Wilhelmi, John Adam 1845-1930

WILHELMI, FRIEDRICH

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Date: 5/31/2009 at 15:33:04

LeMars Sentinel
February 18, 1930

RESIDENT HERE HALF CENTURY
J.A. WILHELMI SETTLED IN STANTON TOWNSHIP IN THE SEVENTIES
NATIVE OF GERMANY
FOLLOWS WIFE TO GRAVE WITHIN TWO SHORT MONTHS

Death claimed John Adam Wilhelmi, a Plymouth County pioneer, at his home,
44 Sixth Avenue SE, Thursday night, after a brief illness caused by old age.
His wife preceded him in death two months ago. Since that time his health
failed rapidly.

Mr. Wilhelmi was born at Brohl, Rhine Province, Germany, April 29, 1845,
where he grew to manhood. He came to America in 1868 and located at Joliet,
Ill., where he was united in marriage with Anna Marie Friedrich April 24,
1873. They farmed near there for a few years and then came to LeMars where
they bought land in Stanton township in 1879 and farmed for many years and
then bought a farm a mile and a half west of LeMars where they lived until
they retired from active work and in 1905 made their home in LeMars.

Twelve children were born to them, ten of whom are living. They are: Mrs. Ed
Kellen, Iona, Minn.; Mrs. Andrew Lewis, Emmetsburg, Iowa; Mrs. Elizabeth
Etzel, Wazata, Minn.; John Wilhelmi, Remsen; Frank Wilhelmi, Bancroft, Iowa;
Mrs. Victor Weber, LeMars; Mrs. Lou Hoffmann, Mrs. Frank Batert, LeMars;
Jos. Wilhelmi, Merrill; Mrs. C.B. Young, of Sheldon. Two children preceded
him in death. There are fifty-nine grandchildren and nineteen great
grandchildren.

Mr. Wilhelmi was widely known in the county and highly esteemed by all who
knew him.

FUNERAL HELD YESTERDAY

Services were held yesterday at St. Joseph church in this city, Mgr. W.A.
Pape officiating. The honorary pallbearers were old friends of the deceased:
Frank Holtzmann, Henry Freking, Nick Hoffmann, Frank Kounkel, Fred Meyen and
Will Gehlen. The active pallbearers were six grandsons: Clarence Weber,
Gerald Wilhelmi, Dick Weber, Jos. Etzel, Herbert Weber, Vincent Hoffman.

Out of town friends at the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hansen of Sioux
City; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Theren, of Sioux Falls, S.D.; Leon Nothe, Alton;
George Fuchs, Merrill; and Peter Wilhelmi, Struble.