Newell H. "Pete" White 1871-1910

WHITE, HOWE, LINDQUIST, JEMERSON

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 8/5/2011 at 23:46:09

Newell H. White Dead
Passed Away Sunday Afternoon After Brief Illness
This community was shocked Sunday afternoon when it was announced that N. H. White had passed away at 2:30. Very few outside of his immediate relatives knew of his serious illness. He had been on the street it seemed only a few days ago and now he was cold in death. His sickness was of short duration. Two weeks ago he remarked that he was not feeling well and remained at home part of the time, coming down town only when business demanded his attention. About ten days ago he was compelled to remain in his room and it was found that he had a well-developed case of bronchial pneumonia. He was given the best of medical attention, but to no avail. Death is cruel. It was the writer’s good fortune to have known him long and well and we only knew him to esteem him more highly as the years passed by. Today we miss his kindly smile and friendly greeting; we long in vain to hear the ring of his jovial laughter and to feel again his genial presence. “Pete” White had many friends in Estherville who regret to learn of his untimely death. He was a devoted husband and a kind and indulgent father, but greatest of all he was a man.

He was born in Hainesville, Lake County, Ill., September 22, 1871, and came to Spirit Lake in May 1881. In the spring of 1890 he came to Estherville and soon after engaged in the meat business with his brother, L. E. White, under the firm name of White Brothers and remained in business for several years. For the past ten years he has been engaged in the dray business here. On October 20, 1894, he was married to Mary Howe and to this union six children were born, five of whom are still living, Ellen, Sadie, Mary, Walter and Hazel. Ellen is thirteen years of age and Hazel four. Besides a wife and four children he leaves an aged mother, Mrs. E. N. White, two sisters, Mrs. L. Lindquist and Mrs. A. H. Jemerson and one brother, Horatio White, at Spirit Lake, and two brothers, L. E. and Charles White, residing in Estherville. He was a member of the Masonic order, Elks, Knights of Pythias, Woodmen, and Estherville Fire Company. He carried $5,000 insurance in the Des Moines Life and $3,000 in the Woodmen. Funeral services will be held at the Catholic church Wednesday morning at 10:30, conducted by Father Kelly of Graettinger, and his remains interred in the Catholic cemetery. (Estherville Democrat, Estherville, IA, June 15, 1910)

Newell H. White Dies Suddenly
After Brief Illness Death Comes to His Relief Sunday Afternoon
Funeral Wednesday 10:30
Has Lived in Estherville About Fifteen Years – Most Highly Respected Citizen
N. H. White died very suddenly Sunday afternoon of pneumonia, after an illness of only a few days. He was first taken down with bronchitis which developed into pneumonia, and that was the immediate cause of his death.

N. H. White, better known as “Pete” White, was one of our most highly respected townsmen. He had an extensive dray business and was prospering. He was a member of the Masonic bodies from the Blue lodge to the Commandery; a member of the Elks, a K. of P. and a Woodmen.

As a citizen he was public spirited, enterprising and a hard worker; in his home, a devoted husband and indulgent father.

He was young and his death untimely. He was needed in his family and his death is a loss to the community. A wife, four daughters, a son, three brothers, two sisters and an aged mother are left to mourn his death.

Funeral is to be held from the Catholic church at 10:30 Wednesday morning.

Newell H. White was born in Lake County, Illinois, Sept. 22, 1871, and died June 12, 1910, in Estherville, Iowa. He moved with his parents to Spirit Lake in May, 1881, and to Estherville a few years later.

On October 20, 1894, he was married to Miss Mary Howe, of this city. To this union were born four daughters and one son, all of whom are living. Deceased was of a speculative turn of mind and as a result has been in various business ventures. At the time of his death he owned an extensive dray business. (Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, IA, June 15, 1910)