Rowland Day Minard (1919)

MINARD, SCHULTZ, WINKELPLECK

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart
Date: 1/17/2012 at 19:11:34

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, March 5, 1919
Page 1

Death of R. D. MINARD

R. D. Minard of St. Charles, died last Wednesday at the age of 92 years and 6 months. For 45 years he had lived in Madison county, his first labor being as teacher in the county schools. Since 1881, he had resided in St. Charles, where he enjoyed the respect and confidence of any who dealt with him.

Mr. Minard held honors that were unique. He was perhaps the oldest Mason in Iowa and acted for 34 years as secretary of the St. Charles lodge. For 20 years, he was secretary of Model Chapter O. E. S., filling these positions with rare ability.

Funeral services were held Friday, attended by the entire community. This estimable man had been a power wherever he had lived and his long, useful life will not be soon forgotten.
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The Winterset Madisonian
Wednesday, Winterset, Iowa
March 12, 1919, St. Charles
Page 7

R. D. MINARD

R. D. Minard died at his home in St. Charles, March 5th, aged 92 years, 6 months and 18 days. He was born in Cayuga county, New York, Aug. 17, 1826. When six years old, he moved with his parents to Bradford county, Pennsylvania. He was married to Catharine Winkelpleck in 1852 and came to Newton, Iowa, in April, 1854. He then moved to Madison county in 1871, where he taught school for a number of years in both the old Banner school and later in the new, where the writer got a portion of his education. In 1881, he moved to St. Charles, where he resided until his death.

He leaves a daughter and four sons to mourn his loss. Funeral services were held last Friday.
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The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, March 12, 1919
Page 1, Column 2

Rowland Day Minard

In the passing of R. D. Minard last Tuesday morning March 5, there is gone from our midst one of St. Charles most honored and respected citizens.

R. D. Minard was born in Cayuga County, New York, August 17, 1826, and therefore had lived 92 years, 6 months, and 18 days.

When six years old he moved with his parents to Bradford county, Penn. and at the age of twenty went to Tascarawas county, Ohio, where he taught school, clerked in a store and worked at the carpenter trade.

He was married to Miss Catherine Winklepleck June 23, 1853, and in April 1854 came to Newton, Iowa, where he lived several years, he and Mrs. Minard teaching the first school in Newton. In 1871 they came to Ohio township, Madison county, Iowa, and lived in St. Charles to the time of his death.

There was born to this union two daughters and four sons; Mrs. Alice Schultz, of St. Charles, John W. Minard, of Ohio township, H. Clifford Minard, of Oklahoma City, L. Clark Minard of Davenport, Nebraska, Chas. W. Minard, of Englewood, Colo., one daughter dying in infancy. Clifford and Charles were not able to be present.

In the first years of Mr. Minard’s life in Madison county, he was known as a schoolteacher, and the many friends that he has among his old pupils in the Banner neighborhood and St. Charles attests to his qualifications as a teacher. In 1881 he came to teach the St. Charles schools and continued to do so until 1891.

It was not only in school work he was pre-eminent but lodge circles he took a very active part. He became a Mason in Tuscarawas Lodge No. 59 – Dover, Ohio in July 1852, and claimed to be the oldest Mason in Iowa, that is having held a membership in that organization than any other person in Iowa.

While in Newton he instituted Newton lodge and was its first Worshipful Master. In 1872 he secured a dispensation to institute a lodge at St. Charles, and was chosen its first secretary and served in that capacity 34 years, holding that position until the time of his death. He was also instrumental in instituting Model Chapter of the Eastern Star, St. Charles, and served as its secretary for 20 years.

He was a member of the M. E. church, and until the last few years was usually present at the evening services. About two years ago his health began to fail with the care of his daughter he was able to live here and continue his clerical work up to a few days before his death.

Funeral services were held at the M. E. Church, Friday at 2 P. M. conducted by Rev. Allen. The school members of the Masonic and order of the Eastern Star attended in a body. The order of the Eastern Star held their services at the church and the Masonic order at the graveyard. Burial was made in the St. Charles cemetery by the side of his departed wife.

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