Individual Details

Johann August "Gust" LaKamp

(30 Mar 1864 - 15 Apr 1957)

Jacksonville Courier, Jacksonville, Illinois, Thursday, April 18, 1957, Page 17, Col. 3: Final Rites For Gust Lakamp. Funeral services for Gust Lakamp were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church, north of Chapin, with the Rev. Marvin Matzke officiating. Mrs. Byron Tieman sang several selections accompanied by Edith Echoff at the organ. Ushers at the church were Paul Werries, Norman Dufelmier and Clifford Fricke.

Those caring for the flowers were Mrs. William Lakamp, Mrs. Albert Anderson, Mrs. Carl Engelbrecht, Mrs. Paul Nergenah, Mrs. Clarence Boatman, Mrs. Harold Lovekamp, Mrs. George Greenier, Mrs. Paul Ellerman and Mrs. Minnie Anderson. Pallbearers were Warren Lakamp, David LaKamp, Robert Fricke, Vernon Rahe, William Smith, William Lakamp, Edward Puls and Kenneth Brown. Burial was in Grace cemetery.

Events

Birth30 Mar 1864Germany
Marriage5 Sep 1894August Lakamp and Anna Tholen, Morgan Co., Illinois - Anna Marie Tholen
Death15 Apr 1957Illinois
BurialGrace Cemetery, Meredosia, Morgan Co., Illinois

Families

SpouseAnna Marie Tholen (1875 - 1960)
ChildEdwin J. Lakamp (1905 - 2001)

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