This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#139826) Milton Backhaus <http://iagenweb.org/boards/allamakee/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=139826> AUTHOR: Diana Henry Die DATE: 1/5/2007 at 17:30:17 Surnames: BACKHAUS Allamakee Farmer is Found Dead in Field Dorchester – Milton Backhaus, elderly Dorchester farmer, was found dead in a farm field north of Waukon Tuesday afternoon by his brother, with whom he lived. Authorities ruled the death due to natural causes. He had been working in the field. Cedar Rapids Gazette; 28 Jun 1961 Transcribed by Diana Henry Diedrich