Individual Details

Military

Farming for father, single. Claim exemption: Had operation 2 years ago.
Tall medium build. grey eyes, lt brown hair

Census (family)

William Reuter Head M 39 Iowa
Margrate Reuter Wife F 37 Iowa
Ruth W Reuter Daughter F 6 Iowa
Roy F Reuter Son M 2 Iowa

Census (family)

William Reuter Head M 50 Iowa
Margret Reuter Wife F 47 Iowa
Ruth W Reuter Daughter F 16 Iowa
Ray K Reuter Son M 12 Iowa
Raymond Peters Hired hand M 22 Iowa

Death

MONTICELLO EXPRESS....PAGE 5....OCTOBER 5, 1961
WILLIAM REUTER.....MONTICELLO
Funeral services were held Tues, Oct 3, at 2 p.m. from the St. "John's Lutheran church for William Reuter, 72, who died at John McDonald hospital Sunday, Oct. 1. Rev. Carl C. Gutekunst officiated at the services. Burial was at Oakwood cemetery. Mr. Reuter had been ill for two weeks with a cardiac condition prior to his death.
Born April 29, 1889 in Richland Township, near Monticello, he was the son of Carl Frederick and Anna Margaret Behrends Reuter, on Nov. 30, 1922, he was married to Margaret Hanken of Langworthy, in Monticello. They farmed north of Monticello in Delaware County. He lived on the same farm for 57 years.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Margaret Hanken Reuter; a daughter Ruth, Mrs. Robert L. Wahl of Monticello; a son, Roy Reuter of Monticello, and eight grandchildren.
Also surviving is a brother, Carl Reuter of Summer and three sisters, Anna, Mrs. R.H. Monk, Monticello; Margaret, Mrs. W.E. First, Hopkinton, and Marte, Mrs. E.B. First of Monticello. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister.
Pallbearers included Clifford First, Elmer Hanken, Sam Schuetz, Steven Reuter, Neil First and R.E. Monk