Henry Elmer, Lanark, Illinois died Dec 3, 1933 at home. Cherry Grove Church. Burial Lanark Cemetery. Survived by a son, Admiral Elmer, Daughter, Della at home. Brothers, Elmer and Peter, Austin of MN. Sister Anna from Monroe, Wisc. 4 Grandchildren and 4 Great Grandchildren. ~ Obituary from the Freeport Journal Standard by way of Linda and Glen Auman of Freeport, Illinois
He is buried on lot with Mary and John Lotz who lived next door to him and his wife in 1930 Census
Dammeier Rites Observed Monday
Funeral rites for Charles F. Dammeier, 67, Jasper county farmer, were conducted Monday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock from the First Evangelical Lutheran church in Newton by the pastor, Dr. W. H. Blancke.
Music for these services was furnished by Richard E. Toedt, who sang, "Shall We Gather at the River," "Going Down the Valley," and "Does Jesus Care." He was accompanied by Mrs. Toedt.
Interment was in the Sugar Grove cemetery near Metz, with the following as pallbearers: Allen Moore, Pat Healy, Ray Cushatt, John Healy, Otto Callison and Ira Verheul.
Among those from out-of-town for the services were Admiral Elmer and Della Elmer of Shannon, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. Will Dammeier, Carrie Dammeier and David Dammeier of Lena, Ill., John Lind of Stewart Mo. and Mrs. Fred Trimble of Altoona, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Mohns of Broadhead, Wis., and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mohns of Juda, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dickerson of Grinnell, Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson of Monroe and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Darling of Pleasantville. ~ Jasper Co., Record, May 25, 1933.
Hilma Dammeier Dies Today; Rites Monday
Mrs. Charles (Hilma) Dammeier, 93, Embassy Manor, longtime resident of Jasper County, died early today at Embassy Manor.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Johnson Funeral Chapel.
The Rev. Harold Den Hartog, minister of the Metz Community Church, will conduct the services. Burial will be at Sugar Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after noon Saturday.
Survivors are three sons, Lewis, Clarence and George Dammeier, all of Newton; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, four sisters, and three brothers.
Mrs. Dammeier was a member of the Metz Community Church.
The daughter of Sven Peter Lind and Emma Christina Anderson, she was born Sept. 28, 1877, in Lindberget, Sweden. She came to the United States when she was 2 1/2 years old with her family and they resided in Metz where shelived until moving to Newton 4 1/2 years ago.
She was married to Charles Dammeier Jan. 13, 1904 at Metz. ~ The Newton Daily News, January 22, 1971
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1920 U.S. Census - living in Sleepy Eye, Brown Co., Minnesota
26. Charles Dammeier
Charles Dammeier, an agriculturalist residing on Section 23, Newton township, was born in Freeport, Illinois, July 9, 1859, and became a resident of Jasper county in 1872. His parents are Berhard and Mary (Pahl) Dammeier, natives of Germany, who are now living in a comfortable home in Mariposa township. His parents came to the United States in 1850, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work. February 14, 1886, marked an important period in this man's life, for it was at that date he married Carrie Klaus. She was born in Greene county, Wisconsin, July 9, 1861. Eight children have been born to them, five of whom are living; Lillie, born December 13, 1886; Rosa, born April 23, 1888; David, born June 3, 1893; Walter, born October 23 1896, and May, born March 8, 1901.
Mr. Dammeier started in life with limited means. He remained at home until twenty-four years of age, after which we find him gathering cream and buying poultry through the county. He then became a partner in the creamery business, the partnership lasting for one year. He then removed to Kellogg township and engaged in farming on rented land. After renting two years, he purchased his present farm on Section 23, Newton township, but was only able to make a small payment. He succeeded in raising abundant crops, keeping up the interest for three years, and agreed to pay, thereafter, $500.00 per year until the farm was paid for. In due time, the last note and mortgage was paid, the final payment being made in 1894, although he had severe reverses, having had the misfortune in 1893, to have his house struck by lightning, which burned up both house and contents. Our subject has been more than ordinarily successful in his business ventures, and bas proven himself a good financier. He has taken an active interest in the affairs of his township. Has held the offices of road supervisor and school director, and been president of the school board, and is at present president of the Farmers' Co-operative Creamery Co. Politically, he affiliates with the Republican Party. Socially, he and his family are members of the Evangelical Church at Horne [sic-Horn], and is at present a director. Page 44. Standard Atlas of Jasper County, Iowa, 1901.
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1920 U.S. Census - living in Amarillo, Potter County, Texas - all but David and May. David is married and also living in Amarillo with wife Jessie.
Mrs. Jacob Orms [sic] Dies Yesterday
Had Been in Ill Health Many Months - No Funeral Arrangements Yet Announced.Mrs. Jacob Orns who has resided in Jasper county the past 50 years died at the Skiff hospital Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock after an illness of many months.
She submitted to an operation Saturday morning and was apparently doing nicely when she took a turn for the worse and died at 2:30 o’clock.
Mrs. Orns was prior to her marriage Mary Dunmire [sic] and was born and reared on the Fred Dunmire place near Newton. She was 50 years old and has resided in and near Newton all of her life. On June 7, 1893 she was married to Jacob Orns and they moved into the Wittemberg neighborhood four miles and a half north of town. Here she and Mr. Orns have reared their three daughters, Mrs. Florence Hale, and Joy and Dorothy Orns. The latter two children are at home.
Mrs. Orns was a woman who was greatly devoted to her home and it was in its welfare that her interests centered. She was also greatly interested in the work of the Wittemberg Congregational missionary society and in all other activities which stood for the betterment of the community in which she lived. She has many friends and acquaintances who grieve with the family in the loss of a kind mother and wife.
Besides her husband and family she is survived by her brothers, Ben Dunmire, of North Dakota; Charles Dunmire, of Texas; William Dunmire, of Omaha; and Fred Dunmire, of Newton; and one sister, Mrs. Emma Pharse [sic-Prasse], of Illinois.
No funeral arrangements have yet been announced as all of the brothers have not yet been heard from. The family is unable to reach William Dunmire. ~ The Newton Daily News, Newton, Iowa, June 16, 1924.
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Funeral Services For Mrs. Jacob Orns Thursday Afternoon
Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon for Mrs. Jacob Orns at the home with Reve. R. S. Mills in charge of the services.Music was furnished by the Wittemberg choir.
Burial was made in the Wittemberg cemetery.Obituary
Fary [sic-Mary] Wilhelmina Dammeier was born at Freeport, Illinois, February 7, 1866, and passed away at Newton, Iowa, on June 15, 1924 at the age of 58 years, four months and eight days.When a young girl she came with her parents to Iowa, the family locating northeast of Newton.
On June 7th, 1803, she was united in marriage to Jacob Orns, and came to the Wittemberg neighborhood, where they have since made their home. Three children were born to this union, Florence who is now Mrs. Peter Hale of Canora, Saskatchewan, Canada; Joy and Dorothy who are home.
Besides her husband and children she is survived by four brothers and one sister, Charles Dammeier, Amarilla, Texas; William Dammeier, Omaha, Nebraska; Ben Dammeier, Huron, South Dakota; Mrs. Henry Prasse, Freeport, Illinois, and Fred Dammeier, Newton, Iowa; also one grandchild, Helen Josephine Hale.
Mrs. Orns had been a member of the Evangelical church from early childhood and until her health failed some months ago was ever faithful to her church obligations. Beside the immediate relatives there is a large circle of friends and neighbors who mourn her passing and who extend their sympathy to the family in their sorrow. ~ The Newton Daily News, Newton, Iowa, June 20, 1924.
Fred Dammeier, 83, Dies Sunday; Was A Retired Farmer
Fred H. Dammeier, 83, lifetime Jasper county resident and retired farmer, died suddenly at his home at 734 North Second avenue East Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at the St. Johns Evangelical and Reformed church where he was a member. The Rev. Frank Davis will officiate. Burial will be in St. John’s cemetery.
Mr. Dammeier came to Jasper county with his parents, Bernhard and Marie Dammeier, when he was six months old. They lived on a farm nine miles northeast of Newton. The deceased lived on the same farm until he retired and moved to Newton in 1946. He was born July 13, 1871, at Freeport, Ill.
Mr. Dammeier married Emma Stieglitz March 8, 1905. Besides his wife he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Roy (Della) Hand, Mrs. Frank (Bernice) Hollenbeck, and Mrs. Leonard (Bessie) Tinnermeier, all of Newton; one son Karl of Newton; one sister, Mrs. Emma Prasse of Freeport, Ill.; and six grandchildren and one great grandchild. His parents, four brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
Friends may call at the Johnson-Murdoch funeral home until 10 a.m. Wednesday at which time the body will be taken to the church for service. ~ The Newton Daily News, February 21, 1955.
Emma Dammeier
BAXTER - Emma M Dammeier, 103, a resident of Jasper County since the age of nine months, died early Sunday morning, Aug. 10, at the Colonial Manors in Baxter where she had been residing since moving from Newton 3 ½ years ago.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Reese Chapel in Newton.
The Rev. Robert H. Snyder, pastor of the First united Church of Christ north of Newton, will conduct services. Burial will be in the St. John’s Cemetery, north of Newton.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. today. Visitation with the family will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions to the Congregational United Church of Christ or the Jasper County Historical Society may be left at the funeral home.
Survivors are a son, Karl, of Rt. 1, Newton; a daughter, Della (Mrs. Roy) Hand of San Jose, Calif.; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Fred, two daughters, Bernice (Mrs. Frank) Hollenbeck and Bessie (Mrs. Leonard) Tinnermeier, three brothers and three sisters.
Mrs. Dammeier had been a member of the St. John’s United Church of Christ, north of Newton. Later she became a member of the Congregational United Church of Christ, north of Newton.
Mrs. Dammeier, a charter member of Mariposa Grange, taught school for 2 ½ years prior to her marriage.
The daughter of John and Mary Stieglitz, she was born June 10, 1883 in Germany, moved to the Newton area with her family, educated in Newton schools and was graduated from Newton Community High School.
She was married Fred Dammeier March 8 1905 in Newton. The couple farmed north of Newton into Newton. ~ The Newton Daily News, Newton, Iowa, August 11, 1986