Schwegler, Joseph 1872-1951

SCHWEGLER, HELD

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 3/31/2009 at 12:49:56

HEADLINES: Joe Schwegler Called By Death
NAME OF DECEASED & AGE: Joseph Schwegler, 79, a resident of this community for over 50 years
DATE OF DEATH: Tuesday
PLACE OF DEATH: …at a hospital in Sioux City
CAUSE OF DEATH:
DATE OF BIRTH: April 5, 1872
PLACE OF BIRTH: …in Grosswangen, Switzerland
PARENTS:
SPOUSE & DATE & PLACE of 1st MARRIAGE: Christina A. Held, March 3, 1909, who died September 10, 1938.
SPOUSE & DATE & PLACE of 2nd MARRIAGE: ---
OCCUPATION: He came to the United States in 1892. He homesteaded in Rosebud county, S.D., from 1898 until 1900, when he moved to this community, where he farmed until his retirement in 1923.
MEMBER OF: …Rev. H.D. Stahmer of Trinity Lutheran Church, Hinton, IA, officiated
SURVIVORS: …his present widow, Irene, whom he married Nov. 30, 1944; three brothers, Edward K. Schwegler of Kingsley, Roman and Emil Schwelger of Switzerland; two sisters, Mrs. Fred Teuscher of Pierre, S.D., and Mrs. Josef Waltisberg of Switzerland; and a number of nieces and nephews.
PRECEDED in DEATH by:
PLACE OF BURIAL: Graceland Park Cemetery, Sioux City, IA
NEWSPAPER SOURCE & DATE: Hinton Progress, Dec. 6, 1951