Ira Whitcanack 1881-1971

WHITCANACK, HULL, THOMAS

Posted By: Harold & Mary Hull (email)
Date: 9/22/2007 at 11:50:06

Ira Whitcanack, son of William and Angeline Hull Whitcanack, was born Nov. 14, 1881 in Van Buren County. After a long illness he passed away at the Van Buren Memorial Hospital, Jan. 25, 1971, at the age of eighty-nine years, two months and eleven days.

Mr. Whitcanack followed the career of farming all of his life until his illness caused him to retire.

On Dec. 5, 1928, at Keokuk, IA he was united in marriage to Jennie Thomas.

He had keen interests, not only in his work of farming, but also in people. Shortly before his death he reminded his wife about the birthday of a young friend, Charles Lazenby, reminding her to send a present to Charles.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, and four brothers. Surviving to mourn his passing are his wife and a sister, Mrs. Emma Hull of Davenport, IA, also several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Jan. 27 at the Catcott Funeral Home in Keosauqua, Interment in Purdom Cemetery.

(Photocopy of this obit found in the Van Buren County IA Genealogical Society’s collection at the Keosauqua Public Library.)

Harold Hull descends from Henry Hull (1808)