WICK, Dallis M., Dr. 1840-1904
WICK, HUGHS, THAYER
Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 1/16/2014 at 23:53:26
[Semi Weekly Iowa State Reporter, Friday, March 4, 1904, Waterloo, Iowa]
DR. WICK DIES SUDDENLY
DEATH VERY UNEXPECTED
Leading Physician of Cedar Falls
Passed Away This Morning—Has
Been Ill for Several Months—Funeral
Arrangements Not Completed.Cedar Falls, March 1.—Dr. D. M. Wick, well known in medical circles in northeastern Iowa, died this morning at his home in this city. He leaves a widow and two sons, Richard and Burton
No arrangements have been perfected for the funeral.
Dr. Wick was about 65 years of age He has been a resident of Cedar Falls for the past twelve years, and had an extensive practice throughout this part of Blackhawk and adjoining counties. Only a few days ago he completed the sale of an interest in his practice to Dr. McAlvin of Grundy Center.
Dr. Wick has been ill for several months, ever since his return from an extended European trip. While in poor physical condition, his death this morning was sudden and unexpected, and came as a great shock to the people of this city.
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[Waterloo Semi Weekly Courier, Friday, March 4, 1904, Waterloo, Iowa]
Cedar Falls, March 1.—(Special.)— Dr. D. M. Wick, one of the best known physicians of this city died at 12:50 this afternoon of Bright's disease, after an illness of several months. Dr. Wick was taken ill while in Europe studying last fall and returned to his home in this city. Since that time he has been bed ridden most of the time, and his condition for some time past has been critical. Yesterday afternoon he became unconscious and never recovered, dying at an early hour this afternoon.
Dr. Wick was well known in state, medical circles as an authority on many diseases and he had read valuable papers before the meetings of many societies. He went to Europe last summer to continue his studies' along certain lines. While there he was seized with what was supposed- to be rheumatism. He came home and his ailment developed into Bright's disease.
Deceased was born in Whiteside County, Ill., Nov. 12, 1840. He attended Mt. Morris college three years and Cornell college two years. Afterwards he took a course in medicine at Ann Arbor, and at Chicago Medical college, graduating in 1874. He came to New Hartford; in 1875, where he practiced his profession with success for a number of years, coming to Cedar Falls in 1891. He has lived here ever since.
He leaves a wife and two sons. One of the sons, Merton Wick, resides at Waterloo, and the other, Rouelle*, living at home. No funeral arrangements
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[From History of Black Hawk County, Iowa, 1904]Dallis M. Wick, M. D. died at his home in Cedar Falls, March 1, 1904.
He was a son of Azariah and Amanda (Hughs) Wick. He attended the district schools through boyhood, subsequently spending three years at Mount Morris Seminary, Illinois, and two years at Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa. After one year in medical study at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and two years at the Chicago Medical College, he was graduated at the latter institution in 1874. Until the spring of 1875 he spent his time in city and hospital practice in Chicago and then located at New Hartford, Butler County, Iowa, where he built up a large practice. Considering the field wider and local opportunities better, he settled at Cedar Falls in 1891, and soon entered upon a useful career and lucrative practice. He had one of the fines equipped offices in the State of Iowa.
On October 14, 1875, Dr. Wick was united in marriage with Ella Thayer, a daughter of Henry Thayer, a farmer of Michigan, and his wife, Catherine Winslow. Mrs. Wick still survives, with two sons, Merton, of Waterloo, Iowa, and Ruell*.
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*There is a discrepancy in the spelling of the son Rouelle/Ruell
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