Drew, Sidney O. - 1875-1954

DREW, KELLY

Posted By: Linda Vander Linden-Volunteer (email)
Date: 2/22/2012 at 11:01:24

Hawarden Independent, April 15, 1954

Sidney O. Drew, 78, who spent his boyhood and early manhood years in Hawarden, died in a Sioux City hospital Friday after being ill since last Christmas.

About Christmas time Mr. Drew was in Hawarden and called on some of his old time friends here.

He came to Hawarden from Wisconsin with his widowed mother at the age of four, his father having died the preceding spring. He worked as a baker and later years he resided here.

From here he went to Sioux Falls and operated the Midwest bakery from 1910 to 1930. He served as president for many years of the South Dakota Bakers Association.

He was born in Oshkosh, Wis., November 21, 1875. He married Lillian Kelly in Sioux Falls December 7, 1902. Mrs. Drew died in 1933.

While in Sioux Falls Mr. Drew was active in the municipal band and was a past president of the musicians association.

Prior to his retiring from the bakery business in 1940, he operated a bakery in Sioux City in 1928 and also operated bakeries at Marshall and Springfield, Minn.

He was active in the Episcopal Church and a member of the Elks club while in Sioux Falls.

Following the death September 1, 1941, of his brother, Frank Drew, who worked 45 years on the Independent, Sidney returned to Hawarden to live with his mother.

Survivors are four sons, John of Seattle, Wash., Roswell K. of Sioux Falls, Ralph of Sioux City and Sidney, Jr. of Palacious, Texas; one daughter, Mrs. Douglas Garwell of Minot, ND and six grandchildren. He was the last member of the Mrs. Elizabeth Drew family.