Henry Frank (1944)

DAVIS, EBERET, FRANK, NEIDT, SIMMONS, SMITH, YOUMANS

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 8/27/2006 at 10:46:01

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, March 1, 1944

HENRY FRANK OF PERU DIED THURSDAY

Long-Time Resident of Clark County Had Lived at Peru Past Two Years

Henry Frank, a long-time resident of Clark county, died last Thursday at his home in Peru at the age of 82 years.

Mr. Frank was born near Burlington on Sept. 16, 1861, the son of Christian and Katheryn Frank. When a small boy he moved with his parents to Clarke county. With the exception of a year in Colorado, his active life was spent farming in Clarke county. He had lived in Peru since 1942.

In 1887 he was married to Tillie Neidt of Clarke county. They were the parents of four children, one of whom died in infancy. The wife and mother died in 1899 in Colorado; and two years later he was married to Mamie Smith of Murray. They were the parents of two children.

He had been a member of the Union church since early in life.

He is survived by his wife; five children, Mrs. Vance Davis of Torrington, Wyo., Ernest Frank and Mrs. Ernie Youmans of Truro, Mrs. Lawrence Simmons of Peru, and Ross Frank of Couer d' Alene, Ida.; 12 grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. William Eberet of Burlington.

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