NEWHOUSE, Elijah M. "Mat" 1862-1937

NEWHOUSE, TERPSTRA

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 7/30/2009 at 17:09:58

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McINTIRE, IOWA -- E.M. Newhouse, 75, funeral Sunday afternoon at the Baptist Church.

Surviving are two sons, Mayo, of northeast of McIntire, Paul, of LeRoy, Minnesota; and 12 grandchildren. His wife was killed October 2 in an automobile accident in which Mr. Newhouse was also injured.

Waterloo Sunday Courier
Sunday, October 10, 1937

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McIntire Man Dies of Accident Injuries

New Hampton, Iowa -- E. M. Newhouse, 75, of McIntire, Iowa, died at a hospital here Thursday, of injuries suffered Saturday in an automobile collision near here.

Mrs. Newhouse was killed instantly in the crash, which occurred at a highway intersection. Officers said the other car was driven by O. G. Johnson.

Waterloo Daily Courier
Friday, October 08, 1937

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OBITUARY: E. M. "Mat" Newhouse, 1862-1937

Our community is again in mourning. This time we record the passing of E.M. Newhouse, who was seriously injured in the auto accident October 1, 1937, when his wife was instantly killed.

That day Mr. Newhouse was taken to the hospital at New Hampton, Iowa. There he received the best of care but to no avail. He passed to his reward October 7, 1937.

Elijah Madison Newhouse was born at Pleasant Grove, Iowa, February 16, 1862. He was united in marriage to Jessie M. Terpstra in the year of 1890, and lived in Nebraska, later moving to Colfax, Iowa, coming to McIntire in February, 1910, where they had resided since. There were three children born to this union, one daughter, Mary, preceding him in death in the year 1917.

Surviving are his two sons, Mayo and Paul and their families, including 12 grandchildren; one brother, Frank Newhouse, of Broken Bow, Nebraska; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Beckman of Broken Bow, Nebraska; Mrs. Laura George, of Escondido, California; and Mrs. Stella Denham of Massena, Iowa, and many other relatives and a host of friends.

Funeral services were held in the Baptist Church at McIntire, Iowa, Monday afternoon, October 11, 1937, conducted by Rev. Eaton, pastor, and Rev. Bodenham.

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Item #3 contributed to IaGenWeb 2004, by Merri Cross

NOTE: These were found in a scrapbook, dated 1937. The obituaries were not very complete, but there were accompanying newsclippings so I put the information together. I am not a relative.