Traer Star Clipper, Friday, January 29, 1965 – page 1
People of the Geneseo community and many close friends are mourning the deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Stouffer, a highly regarded couples, who were taken within minutes of each other, on Monday evening January 25, 1965. Mr. Stouffer had been hospitalized several times in the last three years for an ailment of emphysema. He entered Allen Memorial Hospital, Thursday of last week. Mrs. Stouffer who had been impaired from a heart ailment for several years and was fatally stricken within five minutes of her husband's death. A double funeral was held at Geneseo Methodist church.
Carl Wilbur Stouffer, 78, was born at Lake Park, Iowa, June 25, 1886, a son of George and Melva Stouffer, and attended school and grew up in that community. As a youth he was employed by Dr. R. C. Byrnes, a veterinarian, and when Dr. Byrnes came to Traer to practice, Carl accompanied him. Carl continued in Dr. Byrnes' employ here for some time, then was employed by farmers in the area.
During World War I Carl entered the Army July 24, 1918, at the age of 32 years. After a brief period of training at Camp , Gordon, Georgia, he left Hoboken, New Jersey for France on September 22, 1918, landing at Brest September 29. After brief training , his Company E of the 9th Infantry Regiment was assigned to the Second division of American troops which was sent to the front to stop the last bug German push of the war. He participated in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, one of the hardest fought battles of the war in which U.S. forces were engaged, which ended with the armistice November 11, 1918. His company participated in the March to the Rhine river in Germany in November and became part of the army occupation, stationed in Bendorf and Dierdorf, Germany. He was in Germany un July 5, 1919, when he was sent to Brest France to be returned to the United States. He was back on U. S. soil on August 1 and was discharged at Camp Dodge August 14, 1919.
Carl and Florence Mae Speer had been married before he had entered Army service on March 13, 1918. After Carl's return from the Army in 1919 the Stouffers lived for a year on a farm near Finchford in Black Hawk county, then returned to this area, and Carl was employed on the farm of J. A. Ewing in Buckingham. He took the job of tank truck distributor for the Members Mutual Oil company of Waterloo in 1936, and his many farm er customers of Geneseo and part of Eagle township in south Black Hawk county kept him busy for about 25 years until his retirement because of poor health a few years ago. Two years after becoming agent for the oil company they moved to their present home near the Geneseo Consolidated school.
Carl was a charter member of Kubik-Finch Post of the American Legion and received a 45-year membership pin last fall. During all of these years he seldom missed a meeting of the Traer post, until his health failed two or three years ago. He served part of one year as commander in 1921-22, moving up from vice commander. He was also a member of the Geneseo church.
The Stouffers were parents of four children, three of whom are living: Mrs. Harold (Pauline) Halverson of Gladbrook; Mrs. Robert (Hazel) Minkel, of Geneseo; and Mrs. Larry (Sandra) Boomer of Cedar Falls. A son, Dean, died in 1936 at the age of 3. They also leave 9 grandchildren and a host of relatives and a host of relatives and friends.
Mr. Stouffer is also survived by a brother, Howard, and a sister, Mrs. Harry Jockheck, both of Redwood City, California and another sister, Mrs. Lon Gleason, of Cedar Falls. His parents, two sisters and a brother preceded him in death.
People of the Geneseo community and many close friends are mourning the deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Stouffer, a highly regarded couples, who were taken within minutes of each other, on Monday evening January 25, 1965. Mr. Stouffer had been hospitalized several times in the last three years for an ailment of emphysema. He entered Allen Memorial Hospital, Thursday of last week. Mrs. Stouffer who had been impaired from a heart ailment for several years and was fatally stricken within five minutes of her husband's death. A double funeral was held at Geneseo Methodist church.
Carl Wilbur Stouffer, 78, was born at Lake Park, Iowa, June 25, 1886, a son of George and Melva Stouffer, and attended school and grew up in that community. As a youth he was employed by Dr. R. C. Byrnes, a veterinarian, and when Dr. Byrnes came to Traer to practice, Carl accompanied him. Carl continued in Dr. Byrnes' employ here for some time, then was employed by farmers in the area.
During World War I Carl entered the Army July 24, 1918, at the age of 32 years. After a brief period of training at Camp , Gordon, Georgia, he left Hoboken, New Jersey for France on September 22, 1918, landing at Brest September 29. After brief training , his Company E of the 9th Infantry Regiment was assigned to the Second division of American troops which was sent to the front to stop the last bug German push of the war. He participated in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, one of the hardest fought battles of the war in which U.S. forces were engaged, which ended with the armistice November 11, 1918. His company participated in the March to the Rhine river in Germany in November and became part of the army occupation, stationed in Bendorf and Dierdorf, Germany. He was in Germany un July 5, 1919, when he was sent to Brest France to be returned to the United States. He was back on U. S. soil on August 1 and was discharged at Camp Dodge August 14, 1919.
Carl and Florence Mae Speer had been married before he had entered Army service on March 13, 1918. After Carl's return from the Army in 1919 the Stouffers lived for a year on a farm near Finchford in Black Hawk county, then returned to this area, and Carl was employed on the farm of J. A. Ewing in Buckingham. He took the job of tank truck distributor for the Members Mutual Oil company of Waterloo in 1936, and his many farm er customers of Geneseo and part of Eagle township in south Black Hawk county kept him busy for about 25 years until his retirement because of poor health a few years ago. Two years after becoming agent for the oil company they moved to their present home near the Geneseo Consolidated school.
Carl was a charter member of Kubik-Finch Post of the American Legion and received a 45-year membership pin last fall. During all of these years he seldom missed a meeting of the Traer post, until his health failed two or three years ago. He served part of one year as commander in 1921-22, moving up from vice commander. He was also a member of the Geneseo church.
The Stouffers were parents of four children, three of whom are living: Mrs. Harold (Pauline) Halverson of Gladbrook; Mrs. Robert (Hazel) Minkel, of Geneseo; and Mrs. Larry (Sandra) Boomer of Cedar Falls. A son, Dean, died in 1936 at the age of 3. They also leave 9 grandchildren and a host of relatives and a host of relatives and friends.
Mr. Stouffer is also survived by a brother, Howard, and a sister, Mrs. Harry Jockheck, both of Redwood City, California and another sister, Mrs. Lon Gleason, of Cedar Falls. His parents, two sisters and a brother preceded him in death.
Traer Star Clipper, Friday, January 29, 1965 – page 1
People of the Geneseo community and many close friends are mourning the deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Stouffer, a highly regarded couples, who were taken within minutes of each other, on Monday evening January 25, 1965. Mr. Stouffer had been hospitalized several times in the last three years for an ailment of emphysema. He entered Allen Memorial Hospital, Thursday of last week. Mrs. Stouffer who had been impaired from a heart ailment for several years and was fatally stricken within five minutes of her husband's death. A double funeral was held at Geneseo Methodist church.
Carl Wilbur Stouffer, 78, was born at Lake Park, Iowa, June 25, 1886, a son of George and Melva Stouffer, and attended school and grew up in that community. As a youth he was employed by Dr. R. C. Byrnes, a veterinarian, and when Dr. Byrnes came to Traer to practice, Carl accompanied him. Carl continued in Dr. Byrnes' employ here for some time, then was employed by farmers in the area.
During World War I Carl entered the Army July 24, 1918, at the age of 32 years. After a brief period of training at Camp , Gordon, Georgia, he left Hoboken, New Jersey for France on September 22, 1918, landing at Brest September 29. After brief training , his Company E of the 9th Infantry Regiment was assigned to the Second division of American troops which was sent to the front to stop the last bug German push of the war. He participated in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, one of the hardest fought battles of the war in which U.S. forces were engaged, which ended with the armistice November 11, 1918. His company participated in the March to the Rhine river in Germany in November and became part of the army occupation, stationed in Bendorf and Dierdorf, Germany. He was in Germany un July 5, 1919, when he was sent to Brest France to be returned to the United States. He was back on U. S. soil on August 1 and was discharged at Camp Dodge August 14, 1919.
Carl and Florence Mae Speer had been married before he had entered Army service on March 13, 1918. After Carl's return from the Army in 1919 the Stouffers lived for a year on a farm near Finchford in Black Hawk county, then returned to this area, and Carl was employed on the farm of J. A. Ewing in Buckingham. He took the job of tank truck distributor for the Members Mutual Oil company of Waterloo in 1936, and his many farm er customers of Geneseo and part of Eagle township in south Black Hawk county kept him busy for about 25 years until his retirement because of poor health a few years ago. Two years after becoming agent for the oil company they moved to their present home near the Geneseo Consolidated school.
Carl was a charter member of Kubik-Finch Post of the American Legion and received a 45-year membership pin last fall. During all of these years he seldom missed a meeting of the Traer post, until his health failed two or three years ago. He served part of one year as commander in 1921-22, moving up from vice commander. He was also a member of the Geneseo church.
The Stouffers were parents of four children, three of whom are living: Mrs. Harold (Pauline) Halverson of Gladbrook; Mrs. Robert (Hazel) Minkel, of Geneseo; and Mrs. Larry (Sandra) Boomer of Cedar Falls. A son, Dean, died in 1936 at the age of 3. They also leave 9 grandchildren and a host of relatives and a host of relatives and friends.
Mr. Stouffer is also survived by a brother, Howard, and a sister, Mrs. Harry Jockheck, both of Redwood City, California and another sister, Mrs. Lon Gleason, of Cedar Falls. His parents, two sisters and a brother preceded him in death.
People of the Geneseo community and many close friends are mourning the deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Stouffer, a highly regarded couples, who were taken within minutes of each other, on Monday evening January 25, 1965. Mr. Stouffer had been hospitalized several times in the last three years for an ailment of emphysema. He entered Allen Memorial Hospital, Thursday of last week. Mrs. Stouffer who had been impaired from a heart ailment for several years and was fatally stricken within five minutes of her husband's death. A double funeral was held at Geneseo Methodist church.
Carl Wilbur Stouffer, 78, was born at Lake Park, Iowa, June 25, 1886, a son of George and Melva Stouffer, and attended school and grew up in that community. As a youth he was employed by Dr. R. C. Byrnes, a veterinarian, and when Dr. Byrnes came to Traer to practice, Carl accompanied him. Carl continued in Dr. Byrnes' employ here for some time, then was employed by farmers in the area.
During World War I Carl entered the Army July 24, 1918, at the age of 32 years. After a brief period of training at Camp , Gordon, Georgia, he left Hoboken, New Jersey for France on September 22, 1918, landing at Brest September 29. After brief training , his Company E of the 9th Infantry Regiment was assigned to the Second division of American troops which was sent to the front to stop the last bug German push of the war. He participated in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, one of the hardest fought battles of the war in which U.S. forces were engaged, which ended with the armistice November 11, 1918. His company participated in the March to the Rhine river in Germany in November and became part of the army occupation, stationed in Bendorf and Dierdorf, Germany. He was in Germany un July 5, 1919, when he was sent to Brest France to be returned to the United States. He was back on U. S. soil on August 1 and was discharged at Camp Dodge August 14, 1919.
Carl and Florence Mae Speer had been married before he had entered Army service on March 13, 1918. After Carl's return from the Army in 1919 the Stouffers lived for a year on a farm near Finchford in Black Hawk county, then returned to this area, and Carl was employed on the farm of J. A. Ewing in Buckingham. He took the job of tank truck distributor for the Members Mutual Oil company of Waterloo in 1936, and his many farm er customers of Geneseo and part of Eagle township in south Black Hawk county kept him busy for about 25 years until his retirement because of poor health a few years ago. Two years after becoming agent for the oil company they moved to their present home near the Geneseo Consolidated school.
Carl was a charter member of Kubik-Finch Post of the American Legion and received a 45-year membership pin last fall. During all of these years he seldom missed a meeting of the Traer post, until his health failed two or three years ago. He served part of one year as commander in 1921-22, moving up from vice commander. He was also a member of the Geneseo church.
The Stouffers were parents of four children, three of whom are living: Mrs. Harold (Pauline) Halverson of Gladbrook; Mrs. Robert (Hazel) Minkel, of Geneseo; and Mrs. Larry (Sandra) Boomer of Cedar Falls. A son, Dean, died in 1936 at the age of 3. They also leave 9 grandchildren and a host of relatives and a host of relatives and friends.
Mr. Stouffer is also survived by a brother, Howard, and a sister, Mrs. Harry Jockheck, both of Redwood City, California and another sister, Mrs. Lon Gleason, of Cedar Falls. His parents, two sisters and a brother preceded him in death.
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