Faber, Frank 1883-1955

FABER, LEY, BUTCHER

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 6/25/2023 at 20:15:27

LeMars Globe-Post, Thursday, August 18, 1955

FRANK FABER
Funeral services for Frank Faber, 71, longtime Plymouth county, Ia., resident who died Tuesday at a hospital here after an illness of five weeks were at 9:00 a.m. Thursday (today) at St. Joseph Catholic church. Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. D. Fisch officiated. Burial was in Calvary cemetery here under the direction of the Wiltgen-Luedtke funeral home.

The rosary was recited at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Mr. Faber was born October 2, 1883, in Plymouth county. He had lived 13 years at Cherokee, Iowa, before moving to LeMars two years ago.

He was a carpenter and a building contractor. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus.

He married Elizabeth Ley, June 24, 1912, at LeMars.

Survivors are the widow; a son, Arnold, Cherokee; a sister, Mrs. Margaret Butcher, Sioux City; a brother, Anthony Faber, Chicago and three grandchildren.