The Redwood gazette., 1936-09-10
M. H. DAHMS, BUSINESS
MAN, SUCCUMBS TO
LONG ILLNESS

Walnut Grove-Funeral services
were held Friday afternoon at the
home and at the Trinity Lutheran
church for M. A. Dahms, business,
civic and church leader, who died
at his home here September l at
ter a six months illness.
Besides operating a hardware
store here for 2 years, Mr.. Dahms
found time to serve several terms
on the village council and take an
active part in social, lodge and
church affairs.
Martin August Dahms was born
March 81, 1880 in a log house
near Nicollet, Minnesota. In the
fall of 1890 he left the farm with
his parents and moved to Glib
bon. In 1895 they moved to Hut
Crimson and he helped his father
in his -four mill at Biscay. After a
short time they moved to Buffalo
Lake where they operated a mill.
In the fall of 1897 they moved to
Wood Lake where they spent the
winter and in the summer of 1898
they moved to Walnut Grove
where Mr.. Dahms has lived since.
January II, 1904 he married
Miss Jessie Cole at her home in
Walnut Grove and in 1911 he
bought the hardware store which
he has operated for 25 years. De-
cember 20, 1915 he Joined the
Conversational church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Jessie Dahms, two sons, Maynard
Dahms of Glenwood, Iowa, Doug
las at home and daughter, Meri-
bel at home. A daughter and two
brothers, Rev. Arthur c. Dahms
of Chicago and Louis Dahms of
Nicollet preceded him in death.
The pail bearers were Henry
Norton, E. w. Swoffer, James
Kaas, M. w. Baker, August Far
ber and Otto Gremmert. The
members of the village council,
acting as honorary pail bearers
were J. C. Weeks, A. w. Olson,
A. j. Kaas, w. I. Egge and Arthur
Lund.
Rev. R. E. Borg, Henry Finger
son, William Mummert and o. B.
Dahlgren sang.
The out of town people attend
ing the funeral were Rev. and
Mrs. Arthur Dahms of Chicago,
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Dahms and
daughter Marie Of Nicollet, Mr..
and Mrs. Maynard Dahms of
Glenwood, Iowa, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Stolt and daughter Beata
and son William, William Stolt,
Ernest Bode, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Hopp, Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Boede of
Nicollet, Mrs. Frank Rafferty,,
Mankato, Mr.. and Mrs. Erick
Muenchow, M. w. Dahms, Mrs.
Rosa Schirrschmidt, Mr. and Mrs.
John Fitzner, Louis Fitzner, Wal
ter Bode of CORTLAND, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. c. Bode, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
L. Bode, Mrs. Louise Fiene of
Echo, c. o. Stolt and daughters,
Hertha, Agnes and Wilhemina of
Nicollet, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo
Fiene,, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Bode
and son Harold, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Timm of Wood Lake, Mrs.
Emma Dahms, Walter Dahms,
Mrs. Ferdinand Ruschmeyer of
Gibbon, Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Bleck,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lehman, Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Freyholtz of
Fairfax, Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. York
and son Rex and daughters An
ME and Rachel of Lake Wilson,
MIR. and Mrs. H. j. Williams and
Mrs. A. Hemingson of Austin, z.
J. Mcdonald, Estherville, Iowa,
A. D. McRae and Mrs. w. M.
Roush of Redwood Falls, William
Wiuf of Tracy, and A. Doeffter of
New Ulm.
The relatives presented silver
memorial to the Lutheran Deaf
Mute school at Detroit and friends
gave a silver memorial to the
Christian Home Orphanage at
Council Bluffs, Iowa, relatives
and friends presented host of
beautiful floral tributes including
an impressive floral emblem from
his business associates in Walnut
Grove.