MENSCH, Clarence Harvey

MENSCH, TRUDO, HOOVER, DEETS, PETTY, BARCLAY, PITTMAN, CHALMERS, YATES, SANDERS

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 12/12/2013 at 01:17:01

Whiteside News Sentinel
Morrison, Illinois
August 13, 1931

Obituary - Clarence Harvey Mensch
June 16, 1867 ~ August 11, 1931

Relatives have been called to Mason City, Iowa by the death of Clarence H. Mensch, which occurred at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Death was due to a bullet wound which was suffered at his home Saturday evening, but no particulars of the shooting were received. Mr. Mensch was born in Hopkins township [Whiteside Co., Illinois] where he was engaged in farming for many years before moving to Mason City, Iowa, in 1905. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Trudo, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hoover, all of Sterling [IL], cousins of Mr. Mensch, and his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Deets of Emerson [IL], have gone to Mason City to attend the funeral services, which will be held from the late home at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, and from the Christian church at 2:30 o'clock. Burial will be in the Mason City [Elmwood-St. Joseph] cemetery.

Clarence H. Mensch was born in Hopkins township June 16, 1867. He was married to Lizzie Petty, also of Hopkins township. The widow, two daughter and three sons survive. The daughters are Mrs. C. S. Deets of Emerson and Mrs. Katherine Barclay of Mason City, Iowa. The sons are Lee of Manly, Iowa, Floyd of Pasadena, Calif., and Glenn of Mason City, Iowa. Three sisters and one brother also survive. They are Mrs. Hattie Pittman, Mrs. Laura Chalmers of Sterling, Mrs. Eva Yates of St. Louis, Mo., and Jacob Mensch of Coffeyville, Kansas.

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Clarence Harvey Mensch was born at Sterling, Ill. June 16, 1867, and passed away at the Mercy hospital, Mason City, Iowa, Sunday afternoon, May 31, 1931, aged 63 years, 11 months and 16 days. He grew to manhood and received he education in the rural schools of Hopkins township near Sterling, Ill. On Sept. 2, 1886, he was united in marriage to Miss [Elizabeth] Lizzie A. Petty of Emerson, Ill. They began farming at his old home and continued to live there until the spring of 1901, when he and his family moved to a farm in Lime Creek township. To them were born Bertha, wife of C. W. Deets of Emerson, Ill.; Lee of Manly; Glenn of Mason City; Floyd of Los Angeles; Kathryn Barclay of Mason City; and Lulu E. Sanders, now deceased. Besides his wife and children he leaves 13 grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends.

Mr. Mensch was the eighth child in a family of 11 of whom four survive. One brother, Jacob of Jefferson, Kansas, and three sisters, Eva Yates of St. Louis, Mo., Hattie Pittman and Laura Chalmers of Sterling.

The deceased was received into the Christain church in the winter of 1904 under the pastorate of Rev. Sargent and was a faithful member until death. Many words of praise of his character and life have been spoken by his friends. His cheerful, helpful life, his devotion as a husband and then as a father, his kindness to eveyone, will linger as a happy memory to his family and friends.

"Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" and "Above the Bright Blue" were sung by Mrs. Ethel Hynds, Mrs. Clara Hicks, Mrs. Stanley Haynes and Mrs. Nellie Prussia. Pallbearers were all old neighbors, P. A. Bisbee, E. H. Rinehart, Frank Wither, C. A. Kiser, G. F. Hintzen, Frank Montgomery. Burial was at Elmwood cemetery, Mason City, Ia.

Out of town people attending the funeral were Mrs. Hattie Pittman, Mrs. Laura Chalmers and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hoover of Sterlig, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Deets and daughter from Emerson, Mr. and Mrs. Jospeh Mann of Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Trudo, David Atherton, Mrs. Jean Hiney and Mrs. Sadie Atherton of Chicago, M. J. Ryerson and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ryerson of Burt, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Tuttle of Albert Lea, Minn., and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Retz of Clarksville, Iowa.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, December of 2013