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Wetzel, Rev. Anton A. 1879-1938

WETZEL, KALAS

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, Volunteer (email)
Date: 5/13/2010 at 20:38:28

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
March 8, 1938

FINAL RITES HELD FOR REV. WETZEL
Served Churches In Northwest Evangelical Conference

Final rites were held in LeMars Tuesday for Rev. A. Wetzel, pastor of the
Evangelical church at Hendricks, Minn. Services were held at Hendricks
Monday and the body brought here for burial. Ministers taking part in the
services were Dr. B. F. Zuehl of Western Union College, Rev. Golden Thompson
of Hildreth church, Rev. Elmer Bauer of the Stanton church and Rev. Karl
Kaupp of Melbourne.

During recent years Rev. A. A. Wetzel was a sufferer from an ailment of the
heart but was still active as a pastor in spite of the handicap.

He is survived by his wife and three children.

Mr. Wetzel attended Western Union College before taking up his work as a
minister and during his active career served pastorates at Defiance and
Ackley, Iowa, in Armour, Mitchell and Perkins county, South Dakota,
Norcross, Morristown, Hammond and Hendricks, Minn.

His wife, whose maiden name was Ella Kalas, is a sister of Mrs. Sam
Zimmerman of this city.

One daughter, Bernice, died in 1930. One son is teaching at Round Up,
Montana, and a son, Harold, and daughter, Lenora, live at Hendricks, Minn.


 

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