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John Edward Dahm

Birth	:	21 Sep 1934 Early, Sac County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	18 Dec 2009 Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Sacred Heart Cemetery, Early, Sac County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.4650002, -95.1446991
Plot	:	Section 7, Row 6B, Lot11, Plot 4
Description	:	John Edward Dahm, son of John and Margaret Koewler Dahm, was born September 21, 1934 in Early, Iowa. He received his education in the Early Sacred Heart Parochial School graduating in 1953 from Sacred Heart High School. At the age of 15, John contracted Poliomyelitis and was hospitalized in Sioux City for three months. With grim determination and daunting effort he overcame most of the effects of this disease and resumed his education finishing school with his classmates. Following high school, John attended the Northwest Institute of Medical Technology in Minneapolis, Minnesota., where he graduated in 1954 as a certified... Read More	John Edward Dahm, son of John and Margaret Koewler Dahm, was born September 21, 1934 in Early, Iowa. He received his education in the Early Sacred Heart Parochial School graduating in 1953 from Sacred Heart High School. At the age of 15, John contracted Poliomyelitis and was hospitalized in Sioux City for three months. With grim determination and daunting effort he overcame most of the effects of this disease and resumed his education finishing school with his classmates. Following high school, John attended the Northwest Institute of Medical Technology in Minneapolis, Minnesota., where he graduated in 1954 as a certified laboratory and x-ray technician. He became employed by the Palo Alto Memorial Hospital where he established the laboratory and x-ray departments. On May 7, 1955 John was united in marriage to Angela Schlegel at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. To this union nine children were born. They established their home in Emmetsburg and remained employed by the local hospital until his retirement in 2000. During this tenure, after intense study and experience, he became a licensed sonographer and practiced at both the local hospital and Kossuth County Hospital in Algona. John had many interests. Despite his increasing disability from Polio, he remained active in hunting, fishing and traveling. He was an avid photographer and was always accompanied by two or more cameras to "catch the moment." After retirement he did artistic paintings , some of which were displayed at local art exhibitions. He was a devoted member of Holy Family Parish as well as the Iowa Polio Support Network. John died Friday, December 18, 2009 at the Palo Alto County Hospital in Emmetsburg, Iowa at the age of 75. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Joan Baldessari. He is survived by his wife, Angela of Emmetsburg, IA; his children, Virginia Dahm of St. Paul, MN, Roberta and Joe Malloy of Decatur, NE, John and Dawn Dahm of Lakeville, MN, Patsy and Erik Youngblom of Worthington, MN, Jennifer and Glen Kuntz of Lisbon, IA, Terasa Cruthirds of Ankeny, IA Tony and Lisa Dahm of Ankeny, IA, Michael and Angie Dahm of Denison, IA, and Charles and Stefanie Dahm of Olathe, KS; nineteen grandchildren; a brother, Steve and Mary Dahm of Novato, CA; a sister, Elizabeth Farias of Early, IA; many nieces and nephew; as well as other relatives and many friends.

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John Edward Dahm's memorial is located at: Sacred Heart Cemetery, Early, Sac County, USA.
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John Edward Dahm death on 18 Dec 2009 in Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.4650002
Longitude: -95.1446991

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John Peter Dahm

(1907 - 1988)

Margaret Koewler Dahm

(1910 - 2003)

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