Harry M. Hollenbeck 1878-1925

HOLLENBECK, ROSSMAN, MILLER

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 4/1/2011 at 19:22:40

Harry Hollenbeck
Although not unexpected the death of Harry Haollenbeck Sunday night came as a great shock to his relatives and friends.

About March first he was taken ill with the influenza which held on tenaciously and combined with other complications caused his death on May 10th, aged 47 years.

Harry M. Hollenbeck was born at Wesley, Iowa, May 4, 1878. He was one of a family of five children of Henry and Edna Hollenbeck. His early education was acquired in the common schools. At the age of fifteen he undertook his independent church at Armstrong Grove, died recalities. Twenty-six years ago he came to Estherville which has been his home since that date.

On May 4, 1903, he was married to Miss Bessie Rossman at Victor, Iowa. They immediately set up their home in Estherville. Five daughters constitute their family: Mrs. Robert Miller, Oswego, N.Y.; Arlein, Lucile, Katherine, and Doris May, all at home.

Mr. Hollenbeck was employed with the railroad for eleven years after which he followed farming for seven years. For the last two years he has been in the employ of the city as night watchman.
He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and also of the Farm Union. In this relation he was quite active.

He is survived by his wife and five children. Also by his brother Enos of St.Paul and William of Waterloo, Iowa; and his father Henry Hollenbeck, Thompson Falls, Montana. These were present at the services as were also many relatives not of his immediate family.
He was a good husband and greatly enjoyed his home. His five daughters were his peculiar pride and delight.

The funeral services were held from the Methodist church on Wednesday afternoon by the pastor, assisted by the Rev. Herbert Marsh, a former pastor. Interment was made in the Oak Hill Cemetery which service was in charge of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. (Vindicator and Republican, Estheville, IA, May 13, 1925)

H. M. Hollenbeck Passed Away Last Sunday
Had Been Ailing for the Past Two Months
Member of Police Force
Leaves a Wife and Five Daughters to Mourn His Death – Funeral Today
Harry M. Hollenbeck passed away at the Birney Hospital in this city Sunday afternoon at 5:30 after an illness of a little over two months. Early in March he was taken ill with the flu. He had contracted a very bad case and was under the doctor’s care four weeks and then was up and around for a short time but did not seem to regain his strength. Four weeks ago he was taken to the hospital for treatment and a diagnosis of the case proved that the flu had poisoned his system and other complications were also discovered. A special nurse and the best of medical aid continuously in attendance could not save his life. He was conscious up to the time of his death and realized he could not survive. Harry Hollenbeck was one of the finest men we ever knew, a gentleman in every sense of the word and kind to his family and friends. He will be greatly missed not only by relatives but by many friends and neighbors who had learned to know him well. Always pleasant and accommodating to all. He came to Estherville in the year 1899 and secured employment with the Brown & Crowell Wholesale Grocer Company, but later went with the Rock Island as a brakeman and when he resigned eleven years later had been promoted to freight conductor. Officials told us he was one of the best railroad men in their employ. Afterwards he farmed for several years and two years ago moved to Estherville and became one of the most efficient policemen of the city, which position he was still holding when he passed away. On May 4, 1903, he was married to Miss Bessie Rossman at Victor, Iowa, and to this union five of the finest daughters in the world came to bless their home. All are living and were present at the funeral this afternoon. They are Mrs. Robert Miller, Oswego, N.Y.; Arlene, Lucile, Katherine and Doris May, all at home. Mr. Hollenbeck was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and also of the Farmers’ Union, joining the latter while a member of the agricultural workers of Emmet county.

Besides his wife and five children he leaves an aged father, Henry Hollenbeck, seventy-one years old, who made the trip from Thompson Falls, Mont., here to be present at the funeral of his beloved son. He also is survived by two brothers, Enos , of St. Paul, and William, of Waterloo, and a sister at Thompson Falls, Mont. All were present at the funeral but his sister in Montana. His immediate family was his pride and delight. The Methodist Episcopal church was crowded at the funeral this afternoon and a large concourse of sympathizing friends followed his remains to their last resting place in Oak Hill Cemetery. The services were in charge of Rev. R. T. Chipperfield of the Methodist church here, and Rev. Robert Marsh, pastor of the church at Dolliver while the Hollenbeck family resided near that place. Service at the grave was in charge of the members of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. Deceased was forty-seven years of age. The sympathy of the entire community is extended the bereaved widow and fatherless children. (Estherville Democrat, Estherville, IA, May 13, 1925)