Lewis H. Dammeier
Born: July 15, 1905 near Metz, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: January 25, 1982 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 265, plot 2
Married: Grace Walker on December 16, 1928 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Children: See Grace Walker Dammeier
Parents: Charles and Hilma (Lind) Dammeier
Family Group Sheet: Lewis and Grace Dammeier
Lewis H. Dammeier rites scheduled
Thursday morning
Newton - Funeral services for Lewis H. Dammeier, 76, of 625 E 15th St. S. a lifetime resident of Jasper County and longtime farmer in the MetzCommunity, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Foursquare Church.
The Rev. Ellis Ryherd, pastor of the church, assisted by the Rev. Elvin Wells, will conduct services. Burial will be in the Sugar Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Wallace Funeral Home after 11 a.m. today.
Memorial contributions to a fund in Mr. Dammeier's name will be accepted. Memorials may be left at the funeral home.
Survivors are his wife, Grace; two sons, Derald of Indianola and Murry of Newton; six daughters, Mrs. Don (Hilma Mae) McKinney, Mrs. Ray (Arlene) Boyer and Roma Roberts, all of Newton; Merita Dammeier of Alhambra, Calif., Mrs. Larry (Marceda) Romick of Monroe and Mrs. George (Luella) Bragg of Covington, Okla.; 28 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; a brother, George of Newton; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter, Vera Boles in 1975, a brother, Clarence, and a great-grandchild.
Mr. Dammeier, a member of the Foursquare Church, had taught Sunday school for several years.
The son of Charles and Hilma Lind Dammeier, he was born July 15, 1905 on a farm southwest of Newton and was a 1924 graduate of Newton Community High School.
He was married to Grace Irene Walker Dec. 16, 1928 in Newton. - Newton Daily News, January 26, 1982.
Grace (Walker) Dammeier
Born: May 4, 1909 in Fairmont, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: January 5, 1997 in Monroe, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 265, plot 3
Married: Lewis H. Dammeier on December 16, 1928 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Children: Derald, Murry, Hilma McKinney, Arlene Boyer, Roma Roberts, Vera Boles, Merita, Marceda Romick, and Luella Bragg
Parents: Jefferson Murry and Leona Mae (Hitchler) Walker
Obituary: Grace I. Dammeier
Grace Irene Dammeier, 87, a resident of the Jasper County Care Facility, died of heart failure Sunday morning, Jan 5, at the care facility. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Newton Foursquare Church with the Rev. Robert Hinshaw, chaplain of the Jasper Country Care Facility, officiating. Burial will be in the Sugar Grove Cemetery in rural Newton.
Friends may call at the Wallace-Pence Funeral Home in Newton after 8 a.m. Tuesday where the family will be present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Memorial in her name may be left at the funeral home.
Mrs. Dammeier was born May 4, 1909, in Monroe, the daughter of Jefferson Murry and Leona Mae Hitchler Walker. She married Lewis Henry Dammeier Dec 16, 1928, in Newton.
A lifelong resident of Jasper County, she was a homemaker. She was a charter member of the Newton Foursquare Church a member of TOPS Iowa 689, a member of the Hook and Needle Club and taught Sunday school for 2 and 3 year olds for many years.
She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Derald and Darlene Dammeier of Indianola and Murry and Diane Dammeier of Newton; six daughters and three sons-in-law, Hilma Mae and Don McKinney and Arlene and Ray Boyer, all of Newton; Marceda and Larry Romick of Monroe; Merita Dammeier of Arcadia, Calif., Roma Mosher of Ottumwa and Luella Bragg and her special friend, Sam, of Grinnell; 31 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are two brothers, Glen Walker of Altoona and Hubert Walker of Des Moines; two sisters, Juanita Shoemake and Aletha Woody, both of Newton; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, who died Jan. 25, 1982; a daughter, Vera Boles; two sons-in-law, Keith Boles and Dick Mosher; a sister Elveretta Prindle; two brothers, Doyle and Elsmer Walker; and a great-granddaughter. ~ Newton Daily News, January 6, 1997