Ziegenmeyer, Vera 1890-1964

ZIEGENMEYER, COPLEY, MURRAY VOGT, DAVIES, KENNEDY

Posted By: Marilyn Holmes
Date: 2/28/2014 at 09:12:49

The Grinnell (IA) Herald-Register
Thursday, May 14, 1964

VERA ZIEGENMEYER
SUCCUMBS MONDAY;
SERVICES TODAY

Mrs. Vera Ziegenmeyer of 1028 Broad St., died Monday evening at a local hospital where she had been a patient for the past few weeks.

Services were conducted at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) from the Methodist church with the pastor, the Rev. Chester E. Custer, officiating. Vocal music was by Mrs. Margaret Taylor, accompanied at the organ by Mrs. Kathleen Heffner.

Serving as pallbearers were Dr. K.L. Hoefert, Ray Ziegenmeyer, Charles Ziegenmeyer, Clifford Johnson, Wesley Ahrens and William Bryan. Interment was in Hazelwood cemetery.

The daughter of George C. and Eliza Copley Murray, she was born on Sept. 20th, 1890, on a farm south of Grinnell. She attended the rural schools of this area and was graduated from Grinnell high school. She taught for three years in the rural schools near Grinnell.

She was united in marriage with George Ziegenmeyer on Jan. 31st, 1912. They farmed until the death of her husband in 1923, when she moved to Grinnell.

Mrs. Ziegenmeyer was a member of the Methodist church.

Survivors include her two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Carol) Vogt of Grinnell and Mrs. Wesley (Dorothy) Davies of Alexandria, Va.; her son, William G. of Grinnell; four grandsons; three great grandchildren; and three sisters, Grace and Mabel Murray and Mrs. Earl Kennedy, all of Grinnell.

She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.