contributor: Cathe Ziereis

SHAWANO EVENING LEADER  
Thursday, Aug. 12, 1954  

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.