Leo WEST

WEST, KUNKEL, MATERN, STUDER, VITZTHUM, KNOLL, DANKBAR

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 6/2/2009 at 10:44:41

Leo West, 66, died suddenly on January 22, 1944 10:30 at his farm home. He had gone to bed apparently in good health, but was found dying a few minutes later. Mr. West was born at Galena, Ill., April 23, 1877. The family moved thence to Haverhill, near Marshalltown, and there marriage to Martha Kunkel took place May 4, 1909. Seven children were born, and all, with their mother, survive. After farming near Haverhill, three years, the West's moved to Kimball, Minn., where they farmed six years. For the last 26 years Mr. West had farmed his own place south of Wesley. There are four sons, Pvt. Walter West, in England; Cletus, Wilbur [Wilbert], and Donald. Daughters are Mrs. Ben Matern, Thornton; Mrs. Paul Studer and Mrs. Gaylon Vitzthum. There are seven grandchildren. Four sisters and two brothers of Mr. West are living: Mrs. Minnie Knoll and Gust West, Eagle Grove; Mrs. Francis Dankbar, Sister M. Leonetta, Sister M. Leonora, and Joseph West, also of Eagle Grove.

Funeral services were held January 25th at 10 o'clock at St. Joseph's Catholic church here, the Rev. L. N. Klein, pastor, officiating. Burial was made in St. Joseph's Catholic church cemetery. Pallbearers were Herman and August Studer, Lou Wingert, Moran Ferstl, Louis Lickteig, and Frank Wolf. In attendance at the funeral from out of the community were: Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Kunkel, St. Cloud, Mr. Math Kunkel, Maple Lake, Mrs. Christ Schootz, Eden Valley, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hommerding and Jos. Wicken, Watkins, Mr. and Mrs. Hommerding, Mr. and Mrs. Urban Hommerding, Mrs. John Gregory, Kimball, Mrs. Kenneth Spangler, Waseca, all in Minnesota. John and Al Kunkel, Joseph West, Haverhill, Ia; Sister M. Leonno (Leonora), Keota; Sister M. Leonetta, Dubuque; Gust West, Eagle Grove; Mrs. Frances Dankbar, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Dankbar, Jos. Dankbar, Mrs. Leo Jordan, Mr. and Mrs. George Knoll; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Engstler, all of Garner. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Dankbar, Buffalo Center; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Kunkel, LuVerne; Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Lallier, Mr. and Mrs. Magnus Rahm, St. Benedict; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Frankl, Irvington.

ca. January 1944
Wesley, Iowa