JOHN HENRY SANDERS - Funeral services for John Henry Sanders 84 who died at 1 a.m. Saturday morning (May 21, 1938) in Finley Hospital Dubuque IA were held at 2 o'clock yesterday at the Nash Funeral Chapel with Rev. E.A. Ballis of the First Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment was at Greenwood cemetery. Mr. Sanders was rescued from his flooded cabin near Menominnee Station on the Mississippi bottom lands Friday by chief of police Roy Felderman and assistant fire chief Leroy Kraehmer by power boat and was removed to the Dubuque Hospital from Galena by ambulance. His plight was first discovered by Joseph Budden supervisor of Menominee twp. who enlisted Galena aid in rescuing Mr. Sanders. He was born in Galena Christmas day 1853 the son of A. F.E. Sanders and spent his entire life in this county. He was a member of the Fire Company #2 for 51 years and had served the city as night officer for a number of years. Mr. Sanders had never married and made his home on the Mississippi for a number of years. He is survived only by neices and nephews Mrs. Albert Stoffregan of Galena, Mrs. Clarence Willing of Dubuque, Mrs. Beta Beckman of Los Angeles CA, Charles Hansing of Kankakee, Homer, George and Fred Hansing of North Hollywood CA.
Freeport Journal Standard May 23, 1938
Freeport Journal Standard May 23, 1938
JOHN HENRY SANDERS - Funeral services for John Henry Sanders 84 who died at 1 a.m. Saturday morning (May 21, 1938) in Finley Hospital Dubuque IA were held at 2 o'clock yesterday at the Nash Funeral Chapel with Rev. E.A. Ballis of the First Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment was at Greenwood cemetery. Mr. Sanders was rescued from his flooded cabin near Menominnee Station on the Mississippi bottom lands Friday by chief of police Roy Felderman and assistant fire chief Leroy Kraehmer by power boat and was removed to the Dubuque Hospital from Galena by ambulance. His plight was first discovered by Joseph Budden supervisor of Menominee twp. who enlisted Galena aid in rescuing Mr. Sanders. He was born in Galena Christmas day 1853 the son of A. F.E. Sanders and spent his entire life in this county. He was a member of the Fire Company #2 for 51 years and had served the city as night officer for a number of years. Mr. Sanders had never married and made his home on the Mississippi for a number of years. He is survived only by neices and nephews Mrs. Albert Stoffregan of Galena, Mrs. Clarence Willing of Dubuque, Mrs. Beta Beckman of Los Angeles CA, Charles Hansing of Kankakee, Homer, George and Fred Hansing of North Hollywood CA.
Freeport Journal Standard May 23, 1938
Freeport Journal Standard May 23, 1938
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