Colene (Gray), Mark, and Virgil Rowedder 1957
Many older generation Manning families have very similar situations but, today, this is less common to no family connections for the naming of their children.
I recently received an interesting e-mail from a good friend and classmate, Mark Rowedder, who had been reading some of my featured stories and one of the Doctors listed as a pallbearer
caught Mark's eye...
Below is his e-mail and some background on the Doctor he was named after.
While I'm sure most people won't care much about how Mark was named, I wish more
people would send me little anecdotal stories like this, so I can archive them in my Manning Historical Database.
This e-mail down below from Mark Rowedder inspired me to
have Connie Petersen see what she could find on Dr. Edward Mark of Manilla.
Ironically in Dr. Robert Williams obituary, Dr. Amos Carlile was also listed as a pallbearer which is linked farther down below under another feature I made.
What's in a name?
My dad, Amos Kusel, was named after Dr. Amos Carlile - my grandmother Kusel
liked him so well she gave dad his first name of Amos.
Many people were named after a relative but it is interesting when someone is
named from outside the family, like Mark Rowedder.
My middle name comes from my grandfather, August Kusel. My brother Douglas'
middle name comes from our Uncle Gene Ehrichs…mother's younger brother.
Not surprising there are always more little connections such as Adele Gray
(Colene's sister) graduated with Gene Ehrichs…
I hope this feature will cause people to stop to think about how/who they might
have been named after…just little tidbits of historical information, while it may
not seem interesting or important, but is information I like to document and
preserve. More pieces of the Manning Puzzle.
November 25, 2024 e-mail
Hi, Dave
We saw the post on Quilts of Valor- Martha in particular was interested as
she is a member of the local chapter- she and her "partner," one of
my former teachers, have designed and constructed many quilt tops. Quilting is
her main "retirement job." Thanks for sharing
Also, I was looking at Dr. Williams obit. you had and noticed one name of his pallbearers, Dr. Mark of Manilla.
Don't know if you knew this but my mom barely survived a couple serious illness
as a child…Mom had Rheumatic Fever, which was blamed for her arthritis issues
in her right side, and also had high fever from an infection from tonsils. Her
fever spiked and my grandparents rushed her to a hospital (I remember being
told in Carroll?) and a Dr. Mark (assume the same) did emergency surgery to remove them.
Gram {Bernice (Frank) Gray} told me, I may have been named for the doctor since
he gets credit for saving mom's life.
Mom told me they gave me a short first name to go with Rowedder but she agreed
Dr. Mark was part of my naming.
Thought you'd be one to find that interesting.
Have a great Thanksgiving, Dave.
As always, thanks for the work you do.
Mark Rowedder
Dr. Edward Merle Mark
Birth 1905
Death September 14, 1965
Burial Lynwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Iowa
Son of Louis Edward and Emily Viola (Moger) Mark
Clarksville, Iowa
Dr. E.M. Mark underwent a major operation at the Charles City
hospital Monday morning. His mother, Mrs. Emma Mark of Harvard, Nebraska, is with him.
Mason City, Globe Gazette, January 22, 1947
Lightning Strikes Manilla Structures
Special to the Nonpareil
MANILLA
Lightning struck the chimney of the Cash Trading Store during Sunday's electric storm and splintered
a corner of the building. A wire conducted the electricity to the Fiscus Barber shop and started a fire
in a stack of towels. A tree was splintered in the yard of Dr. E.M. Mark.
Carroll, Daily Nonpareil, August 16, 1938
DR. MARK ESTABLISHES
CLARKSVILLE PRACTICE
Clarksville, Iowa
Dr. E.M. Mark, formerly of Denison, has arrived with his family in
Clarksville and has opened an office for the general practice of medicine in the building which was occupied by Dr. R.E. Shaw.
Dr. Shaw has gone to Iowa City for a six-month post graduate course in
obstetrics, after which he will be associated with the Dr. Rohlf Memorial Clinic in Waverly.
Dr. Mark's family consists of his wife and two sons.
Waterloo, Iowa, Courier, July 11, 1941
Clarksville's Only
Physician, Dr. Mark, Dies
COURIER NEWS SERVICE
CLARKSVILLE
Funeral services for Dr. E.M. Mark, 60, Clarksville's only doctor,
who died unexpectedly Tuesday night, are pending at Hammel Martin Funeral Home here.
He died of a heart attack while performing medical duties at the Charles City Hospital.
Surviving are his wife, two sons: the Rev. Edward Mark, Cambridge,
Massachusetts; Dr. Allyn Mark, Minneapolis.
Courier, September 15, 1965
DOROTHY LEIGH MARK
CLARKSVILLE
Dorothy (Leigh) Mark, 93, of Clarksville, died Friday, October 31,
1997, at the Community Nursing Home in Clarksville, where she had been a resident since 1987.
She was born on September 8, 1904, in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Enos and
Etta Leigh. She graduated from the University of Nebraska and later worked at the Omaha Public Library.
In November 1929, she married Dr. Edward Merle Mark in Omaha. They moved to
Clarksville in 1941, where he established a medical practice. She assisted him
for many years as a receptionist and was later employed by the Butler County
Department of Social Services, eventually becoming director.
Dorothy was a strong supporter of the Clarksville Public Library and served as
a member of the board from 1943 to 1987. She served as president of the group
for a number of years and was president during the building of the new library.
Dorothy was a charter member of Chapter IT P.E.O. Sisterhood. She was initiated
in 1927. Chapter M of Omaha and had been recognized by her chapter on her 50-year membership in the Sisterhood.
She also was a longtime member of Eastern Star, was a member of the High Hopes
Investment Club and an active member of Community Church, serving as a Sunday
School teacher and a member of the Women's Society.
Survivors include two sons, Rev. Edward L. Mark of Cambridge, Massachusetts,
and Dr. Allyn Mark of Iowa City; four grandchildren, Curt Mark of Ann Arbor,
Michigan, Kristen Mark of Chicago, Illinois, Jonathan Mark of Seattle,
Washington, and Jessica Mark Welch of Cambridge, Massachusetts; a
great-granddaughter; and a brother, Lewis R. Leigh of Omaha.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 1965; and a sister, Eleanor Strain.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, November 5 at Community Church,
Clarksville, with Rev. Allen Poore-Christensen and Rev. Julie Poore-Christensen officiating.
Burial was in Lynwood Cemetery, Clarksville.
Waverly Democrat, Waverly, Iowa, November 6, 1997
DOROTHY LEIGH MARK
CLARKSVILLE, IOWA
Dorothy Leigh Mark, 93, of Clarksville, died Friday, October 31 at
the Community Nursing Home, Clarksville, after a lengthy illness.
She was a social director.
Survivors include two sons, Rev. Edward L. Mark of Cambridge, Massachusetts,
and Dr. Allyn Mark of Iowa City; four grandchildren; one great-granddaughter;
and a brother, Lewis R. Leigh of Omaha, Nebraska.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Edward Merl Mark in 1965; and a sister, Eleanor Strain.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 5 at the Community
United Methodist Church with burial in Lynwood Cemetery, both in Clarksville.
Bremer County Independent, Waverly, Iowa, November, 4, 1997
