Herbert Allan HACKBARTH
HACKBARTH, GRAFF, SWANSON, SOUTHARD, LESTER, PALS, HOOPINGARNER
Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 1/31/2015 at 15:59:15
May 23, 1938 --- January 16, 2015
Herb Hackbarth, age 76, died on Friday, January 16, 2015 in a house fire at his home in Steamboat Rock, IA. Herbert Allan Hackbarth was born on May 23, 1938 on a farm near Belmond, Iowa. He was the fifth of nine children born to Herbert and Mabel (Graff) Hackbarth. His family moved to Rowan, Iowa where he received his education by attending Rowan Consolidated School and he graduated with the Class of 1956. He then attended Eagle Grove Junior College. Herbie worked many years at the Boone Valley Coop in Eagle Grove while he farmed the Hackbarth family farm. He took real good care of his mother after his father died. He then contracted with the United States Postal Services carrying mail until his retirement. He was a hard worker and a happy-go-lucky guy. Herb loved the outdoors, walking his dog and cutting wood. He also enjoyed playing ball in his younger days and playing cards. Herbie perished in a house fire on Friday, January 16, 2015.
Those remaining to cherish his memory include five sisters Betty Swanson, Shirley (Leslie) Southard, Mary Lester all of Clarion, Charlotte (Norman) Pals of rural Belmond, Katherine Hoopingarner of Rowan; two brothers Lester of Clarion and David of Eagle Grove; along with many nieces and nephews. Herb was preceded in death by his parents, one sister Barbara Hackbarth, three brothers-in-law Ray Swanson, Frank Lester and Eugene Hoopingarner and one sister-in-law Ellen Hackbarth.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Herbert Hackbarth Memorial Fund and directed to Boeke Funeral Home, PO Box 97, Hubbard, IA. A memorial services will be held on Wednesday, January 21, at 11:00 am at the Steamboat Rock Boat Club in Steamboat Rock. Herb's cremated remains will be interred at Graceland Cemetery in Rowan, IA at a later date.
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Eldora Herald-Ledger - Eldora, Iowa
January 20, 2015Fire Fatality in Steamboat Rock
A well-known long-time Steamboat Rock man apparently died in a house fire early Friday morning in that community. Authorities were called around 3 a.m. and were still cleaning up about six hours later at press time, but initial reports were that 77 year old Herb Hackbarth lost his life due to the fire. The state fire marshals office was sending an investigator, customary in fire fatalities. Local firemen couldn’t speculate on the cause of the blaze. Mr. Hackbarth reportedly lived alone in the home at the time. Firemen from Eldora and Ackley joined the Steamboat Rock department in answering the call. More details were expected this week.
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January 16, 2014 - An early morning (Fri) house fire in Steamboat Rock has claimed the life of an elderly Steamboat Rock man - 76-year old Herb Hackbarth. Fire Chief Kenny Primus tells KLMJ/KQCR News firefighters were called out around three o'clock this (Fri) morning to the report of a house fire at 208 - 3rd Street. Primus says the fire was called in by Hackbarth who had left the house, but apparenty he went back inside where he was found near the door. Primus says the State Fire Marshal was on site today (Fri) and determined the cause to be from a chimney fire. The house is considered a total loss. Firefighters from Eldora and Ackley along with the Hardin County Sheriff's Office and Eldora Ambulance assisted at the scene. Primus says his department will remain at the site for most of the day today (Fri).
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