 1879 - 1957 (78 years)
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| Name |
William Arthur Paarmann |
| Title |
Professor |
| Suffix |
Sr |
| Birth |
1 Jan 1879 |
New Hampton, Chickasaw, Iowa  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
17 Nov 1957 |
Davenport, Scott, Iowa |
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William Paarmann Sr. Obituary
The Daily Times, Davenport, Iowa, 18 Nov 1957, Monday, Page 6 |
| Burial |
Davenport Memorial Park, Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States |
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William Arthur Paarmann, Sr. Headstone
William Arthur Paarmann, Sr. Headstone |
 Siblings |
3 siblings |
| 1. Charles Henry Paarmann, b. 27 May 1875, Davenport, Scott, Iowa d. 24 Mar 1944, Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois |
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| Person ID |
I17945 |
Nagel |
| Last Modified |
11 Oct 2018 |
| Father |
Claus Christian Paarmann, b. 15 Oct 1850, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany d. 30 Oct 1904, Davenport, Scott, Iowa (Age 54 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Mother |
Rosa Louise Meier, b. 19 Jul 1849, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany d. 11 Feb 1924, Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois (Age 74 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Marriage |
1 Dec 1874 |
| Family ID |
F5999 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Hulda Struck, b. 15 Nov 1878, Davenport, Scott, Iowa d. 16 Nov 1937, Davenport, Scott, Iowa (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage |
18 Sep 1901 |
Davenport, Scott, Iowa |
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(William) Paarmann and (Hulda) Struck Nuptials
Davenport Daily Republican September 19, 1901, Page 7 |
| Children |
| + | 1. Fae Viola Paarmann, b. 29 Jul 1902, Davenport, Scott, Iowa d. 3 Jan 1986, Davenport, Scott, Iowa (Age 83 years) |
| + | 2. Walter Leslie Paarmann, b. 18 Jul 1904, Davenport, Scott, Iowa d. 14 May 1965, Davenport, Scott, Iowa (Age 60 years) |
| | 3. Mildred Lucia Paarmann, b. 15 Aug 1908, Davenport, Scott, Iowa d. 11 Nov 2011, Bettendorf, Scott, Iowa (Age 103 years) |
| | 4. Claire Lucretia Paarmann, b. 10 Dec 1910, Davenport, Scott, Iowa d. 4 May 2005, Davenport, Scott, Iowa (Age 94 years) |
| | 5. William Arthur Paarmann, Jr, b. 24 Oct 1912, Davenport, Scott, Iowa d. 12 Jan 1996, Davenport, Scott, Iowa (Age 83 years) |
| + | 6. Ruth Irene Paarmann, b. 7 Oct 1914, Davenport, Scott, Iowa d. 3 Feb 1995, New Albany, Floyd, Indiana (Age 80 years) |
| | 7. Harriette Hulda Paarmann, b. 21 Aug 1917, Davenport, Scott, Iowa d. 6 Jan 2005, Davenport, Scott, Iowa (Age 87 years) |
| | 8. Carl Albert Paarmann, b. 18 Apr 1920, Davenport, Scott, Iowa d. 7 Dec 2007, Davenport, Scott, Iowa (Age 87 years) |
| | 9. Ralph Edward Paarmann, b. 18 Nov 1924, Davenport, Scott, Iowa d. 15 Feb 2013, Davenport, Scott, Iowa (Age 88 years) |
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| Family ID |
F7019 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
11 Oct 2018 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 1 Jan 1879 - New Hampton, Chickasaw, Iowa |
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 | Marriage - 18 Sep 1901 - Davenport, Scott, Iowa |
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| Death - 17 Nov 1957 - Davenport, Scott, Iowa |
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 | Burial - - Davenport Memorial Park, Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States |
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| Photos |
 | William Paarmann
William Paarmann |
 | Professor William Arthur Paarmann
Professor William A. Paarmann - 1917
Prof. William A. (Will) Paarmann, Sr. was a professor of music, violin, and clarinet at St. Ambrose College and directed their orchestra from 1913 through 1929. He also taught at the Immaculate Conception Academy and Augustana College. He was born January 1, 1879, in New Hampton, Iowa, and came to Davenport as a child. He graduated from the 9th grade in 1893, at Davenport's School No. 3, and delivered the class declamation entitled “Lifeboat Ready.” In 1898 he studied viola under Prof. C. F. Toenniges in Rock Island. He attended the (Theodore) Spiering School of Music, one of the world’s greatest violin teachers, and the Ludwig Becker School of Music, both located in Chicago. In 1917, Paarmann became a charter member and was appointed first violinist in the Tri-City Symphony Orchestra. He was a member of the Hawkeye Ensemble at Radio Station WOC from 1930 to 1935. From 1935 to 1948 he taught music in the Davenport Public Schools system. William was also the father of Ralph and Carl Paarmann. Ralph was a music teacher with the Iowa Public School System for 39 years, retiring in 1989. Twenty-nine of those years were spent as Director of Bands at Davenport West High School. Ralph also directed the First Christian Church Choir in Davenport for forty years. He was a member of the Iowa Bandmasters Association and started the Retired Director's Band (IBARD). Carl served in World War II and then became the principal bassoonist with the Denver Symphony for a few years before returning to Davenport in 1951. For a while, he managed the M. L. Parker Dept. Store record department until opening his own business: “Paarmann’s Record Store.” He became the music director at Assumption High School when it opened and later joined the public schools, teaching at Sudlow Junior High and finally West High School until his retirement in 1985.
Under the direction of Mr. Paarmann, the St. Ambrose College orchestra of 1917 received special commendation for the manner in which they rendered such selections as "Very Good Eddie," "Il Trovatore" and "Katinka." Among the talented musicians graduating in '17 included Earl J. Marron, George F. Millett and James J. Morrin, who had very ably carried the respective parts of first violin, trombone and piano.
The Paarmann sisters, Claire (cello), Fae (piano) and Mildred (viola) formed a musical trio that often played the Hotel Blackhawk from 1925-1927. The girls were three of nine siblings born to William Paarmann Sr. and Hulda (Struck) Paarmann. William Paarmann died November 17, 1957, at the age of 78, after an illness that had lasted three years. |
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