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Memorial to the Honorable Fred Wehling of Bremer County
MR. SPEAKER: Your committee, appointed to prepare a suitable resolution commemorating the life, character and public service of the late Honorable Fred Wehling, begs leave to submit the following memorial:
Fred Wehling was born November 18, 1878, in Cook County, Illinois. At the age of ten years he came to Iowa with his parents. He attended the rural and parochial schools, and also attended Wartburg College at Waverly, Iowa.
On May 1, 1904, he was united in marriage to Emma Wittenberg. Four children were born of this union, Adella, Clarence, Lily and Margaret.
From 1901 to 1923 he was buttermaker at the Knittle Creamery, Bremer County. He then moved to a farm and engaged in the raising of purebred Chester White hogs.
He held various community and township offices. He was a member of the St. Matthews American Lutheran Church, Readlyn, Iowa, and served as church secretary for twenty-one consecutive years.
In politics, Mr. Wehling was a Democrat and was Representative from Bremer County in the Forty-seventh session of the General Assembly.
He passed away on September 15, 1947, and his passing is mourned by all who were fortunate enough to be among his large list of friends and acquaintances.
Therefore, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Fifty-fourth General Assembly of Iowa: That in the passing of the Honorable Fred Wehling, the state has lost a valuable and honored citizen and the House expresses its appreciation of his character and public service and tenders, by this resolution, its sincere and heartfelt sympathy to his beloved family in their great sorrow and loss.
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.
J. C. DAVIS,
GEORGE FIENE,
H. A. MOORE,
Committee.