Thanks, Chris, for the interesting obit. on Martin Plassmeyer. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Hough" <chrisgen46383@yahoo.com> To: <moosage@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 7:55 AM Subject: Re: [MOOSAGE] Obit., 1949 - Plassmeyer, Bode, Heislen, Brandt,Loehner > > A more elaborate obituary from the Meta paper. Missouri death certificate > agrees with 1947 date. > > Meta Herald Thursday 17 April 1947 > M.S. PLASSMEYER, FREEBURG BANKER, DIED TUESDAY MORN. > End comes to Noted Man at Maries Valley Home After a Long Illness > While not entirely un-expected yet news of the death of Martin S. > Plassmeyer at 5 o'clock Tuesday morning, came as a shock to his host of > friends in Osage County who had hoped that he might overcome the illness > which had held him bedfast for the past several weeks. Death came quietly > in the big red brick farm home on the bankds of the Maries River where he > spent his boyhood years, several days after he returned from St. Mary's > Hospital in Jefferson City where he had undergone surgery earlier in the > spring. > Mr. Plassmeyer was a son of Joseph and Margaret Bode Plassmeyer, and was > born at Westphalia on February 4, 1871, being 76 years, 2 months and 11 > days of age when he died. In 1901 he was married to Miss Anna Heislen at > Wardsville where he then conducted a general mercantile store and served > the community as postmaster, a position of trust which he held for 16 > years. > After finishing the grades at Westphalia, he attended the Linn High > school, going then to Wardsvillle where he bought the store from a man > named Walthers. > After 16 years at Wardsville, Mr. Plassmeyer sold out and came back to > Westphalia where he bought the old home place which he developed into one > of the model stock farms in Osage County. The commodious brick home > stands on a knoll overlooking on three sides, the broad acres of the farm, > the front facing the Maries river in one of the most beautiful settings in > that region of fine farms and farm homes. Deceased had been connected > with the Bank of Freeburg for 36 years, 27 of which he served as its > president. > Survivors beside the widow are three sons, Vincent J. of Jefferson City, > William H. of Kansas City, Kansas, and Paul H. of the home; three > daughters, Mrs. Edward Brandt of St. Louis, Mrs. Cornelius Loehner of > Jefferson City, and Miss Agnes, former member of the WAVES at home. A > daughter Angeline died in infancy. Two brothers and two sisters are also > left behind; Rev. Father Theo. Plassmeyer OFM pastor of the Washington, MO > Catholic Church, Lieut. Col. Jos. Plassmeyer retired of Westphalia Mrs. > Henry Adrian and Mrs. Ben Schwartze both of Westphalia. There are 18 > grandchildren. > In the death of Martin Plassmeyer, Osage loses one of its foremost > citizens whose efforts have added substantially to the advancement of his > county and his community. He was progressive and industrious and his > influence was felt and his advice sought far beyond the boundaries of his > own locality. > The funeral will be held Friday morning at 8:15 a.m. from St. Joseph > Catholic Church at Westphalia, where deceased had long been a devoted > member, by his pastor, Rev. Father B.C. Geldt, followed by burial in the > parish cemetery. Morton Service. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOOSAGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message