARY:

Osage, Iowa - Funeral services will be Wednesday at 1:30 p. m. at the Champion Funeral Home here, and at 2 at the Osage Lutheran Church for Harold Hartwig, 30, who died suddenly at Bell Gardens, California on July 9, 1945. Cause of death was a tumor on the brain, believed to be caused by an old time injury; a funeral service was held at Bell Gardens, a suburb of Los Angeles, on July 12. Burial will be in the Osage cemetery.

Mrs. Hartwig, the former Helen Klinger of Mitchell, was expected to arrive Sunday, accompanied by their son, James Allen; the other son, Terry Jean, has been ill, and will be cared for by a neighbor during his mother's absence.

[ Waterloo Daily Courier - Sunday, July 15, 1945 ]
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Harold Leonard Hartwig was born March 1, 1915 at Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa to Carl Hartwig and Josephine Ruehlow.
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Found in the 1920 - 1930 censuses at Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa:

1920: Carl R. Hartwig 32, Evelyn N. Hartwig 8, Harald L. Hartwig 4[4 10/12], Edwin W. Hartwig 3[5 4/12], Ardela G Hartwig 1[1 4/12], William Hartwig 68, Lilly S. Hartwig 27, Meta A. Hartwig 24, Selma E. Hartwig 22, Luther Kurtz 29.

1925: Carl R. Hartwig 37, Josephine H. Hartwig 37, Eveleen I. Hartwig 13, Harold L. Hartwig 9, Edwin W. Hartwig 8, Ardella G. Hartwig 6, Harlond C. Hartwig 1, Lillie E. Hartwig 32, Matie E. Hartwig 29.

1930: Carl R. Hartwig 42, Josephine W. Hartwig 42, Evelyn I. Hartwig 18, Harold L. Hartwig 15, Edwin W. Hartwig 13, Ardella G. Hartwig 11, Harland C. Hartwig 6, Matie A. Hartwig 34.
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Married Helen Klinker July 6, 1937 at Mitchell, Iowa. The couple had two sons.
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Found in the 1940 census at Osage, Mitchell, Iowa: Harold L. Hartwig 25, Helen M. Hartwig 23, Terry Gene Hartwig 2. Occupation: trucking.

The family moved to California. Harold died July 9, 1945 at Bell Gardens, California and was buried at the Osage Cemetery, Osage, Mitchell, Iowa.

See also: FindaGrave Memorial #55061475.

(Credit; Deidre Badker)