Jakob Steininger [Stininger], 1902 Obituary

STEININGER, STININGER

Posted By: David Reineke (email)
Date: 12/18/2005 at 18:27:46

I translated the following obituary from Der Carroll Demokrat, a German-language newspaper published in Carroll, Iowa, between about 1874 and 1920. It was originally published on Friday, 11 April 1902. Any information in brackets or notes at the end are my own explanations. It reads as follows:

On Tuesday evening an accident occurred near town in which Jakab [probably Jakob] Steininger lost his life. He had come to town in the afternoon, and around sundown he was driving home to his farm west of town, which is known as the Pratt farm. Just west of town, on the west side of the river and near Barney Brown’s place, where the steep slope is, the wagon turned over. Steininger fell under the wagon and thereby broke his neck. By all appearances, the horses were frightened and sprang down the side of the slope. He was found by his son Frank, who was coming the same way. The deceased was brought to Carroll. The officials were informed and they then held a coroner’s inquest in Arts Brothers Furniture Store. Charlie Ludwig, Herman Baumhover, and Fred Guthrie acted as the jury and rendered a verdict in accord with the known facts. The funeral will take place today, Friday, at Saints Peter and Paul Church. The deceased was born in Vilzhofen, Niederbayern [Lower Bavaria], on the 11th of June 1841. He leaves behind a widow and seven children.

NOTES: The last name may be spelled “Stininger.” Carroll cemetery records list Jakob Stininger, 11 June 1841 to 8 April 1902.