Born September 27, 1899 Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Entered Into Rest March 30, 1958
Manning General Hospital Age 58 years, 6 months, 3 days

Services Held at Zion Lutheran Church Manning, Iowa
Wednesday, April 2, 1958, 2 P.M.

Clergyman Pastor George B. Eschenbacher

Interment Manning Cemetery
Pallbearers Ed Erps, Ralph Grundmeier, Louis Suhr, William Wiese, Chris Schmidt, William Dammann

Ludwig Hammer rites at Lutheran church on April 2
Funeral rites for Ludwig William Hammer, 58, were held from Zion Lutheran Church at 2:00 o'clock Wednesday, with the Rev George Eschenbacher officiating. Burial was in the Manning cemetery. Pallbearers were Ed Erps, Ralph Grundmeier, Louis Suhr, William Wiese, Chris Schmidt and William Dammann.
The body was at the Ohde Funeral Home until time of services.

Son of John and Caroline (Nulle) Hammer, he was born September 27, 1899, in Pottawattamie County. At the age of 12 he moved with his family to Denison, where he was educated and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Following school, he was employed in the Nielsen Harness shop.

In 1923, he married Hilda Volquartsen at Denison. The couple lived in Davenport a short time, then moved to farm west of Denison. In 1928, they came to Manning where he was employed by the Manning Creamery. In recent years he had done interior decorating.
Mr. Hammer died at the Manning hospital on Sunday night. He had undergone surgery the previous week.

He is survived by his wife; seven children: Ludwig R Hammer, Denison; Mrs. Ward (Ruth) Jensen, Manning; Mrs. Jack (Margaret) Bilsten, Manning; Russell Hammer, Story City; Delores Hammer, Denison; Mrs Charles (Florence) Christiansen, Manning; Dorothy Hammer, Denison; six grandchildren: two brothers, William, Denison; Edward, Davenport; four sisters, Mrs. Rose Gluesing, Denison; Mrs. Marie Zorn, Kansas City; Mrs. Anita Freml, Denison; Mrs. Dorothy Wolfram, Davenport.

He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers (one brother was Henry Hammer), and one grandchild.

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heavens:
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted:
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up:
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing:
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep and a time to cast away;
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
Eccl 3:1-8