Raymond J. Venteicher 1927 - 1973

VENTEICHER, SEUNTJENS

Posted By: Connie J Swearingen (email)
Date: 3/24/2024 at 02:41:46

Sioux City Journal
10 November 1973

Man Killed in Farm Mishap

DANBURY, Iowa - Raymond J. Venteicher, 46, a Danbury farmer, was crushed to death when a wagonload of corn ran over him on his farm late Thursday afternoon.

Mr. Venteicher, who farms about four miles east of Danbury, had pulled a wagon load of corn into the farmyard and had unhooked it from a pickup truck when the wagon began rolling, according to Ida County Deputy Sheriff Don Bremer. Mr. Venteicher was crushed beneath the wagon wheels when he tried to stop it.

A son discovered the accident and Mr. Venteicher was dead on arrival at the office of a Mapleton physician.

He was born Sept. 7, 1927, in Clearwater, Neb., and moved to Orchard, Neb., as a youth. He worked in Omaha after graduation from high school, then served in the Army during the Korean War. After ending military service in 1947, he returned to Omaha.

Mr. Venteicher married Rita Seuntjens Aug. 25, 1948, at Danbury. They lived in Omaha until 1951, when they moved to a farm near Danbury.

He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus and was on the board of directors of the Ida County Farm Bureau.

Survivors include the widow; five daughters, Mrs. James (Betty) Eickholt of Correctionville, Mrs. Michael (Connie) Collins of Ida Grove, Mrs. Robert (Joan) Bengford of Arthur and Judy and Becky, both at home; five sons, Dean, Larry, Leon, James and Kenneth, all of Danbury; five grandchildren; his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Venteicher of O'Neill, Neb. two sisters, Mrs. Harry Leas of Omaha and Mrs. Thomas Goeken of West Point, Neb.; and two brothers, Sylvester of Meadow Grove, Neb., and Ferdie of Omaha.

The Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Walter Funeral Home in Mapleton by members of the parish and at 8:15 p.m. by the Knights of Columbus.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with the Rev. LeRoy Seuntjens as celebrant and the Rev. Cleo Seuntjens and the Rev. Robert Thiele's concelebrants.

Burial will be in the church cemetery.