Elmer Carl Henry Kutschinski b. 13 Jun 1910 Charter Oak Twp, Crawford, Iowa, USA d. 17 Feb 2003 Denison, Crawford, Iowa, USA: My Pomerania

1910 - 2003 (92 years)

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Name	Elmer Carl Henry Kutschinski [1, 2, 3]
Born	13 Jun 1910	Charter Oak Twp, Crawford, Iowa, USA [2, 3, 4, 5]
Gender	Male
Baptism	Charter Oak, Crawford, Iowa, USA [2]
Residence	1920	Charter Oak, Crawford, Iowa, USA [3]
Residence	1 Jan 1925	Crawford, Iowa, USA [6]
Residence	1 Apr 1940	Charter Oak, Crawford, Iowa, USA [7]
Residence	1 Apr 1940	Charter Oak, Crawford, Iowa, USA [8]
Social Security Number	484-42-2784 [9]
Died	17 Feb 2003	Denison, Crawford, Iowa, USA [1, 10]
Person ID	I197	Allison Hales' Tree

Father	Carl Henry Kutschinski, b. 25 Apr 1870, Biskupiec, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland , d. 8 Dec 1968, Denison, Crawford, Iowa, USA (Age 98 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Louisa Friederike Jahn, b. 26 Nov 1877, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA , d. 19 Apr 1964, Charter Oak, Crawford, Iowa, USA (Age 86 years)
Relationship	natural
Married	15 Feb 1900	Hanover, Crawford, Iowa, USA [11]
Family ID	F108	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Thelma Grace Goodall, b. 13 Dec 1911, Center Twp, Monona, Iowa, USA , d. 21 Jun 1990 (Age 78 years)
Married	8 Dec 1939	Charter Oak, Crawford, Iowa, USA [1]
Family ID	F117	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Notes

Elmer Kutschinski was born on June 13, 1910, to Carl and Louise (Jahn) Kutschinski on the farm two and one-half miles northwest of Charter Oak. Elmer had three brothers: Ernest, dying in infancy; Arthur, who died in 1967; and Alvin; and three sisters: Erna, Mrs. William Friedrichs; Olinda, Mrs. William Schultz; and Irene, Mrs. Francis Lee. Elmer married Thelma Goodall of Mapleton on December 8, 1939. To this union were born three daughters: Frances Mills of Omaha, Nebraska, Sandra Kelley of Omaha, Nebraska, and Roxann Cleaver of Fort Collins, Colorado; and one son, Gail (died in 1962 at the age of 14). Elmer and Thelma also have three grandchildren: Robert Armstrong, Christine Kelley, and Kevin Kelley. Elmer and Thelma lived and farmed the Kutschinski farm until June 30, 1978, when Elmer retired and they moved to 662 South 6th Street, Charter Oak. Elmer and Thelma are members of St. John's Lutheran Church and the Senior Center. Thelma is also a member of the Clubettes and Willow Modern Home Makers. Their evenings are spent playing cards, board games, and making popcorn. Thelma passed away on June 21, 1990, at Omaha, Nebraska. Funeral services were held at St. John's Lutheran Church in Charter Oak. Burial was at Craw- ford Heights Memory Gardens in Denison, Iowa. (Taken from "The History of Charter Oak, Iowa").

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Sources

[S115] OneWorldTree, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA;), Database online.
Record for Elmer Carl Kutschinski
[S123] Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Database online.
Record for Elmer Carl Heinrich Kutschinsky
[S116] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Charter Oak, Crawford, Iowa; Roll: T625_485; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 70; Image: .
Record for Louise Kutschinski
Details: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gwgustaf/maps/1908%20charter%20oak%20twp-crawford%20co.html.
[S115] OneWorldTree, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA;), Database online.
Record for Carl Kutchinski
[S112] Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Database online.
Record for Elmer Kutschinski
[S70] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Database online. Year: 1940; Census Place: Charter Oak, Crawford, Iowa; Roll: T627_1152; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 24-3.
Record for Elmer Kutschinski
[S70] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Database online. Year: 1940; Census Place: Charter Oak, Crawford, Iowa; Roll: T627_1152; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 24-3.
Record for Carl Kutschinski
[S113] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Database online.
Record for Elmer Kutschinski
[S20] Nadine Friedrichs' Transcription, CO-U Newspaper, March 6, 2003.
Elmer Carl Kutschinski was born June 13, 1910, the son of Carl and Louise Jahn Kutschinski. He died on February 17, 2003 at 3:00 p.m. at the age of 92.

Elmer was born and raised on the family farm north of Charter Oak, Iowa. He was baptized and later confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church. He received his education at Charter Oak Township rural school District 5 and St. John's Lutheran School. Elmer devoted his entire life to the family farm in Charter Oak which continues to be operated by his daughters and Allan Neddermeyer.

On December 8, 1939 Elmer married Thelma Goodall of Mapleton, Iowa at St. John's Lutheran Church. The couple continued living on the family farm and were blessed with the birth of four children; Frances, Sandra, Gail and Roxann. He farmed until retiring in 1973 at which time he moved to town. In his retirement he enjoyed playing cards with neighbors and friends. Elmer also enjoyed his many visits to see children and grandchildren in Colorado, Arizona, Arkansas and Nevada.

Elmer was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He was a lifetime member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Crawford County Farm Bureau and one of the founders of the Charter Oak Senior Center.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Thelma; one son, Gail; two brothers, Ernest and Arthur Kutschinski; and two sisters, Erna Friedrichs and Olinda Schultz.

Survivors include three daughters, Frances Mills of Phoenix, Arizona, Sandra Kelley and her husband, Michael of Bella Vista, Arkansas, and Roxann Kutschinski and her husband, John Cleaver of Ft. Collins, Colorado; five grandchildren, Robert Armstrong, Christine Woodard, Kevin Kelley, Bonnie Cleaver and Sean Cleaver; one great-grandson, Trey Woodard; one brother, Alvin Kutschinski and his wife, Dorothy, one sister, Irene Lee and her husband, Francis, all of Charter Oak, Iowa; many other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, February 21, 2003, at the St. John Lutheran Church in Charter Oak, Iowa. Rev. L.C. Gebhardt officiated the service and grave side rites held at the Crawford Heights Memory Gardens in Denison, Iowa. Art Beeck provided the organ accompaniment for Michelle Ahrenholtz singing, "I Know That My Redeemer Lives" and "Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me". Honorary pallbearers were Wilbur Kuhlmann, Paul Kuhlmann, Herman Garbe, Edgar Glockzien, Orville Riessen and Harwin Jess. Those serving as pallbearers were Allan Neddermeyer, Don Friedrichs, Earl Schultz, Kyle Schultz, Bruce Lee and Bill Magill. The family invited everyone in attendance to join them in fellowship and lunch served by the Ladies Aid. The Huebner Funeral Home in Denison was in charge of arrangements.
[S114] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
Record for Carl Henry KUTSCHINSKI