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Harrison L. “Harry” Bossemeyer

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Harrison L. “Harry” Bossemeyer

Birth
Union, Hardin County, Iowa, USA
Death
20 Feb 1933 (aged 55)
Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.0536422, Longitude: -98.0224565
Plot
Acacia C 310 4-A
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End Comes to Prominent Hutchinson Business Man at Local Hospital

News of the death of Harry Bossemeyer, 19 East 16th street (sic), well known business man at a local hospital last night at 9 o'clock was received with regret by his many friends in Hutchinson. During his 22 years of life in Hutchinson, he has been in every forward movement for the growth and upbuilding of Hutchinson. He died after a twelve days illness of pneumonia. The funeral plans will be made on hearing from relatives.

Mr. Bossemeyer was born in Union, Iowa, 57 years ago and with his parents went to Superior, Neb., when a small child. This continued to be his home until he moved his family here in 1911. He was married to Miss Gertrude Atwater (sic), of Superior, Neb., who died in Hutchinson a few years after coming to this city. Thirteen years ago on March 1 he was married to Miss Gertrude Thompson, who with two sons, George and Charles and a daughter, Harriet survive, together with a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Marshall of Superior and four brothers, Frank and Ernest Bossemeyer of Superior; Paul Bossemeyer of Amarillo, Tex.; and Henry Bossemeyer, of Fayetteville, Ark. Mrs. Marshall and Frank Bossemeyer were her when their brother died.

Mr. Bossemeyer came to Hutchinson to make his headquarters while travelling (sic) for a pain company. In 1915 he and Enos Ryde formed a partnership in the paint and wall paper business, this was severed 12 years later. Mr. Bossemeyer continuing the business, in which he was engaged at the time of his death.

He was a charter member of the Trinity Methodist church (sic), the men's bible class and of the Lions club. He was a mason, was serving as secretary of the Grace hospital board at the time of his death and was an active member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Y.M.C.A. At no time was he too busy to help in an upbuilding campaign to make Hutchinson grow or to give his time to help remedy a distressful condition. He was one who qualified in every particular in the title of "good citizen."

The Hutchinson News (Hutchinson, KS), Tuesday, February 21, 1933; pg. 8
End Comes to Prominent Hutchinson Business Man at Local Hospital

News of the death of Harry Bossemeyer, 19 East 16th street (sic), well known business man at a local hospital last night at 9 o'clock was received with regret by his many friends in Hutchinson. During his 22 years of life in Hutchinson, he has been in every forward movement for the growth and upbuilding of Hutchinson. He died after a twelve days illness of pneumonia. The funeral plans will be made on hearing from relatives.

Mr. Bossemeyer was born in Union, Iowa, 57 years ago and with his parents went to Superior, Neb., when a small child. This continued to be his home until he moved his family here in 1911. He was married to Miss Gertrude Atwater (sic), of Superior, Neb., who died in Hutchinson a few years after coming to this city. Thirteen years ago on March 1 he was married to Miss Gertrude Thompson, who with two sons, George and Charles and a daughter, Harriet survive, together with a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Marshall of Superior and four brothers, Frank and Ernest Bossemeyer of Superior; Paul Bossemeyer of Amarillo, Tex.; and Henry Bossemeyer, of Fayetteville, Ark. Mrs. Marshall and Frank Bossemeyer were her when their brother died.

Mr. Bossemeyer came to Hutchinson to make his headquarters while travelling (sic) for a pain company. In 1915 he and Enos Ryde formed a partnership in the paint and wall paper business, this was severed 12 years later. Mr. Bossemeyer continuing the business, in which he was engaged at the time of his death.

He was a charter member of the Trinity Methodist church (sic), the men's bible class and of the Lions club. He was a mason, was serving as secretary of the Grace hospital board at the time of his death and was an active member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Y.M.C.A. At no time was he too busy to help in an upbuilding campaign to make Hutchinson grow or to give his time to help remedy a distressful condition. He was one who qualified in every particular in the title of "good citizen."

The Hutchinson News (Hutchinson, KS), Tuesday, February 21, 1933; pg. 8


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