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| OBITUARIES OF CHICKASAW COUNTY - G - |
20 October 1910 Surnames: Getsch, Heath, Mottershed, Woehrle, Wentworth, Smith, Sinden Contributed by Claudia Groh |
| Native Son Dies at 82 25 November 1954, page 1 A native son of Nashua, who became a business and civic leader of the community in his prime and who had been ill for some years past, was paid last honors in funeral services Friday at the Congregational church. He was William F. Getsch, "Bill", as he was known from boyhood to his last summons. He succumbed Nov. 17 at Mercy Hospital, Waverly, at the age of 82. Services were conducted by the Rev. C. E. Luce of Waterloo, former Methodist pastor here and a dear friend of Bill for many years. The Rev. Ernest C. Rueter, pastor of the church assisted. Music was by another old friend, Mrs. Ethel Staley, and flowers likewise were tenderly cared for by old friends, Leta Stevenson and Claudia Smith. Comrades of many years also were among those acting as casket bearers, these being R. D. Hanson, C. E. Emerson, E. D. Smith, Edward Woehrle, Charles Woehrle and Milton B. Norman. Burial was in Greenwood cemetery. Bill Getsch was born June 29, 1872, in Nashua, the son of Ferdinand and Caroline Hanna Getsch. He was graduated from Nashua high school in 1890 and for two years thereafter worked as a miner in Utah. He returned to Nashua and worked as a bookkeeper of the A. G. Case and Co., bank. He later became president and remained with the bank after it became known as the Commercial State Savings Bank until it closed in 1927. He was a field representative with the Northwestern Life Insurance Co., in Minneapolis, Minn., for eight years. His marriage to Helen Dexter occurred on June 6, 1900. She survives as do a son, William C. of Minneapolis, and a daughter, Mrs. Roy Milligan, Tucson, Ariz. There also are four sisters: Miss Millie heath and Mrs. Bertha Chapman, Yakima, Wash.; Mrs. Anna Woehrle, Grasston, Minn.; and Louise Getsch, Mason City. There also are five grandchildren. Many old friends attended the writes and those from away are name in other items in this issue. Mrs. Getsch left this week with her daughter, Mrs. Milligan, to spend some time in Tucson. ---------------------------------Nashua Reporter Out of town relatives and friends present at the funeral services for W. F. Getsch held at the Congregational church Friday afternoon were his son and wife Mrs. and Mrs. Wm. Getsch of Minneapolis; his daughter, Mrs. Roy Milligan of Tucson, Ariz.; Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Mercer, Charles and Edward Woehrle, all of Minneapolis; Mrs. Eva Dexter of Lakeland, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Smith, Robert D. Hanson and Jerry Zugart, all of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Emerson of Monticello; Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Johnson of Waterloo; Mrs. Gus Gitsch, Mr. and Mrs. August Gitsch and Mrs. Griesert, all of Fredericksburg; Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hinkley of Eagle Grove; Mrs. Lee Gogg of Waverly; Mrs. Alden Leichtman and Mrs. Smith of New Hampton; and the Rev. C. E. Luce of Waterloo, who has had charge of part of the funeral service. Contributed by Carol Page Tilson, 2007 |
16 May 1907 Joseph Goodhart, well known to the people of Nashua, was stricken with apopplexy [sic] on Wednesday morning of last week, and died the evening of the same day, at his home in Charles City. The deceased was born in Germany but had been a resident of Charles City for several years. He was thrice married, one of his wives being a daughter of Mrs. Abner Allen, of Nashua, and the wife who survives him being Mrs. Emma Bement, also formerly of this city. The funeral was held at the M. E. church in Charles City, Friday, at 10 a.m., and the burial was in Riverside cemetery, at that place.
Contributed by Mike Peterson |
Signora Ann Goss, age 81, of Lawler, died Saturday September 3, 2005 at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 8, 2005, at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Lawler with Rev. Marvin Salz officiating. The pall will be placed on the casket by her husband and children. The offertory gifts will be presented by Bob Goss, Alex Muth and Kelsie Muth. Interment will be in the church cemetery with grandchildren, Megan Ostrander, Sara Ostrander, Michelle Goss, Chris Goss, Bob Goss, Amanda Summers, Nick Summers, Shea Goss, Kelli Goss, Alex Muth, Kelsie Muth and Gereon Lake as pallbearers. Friends may call 3-8 Wednesday at Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home, Lawler, where there will be a 4:00 p.m. rosary and a 7:00 p.m. Scripture Service. See Signora Goss Pedigree Chart Contributed by Jim Johnson |
May 1916 CHARLES M. GRANGER was born in DeKalb Co. Illinois in 1838, and died May 18, 1916, at the age of 78 years. He came with his parents to Polk Township, Bremer Co, Iowa, in the spring of 1856 and lived at the home of his parents until his marriage in 1863 to Elisabeth Thompson, of Nashua, Chickasaw Co., Iowa. To this union was born two sons, Frank and Oscar. Oscar died in childhood and Frank died in 1894 in Michigan. His wife died in Nashua, June 15, 1882, at the age of 52 years. Mr. Granger lived the life of a retired farmer in Nashua since that time. About a year ago he began to ail then succumbed to Brights disease. He was a man upright in character and had many friends. Relatives and kind friends ministered to his wants during his last illness. The funeral was held at 1 P.M. Saturday, conducted by Rev. Burleigh and interment was in Greenwood cemetery, Nashua, Chickasaw Co., by the side of his wife. Contributed by Claudia Groh and Leonard Granger |
12 June 1913 Mrs. W. A. Granger passed away at her home in this city at about 11:30 Monday night after a most heroic struggle against the grim reaper, only to lose when the third operation and last resort proved a failure. Several months ago Mrs. Granger submitted to an operation at the Waverly hospital for the removal of a cancer of the breast. Another operation was necessary for the removal of a tumor, but she was allowed to return home to regain as much strength as possible to meet this emergency. The second operation was performed May 3, and it was expected that this would pave the way to a return of health. However dry gangrene betokened its presence when one foot commenced to turn to a dark color. Every precaution had been taken against this and everything possible was done to combat it after its appearance, but it seems the return to health of Mrs. Granger was not to be. She was removed from the hospital to her home a couple of weeks ago and constantly suffered excruciating pain and grew weaker. As a last resort the third operation was performed Monday when her limb was removed at the hip. As was feared the operation availed nothing and the patient succumbed a short time before midnight that night. Mary Nafus was born in Lambertville, Mich., Jan. 27, 1861, making her age at time of death 52 years, 4 months and 13 days. When a young girl her parents moved to Iowa, settling on the farm now occupied by L. C. Goodsell, later moving onto a farm at Six Mile Grove. While living here she was married in Sumner to Wm. A. Granger, Nov. 24, 1878, and continued living in that neighborhood until about the year 1884, when she came with her husband to Nashua, which place was her home up to the time of her death. Deceased was the mother of two children - Mrs. E. W. Staley, of St. Louis, Mo., and Miss Mildred, of Nashua. These survive her besides the husband, and two brothers, Alfred H. Nafus of this city and Ferson C. Nafus, of St. Paul, Minn., and one sister, Mrs. E. Hill, of Plainfield; also an aged father, J. M. Nafus, of Owassa, Mich. Mrs. Granger was a truly noble woman, exemplifying the life of her Master to the extent that is possible for a mortal. Her life of good deeds will linger long in the memory of her legion of friends and serve to assuage the grief and regret over her demise. The funeral services will held [sic] at the home at 2 o'clock this afternoon, conducted by her former pastor, Rev. A. W. Sinden, of Reinbeck, and the interment will be in Greenwood cemetery. As a mark of respect the business houses of Nashua will close during the hour of the funeral. Contributed by Claudia Groh |
2 July 1953 Surnames: Grawe, Cooper Hanscom, Smith, Staley, Meier, Kout, Simpson, Norman, Miller, Wilkinson, Laird, Garland, James Contributed by Claudia Groh |
17 March 1937 Surnames: Grawe, Kaiser, Ecklor, White, Simmons, Treloar Contributed by Claudia Groh |
3 July 1929 Surnames: Green, Price Contributed by Claudia Groh |
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