Ziegenmeyer, Otto Theodore

ZIEGENMEYER, MCCOSH, SCHMITZ, BECKER, WIEKORST

Posted By: Marilyn Holmes (email)
Date: 5/13/2010 at 16:55:27

The Grinnell Herald-Register (Grinnell, Iowa)

OTTO ZIEGENMEYER PASSED AWAY FRIDAY; FUNERAL HELD TODAY

Otto Theodore Ziegenmeyer passed away Friday morning after an illness of two weeks, aged 62 years.

Mr. Ziegenmeyer, a retired farmer, has been making his home at 1217 Prince street. He was born in Missouri but has made his home in or near Grinnell since 1911. Mr. Ziegenmeyer was married Feb. 2, 1916, to Miss Esther McCosh.

He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Nicholas Schmitz of St. Louis, Mo., two sons, Raymond G. and Charles E., both of Grinnell, two brothers, Fritz of Sutter, Calif., and Herman of St. Louis and three sisters, Mrs. Adolph Becker, of Sutter, Calif., Mrs. Otto Wiekorst of St. Louis, Mo., and Mrs. Marie Becker of Washington, Mo. There are six grandchildren.

Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Smith funeral home in charge of Rev. W.J. Stewart. Edward Bohstedt played organ selections. Pall bearers were Leonard Evans, Henry Niester, C.M. Pilgrim, Raymond Pilgrim, I.S. Rasmussen and Thomas J. Tone. Interment was in Hazelwood cemetery.