Ralph Berkheimer

Ralph & Frieda Berkheimer December 24, 1924

1894 - 1970
Iowa Private Medical Department


Enlistment September 6, 1918
Discharge May 1, 1919
Service Number: 4821118


In Memory Of RALPH BERKHEIMER

Born April 30, 1894, Tabor, Iowa
Entered Into Rest January 30, 1970 at Home, Manning, Iowa
Age 75 years and 9 months
Services Held At Ohde Funeral Home, Manning, Iowa Monday, February 2, 1970, 2 p.m.
Officiating Rev. Robert Rushing Manning Presbyterian Church
Interment Manning Cemetery
Military Honors and Casketbearers Ceremonial Squads
American Legion Post No. 22
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 3517 Manning, Iowa

RALPH BERKHEIMER
Military Funeral rites for Ralph Berkheimer, 75, were held on Monday, February 2 at 2:00 p.m. at the Ohde Funeral Home in Manning, with Rev. Robert Railing of the Presbyterian Church officiating,

Burial was in the Manning Cemetery with military pallbearers.

Mr. Berkheimer died suddenly at his home in South Manning on Friday morning, January 30. His wife, Frieda, died on January 27, and was buried on January 29.

Son of Chester and Mary (Onur) Berkheimer, he was born April 30, 1894, at Tabor, Iowa. He was a World War I Veteran.

On December 24, 1924, he married Frieda Puck at Manning. They farmed near Botna for 21 years, and then retired and moved to Manning. He had been in failing health for several years.

He was preceded by his wife, his parents, a sister and brother. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Lambert (Blanche) Thompson, Randolph, Iowa; Mrs. Ethel Turner, Burns, Oregon; and a brother, Gene of Merced, California.


Ralph & Frieda are buried in the Manning Cemetery.
Section F Row #8 south - north.