August Behne
Born: February 17th, 1854
Died: November 19th, 1929
Obituary
August Behne, a 76-year-old retired farmer, of 1701 South Fifteenth Street, died in Mercy hospital at 6:30 last night after ten days’ illness.
Mr. Behne was born in Germany, Feb. 17, 1854, coming to America when he was ten years old. He lived on a farm south of Burlington for 34 years and retired seventeen years ago to move into Burlington. He was married in 1878 to Miss Anna Otto of Burlington who survives him, together with a son Otto Behne, of 1703 South Fifteenth street; a daughter, Mrs. Tillie Muensenmeyer, 1504 South Twelfth Street, and two grandchildren, George Muensenmeyer and Doris Ann Behne.
Funeral services will be held at the residence Thursday, afternoon at 3:30 in charge of Rev. Mr. Gerhold, with burial in Aspen Grove Cemetery. The body will be taken home from Unterkircher’s Thursday morning.