Services For MRS. CHARLES MOLTER

Born September 16, 1862 Burg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Entered Into Rest May 10, 1943 At Home Manning
Age 80 years, 7 months, 24 days
Services Held At Ohde Funeral Home May 13, 1943
Clergyman Dr. H.J. Timmer Pastor Presbyterian Church Manilla, Iowa
Interment Manning Cemetery Manning, Iowa
Pallbearers: P.H. Jones, J.W. Meggers, Willis Puck, John Mundt, Jens Sonksen, Grover Bartels

Emilia (Kuhl) Molter was born September 16, 1862, in Burg, Schleswig, Holstein, Germany. She came to Iowa when eleven years old in 1873. She was married at Denison October 6, 1882, to Charles H. Molter. Mr. Molter was a supervisor of Crawford County for nine years. He was on the board when the courthouse there was built and his name is engraved on the corner stone of the building. He passed away from a heart attack, without any warning, February 21, 1930. Of the six children in her father's family, two have passed on, Jacob Kuhl of Manning and Mary (Mrs. John Miller) of Denison.

The others are Mrs. H.H. Kuhl, Manning; Mrs. William Kruse, Manning and J. Julius Kuhl, Carroll.

Mrs. Molter's children are (Elfrieda) Mrs. George Mohr, Julius Molter, Ed Molter, all of Manning and Hulda, Mrs. Herman Anthony, Westside. Mrs. Molter spent all but 30 years of her life on the farm retiring to Manning in 1911.

Spelled Emelie on her tombstone and in the official city records
Spelled Emelie in Charles' obituary

Last Rites Held For Mrs. Charles Molter, 80
Mrs. Charles H. Molter, 80, succumbed to a heart attack at her home 53 Ann. Street about five o'clock Monday morning, May 10.

She had been in ill health for the last two months. Funeral services will be held today, Thursday, May 13 at two o'clock at the Ohde Funeral Home with the Rev. H.J. Timmer of the Manilla Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be in the Manning Cemetery.

Pallbearers are neighbors: John Mundt, Willis Puck, P.H. Jones, Grover Bartels, Jens Sonksen, and J.W. Meggers.

Mrs. Molter, a resident of Carroll County for thirty-two years, was well-known in this community.

She was born Emilia Kuhl, September 16, 1862, in Burg, Schleswig, Holstein, Germany, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Kuhl. At the age of eleven years she came to Iowa from Rock Island, Illinois. She had lived in Davenport, Westside, Aspinwall, and Denison, before making her home in Manning.

On October 6, 1882, she married Charles H. Molter at Denison. Mr. Molter, a farmer, served as supervisor of Crawford County for nine years. He passed away February 21, 1930.

Mrs. Molter was the mother of four children, all of whom survive. They are Mrs. George Mohr (Elfrieda), Julius Molter and Edward Molter, all of Manning, and Mrs. Herman Anthony (Hulda), Westside. She leaves six grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. H.H. Kuhl of Audubon, and Mrs. William Kruse, Manning, and one brother, J. Julius Kuhl of Carroll.

Two sisters preceded her in death, Mrs. Jacob Kuhl of Manning and Mrs. John Miller of Denison.

Mrs. Molter was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Music was rendered by a quartet composed of Martha (Mrs. Nicholas C.) Schrum, Emma (Mrs. Albert) Dietz, Herman C. Pahde, and Clifford M. Johnson, accompanied by Bonita (Mrs. Henry W.) Hagedorn.