Voelkers Funeral Largely Attended |
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Private Chris Voelkers
[Iowa City Daily Press] |
The funeral of Private Chris Voelkers was largely attended at the Zion
Evangelical Lutheran church yesterday. The military escort from the university
training detachment gave additional impressiveness to the service. Rev. Herman
Brueckner preached a sympathetic sermon over the body of the young hero who died
at Camp Merritt in the discharge of his duty. While not able to serve his
country on the soil of France his life was spent just as truly for the patriotic
cause as though he had met his death in the trenches, and the honors paid him
are as truly deserved as if he had been fortunate enough to serve on the firing
line.
~Iowa City Citizen, October 1, 1918
Note:
Voelckers, Private Christian W. Died Camp Merritt, New Jersey, Sept 26, 1918.
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Voelckers, Iowa City.
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