John Bahls d. 1893

BAHLS

Posted By: Volunteer
Date: 5/19/2006 at 10:46:40

Davenport Weekly Leader; Davenport, Scott, Iowa; Wednesday, June 14, 1893

DEATH OF JOHN BAHLS.

Sunday morning at about 4 o'clock occurred the death of Mr. John Bahls, late of the firm of Bahls & Wohlert. The death was very sudden as during the previous day Mr. Bahls had been attending to business, but had complained of not feeling well, and went home but a little earlier than usual to rest. His wife was awakened but a short time before his death by his heavy breathing, and ere hardly realizing the situation he was dead, the cause probably being something in the nature of a paralytic stroke of the heart.

Mr. Bahls was 65 years and nine months old and was born in Gerisewald, Pomerania, Germany. He came to this country in 1853 and has been in business here over twenty years, being a member of the firm of Thompson & Bahls. After the death of Mr. Thompson he associated himself with Mr. Wohlert, and they have continued the business since. He leaves a wife and four children to mourn his loss, the eldest son residing at Lake Park, Iowa, and three daughters in this city.

A post mortem examination of the remains concealed the fact that death had been caused by thrombosis of the heart, or in other words by a filbrouse clot, which had evidently been in the heart for some time. The time of the funeral depends upon the arrival of the son who has been telegraphed for.