GOBEN, Benjamin F. 1870 - 1929

GOBEN, HICKS, CORBIN, SIRDOREUS, KNEEN, SMITH, CANNAM, CRESSEY

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 10/29/2023 at 21:14:43

"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Saturday, June 15, 1929
Front Page, Column 2

B. F. GOBEN DIES IN MOLINE, ILL.

Body Here for Burial--Funeral Will Be Held tomorrow at Hoskin's Funeral Home

B. F. GOBEN, for years a resident of Fairfield, died last night at 8:30 o'clock at the home of his son, B. F. GOBEN in Moline, Ill. He was taken sick while visiting there. The body arrived in Fairfield today and funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock, tomorrow afternoon, at the Hoskins Funeral home. They will be in charge of Rev. Breese, a Seventh Day Adventist preacher of Ottumwa.

Mr. GOBEN was born February 18, 1870, at Van Meter, Iowa. He married Miss Edith L. HICKS (sic - Jessie CORBIN; Edith is a daughter) at Moline, 39 years ago. She, with three children, survive. The children are Mrs. E. E. SIDOREUS (sic - SIRDOREUS) of Fairfield, who was called to his bedside this week, B. F. GOBEN, and Mrs. Edith HICKS of Cincinnati, Ohio. Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery.

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"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Monday, June 17, 1929
Front Page, Column 3

HOLD FUNERAL FOR B. F. GOBEN

Fairfield Resident Who Died at Moline, Ill,. buried at Evergreen Yesterday

Funeral services for B. F. GOBEN were held yesterday afternoon at 2:30 at Hoskins Funeral Home. Rev. Breese, Seventh Day Adventist preacher of Ottumwa, conducted the services.

Interment was in Evergreen cemetery. The pallbearers were Charles O. Carter, H. C. Pattison, Carl E. Garmoe, Gust Kelley, Harry Meyers and Harley Edwards.

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"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Wednesday, June 19, 1929
Page TWO, Column 4

CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the neighbors and friends for their kindness and sympathy during our recent bereavement.

Mrs. Jessie GOBEN,
Mr. and Mrs. E. E SIRDOREUS
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. GOBEN
Mrs. Edith L. HICKS.

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"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Saturday, June 22, 1929
Page THREE, Column 2

OBITUARY

B. F. GOBEN

Benjamin F. GOBEN was born at Van Meter, Iowa, on Feb. 18, 1870, and departed from this life on Friday evening, June 14, at the Moline Lutheran hospital at Moline, Ill. Mr. GOBEN subitted to an operation at the Jefferson County hospital on June 4, 1928. He never fully regained his health and spent the summer and winter months with his daughter, Mrs. E. E. SIRFOREUS, who lives southeast of the city. Mr. GOBEN went to Moline, Ill., in May of this year, and worked for two weeks, when he took seriously ill on Sunday morning, June 2. He submitted to an operation that afternoon and rallied for a few days, when he became worse and another operation was performed on June 10. A blood transfusion was deemed necessary on Friday morning, and Mr. GOBEN's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Dean H. GOBEN, gave one and one-half pints of her blood. He rallied for a short time but death claimed him the same evening at 8:30, after a heroic fight for his life. Mr. GOBEN was conscious to the end and never gave up hope.

Most of his life was spent in and near Moline, Ill., except for the last few years which were spent at Fairfield. On Sept. 11, 1890, he was united in marriage to Miss Jessie CORBIN, at the home of her parents on a farm near Moline, Ill. She survives him. To this union were born five children, Mrs. Edith L. HICKS of Cincinnati, Ohio; Dean H. GOBEN of Moline, Ill.; Mrs. Flora SIRDOREUS, who lives on a farm southeast of Fairfield; Mrs. Mary M. KNEEN, who preceded him in death seven years ago, and Jessie who died in infancy. He also leaves three sisters and five brothers to mourn his loss. They are Mr. Albert GOBEN of Moline, Ill.; Mr. William GOBEN of Des Moines, Iowa; Mr. George GOBEN, Mr. John GOBEN, Mrs. Jennie SMITH, Mrs. Minnie CANNAM and Mrs. Viola CRESSEY, all of Milan, Ill., besides many other relatives and many friends which Mr. GOBEN made wherever he went.

The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at Hoskins funeral home in this city, and he was laid to rest in the lovely, peaceful Evergreen cemetery at this place.

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Note: Buried in Lot SDiv.2-036. Wife Jessie died in 1935 and was buried with him.