Monroe, George Hiram -- 1907 - 1951

MONROE, HOLTZMAN, MICHEL, DESOTEL, STEFFANS, GUTCHER, NATHEM

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 2/6/2005 at 21:47:29

George H. Monroe Interred Thursday

Funeral services were held last Thursday afternoon at the Schutte Funeral Home for George H. Monroe, 43, who passed away January 15 at Waterloo. Burial was in Bloomfield township cemetery at Castalia.

George Hiram Monroe, son of Lewis and Christena Monroe, was born on a farm near Castalia, September 27, 1907 and spent his boyhood on this farm.

He passed away Monday morning, January 15 at the age of 43 years.

He attended the Castalia public school and graduated from Postville high school.

For a short time after his graduation he worked on farms in the Castalia community. He later started to work for the Rock Island Lines at West Union and worked there for several years. In 1946 he transferred to Cedar Rapids and worked from time to time in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Decorah, and Waterloo where he was employed at the time of his death as an engine watchman. His death was caused by a heart attack.

He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles at Cedar Rapids, and the Royal Order of Moose, in the same city.

He was preceded in death by his father, Lewis Monroe in 1940 and a brother, Ambrose, 23 years ago.

He leaves to cherish his memory his mother, two brothers, Earl Monroe, Albert Lea, Minnesota; and Charles Monroe, Waterloo; six sisters, Goldie, Mrs. Guy Holtzman, Fayette; Mrs. Iva Michel, West Union; Abbie, Mrs. Charles DeSotel, Monona; Della, Mrs. Raymond Steffans, Elgin; Florence, Mrs. Gerald Gutcher, Clermont, Irene, Mrs. Bernard Nathem, Postville; several nieces and nephews.

Postville Herald newspaper clipping, hand dated 1951, from my mother's obituary collection.

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