Valentine Denick 1846-1917

DENICK, WEED, BARTLETT, MENNEKE, FRENCH

Posted By: Sharon Elijah (email)
Date: 12/10/2019 at 15:08:20

30 August 1917 - The Clinton Advertiser

Miles, Ia., Aug. 30--Valentine Dinck passed away at his home August 25th. The following is the obituary written by his pastor Rev. L. L. Lockard:

Valentine Denick, son of Valentine and Sarah A. Denick was born in Canada Hollow, Jackson county, Iowa Nov. 5, 1846 and died in Miles, Iowa August 25, 1917 in the seventy-first year of his age.

He resided with his parents on a farm until he was sixteen years of age, when the Civil war being in progress, he was eager to join those who were fighting for the preservation of his country. In 1863 he enlisted in Co. A 24th Iowa volunteer infantry, with which he served until the close of the war.

He was present with his regiment in all the ? battles, and left the army without a wound in New York City July 1865, he was given his honorable discharge and returned to Jackson county, Iowa, where with the exception of two years spent in Illinois, he has since resided.

In ? he established himself as a carpenter and continued in the calling until just within a few days of his last sickness.

In 1871 he was united in marriage to Miss Emma Weed. To this union were born the following children: William S. of Davenport, Ia.; Charles J., of Miles; Mrs. Sadie M. Bartlett, deceased; Mrs. Beryl I. Menneke, of Miles, and Grace E. at home.

He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. M. P. French of Chicago, and one brother, Charles, of Gary, Ind., and nine grandchildren.

Mr. Denick was taken sick about two weeks before his death, and while he had complained at times that he did not feel very well, yet he did not deem that his ailment was of a serious character. Physicians diagnosed his case as hopeless at the first, and directed their efforts toward alleviating his suffering.

The funeral services were held on Monday, Aug. 27, in the First Methodist Episcopal church of which he was a member, conducted by Rev. L. L. Lockard, his pastor, assisted by Rev. J. H. Skiles of the Congregational church. Appropriate music was rendered by a choir composed of Mrs. W. P. Rhodes, Mrs. E. E. Menneke, Miss Isabelle Struve, Messrs. S. W. and R. N. Watts, with Mrs. Emma Koch at the organ.

The pallbearers were Messrs. A. J. Cook, C. A. Menneke, George Rice, H. Fredericksen, F. Struve and Wm. Badrick.

The small surviving membership of the G.A.R. was well represented, and the delegation acted as honorary pallbearers. A large body of I.O.O.F. in both of which organizations he held membership, was present to show respect to the quiet, unobtrusive soldier, and sympathy to his relatives.

Thus passes another of the fast vanishing ranks of the soldiers of the Civil war.