Individual Details

The Nashua Reporter, Nashua, Iowa January 5, 1899: Home and Abroad - Frank Conca was down from Ft. Snelling last week to see his friend once more before he departed for Manilla with the Third Minnesota Regular Infantry. In a short time, when he arrives at his destination, he will be almost directly on the other side of the globe from the other Nashua boys who are now stationed in Cuba.

Gravestone listing at U. S. Gen Web site for Mitchell Co., Iowa, shows Spanish American War veteran.

Nashua Reporter, Nashua, Iowa, Thursday, July 11, 1968, Page 2: Frank Conca. Funeral services for Frank Conca, 89, Mitchell county's final Spanish American war veteran who died Wednesday, June 26, were held in Osage Friday afternoon. The aged soldier and former Nashua resident died of a stroke at Mitchell County Memorial Hospital following a stroke earlier the same day.

As an honorary member of American Legion Post 278 of Osage, and of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7920, he was buried at the St. Ansgar cemetery with military honors. The Memorial Squad of the Osage American Legion post was in charge.

Frank Conca was born November 27, 1877, in Teufen, Switzerland, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Conca. He came to the United States when he was 16, after completing his education in his fatherland.

He settled first with his mother in Connecticut, and later came to Nashua. He entered the army at Fort Snelling in 1898, and spent three years in the Philippines. On receipt of his discharge he returned to Iowa.

Olive Helen Tracy and Frank Conca were married in 1901. He became a telegraph operator, working with the Illinois Central railway and later he served as a marketer for the onion and cabbage industries in the St. Ansgar area. During the years he lived in St. Ansgar he served as a lay pastor at Methodist church.

Mrs. Conca died in October 1932, when the family lived in St. Ansgar. He later returned to Nashua, and was married to Anna Dickman who preceded him in death in 1945. He was married to Maude Worden, who died in 1954, and for the past 14 years, Mr. Conca had made his home with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Turner in Osage.

Surviving are his daughter grace, Mrs. Turner; one son, George Conca of Wanatchee [Wenatchee] , Wash.; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a half-brother, Carl Conca, whose whereabouts is unknown.

He was preceded in death by his wives, his parents, one son, Otto H. Conca of Waterloo, and two half-brothers, Ernest and Otto Celotto.

Birth	1877	Switzerland
Birth	24 Nov 1877	Teufen, Switzerland
Marriage	20 Nov 1901	Nashua, Chickasaw Co., Iowa - Olive "Dolly" Helen Tracy
Marriage	Aft 1932	Anna Dickman
Marriage	Aft 1945	Maude Worden
Death	26 Jun 1968	Osage, Mitchell Co., Iowa
Soc Sec No		482-10-7175
SSN issued		Iowa
Burial		St. Ansgar Cemetery, St. Ansgar, Mitchell Co., Iowa

Spouse	Olive "Dolly" Helen Tracy (1877 - 1932)
Child	Otto H. Conca (1903 - 1962)
Child	Grace Conca (1910 - 1987)
Child	George Conca (1912 - 1977)

Spouse

Anna Dickman ( - 1945)

Spouse

Maude Worden ( - 1954)

Father	Frank Conca ( - )
Mother	Catherine Hugener ( - )