CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - OBITUARY OF AUGUST DRESDEN ==================================================================== NEGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the NEGenWeb Archives by Kristi Bergman Lam ====================================================================== Obituary Record ------ DRESDEN August Dresden was born at Lowden, Iowa on September 6, 1874 to Adolph and Doris Kroeger Dresden. August departed his earthly life at 8:10 a.m. at the Moline Public Hospital in Moline, Ill. on Saturday, March 9th, 1963 after having attained the age of 88 years, 6 months and 3 days. Mr. Dresden's occupation in life was farming until his retirment several years ago. He had spent 42 years in the Clarence community. He is survived by a daughter Mrs. Pauline Allemang of Rock Island, Illinois. with whom he had lived for the last couple of years. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Elizabeth Kahler Dresden and two sons August Jr. and Fred. Funeral services were held at the Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12, 1963 with Er. C.W. Ebbert of the Clarence St. John's United Church of Christ conducting the service. The music was furnished by Mrs. Robert Woode and Mrs. Arthur Claney with Mrs. Robert Joslin as the organist. The casket bearers were Alfred Pruess, Grover Penningroth, Kermit Roelf, Clark Workman, Arnold Pruess and Henry Dircks. Interment was made at St. John's Cemetery. ----- Thank you to all Dad's friends and mine in this time of bereavement who in any way lightened the grief of his passing. I especially wish to thank Dr. Ebbert and other friends who were so faithful in their visits to Dad during his days in the hospital and illness at home, and to all for flowers, Memorial tributes, food and assistance in any way at the time of his death. These kind deeds will never be forgotten. May God bless you as you have blessed me with your friendship. Pauline Dresden Allemang.