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Walter Henry Blum

Birth	:	31 May 1891 Robins, Linn County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	22 Nov 1955 Owen, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial	:	Calvary Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.7248993, -84.1979980
Description	:	Walter was a carpenter by trade and in his younger years, he was a wrestler, baseball player and manager. He had his first professional wrestling match on the night of January 23, 1912, coincidently it was the night of his daughter, Thelma's birth. Walter and Ruth lived in Linn Co., Iowa until about 1919 or 1920, when they left and moved to Greenwood, Clark Co., WI. They had acreage in Greenwood, and Walter cut down and cleared the land for the family farm. Life was hard for the family, the land was strewn with rocks, which... Read More	Walter was a carpenter by trade and in his younger years, he was a wrestler, baseball player and manager. He had his first professional wrestling match on the night of January 23, 1912, coincidently it was the night of his daughter, Thelma's birth. Walter and Ruth lived in Linn Co., Iowa until about 1919 or 1920, when they left and moved to Greenwood, Clark Co., WI. They had acreage in Greenwood, and Walter cut down and cleared the land for the family farm. Life was hard for the family, the land was strewn with rocks, which had to be removed before crops could be planted. Walter and the neighbors did harvest the maple sap from the trees from which they made maple syrup. Walter and Ruth divorced in the early 1930's. Soon after the divorce he removed to Holloway, Taylor Co., WI where he built a log house. Walter suffered a stroke in the early 1950's and he spent several months recuperating in the homes of his children in Washington, and California. But eventually went back to Wisconsin, living in the White Way Hotel in Owen, Clark Co., Wisconsin until he had his fatal heart attack on November 22, 1955. His body was taken to Linn Co., Iowa where he is buried with his parents and infant daughter, Velma Beatrice Blum at Lafayette Cemetery. OBITUARY Walter Blum, former LaFayette Man, Dies Walter H. Blum, 64 a former resident of Lafayette, died Tuesday at 8 pm at his home in Owen, Wis., after a brief illness. Born in Lafayette, May 31, 1891, he had made his home in Owen since 1919. Surviving are four sons: Walsh Blum, Wenatchee, Wash., Harold and Howard Blum, Pomona, Calif., and Leland Blum of Kennewick, Wash.; a daughter, Mrs. Theodore (Thelma) Forcier of Pomona, and a sister, Mrs. Carrie Kope of Seattle. Memorial services will be conducted at the Murdoch chapel here Saturday at 10:30 am by the Rev. James P. Gable. Burial will be in the Lafayette cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel after 1 pm. Memorial Card In Memory of Walter H. Blum May 31, 1891 to November 22, 1955 Services at Murdoch chapel Marion, Iowa Saturday, November 26, 1955 10:30 am Conducted by Rev. James P. Gable Interment Lafayette Cemetery Lafayette, Iowa

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Walter Henry Blum's memorial is located at: Calvary Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, USA.
When did Walter Henry Blum death?
Walter Henry Blum death on 22 Nov 1955 in Owen, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA
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Latitude: 39.7248993
Longitude: -84.1979980

Family Members:

Parent

James David Blum

(1851 - 1921)

Kate Ann Kups Blum

(1854 - 1948)

Spouse

Ruth Lucille Trimble Blum-Maddox

(1891 - 1977)

Siblings

George Andrew Blum

(1875 - 1938)

William John Blum

(1876 - 1944)

Children

Walsh Helmuth “Wally” Blum

(1909 - 1983)

Thelma Lovelle Blum Blum

(1912 - 1987)

Velma Beatrice Blum

(1915 - 1917)

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