He was united in marriage to Amelia Whitcher.
He had been in ill health the past few months and made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Ehlers of Botna since retiring from the farm near Irwin in 1956.
Survivors include one daughter, Pauline Ehlers; a brother Hugo of Longmont, Colorado; a sister Mrs. Bertha Jones and several grandchildren. His wife Amelia preceded him in death September 12, 1955.
Funeral services were held at the Ohde Funeral Home in Manning, Iowa, Friday, October 25, 1957, with Marvin Jedele of Denison, officiating.
Burial was in the Manning, Iowa Cemetery.
Harlan Tribune, Harlan, Iowa, November 8, 1957