Individual Details
Tobe Thedor Caspers
(28 Nov 1893 - 17 Jul 1969)
Events
| Birth | 28 Nov 1893 | Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | |||
| Marriage | 30 Jul 1950 | Jones, Iowa, United States - Emma Katherine Geiken | |||
| Death | 17 Jul 1969 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States |  |
Families
| Spouse | Emma Katherine Geiken (1904 - 1999) |
| Father | Andreas Frederick Martin "Andrew F M" Caspers (1853 - 1944) |
| Mother | Henrietta Wilhelmina "Jetta, Hattie" Husmann (1862 - 1941) |
| Sibling | Peter Martin Caspers (1885 - 1977) |
| Sibling | Herman Friedrich "Fritz" Caspers (1886 - 1957) |
| Sibling | John Gerhard Caspers (1889 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Katherine Paulsen "Katie" Caspers (1891 - 1981) |
| Sibling | Henry J Caspers (1895 - ) |
| Sibling | Anna Frances "Annie" Caspers (1898 - 1957) |
| Sibling | Frederick M "Fred" Caspers (1900 - ) |
| Sibling | Carl Frederick Caspers (1902 - 1955) |
| Sibling | Margaret A "Lena" Caspers (1904 - 1999) |
| Sibling | Margaret Marie "Maggie" Caspers (1908 - 2010) |
Notes
Death
SOURCE: THE MONTICELLO EXPRESS……JULY 24, 1969…..PAGE 15TOBE CASPERS
MONTICELLO….Funeral services for Tobe T. Caspers, 75, were held July 21 at St. John Lutheran church. The Rev. C.C. Gutekunst officiated. Interment was in Prairie Hill cemetery. Graveside services were conducted by the Monticello Drill team.
Mr. Caspers died suddenly of a heart attack Thursday evening in his yard. He was born in Castle Grove township, near Monticello, Nov. 28, 1893, the son of Andrew and Henrietta Husmann Caspers. He received his education in Jones county rural schools. He served with the U.S. Army during WWI.
He married Anna Louise Fahrni Jan. 14, 1920, who preceded him in death in 1937.
He married
Emma Geyken Reuter July 31, 1950, and the couple continued farming in Castle Grove township until 1968, when they moved to Monticello.
Mr. Caspers was a 50 year member of the American Legion post, Monticello. He had held offices in the Castle Grove school district.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and one sister.
Survivors include his wife; four sons, Paul of Lisbon, the Rev. Edwin of Wauwatosa, Wis., the Rev. Donald of Cedar Rapids, and Duane of Lisbon; two daughters, Mrs. John (Lorna) Messerli of Cedar Rapids and Mrs. Myron (Carol) Zumbach of Coggon.
Also one stepson: Robert Reuter of Waterloo; 21 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three brothers, Peter and Henry of Anamosa, Fred of Monticello; three sisters, Mrs. Katherine Tobiason, Mrs. Lena Mardorf and Mrs. Margaret Stadtmueller, all of Monticello.
Casket bearers were Craig Caspers, Douglas Messerli, Terry Zumbach, Paul Casper, Jr., Robert Casper, David Messerli, Myron Zumbach, Jr., and Allyn Caspers.
Honorary bearers were John Null, Clarence Ricklefs, Ben Eiben, Vincent Donavan, Luther Howland and Herman Helgens