Schemmer, C. H. 'Solly' abt. 1902
SCHEMMER
Posted By: Mary Lou Verburg,volunteer (email)
Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:32
C. H. 'Solly' Schemmer killed in
Omaha construction accidentFuneral services for Clarence H. ‘Solly’ Schemmer, 59, were held at 9 00. a.m. this morning (Thursday) in St. Mary's Catholic
church in Rock Valley with the Rev. Father R. W. Reinhart
officiating. Mr. Schemmer, who for a longtime operated a construction and plumbing firm here, was killed in Omaha Monday when he was run over by a concrete mixer truck, while inspecting the grade of some street paving in a housing project at Omaha. He was employed by an engineering firm in that city. The driver of the truck said he did not see Mr. Schemmer.Survivors include his wife Betty, three sons, James of Omaha,
Michael of Milwaukee Wis. and William who is in submarine school in New London, Conn.
Other survivors are his mother, A. F. Schemmer of Rock Valley, one brother, W. A. Schemmer of Logan, and seven sisters: Mrs. Martin Cullinan, Mrs. Clarence Keegan, Mrs. Lloyd Klein, all of Rock Valley
Miss Clarence Goldsmith of Mahnomen, Minn., Mrs. Floyd Olson
of Savage, Minn., Mrs. Harold Otterstrom of Tulsa, Okla and Mrs. Thomas McIntosh of Pasadena, Calif.
Four grandchildren also survive.Pallbearers were Jerome Haas, Cloy McKeegan, Stanley
McKeegan, Dr C. J: Schroeder, Claire Barry and William Ver Mulm.
Porter Funeral home had charge of arrangements with burial in St. Mary's cemetery at Rock Valley.Source: Rock Valley Bee 10-12-1961
Sioux Obituaries maintained by Linda Ziemann.
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