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Mr. Jakob Merkel, 68 years old and from 519 South 12th Street, Bismarck, on Sunday morning, May 6, died in a local hospital, as the result of heart disease. His remains were embalmed at Convert Chapel and removed on Tuesday to Zion©ﾙus Lutheran Church, and the services were under Pastor Elmer Molier. He was born 13 October 1876 in Russia and came to America at the age of 39 years. He lived with his family 12 miles southwest of Hazelton, ND, and worked as a farmer until 1928, when he moved to Bismarck and has lived here since then. The deceased was married twice His first wife died after 27 years and he married Emilie Pietzke in 1918. His sons are Christian in Bismarck; John, Camp Roberts, CA; Jakob, Ludwig and Hermann with the Army overseas; and Arthur at home. The daughters are: Mrs. Stanley Beba, Mandan; Mrs. Valentine Gabel, Seattle, WA; Mrs. Arthur Bassen, Monterey, CA; Miss Sophie Merkel in San Diego, CA; and Mrs. Georg Steingruber in Hebron, ND. The stepchildren are: Henry Knittel, Linton, ND; Felix Knittel, Java, SD; Mrs. Minnie Graftin?, Hibbing, MN; and his sister, Mrs. Jakob Rieger, Walla Walla, WA. We offer our condolences to the bereaved Jakob Merkel obit Die Staats Anzeiger, May 15, 1945.
Michael
Rök-Ramirez
