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Dr. Edward john Wehman, 73, prominent Burlington physician and surgeon, died at 11:30 p.m. Saturday in Burlington hospital where he had been a patient since late October when stricken with a heart attack. A life resident of Burlington, Dr. Wehman had practiced medicine in the city for 46 years. His home was at 131 S. Starr avenue. He was a recognized authority on X-ray and other hospital equipmetn, and was a consultant on such matters for hospitals here and in several neighboring cities. "Burlington hospital is what it is today largely because of Dr. Wehman.: commented Dr. Frank Ober this morning. "Along with the late Dr. N. McKitterick, the late Dr. F.M. Tombaugh, and the late Dr. A.C. Moerke, he was one of the pioneers of modern medicine in this city.: He recalled that Dr. Wehman was the first to bring an X-ray visit to the state of Iowa, at first located in his own office and later in Burlington hospital. As health officer of Burlington he was credited with having been the first to really do scientific public health work in this part of the country. He established the department of pathology in Burlington hospital and conducted it for many years, until recently. He was the personal physician of many prominent citizens both in recent days and in earlier times. they included, for instance, the Charles Hutchins, the Theodore Dankwardts, the C.E. Perkins family, the E.P. Eastmans.. Many of these families-and estates of the families have befriended Burlington hospital, have financed the purchase of new equipment, as have the Clark and Salter estates of New London in recent years. According to Dr. Ober, and other medical men here, such assistance was largely influenced and guided by Dr. Wehman who was keenly interested that the community welfare be guarded by the best of hospital facilities. When Dr. Wehman first began the practice of medicine he was associated in the office of the late Dr. John Fleming. Later he had his own office, and in recent years headquartered at the hospital. A scholarly man with a great love of the out-of-doors, he possessed a large library and also a notable collection of wildlife photographs, His hobbies were photography, boating and gardening. He loved flowers and trees, and his orchard and flower gardens occupied much of his leasure time. He was also a lover of poetry and was an active worker in behalf of the Red Cross. He and Mrs. Wehman both served on the board of directors of the Burlington chapter of the Red Cross at the time of its founding in 1906. Dr. Wehman served with Unit R. of the U.S. Medical Corps during the first World War. He was overseas for about 18 months, and at on time was loaned to the Yale university Mobile Servie, serving as chief of bacteriology and X-ray. He was a member of various medical societies, of McCord-Huner Post, American Legion; Phi Beta Pi medical fraternity. He was born in Burlington Oct. 2, 1880, the son of Frederick and Anne Bosmeyer Wehman. He was graduated from St. Louis university, St. Louis, Mo., in 1905, and was married to ina Hildebrand Oct. 1, 1909. She survives as do a daughter, Mrs. William H. Bayne, Jr., Hyattsville, Md., and a grandson. Two brothers and three sisters also survive: Harry Wehman,, Moline, Ill.; Mrs. Clara Liedrich, Kansas City, Mo., and Herbert J., and Ethel Wehman and Mrs. Alice Brandenburg, all of Burlington. Funeral services will be held at the Prugh chapel at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Funeral services for Dr. Edward J. Wehman, who died Saturday, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Prugh's chapel with the Rev. Bruce Masselink in charge. Burial will be in Aspen Grove cemetery.