Schnuelle, Fritz August -- 1911 - 1980

HEINS, SCHNUELLE, DAHLSTROM, KOOPMAN, MATHIS, IHDE

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 6/28/2004 at 12:44:42

FRITZ AUGUST SCHNUELLE

Funeral services for Fritz August Schnuelle, 69, will be held today, Nov. 5, 1980 at 1:30 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church, Castalia. The Rev. Perry L. Brown officiating. Schutte Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements. Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery, Castalia.

Fritz A. Schnuelle, son of Simon and Elizabeth (Heins), was born June 26, 1911 in Post Township, Allamakee county, Iowa. He died suddenly Sunday, Nov. 2, 1980, while driving near his home in rural Castalia from an apparent heart attack.

He was baptized at St. Paul Lutheran church, Postville and confirmed August 16, 1925. He received his education at Highland County School, Post Township.

Oct. 26, 1933 he was united in marriage to Irene Dahlstrom at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Postville. He was a milk hauler for 28 years in the Postville area, and farmed in the rural Castalia area for 3? (paper tore) years.

He is preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Elsie and Clara, and one grandson.

Survivors include his wife: five sons, Allan, Clinton, Raymond, Eddie and Donald of Castalia; a daughter, Mrs. Arvin (Judy) Koopman of Dalton, Wis.; 20 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; five sisters, Anna and Lydia of Ossian; Mrs. Morris (Vila) Mathis of Waukon. Mrs. Lewis (Laura) Ihde of Monona and Marie Ihde of Ossian; two brothers, Will Schnuelle of Postville and Clarence Schnuelle of Waukon.

Postville Herald newspaper clipping from my mother's obituary collection.

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