HOOK, Minnie 1885-1963

HOOK, GETTING

Posted By: Tammy (email)
Date: 9/6/2012 at 15:15:33

Mrs. George Hook Dies Suddenly at Home in Holland

Mrs. Geroge H. Hook, 77, passed away suddenly at her home in Holland Friday, April 12 of a heart attack.

Because she had been in her usual good health, her sudden death comes as a shock both to her family and many friends.

Mrs. Hook apparently became ill as she prepared her noon meal. A neighbor became suspicious something was wrong when she tried to contact Mrs. Hook by phone Friday afternoon, and members of the family were called.

Her body was found slumped on a sofa in her home.

A prayer service for Mrs. Hook was held at 1 p.m. Monday at her home in Holland, followed at 1:30 by the funeral service at the Colfax Center Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Gene Straatmeyer officiating.

Burial was in the church cemetery.

Minnie Getting was born July 20, 1885, in Colfax township, Grundy county, Iowa, daughter of Fritz and Wilhelmina Getting. She was married to George H. Hook on March 2, 1904, in Colfax township. They farmed in this township and retired to Holland in 1937.

Mr. Hook died August 15, 1956. She was a member of the Colfax Center Presbyterian Church. Surviving are five sons: Harm G. of Grundy Center, Fritz of Holland, Raymond of Aplington, Louie of Dike, Alvin of Grundy Center; 11 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, 11 brothers and sisters, and one granddaughter.

--Wellsburg Herald (Wellsburg, Iowa), 18 April 1963