Ida Belle Dick Hardenbrook (1870-1901)

HARDENBROOK, DICK

Posted By: Gail and Dennis Bell
Date: 6/11/2005 at 11:44:18

THE MAXWELL TRIBUNE, Maxwell, Iowa, Thursday, June 6, 1901, page 1. "OBITUARY - Ida Belle Dick born in the state of Illinois, June 3, 1870, died at her home in Chicago, Saturday morning, June 1, 1901, her burial being thirty-one years from the date of her birth. In 1876 she removed to Iowa with her parents where she resided until about eight years ago when she was united in marriage to Mr. Frank Hardenbrook and with him removed to Marion, Iowa, where they resided for two years and then took up their abode in Chicago, which place has since been their home. As she grew from childhood to young womanhood in this vicinity and became a teacher in our public schools at an early age, she was widely known and universally esteemed. To know her was to love her for her kindly disposition and womanly ways. The date of her marriage to Mr. Hardenbrook was November 30, 1893. To this union was one child born, Master Leon, who came to them February 27, 1895. The remains were brought to Maxwell for interment, arriving at 3:30 Sunday morning, being accompanied by the bereaved husband, little son and Mrs. Knodle, of Chicago, who was an intimate friend of the deceased. The body lay in state at the home of Mr. Hardenbrooks parents until 2 p.m. Monday, awaiting the arrival of relatives from a distance. Mrs. Martha Dick and son, Hugh, mother and brother of the departed one, arrived at noon on the day of interment, coming from their home at Atkinson, Nebraska. The funeral was held from the Methodist Episcopal church Monday afternoon, conducted by the pastor, Rev. O. F. Shaw, Rev. Clay Bobbitt offered prayer and Rev. A. L. Curtis, of Jamaica, formerly pastor of the M. E. church here and he who united Mr. and Mrs. Hardenbrook in marriage, read the scriptural text and offered a few appropriate remarks. The beautiful casket was heaped with a profusion of flowers, a last tribute of respect to one who had been held dear in life to all who knew her and who now, from the other shore beckoned them to that eternal home where separation and sorrow are no more. A large concourse of friends were present to offer condolence and to mingle their sympathizing tears with the sorrowing relatives, in this their hour of bereavement, their friends are united with them by bonds of sympathy more closely drawn than ties of brotherly love. Mr. Hardenbrook will return to Chicago, accompanied by his mother, to arrange their household affairs. For the present the motherless child will have his home with his grandparents here."