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EDWARD JAMES MANIECE
MR. SPEAKER: Your committee, appointed to prepare a suitable resolution commemorating the life, character and public service of the late Honorable Edward James Maniece, begs leave to submit the following memorial:
Edward James Maniece was born on a farm near Fennimore, Wisconsin, on March 16, 1890 and passed away on December 22, 1964, at the age of 74.
He moved with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maniece, to the vicinity of Estherville. He was educated in country schools and Estherville Business College.
He was married in 1917 to Anna C. Stammer and there were two children born to them.
Mr. Maniece was a farmer and raised purebred livestock and was a charter member and had been Township Director and County President of the Emmet County Farm Bureau. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, past Chancellor of K nights of Pythias and member of B.P.O.E. He was Township Assessor for eleven years and secretary of the Emma Consolidated School the past ten years.
He served as a member of the Forty-fifth Extra, Forty-sixth, Forty-sixth Extra, and Forty-seventh sessions of the General Assembly of the State of Iowa.
Surviving are his widow Anna of Estherville; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Temple of 1436 Arlington, Des Moines, Iowa, and a son, Frank E. Maniece of Estherville, Iowa.
Therefore, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-first General Assembly of Iowa: That in the passing of the Honorable Edward James Maniece the state has lost an honored citizen and a faithful and useful public servant, and the House by this resolution would express its appreciation of his service and tender its sympathy to the members of his family.
Be It Further Resolved: That a copy of this resolution be spread upon the Journal of the House, and that the Chief Clerk be directed to forward an enrolled copy to the family of the deceased.
NIELS J. NIELSEN,
CASEY LOSS,
LAMAR FOSTER,
Committee.