Gehrts, Sanker (Died 1926)

GEHRTS

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 5/5/2018 at 19:13:26

KINGSLEY FARMER IS FOUND HANGING

CAUSE FOR SUICIDE IS NOT KNOWN

Took Load of Sheep to Market and Seemed In Good Humor

Kingsley, Ia., July 5, (Special)—Sanker Gehrts, age 60 years, a farmer living one mile west of here committed suicide by hanging Thursday night at about 7 o’clock.

Mr. Gehrts, with his wife and family, moved to his farm last spring. He had just purchased his farm before moving on to it. They had formerly lived near Anthon, Ia. He had seemed to be in good spirits and hauled a load of sheep to Sioux City on Thursday and had returned home in the evening, apparently feeling as well as usual.

When supper was ready he did not sit down with the rest of the family, but passed on out to the barn. They were not alarmed about this as he often would think of something he wished to do before eating, and would return to the house when the work was done.

This was about 7 o’clock, and when Mr. Gehrts did not return to the house for his supper, his wife became anxious and sent out to look for him, and they found him hanging in the horse barn, dead.

Mr. Gehrts leaves a wife and a large family, some of whom are married.

Funeral services were held Sunday at Midway German Lutheran Church, and interment was in the Midway cemetery.