Born November 20, 1874 near Davenport, Iowa
Entered Into Rest September 30, 1953 Pfoltner Nursing Home Manning
Age 78 years, 10 months, 10 days
Services Held At Zion Lutheran Church Manning Saturday, October 3, 1953
Clergyman Rev. John M. Ansorge Pastor Zion Lutheran Church
Interment Manning Cemetery
Pallbearers: Henry Ewoldt, Raymond Witt, John Barten, Ed Steen, William Wiese Mrs. Fred Gruhn, Manning
Council Bluffs Nonpareil, October 4, 1953

Funeral services were held Saturday for Mrs. Fred Gruhn, 78, who died Wednesday in a Manning nursing home following a long illness. Mrs. Gruhn (born Amanda Asmus) had lived in Manning for the past ten years and prior to that time lived on a farm near here. Her husband preceded her in death some five years ago. Survivors include seven daughters, Mrs. Grover Steen of Manning; Mrs. Albert Jansen of Springfield, South Dakota; Mrs. Freida Langbehn of South Dakota; Mrs. Louis Thompson of Harlan; Mrs. Albert Mahnke of Albert City; Mrs. Gilmer Anthony, Westside and Mrs. Lenus Anderson of Arcadia; two sons, Henry Gruhn of Manning, and Ed Gruhn of Botna. Services were at the Zion Lutheran Church in Manning, with the Rev. John M. Ansorge officiating. Burial was in the Manning Cemetery.