Molzen, Elmer F. 1907 - 1974

MOLZEN, MUECKE, SCHMIDT

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Date: 1/6/2012 at 13:29:55

Elmer F. Molzen, 67, route 3, Le Mars, died Feb. 22, 1974 at the Akron hospital after a long illness. He had been hospitalized for two weeks.

A lifelong Plymouth County resident he was a member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Preston Township. Mr. Molzen was born Jan. 17, 1907, in Preston Township, rural Akron, a son of Peter and Mary Muecke Molzen. His marriage to Emma Anna Johanna Schmidt took place Jan. 23, 1929, in Akron. She preceded him in death in July, 1972.

Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Preston Township, Rev. James Sandvik officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery under direction of the Mauer Funeral Home in Le Mars.

Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Herb (Marlene) Philips, rural Le Mars; two grandchildren, Joan and Tim Philips; two brothers, Henry Molzen, Le Mars, and Alfred Molzen, Le Mars, and a sister, Mrs. Bertha Frerichs, Akron.

He was preceded in death by his wife; a sister, Mrs. Anna Frerichs, and two brothers.

Akron Register Tribune
Thursday, February 28, 1974
Akron, Iowa