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Belle Plaine Union; Jan. 5, 1922
Buried With Military Honors
George Wilimek
George Wilimek’s Funeral on Sunday. Lionaries From Belle Plaine and Elberen Pay Honors. The body of George W. Wilimek, an ex-service man, who died at Albuquerque, N. .M., where he had gone in the hope of benefiting his health, and who passed away Tuesday, December 27th, arrived in this city last Friday and was taken to the Modlin funeral Home.
Sunday the former soldier was laid to rest with full military honors. The service was held in the Congregational church and was in charge of John Jennings Post No. 39, American Legion. Rev. Robert Tipton gave the funeral address which was a masterly effort and carried comfort to the sorrowing relatives and friends and food for thought to all. Music was rendered by a quartet composed of Messrs. Haupert, McMahan, Modlin and Webber. The pall bearers were taken from the membership of John Jennings Post of this city and James R. Kalina Post of Elberon. Burial was In the National Cemetery near Vining by the side of his father.
George W. Wlllmek was born on January 31st, 1897 and ended his career on December 27th, 1921, lacking a month and four days of being 25 years of age. At an early age he left his home to attend school and in 1915 graduated from the Traer high school. He entered the State University at Iowa City where he received the degree of B. A. in 1920. He was a member of the Congregational church at Iowa City and of the Phi Gamma and Phi Alfa Delta fraternities, the latter a law fraternity, he having attended the law school there. In connection with his college work he was captain of the cadets. During the war he served as second lieutenant in the U. S. Infantry, continuing in the service until the close of the war when he was honorably discharged.
On August 27th, 1921 he was united in marriage to Miss Ruth Cameron, daughter of Mr. and,Mrs. G. W. Cameron of Cedar Rapids. This fall he accepted a position as vocational instructor at M???, Ill. but after three months was compelled to give up this work owing to falling health and went to Albuquerque, N. M. where he hoped the climate would prove beneficial. The departed soldier was a young man of if such promise, having high ideals and an ambition to succeed. His untimely death is deeply mourned by his immediate family and a host of friends.
He is survived by the young wife, an aged mother and two sisters.
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