Lohuis, Ralph 1836 – 1919

LOHUIS, NAGEL, SNOW, BALLENTINE, TIBBALS, GILLETTE

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 3/1/2025 at 11:08:32

Source: Cresco Plain Dealer Dec. 12, 1919, P7 C4

Obituary.
Ralph Lohuis was born in Holland Dec. 5, 1836, and came to this country when 16 years of age, settling in Wisconsin, where on July 22, 1860, he was united in marriage with Johanna Nagel.
Soon after marriage he came to Minnesota and later to Lime Springs where he resided for many years working at his trade of carpenter and building many of the present buildings, among which are the Presbyterian church, the W. C. Brown home and many others.
In 1910 he and his wife celebrated their golden wedding anniversary and in 1912 he was bereft of his life partner, to whom 9 children were born, 3 dyiny{sic} in infancy and 2 others, Charles dying in Sept. 1918, and Mrs. C. A. Snow Jan. 24, 1919. The four children who survive him are Dick, who recently moved from Lime Springs to Dubuque, Mrs. Ruth Ballentine of Minneapolis, Mrs. May Tibbals of Lime Springs and Mrs. Rena Gillette of Spring Valley.
Since the death of his wife Mr. Lohuis has made his home with his children and at the ripe age of 82 years 11 months and 28 days, having been in his usual health and able to get about almost until the moment of his death, he quietly passed away at the home of his daughter Mrs. Elmer Tibbals, on Dec. 2, 1919.
Mr. Lohuis was known as a quiet, kindly man, for some years a member of the Presbyterian church, and for the past 20 years and until the time of his death he was a member of the United Brethren church at Spring Valley.
Funeral services were held in the Lime Springs M. E. church on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 4, in charge of Rev. G. M. Shoemaker, who used for Scripture text, ”If a Man Die, Shall He Live Again?” The M. E. choir—Mrs. J. B. Cray, Mrs. M. B. Davis, Lloyd Jones and Roy Vanderbie, sang “Face to Face With My Redeemer,” “Some Day the Silver Cord Will Break” and “Does Jesus Care?”
The body was taken on Friday morning to Spring Valley for interment beside the remains of his wife who had preceded hm.
The young may die, and the old must die, but the soul never dies. “Dust thou art, to dust returneth was not spoken of the soul.”

Transcriber’s Note: Find a Grave shows he is buried in Frankford Cemetery in Mower County, MN.