Gertrude Selbher
Born: April 21, 1888 in Jasper Co., Iowa1
Died: April 9, 1932 in Jasper Co., Iowa1
Buried: Lot 76, plot 4
Parents: John and Louisa Pink Selbher1
Native Resident of County Dies
Miss Gertrude Selbher, 43, Dies Saturday
Evening at Her Home Near Newton
Miss Gertrude Selbher, 43, lifelong resident of Jasper county, died Saturday evening at 6:40 o'clock at her home seven miles west of Newton. Although she had been in ill health for the last two years, the immediate cause of death was attributed to an attack of measles and the resulting complications.
Funeral rites will be observed Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock from the Morgan Funeral home, with Rev. S. B. Moore, pastor of the Christian church at Valley Junction, in charge. Burial will be made in the Sugar Grove cemetery.
Miss Selbher was born April 21, 1888, in Jasper county, living all her life on farms in the county. She was an invalid throughout her lifetime, with the exception of about six months.
Surviving relatives include her mother, Mrs. Louisa Selbher, with whom she made her home; a brother, Harry Selbher of Newton; three sisters, Mrs. Josie Sims of Newton, Mrs. Stella Warren of Des Moines and Mrs. Sue Wheeler of Valley Junction and also three nephews and two nieces. Her father, three brothers and one sister preceded her in death, the father dying 15 years ago. ~ The Newton Daily News, April 11, 1935
George F. Selbher
Born: February 5, 1877 in Jasper Co., Iowa.
Died: September 6, 1905 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 74, plot 3
Married: Sophia Flogstad on December 25, 1902 in Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa
Parents: John and Louisa Pink Selbher
George Selbher Dies
Word was received in the city this afternoon announcing the death of Geo. Selbher, west of town. Mr. Selbher had been sick for the past seven months. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Selbher, and was 28 years old at the time of his death with tuberculosis. He leaves a wife but no children. The funeral announcement will be made later. ~ The Newton Daily News, September 6, 1905
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The funeral of George Selbher will be held at the Sugar Grove Church tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. The interment will be in the Metz Cemetery. Rev. Deffenbach of the Lutheran Church will conduct the services. The Newton Daily News, Thursday, September 7, 1905, Page 1, Column 1
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Obituary: George F. Selbher
George Franklin Selbher, the oldest son of John and Louisa Selbher, was born in Jasper County, Iowa, Feb. 5, 1877, was married in Des Moines, Dec. 25, 1902 to Miss Sophia Flogstad, by Rev. Wirt, Lutheran minister of that place.
Died Sept. 6, 1905, at his parents home after an illness of seven months, of Tuberculosis at the age of 28 years, 7 months. He leaves a loving wife, mother, father and four sisters and one brother.
His last words were the Lord's Prayer and to his wife, "I am ready to go and will meet you all in heaven."
George was as good hearted a boy as ever lived and will
be sorrowfully missed by his relatives and many friends. ~
The Newton Daily News, September 9, 1905.
Susan (Selbher) Wheeler
Born: February 1881 in Jasper Co., Iowa3
Died: November 30, 19582
Buried: Lot 76
Parents: John and Louisa Pink Selbher
Services for Mrs. Sue Wheeler, 77, of 417 Tenth St, West Des Moines, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the West Des Moines Christian Church. Burial will be in Sugar Grove Cemetery near Newton.
Mrs. Wheeler suffered a heart attack and died Sunday during services at the West Des Moines Christian Church.
Born in Newton, she had lived in West Des Moines, 42 years. She was a member of the Eastern Star and Mount Olivet White Shrine.
She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. George Warren of Des Moines and Mrs. Otis Sims of Newton, and one brother, Harry Selbher of Newton. ~ Des Moines Tribune, December 1, 1948.
1. Jasper Co., Iowa Death Record, Book 2, page 54
2. Polk County Death Records, Book 35, page 467
3. 1990 U.S. Census, Palo Alto Twp., Jasper Co., Iowa (spelled Sebber)