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Memorial to the Honorable John B. Hermsen of Carroll County
MR. SPEAKER: Your committee, appointed to prepare a suitable resolution commemorating the life, character and public service of the late Honorable John B. Hermsen, begs leave to submit the following memorial:
John B. Hermsen was born on a farm near Carroll, Iowa, May 8, 1884. He attended both parochial and public schools.
On October 17, 1905, he was united in marriage to Anna Hoffman, and to this union were born eight children.
He died October 14, 1949, at the age of 65 years, and is survived by his wife and seven children: Florence, now Mrs. Florence Loew, Harold, Cletus, Norbert, Ernest, Rosemary, now Mrs. L. J. Shaw, and Joseph. The Rev. O. H. Hermsen preceded his father in death.
Mr. Hermsen’s principal occupation was farming and dairying. He served as president and secretary of the Farm Bureau and Farmers Union. He also served his county as assessor, was census taker, and served as president and secretary of the school board.
He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. He was an officer of the Knights of Columbus for nearly twenty years and served as Grand Knight for three terms. In 1907 Mr. Hermsen was Iowa delegate to the national convention of the Knights of Columbus.
In politics Mr. Hermsen was a Democrat and was Representative from Carroll County in the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth sessions of the General Assembly.
Therefore, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Fiftyfourth General Assembly of Iowa: That in the death of John B. Hermsen, the state mourns the loss of one of its honored citizens and the House, by this resolution, tenders its sincere sympathy to the surviving family in their sorrow.
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. E. HANSEN,
ALBERT WEISS,
HENRY H. STEVENS,
Committee.