Saturday, September 30, 2017

CHRISTIAN GUMMERT "STURDY PIONEER!"


GUMMERT---continued

The deceased while in his prime was one of the sturdy pioneers that helped settle in this part of the country. He not only came to Renville when land was new and low in price, but was the means of securing many from his former home in Iowa and settle here and this helped in general prosperity that most always follows settlement in a new country.

The funeral was held from the M.E. church Wednesday after-noon the service being conducted by Rev. August Peterson and  Rev. Schurman in the German language. The pall-bearers were H.H. Jacobs, R.D. Seitsema, Jos. Habben,John Bruns, B.Freiberg, G. Ross.The interment was in the Fairview cemetery.The sympthy of the community is extended to the sorrowing family in their loss. 


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