Bock, Mrs. Minnie Marie 1883-1954

BOCK, KROGER

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 4/28/2008 at 21:12:26

SERVICES WEDNESDAY
FOR MRS. MINNIE BOCK

Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Marie Bock, 71, who died Sunday in a Sioux City hospital after a brief illness, were held at 1:15 p.m., Wednesday at the residence, south of Moville, and at 2 p.m. at the Bethel Lutheran church in Lawton.

Rev. A.E. Reimann officiated, and burial was in the Trinity Lutheran church cemetery east of Hinton.

Mrs. Bock was born Feb. 6, 1883, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kroger, of Moville. She spent her entire life in the Plymouth and Woodbury county areas. She was married to Charles Bock at Kingsley. He died April 23, 1951.

Surviving are four foster sons, Hans and John Bock, of Hinton, Art and Clarence, both of Sioux City; and nine children, Mrs. Mildred White of Kansas City, Mo., Fred (Pete) Bock of LeMars, Carl of Moville, Henry of Glenwood, Ia., Richard and Lorraine, both of Sioux City, Opal of Oakdale, Ia., Vialo and Louis, both of Sioux City, and a brother, John Kroger, and a sister, Mrs. Jenny Stevenson, both of Kingsley; 27 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

~Source: Hinton, Iowa, newspaper, dated April 8, 1954