Born in Manning, Iowa, in 1889, he married Katherine Schaefky in Davenport, in 1914. They moved to Denver in 1942.
While living in Davenport, he was a draftsman for the McClellan Company.
He was a member of the Eagles Lodge in Davenport.
Surviving are his wife, daughters, Mrs. Muriel Wright, and Mrs. Anita Heckman, both of Denver, and a sister, Mrs. Elmer Dahms, Davenport.
Services and burial will be in Denver, Colorado.
Quad-City Times Davenport January 22, 1963