Funke, Henry W., Jr., 1885 - 1917
FUNKE, EGGSTULER, BUCHIED, ZWEIBAHMER
Posted By: Bill Waters (email)
Date: 4/25/2014 at 20:12:39
HENRY W. FUNKE, Jr
The up building and development of the community, among their number is Henry W. Funke, Jr., now living in Springfield Township, where his time and energies are fully occupied with the care and cultivation of a farm of one hundred acres, which presents a neat and attractive appearance and is a visible evidence of his life of well directed thrift. Mr. Funke is a native son of this part of Iowa, born in Springfield Township, June 20, 1885, his parents being Henry and Maggie (Eggstuler) Funke, the former born in Germany, April 4, 1853. He was brought by his parents to America in the same year and in 1854 to Winneshiek county, where he grew to manhood and where Winneshiek County has its full quota of progressive farmers who have contributed their share toward he is now a prosperous and successful farmer. In his family are nine children: Maggie, the wife of Castro Buchied, of Washington township; Annie, in a convent at La Crosse, Wisconsin; Barbara, also a nun in a convent at La Crosse; Mary, who lives at home; Henry W., of this review; Albert H., Herman C. and Otilda, all of whom live at home; and Agnes, who is in a convent at La Crosse.
Henry W. Funke, Jr., was reared upon his father's farm and acquired his education in the district schools of Springfield Township. From his childhood he assisted with the operation of the farm and in 1908 began his independent career buying one hundred acres of land, of which eighty are in Springfield Township and twenty in Military Township. Upon this land he still resides. Here he carried on general farming and stock-raising and both branches of his business under his able management have proven extremely profitable. Substantial improvements have been made upon the farm, everything is kept in good repair and the machinery is of the modern and labor-saving kind. Mr. Funke gives practical all of his attention to making his farm productive and profitable and the result of his care is seen in the neat and attractive appearance of the place, which is one of the finest agricultural properties in his section of the county.
Mr. Funke married Miss Johanna Zweibahmer, a daughter of Fred and Annie Zweibahmer, natives of Germany. To Mr. and Mrs. Funke were born five children: Joseph, who lives at home; Rosie and Regina, twins; Hugo; and Victoria.
Mr. Funke is a member of the Roman Catholic Church, holding membership in the Roman Catholic Association, and he is a democrat in his political beliefs. He is interested in all that pertains to the general progress and cooperates in many movements for the good of the community, being at all times a progressive and public-spirited citizen as well as a farsighted and discriminating business man.
Source: History of Winneshiek County, Iowa Vol. II Chicago the S. J. Clark publishing Company 1913
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