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Obituary- Stolle, Herman 1

Herman H. Stolle
HOYT (Special) – Herman H. Stolle, 68, Route 3, Mayetta, was crushed to death Monday in a tractor accident near his farm home six miles west of Hoyt, Don Collins, Holton, Jackson County sheriff, reported.

Collins said Stolle was using a tractor with a scoop attached to the front. He explained Stolle was cleaning silt from the bottom of a pond that had dried up on his farm.

Stolle was pinned under the tractor and his body was found by his wife who had gone to Topeka to see a physician Monday afternoon. The tractor had to be lifted before the body could be removed.

Area Since 1918
Herman H. Stolle was born Dec. 19, 1898 at Delmonhorst, Germany. He moved to Nebraska in 1914 and had lived in the Delia and Hoyt communities since 1918. He was a farmer.

He was a member of the Lutheran Church at Delmonhorst, Germany. He was a member of Holton Chapter No. 79, Royal Arch Masons, and served as high priest in 1966. He also was a member of Hoyt Lodge No. 327, AF&AM.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Nellie Esther Stolle, at home; a son, Walter Stolle, Silver Lake; three daughters, Mrs. Phyllis Schuette, 520 N. Lake, Topeka, Mrs. Mildred Plants, Greensboro, N.C., and Mrs. Imogene Zachariosen, Hoyt; four sisters, Mrs. Gesine Schlake, Pierce, Neb., Mrs. Anna Russellmann and Mrs. Lena Mahlstedt, both of Delmonhorst, Germany, and Mrs. Martha Wuhrdemann, Faulkenberg, Germany; and 14 grandchildren.

Parker Mortuary in Topeka is in charge of arrangements. Entombment will be in Mount Hope Abbey, Topeka. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Assn.

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