TESCH, Siegfried E. 1905-1977

TESCH, MCLENDON, SCOBEY, NACK

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 4/18/2013 at 12:29:31

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PRESCOTT, ARIZONA — An Osage couple was killed about 10 miles south of here when they ran across State Route 69 in front of an oncoming car, the Department of Public Safety said.

Officers identified the victims as Siegfried E. Tesch, 71, and Rena Jean Tesch, 68. The Teschs had been visiting a daughter in Texas and were in route to Fort Collins, Colorado, to visit another daughter and had stopped overnight in Prescott.

They reportedly left their motel and walked to a shopping center to buy groceries. As they returned to their motel, they crossed the highway and were struck by the oncoming car. The name of the driver was not available.

Services are pending at the Champion Funeral Home in Osage.

[Waterloo Courier, Friday, November 11, 1977, Waterloo, Iowa]
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OSAGE, IOWA — Joint services for Rena Jean, 68, and Sigfield Tesch, 72, residents of Osage, who were killed in a car-pedestrian accident Thursday in Prescott, Arizona, are tentatively set for Monday afternoon at Our Savior's Lutheran Church.

Their survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Mary Scobey of Fort Collins, Colorado, and Mrs. James (Karen) McLendon of San Antonio, Texas; and several grandchildren; Mrs. Tesch's survivors include several cousins; Mr. Tesch's survivors are a sister, Mrs. Esther Nack of Osage; and seven brothers, Arthur and Edwin, both of Osage, Lawrence and Otto, both of St. Ansgar. Rev. Harold Tesch of Victoria, Texas, Rueben of Muscatine, and Clarence of El Reno, Oklahoma.

Mr. Tesch was a former owner of the Coast to Coast Store in Osage and Mrs. Tesch was county school superintendent for about 20 years, a retired Osage area teacher and Waterloo Courier correspondent for many years until the early 1960s. Champion Funeral Home in Osage is in charge of local arrangements.

[Waterloo Courier, Friday, November 11, 1977]
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Mr. and Mrs. S.E. Tesch

OSAGE, IOWA — Joint services for Sigfried, 72, and Rena Jean Tesch, 68, who were killed Thursday in a car-pedestrian accident in Prescott, Arizona, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, at Our Saviors Lutheran Church. Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Champion Funeral Home in Osage until noon Tuesday, and then at the church. There will be a special service at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral chapel.

[Waterloo Courier, Monday, November 14, 1977, Waterloo, Iowa]
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SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX:

Given Name: Siegfried
Surname: Tesch
Birth Date: 14 December 1905
Social Security Number: 508-10-6910
State: Nebraska
Last Place of Residence: Mitchell, Iowa
Previous Residence Postal Code: 50461
Event Date: November 1977
Age: 72