The Columbus Daily Telegram, November 10, 1958
KORTE--Adolph Korte dies; services on Tuesday
Adolph F. Korte, 79, of 3004 20th street, died Saturday evening in Morys Haven. Although bedfast for three years, Mr. Korte had been critically ill only one day.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Gass Funeral chapel and at 2 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran church, Shell Creek, with the Rev. William Saas in charge. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
The body will lie in state at the Gass chapel until the time of the service.
Mr. Korte, a lifetime resident of this area, was born Jan. 2, 1879 near Schuyler the son of William and Christina Korte.
He married Anna Louise Rickert on April 25, 1901, and they had two children. She died in 1906.
On April 16, 1910, Mr. Korte married Clara Heibel. They lived on an acreage 10 miles northeast of Columbus until 1945, when they moved into town. Mr. Korte was a painter.
A member of St. John's Lutheran church, Shell Creek, he was active in church affairs and had served on the church council.
He is survived by his wife, Clara, his daughter, Mrs. Sam (Irene) Drinnin, and son, Lester Korte, by his first marriage; four grandchildren, Sam, jr., Katherine and Grace Drinnin and June Korte; one great granddaughter, Judy Drinnin; five sisters, Mrs. Amalie Behrens, Mrs. Minnie Hunteman, Mrs. Caroline Loseke, Miss Rose Korte and Mrs. Adolph hoge, all of Columbus.
Find A Grave contributor Don
The Columbus Daily Telegram, November 10, 1958
KORTE--Adolph Korte dies; services on Tuesday
Adolph F. Korte, 79, of 3004 20th street, died Saturday evening in Morys Haven. Although bedfast for three years, Mr. Korte had been critically ill only one day.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Gass Funeral chapel and at 2 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran church, Shell Creek, with the Rev. William Saas in charge. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
The body will lie in state at the Gass chapel until the time of the service.
Mr. Korte, a lifetime resident of this area, was born Jan. 2, 1879 near Schuyler the son of William and Christina Korte.
He married Anna Louise Rickert on April 25, 1901, and they had two children. She died in 1906.
On April 16, 1910, Mr. Korte married Clara Heibel. They lived on an acreage 10 miles northeast of Columbus until 1945, when they moved into town. Mr. Korte was a painter.
A member of St. John's Lutheran church, Shell Creek, he was active in church affairs and had served on the church council.
He is survived by his wife, Clara, his daughter, Mrs. Sam (Irene) Drinnin, and son, Lester Korte, by his first marriage; four grandchildren, Sam, jr., Katherine and Grace Drinnin and June Korte; one great granddaughter, Judy Drinnin; five sisters, Mrs. Amalie Behrens, Mrs. Minnie Hunteman, Mrs. Caroline Loseke, Miss Rose Korte and Mrs. Adolph hoge, all of Columbus.
Find A Grave contributor Don
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