Detloff, Henry J. 1846-1915

DETLOFF, PECH, MYERS, REINTS, HENRICH, UTHE, DEALY, RITER

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Date: 2/18/2009 at 12:10:58

From: Le Mars Sentinel, November 2, 1915

DEATH OF A PIONEER

Henry Detloff Succumbs To Attack of Pneumonia

The Deceased Was a Native of Germany and Came to This Country When a Young Man—Was a Successful Farmer

Henry J. Detloff, for nearly forty years a resident of Plymouth county and Le Mars and one of the most widely known citizens of this community, died on Sunday afternoon at half past three at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M. M. Myers, 210 Thirteenth street, in Sioux City, after an illness of three weeks from pleural pneumonia. Mr. Detloff was taken sick with [unreadable] rheumatism about six weeks ago and other complications arose, precluding his recovery. He went to Sioux City to take treatments, staying at the home of his daughter, where he died.

Henry J. Detloff was past sixty-nine years of age. He was born in Pomera, Germany, on May 12, 1846, and was reared and educated in his native place, arriving at young manhood. When a youth of nineteen he entered the army and served in the artillery.

In 1869 he came to America to seek his fortune and shortly afterwards settled near Bloomington, Ill. He was united in marriage at that place in 1872 with Miss Pauline Pech, who with nine children, mourn his death. The children are; Mrs. Harry Reints, of Le Mars; Mrs. W.R. Henrich, of Seney; Mrs. Sam Uthe, of Le Mars; Mrs. M. M. Myers, of Sioux City; Mrs. H.R. Dealy, of P[rest unreadable]; Mrs. E.H. Riter, H. Detloff, E.F. Detloff and Arthur Detloff of Le Mars. One girl died in infancy. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. J.C. Wood, of Colfax, Ill., and Mrs.Sue Belau, of Garretson, S.D.

Mr. and Mrs. Detloff moved from Bloomington, Ill., to Plymouth county in 1877 and settled on a farm north of Le Mars, in Elgin township, where they lived until eight years ago when they came to Le Mars to make their home. Mr. Detloff was a most successful farmer. Assisted by his wife and children, he tilled the land in good [line is unreadable] which were the lot of very early settlers and later owned some of the best farms in the county. He was noted as a stock raiser and coasssignments of fine cattle and hogs were annually shipped from his place to the markets in Chicago and Sioux City and commanded good prices and generally evoked comment as to their quality.

He was a man who had many friends in the community whom he gained by his sturdy uprightness and moral rectitude. He was a man of firm opinions, and in his dealings with his fellowmen and a good citizen and neighbor. His home life was ideal in its happiness. He was a devoted husband and father and exerted himself to give his sons and daughters every advantage in life. He was for many years a member of the United Evangelical church and later affiliated with the German Methodist church. The funeral will be held at the house on Eagle street at 1:30 on Wednesday afternoon and services will be held at the German Methodist church at two o’clock. His six sons-in-law will be the pallbearers.

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