Iowa Old Press
Kossuth County Advance
Algona, Iowa
Thursday, Jan. 5, 1939
CLAUS JOHNSON, 67, SWEA CITY
BURIED DEC. 26, 1938
Swea City, Jan. 2—Funeral services for the late Claus Victor Johnson, 67, were held at his home two miles north of Swea City last week Monday, the Rev. C. O. Johnson in charge. Born in Sunland, Sweden, April 3, 1871, Mr. Johnson came to this country when he was 20. In 1895 he was married to Ellen, daughter of the late Ludwig Anderson, Swea City.
Besides the widow and daughter, Mrs. Guy Bone, Swea City, there is a granddaughter, Marlene Bone. There are three brothers: Frank O. Johnson, Swea City; Gust and Axel, both of Sweden. Another brother, Charles, died a year ago.
Among out-of-town relatives who came for the funeral were the Harold Johnson’s, Titonka, and the Buell Johnson’s, Buffalo Center.
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Kossuth County Advance
Algona, Iowa
January 10, 1939
H. B. COLEMAN, NEWS EDITOR, LUVERNE, DIES.
Horace B. Coleman, publisher of the Lu Verne News for more than 12 years, died Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock, aged 56, of heart disease.
Mr. Coleman, who had been troubled for some time with the heart disease, had been confined to his home two weeks with influenza. His paper was not published week before last, because of a yearly vacation. Last week, William Jennings, former Corwith Hustler publisher, served as publisher. What will be done from now on has not yet been determined.
Relatives who survive are the editor’s mother, Mrs. Carrie Coleman, who lived with him, and two sisters, Louise Coleman, Waterloo and Mrs. Faitha Mitchell, of Long Beach, Calif. Miss Coleman arrived Saturday night, but Mrs. Mitchell was unable to come. Mr. Coleman was never married. An only brother, W. B. died suddenly in November.
Mr. Coleman came to Lu Verne from Baxter, near Des Moines, where he published a newspaper.
Funeral services are to be held at the McCullough Funeral Chapel here at 2 o’clock today (Tuesday), and will be followed by a short service at the grave in the Lu Verne cemetery.
JOS. KOLLASCH, 84 DIES HERE; SICK 6 MONTHS.
Survived by a Total of Hundred & Ten Descendants.
Joe Kollasch, 84-year-old retired farmer, died at the home of son William in Algona Thursday night, after a six months illness of old age and complications.
Mr. Kollasch was born June 3, 1854 in Cologne, Germany, and he came to the United States when he was 18, settling in LaSalle county, Ill. He married Christina Salv in Illinois September 20, 1877, and 12 children were born, one of whom died in infancy.
Came Here in 1927.
In 1897 the Kollasches moved to Humboldt, where they lived eight years. They then spent five years in Kansas and ten years at Browning, Mo. They returned to Iowa in 1927 to live with children.
Mr. Kollasch is survived by 11 children, 55 grandchildren, and 44 great-grandchildren; one brother, Charles, Bancroft; and one sister, Mrs. Kate Schulte, Peoria, Ill.
Mrs. Kollasch died two years ago. The children are: Joseph, Bancroft; Charles, Whittemore; Peter, Burt; William, Algona; John, Wheeling, Mo.; Paul, Jefferson; Edward, Purdin, Mo.; Mrs. Russell Nellis and Mrs. John Keene, of Whittemore; and Mrs. William Shackeford, Algona.
Burial at Whittemore.
Funeral services were held at St. Cecelia’s church Saturday with the Rev. Fr. Mallinger officiating; and interment was made in the Whittemore Catholic cemetery, where Mrs. Kollasch was buried.
Six grandsons served as Pallbearers: Gordon Kollasch, Algona; Paul Nellis, West Bend; Richard Kollasch, Bancroft; Johnny Keene, Charles Kollasch, and Vincent Wilson, Whittemore.
BROKEN VERTEBRA IN NECK FATAL FOR BURT CITIZEN
LEWIS LARSON, 81, DIES FROM FALL AT HOME.
Burt, Jan. 9—Lewis Larson, 81, met with a fatal accident last week Tuesday, when he fell down stairs early in the morning and suffered fracture of the third vertebra in the neck. He also suffered a gash in the face. He was taken to the Kossuth hospital for an x-ray, but as nothing could be done for him, he was brought back. He died early next morning.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church, the Rev. J. M. Doms conducting, and burial was made in the Burt cemetery.
Mr. Larsen was born October 2, 1857, in Denmark, and came to the United States when he was 22. He settled at Forest City, and there was married to Elsie Peterson. In 1891 they moved to Irvington, but in 1896 came to Portland township, and in 1909 moved into Burt.
In 1918 Mrs. Larson died, and on August 17, 1919, Mr. Larson was married to Hedwig Rassmusen at Chicago. She survives, also two sons: James, Olivet, Ill,; Martin, Titonka. Mrs. Henry Nelson, Titonka, is a daughter. A third son, Peter, died some years ago.
Former Junkermeir Girl at Ledyard Dies Jan. 7th.
Ledyard, Jan. 9.—Relatives here received word Saturday of the death of Mrs. Vanetta Neilson, Storm Lake. Before marriage she was Vanetta Junkermeier, and she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Junkermeier, Rembrandt. Funeral services were to be held at Rembrandt this week Tuesday, and from here who planned to attend were her sister, Mrs. Alfred Schadendorf, the latter’s husband; her grandmother, Mrs. Carl Kramersmeier, Irvin, Arthur, John, and Albert Kramersmeier, Messrs. and Mesdames L. H., Fred, and Edw. Junkermeier, and Mrs. and Mrs. Henry Selberg.
Wooden Wedding Celebrated—
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Nitz entertained at New Year’s in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Clark, Lakota, who were celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary. Attending: the Otto Lange’s, Elmore; the Max Nitz family, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nitz, daughter Deloris, the Adolph Poppe’s, the Robert Weller’s, Mrs. Mary Poppe, the L. D. Mayne’s, Mrs. Ella Belhaus, daughter Luetta, Mrs. Rose Moulton, son Jack, Edw. Munyer, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Blome.
Alvin Busches are Hosts—
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Busch entertained at a New Year’s dinner the Wm. Loyd’s, the John Mantheis, the Warren and J. A. Lloyd’s, the Albert Kramersmeier’s and Mrs. Fred Busch. Friday night the Busches entertained at an oyster supper, and guests were Mr. and Mrs. Albert West, the Virgil Lauke’s, the Alfred Miller’s, the Cecil and Willis Pingle’s, and the Alfred Busches.
Former Teachers Make Calls—
The V. A. Barrett’s, Troy, were calling on old friends here Saturday. Both Mr. and Mrs. Barrett were for some years local teachers, and Mr. Barrett is now superintendent of a consolidated school.
Other Ledyard News.
Stephen Powers drove to Cedar Falls last week Tuesday to take his daughter, Kathryn, Alvira Halverson, and Beulah Looft back to the State Teachers College.
Mr. and Mrs. George Thompson with their son Duane, went to Lu Verne Sunday with Lottie and Janette Mason, there visited the William Rileys, West Bend.
HITCHHIKER PLAYS SAFE; GETS OUT AS RONEY AUTO SKIDS.
Irvington, Jan. 9—K. P. Roney’s vanity suffered a severe blow Wednesday in contact with an old man who accepted offer of a lift as K. P. was coming home from Algona. It was raining, and the pavement was slippery in places. Just before reaching the Dan Long hill the car skidded, and almost immediately afterwards the rider announced that he would get out at the top of the hill.
Kenneth had taken him for a hitchhiker, and was surprised that his destination was so near; but he let the man out and drove on. He had gone but a few rods, however, when another car passed him, and he noticed that his companion a few minutes before was a passenger.
Subjecting everything to deep cogitation, Kenneth found no way out of the conclusion that the old man just thought K. P. was not a safe driver.
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