Obituary of Jasper Newton Dumenil

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Obituary of Jasper Newton Dumenil
Daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa
January 17, 1944

J.N. DUMENIL, AGED KEOKUK GROCER, DIES AT HOSPITAL, SUNDAY

J.N. Dumenil, 88, of 1120 Des Moines street, a well-known former Keokuk
grocer, died on Sunday afternoon at 1:57 o’clock at Graham hospital. A
son of J.B. and Frances Dumenil, he was born in Lee county on January 3,
1856, and resided here all of his life. He was the last surviving member
of his parents’ family. Mr. Dumenil had operated a grocery store here
for 46 years, until he retired six years ago. He was married in Hancock
county, Ill., on Nov. 10, 1881, to Anna M. Holmes, who survives, along
with one son, Hugh Dumenil of Chicago, and two grandchildren. He was a
member of the Trinity Methodist church. The body was removed to the
Schmidt Memorial home where funeral services will be held on Tuesday
afternoon at four o’clock and burial will be made in Oakland cemetery. 

Various Newspaper Announcements
Concerning Jasper Newton Dumenil

Daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa
exact date unknown, between September 15-21, 1916

KEOKUK MAN GIVEN HONOR
J.N. DUMENIL NAMED ON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF STATE MERCHANTS’
ASSOCIATION 

J.N. Dumenil of this city was elected a member of the executive
committee of the Iowa State Retail Merchants’ association at the final
meeting of the convention at Iowa City yesterday afternoon. Mr. Dumenil
with E.C. Weisman and George Radasch attended the convention from this
city. Following are the officers selected yesterday: President - Julius
Keppner, Council Bluffs. Vice President - E.J. Canny, Burlington.
Secretary - J.A. Cunningham, Dubuque. Treasurer - T.J. Mooney, Clinton.
Executive Committee - J.C. Emery, Cedar Rapids, and J.N. Dumenil,
Keokuk. Sioux City was given the next convention. 

Daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa (?)
sometime in 1971

75 YEARS AGO

August 14, 1896 - Dumenil grocery store is displaying a 49 1/2 pound
watermelon. 
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Contributed to the Lee County, Iowa GenWeb Archives by Steven Brian Hodson.