Phillip Hermann

HERMANN

Posted By: Allen Hermann (email)
Date: 4/10/2007 at 18:21:25

Phillip Hermann
It has pleased God Almighty, in His infinite wisdom to take from this world of woes and troubles, the soul of Philip Hermann. The weary pilgrim is now at rest. His battle is fought. He is now at home, whither his longing soul desired to go for many months past.
The deceased was born in the old country in Hesse Darmstadt, on the 15th, day of June, 1829. At the age of six years his parents came to this coun¬try, settling in Pittsburg Pa. Nine years later in 1843 his parents moved to Iowa on a farm north of Dubuque at Sherrils. In 1844 his father died leaving the burden of the maintenance, to quite an extent upon his young shoulders.
The deceased's life is another proof of what Moses state in the 90th, psalm relative to the duration and manner of our lives: "The strength of our years is labor and sorrow." Labor and sor¬row was the lot that befell the deceased to an unusual degree. He lost three wives by death and six children. Both his first and second wife died within a year after their marriage and his third on the 2nd. of May 1888. On the tenth of July 1889 he married his present widow, who with five children mourn his loss. They are: Dr. John Hermann, of Sioux City, William Hoy Hermann, of Newtonville Iowa, Carl Emil, of Waterloo, Mrs. Niendorf, of Newtonville and the youngest son, Frank George who is with his mother.
About twenty-five years ago the de¬ceased settled with his family near Newtonville. On account of failing strength he sold his larger farm to man¬age a smaller one of his son's, the Dr., in Louisiana some four years ago. The climate there, however, did not agree with him and he was compelled to come to the north again, deciding to locate at Iowa City on account of the excellent facilities to educate his youngest son Frank. But gradually he grew worse. He was failing slowly but surely in spite of the best of care. All that loving hands could do was done. Day and night for many weeks his nursing was most trying, almost overwhelming, but both mother and son most cheerfully and~ lovingly performed this sad duty. Neither medical skill nor loving hearts and hands could stay the disease. Short¬ly after 2 o'clock a. m. on April 16th. he breathed his last quietly, simply falling asleep as a little child on its mother's bosom. A friend of the dear sufferer adds: "Asleep in Jesus."
Christ the Savior was also his Savior.
To Him he looked for the redemption of
his soul. To Him he sincerely prayed
to be delivered from all the evil of this
world and to be called to his eternal
home above. He is at rest; asleep in
Jesus. (1902)
From Newspaper clipping in family holdings.