The St. Mary's eighth grade class of 1929. Front row, from left: Wm. Morris, Sylvester Shetler, John J. Sprenglemeyer and Paul Schwendinger. Second row: Bill Haverland, Albert Riodl, Mike Mellon, Leroy Bisping and Elmer Trieweiler. Third row: Jerry Schneider, Robert Dieterle, Chris Voelker, Cletus Haupert and John Matous. Fourth row: Don Schuster, Vic Steffen, Cletus Beck, Richard Didesch, Eldon Becker and Joe Berkley. Back row: Warren Schumacher, Louis Reisch, Gene Lohberg, Willard Schroeder, Don Piersch and Everett Hauber.
Dubuque the Birthplace of Iowa, Vol. II, A Telegraph Herald Publication.
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Dr. Christopher Altman Voelker
April 6, 1915 Dubuque, Iowa - March 23, 1978 Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas
Buried Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa
Son of Christopher Arthur Voelker, Jr. (1891 - 1956) and Edna O. Altman Voelker (1891 - 1984)
Married Helen Lucille Deming Voelker (Septembeer 12, 1916 - December 18, 2005
Daughter of Lewis B. Deming and Margaret Ryan Deming.
1920 Census - Iowa - Dubuque County - Julien Township - Seminary Street
Chris A. Voelker, Jr., age 28, b IA, Real Estate
Edna Voelker, age 28, b IA
Chris Voelker, age 4, b IA
Joseph Voelker, age 2, b IA
1930 Census - Iowa - Dubuque County - Dubuque City - Seminary Street
Christian Voelker, age 39, b IA, Married at age 24, Real Estate Dealer
Edna Voelker, age 38, b IA, Married at age 24
Christian Voelker, Jr., age 14, b IA
Joseph Voelker, age 12, b IA
Thomas Voelker, age 8, b IA
Son Chris A. Voelker, IV January 12, 1945 Eglinfield, Florida - January 19, 1957 Wharton, Wharton County, Texas
Listed on Find A Grave at both Evergreen Memorial Park, Wharton, Wharton County, Texas and Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa
Most likely his body was moved to Iowa after the father died.
The Voelkers were living at 1712 Grace Street in Bay City at the time of Dr. Voelker's death.
In 1964, Dr. Voelker, radiologist, had an office at Matagorda General Hospital, 1115 Avenue G in Bay City.
The St. Mary's eighth grade class of 1929. Front row, from left: Wm. Morris, Sylvester Shetler, John J. Sprenglemeyer and Paul Schwendinger. Second row: Bill Haverland, Albert Riodl, Mike Mellon, Leroy Bisping and Elmer Trieweiler. Third row: Jerry Schneider, Robert Dieterle, Chris Voelker, Cletus Haupert and John Matous. Fourth row: Don Schuster, Vic Steffen, Cletus Beck, Richard Didesch, Eldon Becker and Joe Berkley. Back row: Warren Schumacher, Louis Reisch, Gene Lohberg, Willard Schroeder, Don Piersch and Everett Hauber.
Dubuque the Birthplace of Iowa, Vol. II, A Telegraph Herald Publication.
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Dr. Christopher Altman Voelker
April 6, 1915 Dubuque, Iowa - March 23, 1978 Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas
Buried Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa
Son of Christopher Arthur Voelker, Jr. (1891 - 1956) and Edna O. Altman Voelker (1891 - 1984)
Married Helen Lucille Deming Voelker (Septembeer 12, 1916 - December 18, 2005
Daughter of Lewis B. Deming and Margaret Ryan Deming.
1920 Census - Iowa - Dubuque County - Julien Township - Seminary Street
Chris A. Voelker, Jr., age 28, b IA, Real Estate
Edna Voelker, age 28, b IA
Chris Voelker, age 4, b IA
Joseph Voelker, age 2, b IA
1930 Census - Iowa - Dubuque County - Dubuque City - Seminary Street
Christian Voelker, age 39, b IA, Married at age 24, Real Estate Dealer
Edna Voelker, age 38, b IA, Married at age 24
Christian Voelker, Jr., age 14, b IA
Joseph Voelker, age 12, b IA
Thomas Voelker, age 8, b IA
Son Chris A. Voelker, IV January 12, 1945 Eglinfield, Florida - January 19, 1957 Wharton, Wharton County, Texas
Listed on Find A Grave at both Evergreen Memorial Park, Wharton, Wharton County, Texas and Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa
Most likely his body was moved to Iowa after the father died.
The Voelkers were living at 1712 Grace Street in Bay City at the time of Dr. Voelker's death.
In 1964, Dr. Voelker, radiologist, had an office at Matagorda General Hospital, 1115 Avenue G in Bay City.
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