FRANK GILLMAN DEAD
May 19, 1914
Obituary of Frank Gillman, (Hamburg, Iowa), who died on May 19, 1914. Fought a Good
Fight. The contest between life and death ended for Frank Gillman at 9:30 Tuesday morning
at his home on Bluff Street. He was endowed by nature with a vigorous physique and
exhibited marked activity through many years of his career.
Five or six years ago, he
became afflicted and cheerfully submitted to surgery through which he found temporary
relief. A year and a half ago he went to the hospital for a second operation from which
he was just about fully recovered when worse trouble manifested itself. A tumor appeared
under his arm. He appealed a third time to surgery and had it removed but the growth
was pronounced sarcoma and could not be cured. Since then he has suffered a great
deal, but with stoic fortitude he faced the inevitable. He put his affairs in shape and
even arranged for his own burial with the same interest and precision that characterized
his whole life. Mr. Gillman was born in Germany September 10, 1838, and died May 20(sic),
1914, thus being 75 years, 8 months and 9 days old.
He came to Hamburg in 1876, and was prominently identified with the interests of
the city until he retired from active business only about five years ago. For
many years he was engaged in mercantile pursuits but in the early nineties he
acquired an interest in the Cornish bank, later became the sole proprietor of that
institution under the name of the Bank of Hamburg. He sold it to its present
owners when he retired.
In 1892 he was elected representative to the general assembly and served in the
24th. Soon after coming to Hamburg, Iowa, Mr. Gillman married Emma Birkby who died
some thirty years ago. Of this union there are four children, E. H. Gillman of
San Francisco, Mrs. F. M. Stow, Mrs. R. Beyschlag, and Miss Emma Gillman of (SIC)
after which burial will be made at Mt Olive, east of town. Services will be
conducted at the grave by the Masonic Lodge.
Source: From: Verchie@PonyExpress.net.
