Grotelueschen, Leland A.^[1]

1939 - 1963  (23 years)

• Name	Grotelueschen, Leland A.
  Born	23 Dec 1939	Columbus, NE.
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Sep 1963	Colfax County, NE.
  Buried	Calvary Cemetery; Columbus, NE.
  Person ID	I4325	Wuerdemann Family
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Grotelueschen, Herbert W.,   b. 28 Jul 1907, Colfax County, NE. ,   d. 2 Aug 1991, Schuyler, NE.  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Klug, Esther H.,   b. 2 Jun 1907, Platte County, NE. ,   d. 30 Aug 1969, Richland, NE.  (Age 62 years)
  Married	19 Aug 1936	St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Shell Creek); Columbus, NE.
  Family ID	F2432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  _P_CCINFO 2-14330 ]From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) DAILY TELEGRAM, September 7, 1963, pg. 1, col. 4 Leland A. Grotelueschen, 23, Richland, was accidentally electrocuted while operating an electric welder Friday afternoon at his farm home six miles north of Richland. Funeral services will be at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday at the Gass Funeral Home and at 10:30 a.m. at St. John's Lutheran church, Shell Creek, with burial in Calvary cemetery. Pastor W.H. Saas will officiate. The body will lie in state at the funeral home after 11 a.m. Monday. Born Dec. 23, 1939 at Columbus, Leland was the son of Herbert and Esther Klug Groteluschen. He attended District 8 school, Colfax county, and graduated from Schuyler high school in 1959. After his graduation he farmed with his father, and more recently was employed by the Carl Aerni Construction company as a heavy equipment operator. He had attended the Gale Institute of Heavy Equipment in Indianapolis last winter. Baptized and confirmed at St. John's church, Shell Creek, he had served as president of the Luther League and as an usher. He was a private first class in the U.S. Army Reserve. Surviving are his parents and a younger brother, Allen, at home. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Klug, Columbus, and Mr. and Mrs. August Grotlueschen, Richland.

  
  

• Sources

  ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW Date of Import: 3 May 2008 ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW Date of Import: 3 May 2008 ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW Date of Import: 3 May 2008.