Funeral services for Chris Barten, 80, who died August 26, 1954, a retired farmer, were held Tuesday at Zion Lutheran Church at 2 p.m. with Pastor John M. Ansorge officiating. Burial was in the Manning Cemetery. Pallbearers were Johannes Bunz, Louis Stammer, John Struve, Henry Boysen, Charles Pfoltner, and Frank Stribe.

Mr. Barten, who had been in ill health for some time, died on Saturday afternoon at his home. He was born on November 8, 1873, in Jackson county, Iowa. In 1910, he was united in marriage with Emma Ross. The couple have lived in this vicinity ever since that time, residing in their present home since 1946.

Mr. Barten is survived by his three children, Ernest of Rome, New York, Clarence of Manning and Mrs. Eleanor Kinney of Des Moines. There are six grandchildren. He also leaves one brother, Charles, of Omaha.

I'm occasionally adding the actual scanned image of the obituary I make using my VERY expensive - large commercial scanner, and/or also other articles about the deceased person that were published in the Manning Monitor.
I want to also comment about people who are taking my obituaries, pictures, and/or other articles about a person/family and posting them on other websites.
You do NOT have permission or the right to do this - you are stealing my historical work.
Buy your own scanning equipment, pay for memberships to other commercial websites, and spend decades working on your local history like I have - then you'll understand why I'm making these comments!
Thank you for your attention to this matter - Dave Kusel

December 18, 1918, Manning Monitor

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May 8, 1919, Manning Monitor