Gacke, Miss Clara, 1877-1950

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Posted By: Mary Lou Verburg Volunteer (email)
Date: 11/5/2015 at 16:37:16

Hold Last Rites for Clara Gacke of Hull Tuesday Morning

Funeral services were held on Tuesday morning at 9:30 at St Joseph's church in Hull for Miss Clara Gacke, who died at her home in Hull Friday after an illness of four months. Father D. McGoey said the mass and Father A. A. Bausch of Ruthven, Iowa, gave the sermon. Miss Mabel Reimann was the organist.

Miss Gacke was born an March 21, 1877, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gacke. She moved to the Hull vicinity at the age of seven from Burlington, Wis. She leaves to mourn her passing five sisters, Agnes and Veronica at home, Mrs. Hose Murphy of Hull, Mrs. Dora De Smet of Sheldon, Mrs. Eva O'Connor of Roger, Ark., and four brothers, Gregory at home, August of Rock Valley, Martin of Rock Rapids, Ben of Alvord.

Burial was made in St. Josephs cemetery in Hull. Pallbearers were Herman Kaster, Frank Graham, Peter Delire, J. Murphy, Angelo Quinn and Matt McCabe.

Source: Rock Valley Bee 12/14/1950