Funeral services for Mrs. Conrad T. Dietz, long time resident of this community were held Sunday afternoon, November 17th, at the Ohde Funeral Home with Rev. F.C. Aldrich, pastor of the Methodist church officiating at the services.

Mrs. Dietz had been ill for several years and seriously so since the beginning of this year. However, she never complained and bore her suffering with a cheerful heart endeavoring to cause her loved ones as little concern as possible. She was indeed a loving mother and a kind neighbor, and will be greatly missed, particularly by those nearest her.

The deceased was born Minnie Arp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Arp on March 16th, 1871, at Walcott, Scott County, Iowa. On January 23, 1894 she was united in marriage to Mr. Conrad T. Dietz in Scott county and on March the first of that year, moved to this vicinity, locating on the farm one mile north of Manning, known as the Martin Petersen place. Here they resided until 1903 when they moved to Manning where they have lived since. Mr. Dietz erected the home on First Street soon after they moved to town and here they lived for 37 years the first of November.

One child, Abel, Mrs. Ben Welch, survives. It was at the Welch home north of Manning that Mrs. Dietz, having been cared for many weeks by her daughter, passed away early Friday morning November 15th, 1940. Besides the only daughter, she leaves four grandchildren, Roland of Kearney, Nebraska; Merlin, Dorothy and Orrin at home. She also leaves two brothers, Rudolph Arp of Scott county and Henry Arp of Durant, Iowa; also two sisters, Mrs. Ed Puck of Durant and Celia Stender of Davenport.

Interment was in the Manning Cemetery with the following as pall bearers: John Grimm, Jack Peters, Otto Borkowski, Lou Reinhold, Carl Hagedorn and John L. Hansen.

CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to the friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted us in our recent bereavement, during the illness and at the death of our beloved wife and mother. We wish also to thank Rev. Aldrich for his kind words the choir for the music and those who sent floral offerings. We wish to especially thank those who called on her during her illness.
Mr. Conrad T. Dietz; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Welch and family.

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