Charles William Van Horn, 62, died at 12:30 p. m. Nov. 16, at Postville Community Hospital, Postville, Iowa, from injuries suffered in a car accident Nov. 6 near there.
Charles was born Feb. 3, 1903 in Kansas, the son of John and Katherine Van Horn and moved to Muscatine at the age of nine.
He lived at Oxford, Iowa for many years, and married Johanna Benz of that City.
He was employed by the Rock Island Railroad.
He is survived by two sisters Mrs. Grant Foster and Mrs. Irene Foster; and one brother, Chester Van Horn all of Muscatine; one step-son, Clarence Benz, of Marengo.
He was preceded in death by his wife, both parents, and two brothers.
Services will be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the church at Oxford. The body is at the Oathout funeral home at Oxford.
Mr. Van Horn was an uncle of Muscatine County Sheriff Dick Oppelt.
Until he was 18, Mr. Van Horn had resided at the Lutheran Homes here.
Note from June Welsch Charles died Nov. 16, 1963. The name Mrs. Irene Foster is wrong her name at the time was Mrs. Irene Brewer(my mother). Charles Van Horn given name was Carl Augusta Van Horn, when the children were brought to the homes they really didn't know there given names. I June Welsch used to go and stay at his house when I was a teenager. He was baptized Carl Augusta Van Horn Albert Kansas 13 October 1903 at The Peace Lutheran Church in Albert Kansas. My mother told me that he was called Bill, Chuck and at the orphan's home they went by different names at times.
Charles was born Feb. 3, 1903 in Kansas, the son of John and Katherine Van Horn and moved to Muscatine at the age of nine.
He lived at Oxford, Iowa for many years, and married Johanna Benz of that City.
He was employed by the Rock Island Railroad.
He is survived by two sisters Mrs. Grant Foster and Mrs. Irene Foster; and one brother, Chester Van Horn all of Muscatine; one step-son, Clarence Benz, of Marengo.
He was preceded in death by his wife, both parents, and two brothers.
Services will be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the church at Oxford. The body is at the Oathout funeral home at Oxford.
Mr. Van Horn was an uncle of Muscatine County Sheriff Dick Oppelt.
Until he was 18, Mr. Van Horn had resided at the Lutheran Homes here.
Note from June Welsch Charles died Nov. 16, 1963. The name Mrs. Irene Foster is wrong her name at the time was Mrs. Irene Brewer(my mother). Charles Van Horn given name was Carl Augusta Van Horn, when the children were brought to the homes they really didn't know there given names. I June Welsch used to go and stay at his house when I was a teenager. He was baptized Carl Augusta Van Horn Albert Kansas 13 October 1903 at The Peace Lutheran Church in Albert Kansas. My mother told me that he was called Bill, Chuck and at the orphan's home they went by different names at times.
Charles William Van Horn, 62, died at 12:30 p. m. Nov. 16, at Postville Community Hospital, Postville, Iowa, from injuries suffered in a car accident Nov. 6 near there.
Charles was born Feb. 3, 1903 in Kansas, the son of John and Katherine Van Horn and moved to Muscatine at the age of nine.
He lived at Oxford, Iowa for many years, and married Johanna Benz of that City.
He was employed by the Rock Island Railroad.
He is survived by two sisters Mrs. Grant Foster and Mrs. Irene Foster; and one brother, Chester Van Horn all of Muscatine; one step-son, Clarence Benz, of Marengo.
He was preceded in death by his wife, both parents, and two brothers.
Services will be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the church at Oxford. The body is at the Oathout funeral home at Oxford.
Mr. Van Horn was an uncle of Muscatine County Sheriff Dick Oppelt.
Until he was 18, Mr. Van Horn had resided at the Lutheran Homes here.
Note from June Welsch Charles died Nov. 16, 1963. The name Mrs. Irene Foster is wrong her name at the time was Mrs. Irene Brewer(my mother). Charles Van Horn given name was Carl Augusta Van Horn, when the children were brought to the homes they really didn't know there given names. I June Welsch used to go and stay at his house when I was a teenager. He was baptized Carl Augusta Van Horn Albert Kansas 13 October 1903 at The Peace Lutheran Church in Albert Kansas. My mother told me that he was called Bill, Chuck and at the orphan's home they went by different names at times.
Charles was born Feb. 3, 1903 in Kansas, the son of John and Katherine Van Horn and moved to Muscatine at the age of nine.
He lived at Oxford, Iowa for many years, and married Johanna Benz of that City.
He was employed by the Rock Island Railroad.
He is survived by two sisters Mrs. Grant Foster and Mrs. Irene Foster; and one brother, Chester Van Horn all of Muscatine; one step-son, Clarence Benz, of Marengo.
He was preceded in death by his wife, both parents, and two brothers.
Services will be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the church at Oxford. The body is at the Oathout funeral home at Oxford.
Mr. Van Horn was an uncle of Muscatine County Sheriff Dick Oppelt.
Until he was 18, Mr. Van Horn had resided at the Lutheran Homes here.
Note from June Welsch Charles died Nov. 16, 1963. The name Mrs. Irene Foster is wrong her name at the time was Mrs. Irene Brewer(my mother). Charles Van Horn given name was Carl Augusta Van Horn, when the children were brought to the homes they really didn't know there given names. I June Welsch used to go and stay at his house when I was a teenager. He was baptized Carl Augusta Van Horn Albert Kansas 13 October 1903 at The Peace Lutheran Church in Albert Kansas. My mother told me that he was called Bill, Chuck and at the orphan's home they went by different names at times.
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