Frank M. Brockway 1870-1931

BROCKWAY, LAWRENCE, MOORE, KERN

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 1/31/2011 at 20:20:14

Frank M. Brockway
Friends of Frank M. Brockway were grieved last week when the news reached here from Watertown, S. Dak., that he had become afflicted by a stroke. The first of the week relatives were called to Watertown as it was known the end was near. Some of the relatives reached his bedside before death. Mr. Brockway passed away as he has lived among us, in a quiet peaceful manner.

“Frank” Brockway as he was known by everyone on the railway and in the city was born August 16, 1870, [1871, per cemetery records] at West Liberty. He was married at Chester on November 28th, 1895, and moved here one year later. Since that time he has been a continuous resident of this city. He entered the service of the Rock Island in 1904 as a fireman and in 1911 he was promoted to an engineer.

Mr. Brockway was an active member in the A.F. & A.M., the Modern Woodman and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. He was also actively affiliated with the Methodist Church of this city.

He leaves to mourn his death, his wife, two daughters; Mrs. Edna Lawrence of Philadelphia, Pa., and Miss Helen at home; three grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Nellie Moore, Coneville; Mrs. Lulu Kern, Des Moines; five brothers, Jay G. and Judd M., both of Estherville; James of Coneville; Chester of Herndon, California; Willard of Chicago.

The funeral services were held from the home at 2 p.m. today and from the Methodist Church at 2:30 P.M., the Rev. W. A. WinterStein officiating. The remains were laid to rest in Oak Hill Cemetery. The services at the grave were in charge of the Masonic Order. (Estherville Enterprise, Estherville, IA, November 18, 1931)

Rock Island Engineer Dead
F. M. Brockway, engineer on the local division of the Rock Island, died in the Lutheran hospital at Watertown, South Dakota November 14, at the age of 61. (Reporter, Emmetsburg, IA, November 26, 1931)