H. F. Garrels, 1894

GARRELS, VON GLAN, YOUNKER, GAIZ

Posted By: David Reineke (email)
Date: 7/21/2004 at 01:28:25

I translated the following obituary from Der Carroll Demokrat, a German-language newspaper published in Carroll, Iowa, between about 1874 and 1920. The obituary was originally published on Friday, 21 December 1894. I have kept the name and place spellings as they were in the article, and have added some information in brackets and notes at the end. It reads as follows:

[H. F. Garrels]

H. F. Garrels of Wheatland Township died last Saturday following a short illness at the advanced age of 72 years. The deceased was a very respected man who had gained many friends due to his love of justice and integrity. He leaves behind eight children: Mrs. G. von Glan, Mrs. Frank Younker, Mrs. John Gaiz, and two other daughters who live in Illinois, as well as sons William and Herman in Wheatland Township, and a son in Arkansas. In 1876, the Garrels family moved to Wheatland Township from Freeport, Illinois, and since that time they have lived here in Carroll County. The burial takes place today, Friday, on the same day that he would have become 72 years old. Our sympathy to the survivors.

NOTES: Cemetery records list his date of birth as 21 December 1822, and his date of death as 16 December 1894. The 1880 census lists his birth place as Germany.