Herman Grundmeier, one of the aged pioneers of this county, died Wednesday morning, November 22, 1916, on the old homestead north of Manning, and at the home of his son Emil. The funeral has been set for Saturday to be held at the Five Mile House.

Herman Grundmeier Buried
The funeral of Herman Grundmeier, aged pioneer, was held last Sunday afternoon at the home of his son, Emil, who lived on the old Grundmeier homestead, about nine miles northeast of Manning. The funeral which was largely attended by relatives and friends was conducted by the Lutheran minister of Arcadia, Rev. Englert, after which the remains were taken to the Five Mile House Cemetery for burial.

The deceased has reached the advanced age of 84 years, 6 months, and 25 days. He was born in Germany and came to America to make his home. In a business way he was very prosperous and leaves a fine farm as the results of his industry and savings.

Death was caused by pneumonia which tore down a strong body faster than nature could repair it.

A wife, three daughters, five sons and many grandchildren are left to mourn his death. The daughters are Mrs. Fred Schroeder, of Wall Lake; Mrs. Anspach, of Council Bluffs and Mrs. Brunnier, of Kansas City; the sons are Ewald, Emil, Hugo, and Herman of Carroll County and Adolph of Black Duck, Minnesota.

At one time the deceased lived in Manning and still owns his property here. For the past few years he has made his home with his son where he was living at the time of his death. He was a good type of the honest thrifty and saving farmer. He lived a good life and the world better by his having lived in it.

The sorrowing family has the sympathy of their many friends in their great loss.

Herman Grundmeier, Sr.
This old gentleman is a worthy German-American, who today is still proud of the land where his cradle stood. He was born on April 27, 1832, in Flotho, Westphalia. After successfully completing school, he learned the trade of building carpenter with his father, after which he visited several of Germany’s larger cities, such as Bielefeld, Münster, Hamm, Dortmund, Hagen, etc.
He crossed the ocean in March 1855, in order to seek his fortune in America. He settled first in Clayton County, Iowa, where he again worked at his trade for three years. He then turned to farming, and on June 16, 1856, he took a bride in the person of Miss Auguste Oberegge. He lived with his wife in Clayton County for 21 years, and then he moved to Kansas.
After he had lived there for two and a half years, he moved to Washington Township, Carroll County, Iowa, where he purchased 240 acres of land.

He later increased his real estate in Carroll County to such an extent that he now calls 840 acres of the finest land his own. The fruits of this happy marriage were 14 children, five of whom are deceased. The names of those children still living are: Adolph, Hugo, Hermann, Louis, Emil, Ewald, Louise, Anna, and Bertha.