Ralph Wilhelme 1898-1961

WILHELME, DUFFE, FRIZZELL, JARR, MCCORMICK, MARTIN

Posted By: Sharon Elijah (email)
Date: 11/15/2019 at 08:11:48

6 July 1961 - The Tipton Conservative

Ralph Wilhelme, 62, Moscow, died suddenly June 26, at the Leo Healy farm in Cedar county.

A mechanic, he was born Aug. 15, 1898, at Moscow, the son of Frank and Ella Duffe Wilhelme. He was a lifelong resident of the Moscow community. He married Violet Frizzell Sept. 3, 1934, at Pocahontas, Ark.

Survivors include his wife, a son, Anthony, who is stationed at Kirkland Air Force Base, N.M.; two brothers, Leonard, Macon, Mo., and Cecil, Muscatine; 3 sisters, Mrs. Clarence (Ruth) Jarr and Mrs. Marie McCormick, both of Muscatine, and Mrs. Julius (Pearl) Martin, Baldwin Park, Calif.

He was preceded in death by his parents and 4 brothers.

Funeral services were held June 28 at Wilton Junction. The Rev. Robert G. Farr officiated. Burial was at Memorial Park cemetery, Muscatine.