Obit for HARMER, Herbert (b.1852 d.1926) Rice Co., MN
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OBITUARY FOR HERBERT HARMER
An obituary for Herbert Harmer in the Northfield News pg. 5 
Friday, November 19, 1926.

HERBERT HARMER
"Herbert Harmer for many years a resident of the Waterford community and well 
known here, died at the Mineral Springs Sanitarium on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 
following a lingering illness.  Mr. Harmer has been in ill health for nearly 
ten years, but was taken to the sanitarium about six weeks ago for treatment. 
 
The funeral was held at the home of his son, Clifford Harmer, in Waterford on 
Saturday morning at 10:00 o'clock.  Rev. Samuel Johnson pastor of the 
Congregational Church officiated.  During the service, Mrs. L.D. Harmer sang 
"Abide With Me" and "Rock of Ages."  The remains were taken to Dodge Center 
where burial was made in the Riverside Cemetery.  Rev. Mr. Thompson, pastor 
of the Congregational Church at Dodge Center officiated at the grave.  
Herbert Harmer, who was the twelfth child of a family of seventeen children, 
was born in Green Lake County, Wis., on March 4, 1852.  When a young boy he 
came with his parents to Minnesota and for a time they made their home near 
New Ulm.  Because of the warlike Indians there at that time they moved to 
Dodge County where Mr. Harmer made his home until 1905.  Then he moved to 
this community making his home on a farm near Waterford now operated by his 
son, Clifford.  
On February 4, 1874, Mr. Harmer was married to Miss Elizabeth Swan (ERROR - 
this should have been Swam) at Kasson, who with their seven children survive. 
 There are five sons, Herbert and Earl of St. Paul, R.D. of Leader, Paul of 
Lansing Mich., and Clifford on the home place: and two daughters, Mrs. John 
Noreen and Mrs. Charles Cowell of this city.  
Besides his immediate family Mr. Harmer is survived by five brothers, William 
and Richard of Santa Ana, Calif., Albert of Claremont, Thomas of Hilltop, 
Colo., and Jesse of this city; and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Crown of 
Cumberland, Wis., and Mrs. Glennys Lynch of Dodge Center."
(ERROR: The last sister mentioned should be Jane/Jennie Lynch and not Mrs. 
Glennys Lynch.) 

ANOTHER OBITUARY FOR HERBERT HARMER
An obituary for Herbert Harmer in the Dodge County Star 
pg. 1 
Thursday, November 11, 1926. 

HERBERT HARMER, SR., IS DEAD  
"Earl and Herbert Harmer of St. Paul, are in town this afternoon making 
arrangements for the burial of their father, Herbert Harmer Sr., who died at 
the sanitarium in Cannon Falls last night following a long illness.  The 
remains will be brought to Dodge Center Saturday and burial services held in 
Riverside Cemetery at 2:00 o'clock.  Mr. Harmer's home is at Waterford, near 
Northfield."