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Birth	:	7 Oct 1943 Dyersville, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	20 Oct 1969 Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Saint Francis Cemetery, Dyersville, Delaware County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.4879860, -91.1355320
Description	:	From the Dyersville (IA) Commercial - Retrieved at the Dyersville Area Historical Society John Christoph Killed On Interstate Monday John Christoph, 26, Cedar Rapids, and formerly from Dyersville, was killed in a two car crash on Interstate 80 just west of Newton on Monday morning, October 20th. Also killed in the crash wre Russell Jones, 18, from Des Moines and Steven Latchem, a 17 year old solider stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, was the third victim in the fiery crash. Taken to a Des Moines hospital in critical condition was Kenneth Conaway, 18, also of Des Moines. According to reports, the accident occurred at 8:25... Read More	From the Dyersville (IA) Commercial - Retrieved at the Dyersville Area Historical Society John Christoph Killed On Interstate Monday John Christoph, 26, Cedar Rapids, and formerly from Dyersville, was killed in a two car crash on Interstate 80 just west of Newton on Monday morning, October 20th. Also killed in the crash wre Russell Jones, 18, from Des Moines and Steven Latchem, a 17 year old solider stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, was the third victim in the fiery crash. Taken to a Des Moines hospital in critical condition was Kenneth Conaway, 18, also of Des Moines. According to reports, the accident occurred at 8:25 am Monday morning. The Newton paper reported that the eastbound car carrying the three Des Moines men hit a bridge guard rail a mile and one half east of the US Highway 6 turn off, careened across the median broadside and crashed into the westbound car driven by John Christoph. Christoph was alone in the car. John Christoph John T. Christoph, age 26, of 3041 6th St., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and formerly of Dyersville, died early Monday morning, October 20, 1969, in a car accident near Newton, Iowa. Friends may call at the Kramer Funeral Home at Dyersville, from where the cortege will begin on Thursday, October 23, to St. Francis Xavier Basilica for the requiem High Mass at 10 am. Burial will be in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery with the Dyersville American Legion conducting military rites. Survivors are his widow, Ann (Lammers) Christoph, and infant daughter, Amy; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Christoph; three sisters, Mrs. David (Carol) Wessels of Independence, Iowa, Mrs. Floyd (Joan) Sloan of Des Moines, Mrs. Ronald (Phyllis) March of Waukon, Iowa; and one brother, Steven Christoph of Dyersville. John Christoph was born at Dyersville, Iowa, on October 7, 1943, the son of Louis and Clarinda (VonLehmden) Christoph. He lived in Dyersville for 24 years. He graduated from Xavier High School, Dyersville, in 1961, and was a member of the National Guard and the Y.M.C.A. He graduated from Loras College in 1967, and had been employed by Allied Mutual Insurance Co., Des Moines, since May 1968, opening an office in Cedar Rapids two months ago. He married Ann Lammers at Dyersville on April 27, 1968. The parish rosary will be recited at the Kramer Funeral Home on Wednesday evening at 8 pm.

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John Thomas Christoph's memorial is located at: Saint Francis Cemetery, Dyersville, Delaware County, USA.
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John Thomas Christoph death on 20 Oct 1969 in Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.4879860
Longitude: -91.1355320

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Louis Andrew Christoph

(1908 - 1984)

Clarinda M. VonLehmden Christoph

(1911 - 1998)

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