DALLAS CENTER — A funeral for
Ray A. Emmert, 96, of Dallas Center was held April 1, 1987 at the Stover Memorial Church of the Brethren in Des Moines. He died of pneumonia on March 28 at Spurgeon Manor in Dallas Center. Burial was in the Panther Cemetery near Adel.
Mr. Emmert was born Feb. 3, 1891 north of Redfield, and during his youth had lived in the Minburn, Adel and Dallas Center area.
He married Bertha Row on May 23, 1918 in Dallas Center. They lived in Des Moines for 65 years until moving to Spurgeon Manor three years ago.
Survivors include his wife, Bertha; a son, Dale Emmert of Minburn; a daughter, Cora Specht of Westfield, N.J.; a step-brother, A. Foster Sheller of Wauwatosa, Wis.; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
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