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Ernest Funke Laid to Rest – Funeral for Pioneer Resident Held at ME Church Here Tuesday – Funeral Services for Ernest Funke, 77 years of age who died at his home in Alhambra CA Wednesday morning December 26 at 3:30 o'clock were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Greenfield Methodist church. The Rev WH Meredith had charge of the services. Death followed a stroke of apoplexy. Interment was made in the Greenfield cemetery. Those who acted pall bearers: JS Barr, Gus Faber, JG Montgomery, GW Van Camp SY Cornell and LD Beatty. Ernest Funke was born in Hanover, Germany, April 8, 1847 and died at his home in Alhambra Californian December 23, 1923 at the age of 77 years, 8 months and 17 days. At the age of seventeen years he came to America and secured employment in New York City, where he remained for two years. He moved to Mendota, Illinois in 1866 and resided for five years. He came to Iowa in 1871 and made his home on a farm west of Greenfield where he lived for twenty two years, moving to a farm adjoining Greenfield in 1893. In 1874 he was united in marriage to Miss Katherine Erbes. To this union were born seven sons and seven daughters all of whom survive him. At seven – Funeral for Pioneer Resident Held at ME Church Here Tuesday – Funeral Services for Ernest Funke, 77 years of age who died at his home in Alhambra CA Wednesday morning December 26 at 3:30 o'clock were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Greenfield Methodist church. The Rev WH Meredith had charge of the services. Death followed a stroke of apoplexy. Interment was made in the Greenfield cemetery. Those who acted pall bearers: JS Barr, Gus Faber, JG Montgomery, GW Van Camp SY Cornell and LD Beatty. Ernest Funke was born in Hanover, Germany, April 8, 1847 and died at his home in Alhambra Californian December 23, 1923 at the age of 77 years, 8 months and 17 days. At the age of seventeen years he came to America and secured employment in New York City, where he remained for two years. He moved to Mendota, Illinois in 1866 and resided for five years. He came to Iowa in 1871 and made his home on a farm west of Greenfield where he lived for twenty two years, moving to a farm adjoining Greenfield in 1893. In 18 – Funeral for Pioneer Resident Held at ME Church Here Tuesday – Funeral Services for Ernest Funke, 77 years of age who died at his home in Alhambra CA Wednesday morning December 26 at 3:30 o'clock were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Greenfield Methodist church. The Rev WH Meredith had charge of the services. Death followed a stroke of apoplexy. Interment was made in the Greenfield cemetery. Those who acted pall bearers: JS Barr, Gus Faber, JG Montgomery, GW Van Camp SY Cornell and LD Beatty. Ernest Funke was born in Hanover, Germany, April 8, 1847 and died at his home in Alhambra Californian December 23, 1923 at the age of 77 years, 8 months and 17 days. At the age of seventeen years he came to America and secured employment in New York City, where he remained for two years. He moved to Mendota, Illinois in 1866 and resided for five years. He came to Iowa in 1871 and made his home on a farm west of Greenfield where he lived for twenty two years, moving to a farm adjoining Greenfield in 1893. In 1874 he was united in marriage to Miss Katherine Erbes. To this union were born seven sons and seven daughters all of whom survive him. At seven – Funeral for Pioneer Resident Held at ME Church Here Tuesday – Funeral Services for Ernest Funke, 77 years of age who died at his home in Alhambra CA Wednesday morning December 26 at 3:30 o'clock were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Greenfield Methodist church. The Rev WH Meredith had charge of the services. Death followed a stroke of apoplexy. Interment was made in the Greenfield cemetery. Those who acted pall bearers: JS Barr, Gus Faber, JG Montgomery, GW Van Camp SY Cornell and LD Beatty. Ernest Funke was born in Hanover, Germany, April 8, 1847 and died at his home in Alhambra Californian December 23, 1923 at the age of 77 years, 8 months and 17 days. At the age of seventeen years he came to America and secured employment in New York City, where he remained for two years. He moved to Mendota, Illinois in 1866 and resided for five years. He came to Iowa i[sic] years of age he united with the Evangelical Church. After coming to Adair County he and his wife with four others in 1876 founded the Anita Mission Evangelical church in Prussia Township, December 21, 1907 the wife and mother passed away. Mr. Funke moved to Alhambra California in 1909. He was united in marriage in 1916 to Mrs. Lucy McCrea of Greenfield. Mr. Funke took a keen interest in the affairs of the community. He was active for many years in the work of the Adair County Fair association and the rearing of thoroughbred livestock. The deceased had a stroke of apoplexy September 16th and was recovering nicely until December 17th when he became ill with flu and bronchial pneumonia from which he did not recover. He is survived by his wife, fourteen children and sixteen grandchildren. Seven children reside in California: At Alhambra Mrs. Mary Stewart, Miss Emma, John, Arthur and Harry; Los Angeles, The Misses Clara and Nellie. St Louis, Missouri, Mrs. Lizzie Petry and Miss Gertrude, Naperville, IL, Mrs. Lena Gamertsfelter; in the vicinity of Greenfield, Ben, Henry, Phillip, and Frank and families.

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