Harker, Stewart W. 1874-1936

HARKER, ERICSON, REEVES

Posted By: Viv Reeves, Volunteer (email)
Date: 3/3/2007 at 21:34:19

LeMars Sentinel, Tuesday, December 15, 1936, page 2, column 7

Stewart W. Harker, Hawarden Druggist, Claimed By Death

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Associated Church in
Hawarden for S. W. Harker, well known Hawarden business man, who died
Thursday, following an illness of six weeks.

Stewart W. Harker was born in Argyle, Wis., September 13, 1874. His father
and mother died when he was a small child, and he was reared in the home of
his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Reeves, of Seney. From Seney they
moved to a farm near Akron. After completing his education Mr. Harker
formed a partnership with his uncle, T. J. Reeves, and they purchased a drug
store in Hawarden. They operated this until the fall of 1914 when they sold
the business to J. C. Stickel. For several years after Mr. Harker was
engaged in the automobile business with the late J. C. Dalton and also in
the real estate business. In 1922 he purchased the interest of Leon Harlan
in the old Harlan drug store and in partnership with G. F. Burket has since
conducted this business.

After engaging in business in Hawarden, Mr. Harker was united in marriage
with Miss Louise Ericson, of Akron. Mrs. Harker survives him and there are
two children, Mrs. Rex Truesdell, of Hawarden, and William Harker, a junior
in high school. He is also survived by one sister, Miss Edith Harker, of
Oelwein, Iowa.