Mr. Precht, a retired farmer, was born August 31, 1886, at Westside, Iowa, son of Herman and Emma (Mordhorst) Precht. He moved with his parents in 1900 to the Payette, Idaho, area.
He married Ella Jones September 13, 1916, at Manning, Iowa, and the couple resided for two years near Payette. In 1918, they moved to Iowa where they farmed for 10 years before returning to Payette. For the past six years they have resided in Boise.
Surviving is his wife; one son, Clifford Precht of Caldwell; one daughter, Mrs. Jewell Hicks of Boise; his father, Herman H. Precht of Payette; one brother, Herman L. Precht of Payette; two sisters, Miss Malinda Precht and Mrs. Lillian Carstens, both of Payette; and five grandchildren.
Services will be announced by McBratney-Alden Chapel. Burial
will be in Cloverdale Memorial Park, Boise, Idaho.
Idaho Statesman, Boise, Idaho, May 13, 1957