Anton Joseph "Joe" Rushenberg, 88, of Fort Worth, Texas, formerly of Templeton, died Thursday, February 24, 1972, in St. Joseph Hospital, Fort Worth, after being ill four days. A retired electrician at Templeton and Manning, he moved to Fort Worth four years ago.

Requiem mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday in Sacred Heart Church here by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. A.W. Behrens. Interment will be in the parish cemetery in Templeton, Iowa. Arrangements are in charge of the Ohde Funeral Home, Manning, where friends may call starting at noon Sunday. The rosary at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Ohde Funeral Home will be followed by a Bible service at 8:15.

Mr. Rushenberg was born at Westphalia May 14, 1883, a son of Joseph Franz and Maria Josepha (Sasse) Rueschenberg. His marriage to Edith Hinrichs took place at Sacred Heart Church, Manning, in 1916, with the Rev. C. HueIshorst officiating.

He is survived by a daughter, Joyce Rushenberg, of Fort Worth. His wife, five sisters and three brothers preceded him in death.

Historical information
Anton served on the Manning Fire Departement and was a member of the Manning Fire Department World Champion Running Team in 1913.

A.J. RUSHENBERG
Funeral services for A.J. Rushenberg, formerly of Templeton, were held in Sacred Heart Church at Templeton at 10 a.m. on Monday, February 28, with burial in the parish cemetery. Msgr. A.W. Behrens conducted the services.

Pallbearers were Harold Dean, Harold Heithoff, Leo Bruck, Herbert Klocke, Otto Billmeier, and Herman Lohmann. He died February 24, 1972, at Fort Worth, Texas.

Anton Joseph Rushenberg was born at Westphalia on May 14, 1883, son of Franz Joseph and Marie (Sasse) Rushenberg. He received his elementary education in Westphalia and his formal education at Highland Park College, Des Moines, where he obtained a degree in electrical engineering.

He and his brother, Ernie, came to Manning as the battery for the Manning Baseball Club.

They remained in Manning as business partners until he became a partner of Hannes Ohrt in the first Manning light plant.

Power was served as needed by customers and on Monday, wash day when women were mostly outside doing their laundry, the generators were not operated; every night the hand fired coal burning boilers were used to generate the power for lights. Huge carbon type Main Street lights were lowered by pulleys and serviced every week.

With a greater demand for power, they sold the plant and franchise to Iowa Light. Later he became a manager of Iowa Public Service and continued with them in Manning until his retirement, after which he maintained an electrical business in Templeton. He was the first to install an all electric heat, with a gold medallion home in the Sioux City district.

He served for many years as fire chief of the Manning Fire Department and was a member of the Manning Fire Department running team that set the world's record. As part of the coupling team, he won three gold medals for world records.

His marriage to Edith Hinrichs took place in 1912 at Sacred Heart Church in Manning, with Rev. C. Huelshorst officiating. He is survived by a daughter, Joyce Rushenberg of Fort Worth, Texas. His wife, parents, five sisters, and three brothers preceded him in death.
Carroll Daily Times Herald, February 29, 1972