OBITUARY: Walter Virchow, c1894-1936, Mitchell Co., Iowa
             

[Mitchell County Press - Jan. 2, 1936 ]







                            Walter Virchow
                            Dead Following 
                           Operation Dec. 18 

Walter Virchow, 42, farmer living in the vicinity of Graftorn, died at at 
Rochester hospital December 26, following an operation for ulcers of the 
stomach, performed December 18. 

Mr. Virchow was the som of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Virchow, and was born near 
Grafton, where he spent his entire life. He married Miss Augusta
Kirchgattter, and to them were born two children, Irene and Rueben, who
survive him. Both are at home with their mother. 

The deceased is a distant cousin of the local Virchows. 

The body was brought to the Champion funeral home Thursday evening and the 
following day funeral services were held at the farm home in charge of the 
Rev. Carl Landdeck. Burial was made in the Grafton cemetery. 



  Submitted by Marilyn O'Connor  1/15/2006