Victim of St. Francis Dam disaster. Joachim Kliemann had a ranch between Piru and Saugus. His nephew, Henry Voelker who was working at the ranch, also perished in the flood after the St. Francis Dam collapsed. There was a double funeral held for them at Santa Clara Catholic Church described in the newspaper article copied here as "one of the saddest ever held here." Joachim Kliemann was born in Emmerke, Germany.
Victim of St. Francis Dam disaster. Joachim Kliemann had a ranch between Piru and Saugus. His nephew, Henry Voelker who was working at the ranch, also perished in the flood after the St. Francis Dam collapsed. There was a double funeral held for them at Santa Clara Catholic Church described in the newspaper article copied here as "one of the saddest ever held here." Joachim Kliemann was born in Emmerke, Germany.
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