John J. Struve, stroke victim, buried Tuesday
The Manning, Iowa, MONITOR Thursday, January 4, 1962. Funeral services for John J. Struve, 72, Manning auto dealer and prominent in civic circles, were held at the Ohde Funeral Home at 2 o'clock Tuesday. The Rev. Carl G. Sinning of the Presbyterian Church officiated. Ray Pratt was soloist and Bonita (Mrs. H.W.) Hagedorn, organist. Burial was in the Manning Cemetery Pallbearers were nephews, Julius Hoffman, Donald Struve of Ft. Dodge; Hayford Guritz of, Marshalltown; Marvin Hill, Roy A. Struve, Labert Stahl, Jr.

Mr. Struve died on Saturday, December 30, 1961, at St. Joseph's Mercy hospital in Aurora, Illinois, where he had been hospitalized since December 11, as the result of a stroke, suffered while returning from visiting relatives in Illinois.

Son of Carsten and Margretha Joens Struve, he was born on September 30, 1889, at Clinton at the age of nine he came to Manning with his parents and lived on a farm south of Manning.
On February 25, 1914, he married Anna M. Joens at Manning. They farmed near Manning and retired 1936. In 1947, he and his son, Merlin, opened the Buick and Willys agency in Manning.

Mr. Struve was prominent in republican circles, served as mayor of Manning for several terms; was on the town council for a number of years and was currently chairman of the board of the municipal light plant.
He is survived by his wife; a son, Merlin and his wife, a granddaughter, Frances Struve; two sisters, Margaret (Mrs. Herbert) Hinze of Arcadia; and Lillian (Mrs. Henry) Brandt of Wheaton, Illinois; and a brother, Emil Struve of Porterville, California.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and four brothers.

John Struve is buried in the Manning City Cemetery.
Section C Row #36 south - north.