WILBER C. ANTHONY
Wilber Anthony entered military service March 12, 1941, going to Camp Roberts, California and San Luis Obispo for basic training. He was attached to the 115th Combat Engineers Battalion.

He was transferred to Camp Forrest, Tennessee, then to Camp Blanding, Florida. Later he was sent to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, and then to A.P. Hill, Virginia. He was sent to Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, and was discharged from there November 12, 1943.

Manning Monitor article------ 1943

Wilber Anthony in New Jersey
"We wish to express our thanks to the American Legion and to the Monitor Office for the courtesy of sending us the paper. It is a real treat to read the home town news when you are away from home.

"We are living in New Brunswick close to Camp Kilmer, which is 35 miles southwest of New York City.

Have been to New York quite a few times and enjoyed many interesting sights.
"Wish to say "Hello" to all our friends and will be looking forward to additional copies of the Monitor."
Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Anthony, New Brunswick, N. J.

IN MEMORY OF WILBER ANTHONY

BORN JANUARY 12, 1910 IOWA TOWNSHIP, CRAWFORD COUNTY, IOWA
DIED JANUARY 25, 1984 MANNING GENERAL HOSPITAL, MANNING, IOWA
AGE 74 YEARS AND 13 DAYS
SERVICES FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1984, 11 AM ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH
OFFICIATING PASTOR PAUL KRUMM
ACCOMPANIST KRISTY JACOBSEN
VOCALISTS PAULA KRUMM, SUE PUCK, LARRY GENZEN, KEN PUCK
INTERMENT MANNING CITY CEMETERY
CASKETBEARERS: BILL DAMMANN, BENNIE OTTO, WILMER RANNIGER, CLIFFORD TANK, LOUIE OTTO, SAL GRUNDMEIER
MILITARY HONORS AMERICAN LEGION POST 22, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 3517 MANNING, IOWA
THE FAMILY WISHES TO EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE FOR YOUR KINDNESS EVIDENCED IN THOUGHT, WORD, AND DEED, AND INVITES YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR LUNCH AND FELLOWSHIP AT THE CHURCH FOLLOWING THE COMMITTAL SERVICE.

WILBER ANTHONY
Wilber Anthony, 74, a retired Manning farmer, died Wednesday, January 25, 1984, at the Manning General Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, January 27, at Zion Lutheran church in Manning with the pastor, the Rev. Paul Krumm, officiating. Kristy Jacobsen will be organist and a quartet composed of Larry Genzen, Kenneth Puck, Sue Puck, and Paula Krumm will sing. Burial, under the direction of the Ohde Funeral Home of Manning, will be in the Manning cemetery with military honors by the Manning American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts.

Casketbearers will be Bill Dammann, Bennie Otto, Wilmer Ranniger, Sal Grundmeier, Clifford Tank, and Louie Otto.

Mr. Anthony is survived by his wife, Fern, Manning; a daughter, Mrs. Gene (Colene) Lohrmann, Manning; two grandchildren, Andrea and Kyle, and a sister, Norma Lamaack.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Mr. Anthony was born January 12, 1910, in Iowa Township, Crawford County, a son of William and Emma (Kuhl) Anthony. He graduated from Manning High School in 1928 and served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

He farmed first with his father. On February 12, 1941, he was married to Fern Frank at Zion Lutheran church in Manning. In 1945 he began farming on his own on the family farm where he lived for 57 years before his retirement in 1967.

He was a member of Zion Lutheran church, the Manning American Legion post and the Hayes Township Schuetzen Verein.

Wilber Anthony is buried in the Manning City Cemetery.
Section G Row #6 south - north.