Ole K. Hill (1844-1883)

HILL, KINSELL

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 11/7/2015 at 21:01:46

From Nevada Representative August 22, 1883

In Memory of Ole K. Hill.

On last Sabbath was laid away to his long rest Ole K. Hill, with whom is his life time it was the writer's fortune to have been immediately associated for number of years. Mr. Hill was born in Norway September 22d 1844 and removed to this country in the summer of 1866, when he was twenty two years old. Although a man grown on arrival here, he at once assiduously went to work to acquaint himself with out language. To accomplish this he attended school at Des Moines several months, and because of his earnest desire and diligence he acquired such knowledge of the language of the country of his adoption that soon it could scarcely be detected from his talk that he was of foreign birth.

While in the employ of Maxwell & Co., of Cambridge he became acquainted with, and on the 10th of December 1871 married R. Kate Kinsell, with whom he happily lived until his death.

As he deserved he stood high in the esteem of his acquaintances, and on the first of January 1875 he took possession of the office of County Recorder of Story county, to which position he was elected when he had lived in the country barely eight years. He held this position for six years, as long as his health would permit.

Mr. Hill was a good man, careful of his speech; he never was known wantonly to wound the feelings of any one; he was honest, temperate, just and forgiving in his disposition; he was liked by all who knew him, and best by those who knew him best. His friends were limited only by his acquaintance. He was a dutiful son, a kind brother and an affectionate husband.

In 1873 he associated himself with the church of his choice, and from then to his death his conduct was such as becomes the upright, christian man.

His disease was such that he was sick for several years, and for a greater portion of the last two years he was confined to the house. Although he was much of the time, and especially during the last few weeks of his lifetime, a great sufferer, yet he did not complain. Pain seemed to inspire him to renewed patience. Knowing death was inevitable, yet he feared it not; he only longed to go, and on 17th of August 1883 at his home and in the arms of his striken wife, he died. Tenderly was his body committed to earth by the members of the societies to which he in his life time belonged-- the Odd Fellows, Workmen and Masons. Symbolical of the memory of all his acquaintances were the sprigs of evergreen cast into the grave, where gently by loving hands was laid all that is mortal of him, whom in his life time, we knew as the kindly, manly Ole K. Hill.

Requiescant in pace;

J. R. H.