REV. AUG. DUMKE DIES AFTER ILLNESS

Rev. August Dumke, 84, died at his home Tuesday evening in the town of 
Underhill, after many years of illness. He was born in the town of Grant 
in Shawano county, Jan. 14, 1870, and lived there until his marriage 
Aug. 24, 1900, to Lydia Leisman. He attended North Western College at 
Naperville, Ill. His first assignment was at Greenville, Wis. April 22, 
1901, where he started his work in ministry. He was also a minister at 
Lomira, Sister Bay, Luxemburg and many other places. He was also pastor 
at the Evangelical Lutheran church at Gillett for 10 years. He retired 
in 1925 because of ill health and lived on a farm in the town of Underhill.
Survivors are his wife, 4 sons, Victor and Willard of Underhill, 
Lawrence of Kewaunee, and Arnold of Bakersfield, Calif.; 4 daughters, 
Mrs. William Kane of San Francisco, Mrs. Walter Braun and Mrs. Ben 
Miller of Underhill, Mrs. Edward Langhomf of Oconto Falls. One daughter 
died in infancy. Also surviving are 15 grandchildren and one sister, 
Mrs. Fred Lang of Tilleda.

Services will be conducted Sunday at 2 PM at the Evangelical Lutheran 
church at Gillett. Burial will be at Lomira.