Sherman Catterlin (1928)

CATTERLIN, SHOOP, BARNETT, COSTA, THOMPSON

Posted By: Treva Patterson (email)
Date: 1/8/2008 at 09:28:56

Winterset Madisonian-Winterset, Iowa
October 4, 1928

Death of Sherman Catterlin

Sherman Catterlin, who has been connected with Winterset business concerns for many years, died last Thursday, September 27th, in his upstairs room on the west side of the square. Mr. Catterlin had not had the best of health for a number of years, but his condition was not considered alarming. Friends missed him Thursday noon, when he failed to come for lunch, and upon going to his room found him dead there. It was thought that he had been dead over an hour. He had been on the streets the previous day.

Mr. Catterlin was a son of John Catterlin and was born in Lucas county sixty-five years ago. He came to this county with his parents when he was a small boy and his father was in the harness business for many years. His mother died in 1873 while his father passed away in 1919.

Sherman as he was familiarly known, attended school in Winterset through his youth and early manhood. Here he began his business career as a clerk and later as the senior partner of the well known firm of druggists, Catterlin & Niblo, who were located on the west side of the square on the present location of Montross' Pharmacy. Mr. Catterlin was in the drug firm for twenty years, extending from 1889 to 1909. In 1909 he sold his interest to E. G. Herring and for several seasons he was traveling salesman for an eastern wall paper factory. He travelled only part of the year, living in Winterset the remaining time. During his long and successful business career he acquired considerable property and he will be remembered on account of his liberal donations to charitable organizations.

The deceased was married to Miss Masena Shoop, February 26, 1889, and to them were born two children, Clair and Vera, of Los Angeles who came to attend the funeral services. He also leaves three sisters, Mrs. J. W. Barnett of Los Angeles; Mrs. Kenelm Costa of Des Moines, and Mrs. J. C. Thompson of Macksburg. Mr. Catterlin, like his father, John Catterlin, was a Methodist and a Mason in which organization he was most active.

Rev. A. P. Keast conducted the funeral services Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock at the Methodist church and burial was in the Winterset cemetery. The Masonic lodge assisted with the service.