Haack, William E. 1888-1922

HAACK

Posted By: Linda Mohning (email)
Date: 1/5/2012 at 16:10:41

W. Haack died at the Sacred Heart hospital at Le Mars on Thursday morning after an illness of but a few days duration. The young man was ailing with kidney trouble, catching cold and pneumonia set in which caused his death. The deceased was 23 years of age, and those who survive to mourn his sudden death are the bereaved parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Haack of [illegible], his wife and three small children, three brothers and four sisters. The funeral took place Sunday afternoon from the St. Paul’s church. Services were conducted by Rev. A. H. Juergens. – Le Mars Globe-Post, Sept. 21, 1922, page 3.
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WILL E. HAACK IS CALLED. Young Farmer Passes Away at Le Mars Hospital After Brief Illness.
Friends in Remsen were shocked, early last Thursday morning to learn of the death of Will E. Haack, a prominent young farmer of this community, who passed away at a Le Mars hospital following a brief illness with a complication of diseases in which pneumonia and euremic poisoning played a prominent part. Mr. Haack was sick about ten days. He was 34 years of age, and is survived by his wife, three children, his parents, eight sisters and a brother. The funeral was held Sunday.
Mr. Haack enjoyed good health all his life, and began to complain illness on September 4. His condition rapidly grew worse and he was soon obliged to keep to his bed, but on Monday, September 11 he was taken to a Le Mars hospital on advice by his physician. Stomach trouble was at first his principal ailment, and on the day after reaching the hospital he developed pneumonia and euremic poisoning set in. Death came at 6 o’clock Thursday morning.
William Haack was born July 23, 1888, on a farm north of Remsen, a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Haack, prominent farmers here for many years. He was educated in the rural schools of that community, and remained at home with his parents until his marriage, December 17, 1913, to Margaret Rumohr, of Inwood, Iowa. They settled on a farm north of town immediately and to their union three children were born, all living.
The deceased is survived by his widow and the following children: Irene, age 8, Inez, age 5, and Charles, age one year. He is also survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Haack, and the following sisters and brother: Amanda, Clara, Mrs. C E. Schumacher, Alma, Effie and Harry, of Remsen; Mrs. Edward Smith, Melvin, Iowa; Mrs. Richard Janssen, Neptune, Iowa and Mrs. Ernest Schietzelt, Sioux City. One sister, Mrs. Henry T. Raveling, preceded him in death two years ago.
The body was brought to Remsen Thursday morning , and the funeral was held Sunday afternoon, with services at the family home at 1 o’clock, and at St. Paul’s Lutheran church at 2 o’clock. Services were conducted by Rev. A. H. Juergens. Interment was made in the Remsen cemetery.
The deceased was one of the prominent young farmers of this vicinity and a man who was highly respected and esteemed by a large circle of friends. His early departure was a source of the utmost grief to the bereaved family, and the relatives have the sincere sympathy of the entire community.

– Remsen Bell-Enterprise, September 21, 1922, page 1, column 5.