Orlando Achenbach 1882-1966

ACHENBACH

Posted By: Sharon Elijah (email)
Date: 1/16/2021 at 07:52:26

3 February 1966 - The Tipton Conservative

Last rites for Orlando Achenbach, 83, were held Jan. 27 at the Cedar Bluff Union church with the Rev. Dean Swartzendruber officiating. Burial was in Lisbon cemetery.

Pallbearers were Harold, Andrew, Arden, Earl and Leland Achenbach and Gerald Stout. Mrs. Richard Palmer was vocalist and Mrs. Hobart Yoder pianist. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Krouth were in charge of flowers.

Mr. Achenbach died Jan. 25 at University hospital, Iowa City, after a lingering illness.

He was born Dec. 31, 1882 at Cedar Bluff, the son of Louis and Elizabeth Zerbe Achenbach and spent his life in that area, working as a farm laborer.

He is survived by a son, Lloyd, Shellsburg, 2 brothers, Isaac, Cedar Bluff and Abner, Anamosa, 2 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter in infancy, 5 brothers and 4 sisters.