Henry Grub, 1893 Obituary

GRUB, KUSEL

Posted By: David Reineke (email)
Date: 10/21/2004 at 21:17:51

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, 17 February 1893. I have not changed the name or place spellings. Any information in brackets or notes at the end is my own explanation. It reads as follows:

Mr. Henry Grub is no longer. He was called away to the better hereafter on Thursday evening at ten o’clock. For several months now, the deceased had suffered from stomach cancer, and so had gone to Davenport to seek help there. Upon examining the diseased part of his body, it was determined that an operation would quite endanger the patient’s life, and so Henry Grub had to surrender himself to fate. After he returned from Davenport, a remarkable recovery ensued, which gave occasion for optimism. But a few weeks ago, there was a change for the worse, which made it impossible for him to leave the sick-bed. Unfortunately, the deceased suffered somewhat until death released him. The deceased was born on 28 March 1853 in Holstein, Germany. He came to America in 1865 and settled first in Davenport, Iowa. He moved to Carroll County in 1873, where he farmed with great success, and then on 24 October he married Miss Ida Kusel, sister of Wilhelm, Herman and Christ Kusel. This marriage was quite joyous. In 1883, he left his farm and moved to Manning, where he soon won the love and respect of all his fellow-citizens. Mr. Grub was one of the oldest and most-respected members of the local Rifle Club [Schuetzen Verein], which did not neglect to pay its last respects as a group to its beloved club-member. But there were also many other mourners present from near and far to pay their final respects. The Rev. Pastor Wilhelm Martens conducted the funeral sermon. We note that the German culture in and around Manning has suffered a painful loss, because he always attended to the interests of German-Americans wherever he could. Our most sincere sympathies!

NOTES: Holstein is a region in the far north of Germany.