Arnold Carl Bahr, veteran rural mail carrier, died last Thursday night at Memorial hospital, after an extended illness from a complication of diseases. His health had been failing for the past three years and he had been seriously ill for the past two months. Mr. Bahr was born on a farm in Blooming Grove township on Feb. 12, 1881. His parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bahr, were among the early settlers of this county. After completing the rural school course, he attended high school at Arlington and later engaged in school teaching in Sibley and Waseca counties. While at this work he secured a position as substitute mail carrier. He was commissioned a regular rural carrier on April 1, 1921, and continued in the service ever since, until prevented by illness. He was a faithful, conscientious worker and enjoyed the friendship of his patrons and co-workers. On October 16, 1913, he was united in marriage with Miss Clara Lorenz, who survives him with one daughter, Miss Harriet. He also leaves one brother, Rev. George E. Bahr of Preston, and five sisters, Mrs. Frank Beese of Deerfield, Mrs. F. G. Kanne, Mrs. C. W. Kanne, Misses Amanda and Ida Bahr, all of Faribault. Funeral services were held from the Methodist church at 2:30 Sunday afternoon, with the pastor, Rev. W. E. Shields, officiating and burial was in Woodville cemetery. Six mail carriers acted as pall bearers, Anton Rude, Howard Kingsley, Edw. Staehlin, Henry Daehn, John J. Cunningham and George E. Wobschall. Among the out of town people in attendance at the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Fred. L. Beese and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz Schwanke and daughter, and Rev. and Mrs. Ben Koch of Waterville; Rev. and Mrs. Geo. E. Bahr of Preston, Misses Ida and Amanda Bahr, Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Kanne, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Reineke and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Fischer, Mrs. Herman Drewitz, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Drewitz, Mrs. Minnie Rosenthal, F. G. Kanne, W. D. Reineke, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Reineke and Mrs. Geo. Saufferer and daughter of Faribault; Mr. and Mrs. Ben. Beese and Warren Tornez, of Minneapolis; Miss Abi R. Pagenkoff, South St. Paul; Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Christianson and Mrs. J. H. Corell and Florence of Red Wing; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Beese of Geneva; Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Reineke and son and Mr. and Mrs. Louise Beese of Owatonna; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bandelin and son, Misses Carrie and Estella Breitkreutz, Mr. and Mrs. C. Breitkreutz, LeRoy Breitkreutz and Earl Breitkreutz, Arlington; Emil Pawek of Medford; Mrs. Mary Fell of Mankato; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Ross Marple of New Richland; Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Karnitz and daughter and Otto Karnitz, Bell Plaine.
Waseca Herald Aug 1, 1940