Bock, Charles 1870-1951

BOCK

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 6/5/2009 at 15:46:00

CHARLES BOCK DIED MONDAY

Charles Bock, 81, of Moville, died Monday at a Sioux City hospital. Mr. Bock was born March 2, 1870, at Hamburg, Germany. He came to the United States in 1882 and settled in Mills County, Iowa.

Surviving are his widow; four daughters, Miss Lorraine of Moville, Miss Viola of Sioux City, Mrs. Denver White of Kansas City, and Miss Opal of Oakdale, Iowa; nine sons, Arthur and Richard of Sioux City, Hans of Hinton, Clarence of Merrill, Fred of LeMars, Karl and Louis of Moville, and Henry of Glenwood, Iowa; a brother, Chris, of Lawton; 27 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held this Thursday afternoon at 2:00 in Trinity Lutheran Church and burial was in the church cemetery east of Hinton.

Pallbearers were six grandsons, Paul, Bernard, Arthur, George, Merlin and Ronald Bock.

~Source: The Hinton Gazette, April 26, 1951