Mason City, Dec. 13. - Henry Boeckmann, 37 [sic], of Greenview ended his life Monday by hanging himself in the basement of the Ainsworth seed corn warehouse in Mason City where he was employed. His body was found by another employee of the plant when he returned to work after lunch.
Relatives said Boeckmann had suffered a nervous breakdown about a year ago ahd had been despondent over the prospect of a return of his illness.
He is survived by his wife, Hermina; three children, Herman, Hermina and Robert; and a brother, John, of Springfield.
Funeral services were held at the residence.
Burial was in Elmwood cemetery, Greenview.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Tuesday, Dec 14, 1943
Springfield, IL
Page: 7
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Henry Boeckmann
Race: White
Age: 37
Birth Date: 29 Mar 1904
Birth Place: Zetel, Germany
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Greenview, Menard, Illinois, USA
Employer: Self - Farmer
Weight: "165"
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: "5 10"
Next of Kin: Mrs. Wilhelmina Boeckmann
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Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name: Henry Boeckmann
Birth Date: 29 Mar 1904
Birth Place: Germany
Death Date: 13 Dec 1943
Death Place: Mason City, Mason, Illinois
Burial Date: 16 Dec 1943
Burial Place: Greenview, Menard, Illinois
Cemetery Name: Elmwood
Death Age: 39
Race: White
Marital status: M
Gender: Male
Father Name: John Boeckmann
Father Birth Place: Germany
Mother Name: Sophia Thielen
Mother Birth Place: Germany
Spouse Name: Wilhelmina Boeckmann
FHL Film Number: 1983610
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Relatives said Boeckmann had suffered a nervous breakdown about a year ago ahd had been despondent over the prospect of a return of his illness.
He is survived by his wife, Hermina; three children, Herman, Hermina and Robert; and a brother, John, of Springfield.
Funeral services were held at the residence.
Burial was in Elmwood cemetery, Greenview.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Tuesday, Dec 14, 1943
Springfield, IL
Page: 7
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Henry Boeckmann
Race: White
Age: 37
Birth Date: 29 Mar 1904
Birth Place: Zetel, Germany
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Greenview, Menard, Illinois, USA
Employer: Self - Farmer
Weight: "165"
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: "5 10"
Next of Kin: Mrs. Wilhelmina Boeckmann
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Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name: Henry Boeckmann
Birth Date: 29 Mar 1904
Birth Place: Germany
Death Date: 13 Dec 1943
Death Place: Mason City, Mason, Illinois
Burial Date: 16 Dec 1943
Burial Place: Greenview, Menard, Illinois
Cemetery Name: Elmwood
Death Age: 39
Race: White
Marital status: M
Gender: Male
Father Name: John Boeckmann
Father Birth Place: Germany
Mother Name: Sophia Thielen
Mother Birth Place: Germany
Spouse Name: Wilhelmina Boeckmann
FHL Film Number: 1983610
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Mason City, Dec. 13. - Henry Boeckmann, 37 [sic], of Greenview ended his life Monday by hanging himself in the basement of the Ainsworth seed corn warehouse in Mason City where he was employed. His body was found by another employee of the plant when he returned to work after lunch.
Relatives said Boeckmann had suffered a nervous breakdown about a year ago ahd had been despondent over the prospect of a return of his illness.
He is survived by his wife, Hermina; three children, Herman, Hermina and Robert; and a brother, John, of Springfield.
Funeral services were held at the residence.
Burial was in Elmwood cemetery, Greenview.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Tuesday, Dec 14, 1943
Springfield, IL
Page: 7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Henry Boeckmann
Race: White
Age: 37
Birth Date: 29 Mar 1904
Birth Place: Zetel, Germany
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Greenview, Menard, Illinois, USA
Employer: Self - Farmer
Weight: "165"
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: "5 10"
Next of Kin: Mrs. Wilhelmina Boeckmann
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name: Henry Boeckmann
Birth Date: 29 Mar 1904
Birth Place: Germany
Death Date: 13 Dec 1943
Death Place: Mason City, Mason, Illinois
Burial Date: 16 Dec 1943
Burial Place: Greenview, Menard, Illinois
Cemetery Name: Elmwood
Death Age: 39
Race: White
Marital status: M
Gender: Male
Father Name: John Boeckmann
Father Birth Place: Germany
Mother Name: Sophia Thielen
Mother Birth Place: Germany
Spouse Name: Wilhelmina Boeckmann
FHL Film Number: 1983610
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Relatives said Boeckmann had suffered a nervous breakdown about a year ago ahd had been despondent over the prospect of a return of his illness.
He is survived by his wife, Hermina; three children, Herman, Hermina and Robert; and a brother, John, of Springfield.
Funeral services were held at the residence.
Burial was in Elmwood cemetery, Greenview.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Tuesday, Dec 14, 1943
Springfield, IL
Page: 7
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Henry Boeckmann
Race: White
Age: 37
Birth Date: 29 Mar 1904
Birth Place: Zetel, Germany
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Greenview, Menard, Illinois, USA
Employer: Self - Farmer
Weight: "165"
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: "5 10"
Next of Kin: Mrs. Wilhelmina Boeckmann
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name: Henry Boeckmann
Birth Date: 29 Mar 1904
Birth Place: Germany
Death Date: 13 Dec 1943
Death Place: Mason City, Mason, Illinois
Burial Date: 16 Dec 1943
Burial Place: Greenview, Menard, Illinois
Cemetery Name: Elmwood
Death Age: 39
Race: White
Marital status: M
Gender: Male
Father Name: John Boeckmann
Father Birth Place: Germany
Mother Name: Sophia Thielen
Mother Birth Place: Germany
Spouse Name: Wilhelmina Boeckmann
FHL Film Number: 1983610
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