Frerichs, Henry 1858 - 1897

FRERICHS

Posted By: Doris Hoffman, Volunteer (email)
Date: 2/6/2013 at 13:33:35

Difficult Surgical Operation

While here on Wednesday Dr. J. N. Warren of Sioux city, assisted by Drs. mammen, Hines, Richey and Reeves, performed an operation on Henry Frerichs with the hope that it may prolong his life.

Frerichs has been very sick for some time and it has developed that he was suffering from a cancerous growth in the extreme lower part, which almost fully obstructed the passage. From its location it was almost impossible to operation on it while the main bowel was performing its functions. An incision was made in the left side, the bowel was cut and removed from its normal postition and placed in the incision made in the side and then secured in place by the overlapping of flesh.

The opening is kept open by the use of a silver tube it is not believed that he will recover, but the operation will possibly prolong his life and he may recover.

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Henry Frerichs passed away at 10:40 on Friday morning and the funeral will be held at the home at the corner of Broadway and Howard streets on Sunday afternoon at 2'clock.

Le Mars Globe
Saturday, August 7, 1897
Le Mars, Iowa
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Henry Frerichs died Friday morning after a long and painful illness. The cause of death being exhaustion from a tumor pressing on the lower part of the bowels obstructing them.

The deceased was born in Illinios and was 38 years and 10 months of age. He has lived in this county the greater part of his life and in Le Mars for the past fourteen or fifteen years and was for a number of years a faithful employee of the Fairmont Nurseries and was a at one time a member of the city police force.

He leaves a wife and three children, the oldest about thirteen and the youngest two years old, to mourn the loss of their father and breadwinner. His father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. John B. Frerichs, with a brother reside on their farm in Grant township.

The funeral services were hled on Sunday from the house on Broadway and Howard, at 2'clock and was taken charge of by the Sons of Hermann, of which order the deceased was a member.

Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
Monday, August 9, 1897
Le Mars, Iowa