BELZ, Andrew 1874-1958
BELZ, GROTH
Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 4/6/2010 at 15:45:54
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Andrew Belz Rites Thursday at St. Ansgar
ST. ANSGAR, IOWA – Andrew Belz, 83, died Tuesday morning at his home here, following a long illness.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Immanuel Lutheran Church with burial in the church cemetery.
He was born** March 2, 1874, on a farm five miles west of St. Ansgar. He farmed most of his life and retired to St. Ansgar in 1916.
He is survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters. They are Howard, Florence, at home, and Mrs. Wilma Rosel, all of St. Ansgar, and Walter of Davenport. Also surviving are 13 grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Amelia Ruehlow and Mrs. Fred Veeder [SIC, s/b Vedder], St. Ansgar, and William Belz, Good Samaritan Home, Mason City.
[Mason City Globe-Gazette, Tuesday, January 21, 1958]
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#2:
ST. ANSGAR, IOWA — Funeral services will be Thursday afternoon for Andrew Belz, 83, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church here. He died at his home, Tuesday, following a lingering illness.
He farmed for several years and retired to St. Ansgar in 1916.
Survivors include his wife, two sons and two daughters, Mrs. Wilmer [Elenora] Rosel, Florence at home and Howard Belz, all of St. Ansgar, and Walter, Davenport. There are 13 grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. One brother, and two sisters also survive, namely Mrs. Amelia [Mrs. Leonard] Ruehlow and Mrs. Fred [Emma] Vedder of St. Ansgar, and William Belz at the Good Samaritan Home in Mason City
[Waterloo Daily Courier, Wednesday, January 22, 1958]
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NOTE: It is believed that Andrew's parents were August and Anna (Kramer) Belz.
NOTE: Andrew Belz and Ida Groth were married March 1, 1904. (See marriage announcement in the marriage announcements collection on the Mitchell IAGenWeb website.
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