From the Sept. 29, 1927 newspaper:
Henry Luetkehans, Jr., died Friday morning, Sept. 23, 1927, from results of a gunshot would, at his home near St. Paul (Iowa). Just how the accident happened is not known. Mr. Luetkehans was alone at the time of the accident. A son, Lawrence, was working in the field and Mrs. Luetkehans was on a business errand to St. Paul. Mrs. Luetkehans returned home after 8 o'clock a.m. and found the lifeless body of her husband near the fence of a grove a short distance from the house. It is thought that Mr. Luetkehans took his gun for a short hunt, and that he either fell or stumbled and in so doing the gun was discharged. The gun discharged its load in Mr. Luetkehans neck and death must have been instantaneous. All circumstances point to an accident. Coroner Clements of Fort Madison was notified and send out an assistant who came to the conclusion that death was accidental.
Henry Luetkehans was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Luetkehans. He was born in West Point July 18, 1877, and was 50 years, 2 months and 5 days of age at the time of his death. On November 13, 1901, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Schier. He followed the occupation of farming for a number of years in this vicinity.
Deceased is survived by his wife, one son, Lawrence, and three daughters, Mrs. F. A. Schmidt, of Fort Madison, Mrs. Ralf Fairlie, of West Point, and Ruth Luetkehans at home. Also by his father, Frank Luetkehans of Burlington, three brothers,,, ben and Geo. Luetkehans of Burlington, and Dr. F. L. Luetkehans of Salem: five sisters Mrs. Every Derinze, Mrs. Clyde Tuline, Mrs. Vincent Carrol, of Monmouth, Ill; Mrs. Ralf Erskine of South Bend, Indiana, Mrs. Raymond Hotz of Burlington. He is also survived b three grandchildren, Margaret and Doreen Fairlie and Elaine Schmidt.
Deceased was a lifelong Catholic and was a member of St. James church at St. Paul. He was a loving dutiful and indulgent husband and father and will be missed in the home and by many friends.
Funeral services were held at St. James church at St. Paul Monday morning at 9:30 o'clock. Rev. Father Rangger officiated. Interment was made in Calvary cemetery at West Point. Many relatives and friends attended the services.