HILL, Edward Albert1865-1941

HILL, HANSCOM, TAYLOR, CHENOWETH, STALEY, ELLISON, DONOVAN, PASCHKE, NAFUS, VANWERT, VAN WERT, HINMAN

Posted By: Mike Peterson (email)
Date: 6/5/2007 at 14:57:33

The following obituary appeared in the Nashua Reporter on 31 December 1941:

FUNERAL SERVICES HELD
HERE SUNDAY FOR AL HILL

Native of Bradford and Lifetime
Resident of this Community
Died at Postville Dec. 26

Funeral services for Al Hill, 76, who died last Friday, Dec. 26, at the hospital in Postville, Iowa, following an extended illness, were held here Sunday afternoon. Mr. Hill, who was a native of Old Bradford, was a lifetime resident of the Nashua community.

The funeral, held at the Chenoweth Funeral Home, was conducted by Rev. F. L. Hanscom, pastor of the Little Brown Church. Solos were sung by Miss Margaret Taylor, accompanied on the pian (sic) by Mrs. Earl Chenoweth. Burial was made in Oak Hill cemetery. Pallbearers were: R. D. Staley, Dr. E. S. Taylor, G. E. Ellison, John Donovan, E. L. Paschke and J. F. Nafus.

The obituary read at the funeral service follows:

Albert Edward Hill, only son of Alexander and Mary Vanwert Hill, was born August 31, 1865 at Bradford, Iowa. His two sisters preceded him in death some years ago.

His early education was obtained at Bradford Academy. In Feb. 1885, he was married to Effie Hinman, who passed away in Jan. 1934. To them five children were born, four of whom died in early childhood.

"Al", as he was known to all home folks, spent his entire life in this community. In his earlier years, he was a buyer of fancy horses for the eastern markets, shipping as many as 25 carloads a season. For the past 25 years he has been a licensed real estate dealer in Nashua.
Following a cerebral hemorrhage, suffered in January 1940, he has been a patient for the last two years. Always hopeful of recovery, he relinquished life on Dec. 26, 1941, only after a hard fought struggle.

He is survived by one son, Louis L. Hill and one grandson, Louis Hill, Jr. both of Postville, Iowa.

Contributed by Karen Giblin.