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Fred Cordes

Birth	:	10 Mar 1845 Germany
Death	:	1 Feb 1931 Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.0532990, -95.7360992
Description	:	Villisca Review (Villisca, Iowa), Friday, February 6, 1931, p. 5 FRED CORDES, 85, DIES SUDDENLY AT SON'S HOME HERE Fred Cordes, 85, died at 11 p. m. Sunday, February 1, at the home of his son John in Villisca. Death came suddenly after several months of failing health. Mr. Cordes was able to be up and about the house Sunday until 4 p. m. when he became tired and weak as he was preparing to take an afternoon stroll and went to bed for a rest. He died peacefully a few hours later. He was born near Hamburg, Germany, on March 10, 1845,... Read More	Villisca Review (Villisca, Iowa), Friday, February 6, 1931, p. 5 FRED CORDES, 85, DIES SUDDENLY AT SON'S HOME HERE Fred Cordes, 85, died at 11 p. m. Sunday, February 1, at the home of his son John in Villisca. Death came suddenly after several months of failing health. Mr. Cordes was able to be up and about the house Sunday until 4 p. m. when he became tired and weak as he was preparing to take an afternoon stroll and went to bed for a rest. He died peacefully a few hours later. He was born near Hamburg, Germany, on March 10, 1845, and in 1873 came from there to Chicago where he resided two years. While in Chicago he was married to Dora Cordes, and they moved to Taylor County, Iowa, near Guss to make their home. They resided in that vicinity eight miles southeast of Villisca until about eight years ago when they came to Villisca. On February 21, 1925, Mr. and Mrs. Cordes celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Mrs. Cordes died June 21, 1928. Mr. Cordes is survived by two sons, John of Villisca and Charles of near here. A daughter Emma died in 1894. He also leaves three grandchildren and two great grandchildren, a brother in Rapid City, S. Dak., and one in Germany. Mr. Cordes was reared in the Lutheran faith but changed his church membership to the Evangelical church after moving to Iowa. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Tuesday in the John Cordes home on Fifth Avenue, with the Rev. L. B. Carpenter in charge. Singers at the funeral were Mrs H. H. Nordyke and Mrs. Lester Scott. Pallbearers were John, Charles, Eldon and Maurice Cordes and Henry and Will Freuck. Mrs. Louise Nelson and Miss Matilda Westphal of Shenandoah and Mr, and Mrs. Ira Fine of Hopkins, Mo., were here for the funeral. The ladies are nieces of Mr. Cordes.

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Fred Cordes's memorial is located at: Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, USA.
When did Fred Cordes death?
Fred Cordes death on 1 Feb 1931 in Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 39.0532990
Longitude: -95.7360992

Family Members:

Spouse

Dora Cordes

(1846 - 1928)

Children

Charles Fredrick Cordes

(1875 - 1951)

John A Cordes

(1876 - 1943)

Emma A Cordes

(1880 - 1894)

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Coordinate: 39.0532990, -95.7360992

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