Van Werden W. Mrs. – Died 1908

VAN WERDEN

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/18/2019 at 15:35:10

Source: Twice-A-Week Plain Dealer June 12, 1908, 3, C7

Dies of Wound From Tack.
Mrs. W. Van Werden, wife of Dr. W. Van Werden, a prominent physician of Des Moines, died of blood poisining. While cleaning house, Mrs. Van Werden stepped on a tack. Dr. Van Werden dressed the wound, which was not thought at the time to be dangerous. Later she became very ill. She was removed to a hospital. All night physicians worked over her, but they were unable to save her life.