Mitchell County IA Archives Obituaries.....Dreher, Edward Louis April 6, 1944 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/iafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Karen Feldt Robertson klrob@hotmail.com April 23, 2007, 4:52 pm St. Ansgar Enterprise April 1944 Edward Louis Dreher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Reinhold Dreher, was born August 27, 1883, in Mitchell County. He died at Mercy Hospital on April 6, 1944 at 5:45 p.m. following an accident at his home. He was taken to the hospital where he spent 15 days. Everything of medical aid was done for him, but to no avail. Edward was baptized in the Lutheran faith by Rev. Zeilinger and confirmed by Rev. Westenberger on April 11, 1897. He was married to Anna Marie Gilbertson on March 4, 1908. They made their home in Dike, Faulkner, Eldora, Carpenter and the past four years in St. Ansgar. Mr. Dreher has been in the grain business all through the years in these places. He was known for his kind and honest dealings with his many friends in business and will be sadly missed by all of them. He was a kind and loving husband and a friend to all. His loss will be felt by all who knew him, especially by his wife. Mr. Dreher is survived by his wife, and five brothers, Charles of Nora Springs, Reinhold of Mitchell, Otto of Lake Bronson, Minnesota, Fred of Bertha, Minnesota, Will of Carpenter, and two sisters, Margaret Harcourt of Mitchell and Minnie Connors of Minneapolis. His parents and four sisters preceded him in death. Those who attended the services from out of town were; Fred Dreher, Bertha, Minn; Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Dreher, Nora Springs; Mr. and Mrs. Wm Paulson, Mason City; William Weber Sr., Mason City; Mrs. Wm Weber Jr., Mason City; August Buhr; Mrs. Tena Schmidt; Mr. and Mrs. Myron Weber, all of Mason City, Iowa Additional Comments: Edward Louis Dreher was a great-uncle of the submitter. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/mitchell/obits/d/dreher126nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/iafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb