Clinton County IA Archives Obituaries.....Wulf, John J. July 1, 1940
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Lost Nation Press, July 4, 1940
Lost Nation Press, July 4, 1940 

Funeral services for John J. Wulf, 76, were held at 1:30 at the home and 2:00 
at the Presbyterian church, Rev. B. J. Swede, officiating. Interment was in 
the Lost Nation Cemetery. 

John J. Wulf, second oldest son of Andrew and Margaret Wulf, was born in 
Holstein, Germany, June 13, 1864. He was confirmed in faith the Evangelical 
Church of Germany. At the age of 21 he came to the United States to join his 
parents and worked as a farm helper. On November 10, 1896, he was united in 
marriage with Elizabeth Ingwersen of Wheatland. They purchesed a farm 
northeast of Lost Nation where they lived until 1915. The couple retired and 
came to live in a home on Western Avenue in Lost Nation. John enjoyed the out-
of-doors and as a hobby his interests were horses, fishing and reading. 

In 1928 his beloved companion passed away and he went to live in Wheatland 
with his sister. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Mrs. Anna 
Hamdorf of Wheatland and two brothers, Henry of Germany and William of Lost 
Nation. Those surviving him are one sister Kate Mayerdorf of Wheatland, and 
one brother, Rudolf of Wheatland. 



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