Reuben Andrew Lenocker (1932)
LENOCKER, PACE, STEVENS, MARSH, NULL, WILSON
Posted By: Pat Hochstetler (email)
Date: 10/30/2006 at 15:23:19
Winterset Madisonian - May 19, 1932
R. A. LENOCKER DIES
Former State Representative and County Supervisor Succumbs After Long Illness
R. A. Lenocker, former Madison county supervisor, and state representative, died Saturday evening, May 14th, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Earle Null. Mr. Lenocker who was 67 years of age, had been in poor health for several years, but his condition became much worse, a few months ago. He received treatment, at the Iowa City hospital, and was brought here in March.
Brief funeral services were held at the Null home on West Court avenue, Monday morning, at 11 o'clock and the body was taken to Dexter. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church there, Monday afternoon, May 16th, at 2:30 o'clock and burial was made in the Dexter cemetery. Members of the Masonic and Odd Fellow lodges assisted with the services. He was a charter member of the Dexter Rebecca lodge and belonged to the Winterset Masonic group. He was also a member of the Des Moines Consistory and Shrine.
Mr. Lenocker came to Penn township with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Lenocker, when he was a boy four years old, and he continued to make that township his home, until he moved to Winterset in 1919. Two years later they moved back to the farm in Penn township and a few years following to the house, in the east part of Dexter, that has since been their home. After attending the Penn township rural schools Mr. Lenocker attended the Dexter Normal. He was married to Mattie B. Pace of Patterson, August 25, 1891, and they were the parents of eight children, seven of whom, with the mother survive him. Little R. A. died when he was eight months of age. The surviving children are Mrs. Frances Stevens of North Platte, Nebraska; Mrs. Hester Marsh of Delphi, Minnesota; George, Martha and Bruce of Dexter, and Mrs. Sue Null and Mrs. Mildred Wilson of Winterset.
Mr. Lenocker took an active interest in the affairs of his community, and served as school secretary of the Penn township school board for over 37 years, resigning when he moved to Winterset. He was a member of the Madison county board of supervisors, in 1907 and 1908, and served as representative of Madison county, in the State legislature in the 36th and 37th general assemblies.
The assemblage of people at the Presbyterian church of Dexter at the funeral rites was a well deserved tribute to a man of good parts.
Mr. Lenocker's home life was marked by a fine devotion to his family. As a neighbor he was helpful and unselfish. As a public official he was conscientious and his integrity unquestioned. Men like R. A. Lenocker leave the world richer because of having lived a worthy and useful life.
The Rev. William Youtsler, pastor of the Dexter Presbyterian church, of which Mr. Lenocker was a member conducted the services. He was assisted by the Rev. R. C. Cully, pastor of the First Presbyterian church in Winterset.
The Winterset people driving over from here to attend the services were as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Leo C. Percival, Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Crossley, Mr. and Mrs. Ed M. Smith, Mrs. J. O. Doop, Mrs. C. O. Koehn, Mrs. H. F. Ilgenfritz and Mrs. L. E. Mason. A group of the local masons assisted with the services, Henry L. Davis, William P. McClure, W. H. Vance, Will Beeler, Cecil Letz and John C. Gorman. The pallbears were old neighbors of Mr. Lenocker: John DeVault, C. H. Hochstetler, James Hammond, Harry Dunmire, O. J. DeVault and Allen Percy.
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Dexter, IowaR. A. LENOCKER Passed Away Last Saturday Evening
Died in Home of Daughter in Winterset After Illness of Several Months
Ruben Andrew Lenocker, son of Godfrey Lenocker and Suvilla Drushel, was born in Holmes county, Ohio, October 7, 1864, and died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Earl Null, in Winterset, Iowa, May 14, 1932, at the age of 67 years, 7 months, and 7 days.
When about two years of age he moved with his parents to Illinois and two years later they came to Madison county, Iowa, settling in Penn township. He attended the Penn township school and then the Normal school in Dexter. He later taught district schools No. 8 and 4 in Penn township.
He was married to Mattie B. Pace in Patterson, Iowa, August 25, 1891. To this union were born: Mrs. Frances Stevens of North Platte, Nebr.; Mrs. Hester Marsh of Delhi, Minn.; George Fred of Dexter; Mrs. Sue Null of Winterset; Mrs. Mildred Wilson of Winterset; little R. A., who died in infancy; Walter Bruce and Martha of Dexter.
Mr. Lenocker served as school secretary of the Penn township school board for over 37 years, resigning that office when he moved to Winterset. He served as county supervisor of Madison county and also as state representative in the 36th and 37th General Assembly.
He was a member of the Presbyterian church of Dexter; for over 40 years was a member of the I.O.O.F., at Dexter and a charter member of the Eva Ann Rebekah lodge; also a member of the Masonic lodge of Winterset and of the Consistory and Shrine of Des Moines.
Beside his wife and children, he is survived by eleven grandchildren, one sister, Mary, and three brothers, Charles W., Jacob H., and Guy W., all of Dexter, and other relatives and a host of friends.
Short funeral services were held in Winterset, Monday morning, with the main service held here Monday afternoon from the Presbyterian church, Rev. Youtsler conducting the service. Interment was in the Dexter cemetery.
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