Iowa Old Press
West Bend Journal
West Bend, Palo Alto co. Iowa
February 10, 1921
FATHER GOES TO HIS REWARD
John Koch Died at His Home at Estherville Saturday Morning -
Funeral Held at Whittemore Tuesday.
Last Saturday the writer received word that his father had died
at his home
at Estherville that morning about 10:30. Father had been in poor
health for
about a year, suffering from cancer of the stomach. The write had
been to
see him on Sunday, February 6. He was in very good spirits,
setting up most
of the day, and at that time looked forward to many more visits
from his
children, but it was not to be. The end came suddenly on the
following
Saturday.
John Koch was born in Chicago, Ill., on April 16, 1858, and had
he lived
until next April would have been 63 years of age. He grew to
manhood in his
native state and was united in marriage to Miss Josephine Kendall
at
Bensenville, Illinois, on September 22, 1881. They came at once
to Iowa to
make their home on a farm northeast of Whittemore. They continued
their
residence there for a number of years when they moved to
Whittemore where
they made their home until a year ago last November, when they
moved to
Estherville.
To this union were born eleven children, two of whom died in
infancy, and
the oldest son, George, died about two years ago in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
He is survived by his wife, three daughters - Carrie, of Bozeman,
Mont., Mrs.
Wm. Weir and Viola Koch of Whittemore - five sons - Frank of West
Bend, Ed of
Estherville, Walter of Mitchell, S.D., Arthur of Chicago, and
LeRoy, who is
still at home at Estherville - six grandchildren, two sisters and
one brother.
Short Funeral services were held at Estherville Tuesday and the
remains were
brought to West Bend and taken to Whittemore. Here services were
conducted
by the M. E. church. The remains were laid to rest in the
Whittemore
cemetery.
Father was a good father, a hard working man, ever thoughtful of
those
dependent upon him. His family was large, but he was a good
provider. He
was ever willing to help anyone in need and frequently did so
without hope
of recompense. His aim was to give his children the best in an
educational
way that his limited means provided, always dissenting when it
was suggested
that some of us stay out of school to help him. He lived a good
life and
died with the knowledge that his lifešs helpmate would be well
provided for.
SAYS DANIEL KELLY IS OLDEST CONSTABLE
John Cobb of this place takes exception to a report recently
published in
the DES MOINES REGISTER stating that John Dickson of Boone was
the oldest
constable in the state. In explaining the matter to the REGISTER,
Mr. Cobb
says: ŗI notice that you have an item in the Sunday REGISTER in
which John
Dickson of Boone claims to be the oldest constable in the state.
I must
take exception this statement as West Bend has a constable,
Daniel Kelly,
who is 79 years old and has served continuously for more than
thirty years.
He is a veteran of the Civil War.˛
WEINZTL- CSUKKER WEDDING TUESDAY
At St. Peter & Paul's church occurred the wedding of Miss
Pauline Agnes
Csukker and Mr. Joseph John Weinzetl on Tuesday morning of this
week. The
wedding ceremony took place at 9 o'clock and was performed by
Father
Underberg. It was witnessed by a large number of relatives and
friends.
The bride was attended by her cousin, Miss Annie Koppl, of
Currie, Minn.,
and the groom by his brother, Steve Weinzetl.
The bride was attired in a gown of pink and blue georgette over
white satin.
She is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Csukker, and
the groom is
the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Weinzetl. This wedding
unites two of
the old and respected families of this community. These young
people have
always lived at home and are well and favorably known by our many
readers,
and their many friends and acquaintances join in wishing them
much happiness
and prosperity.
They will leave in a few days to spend their honeymoon with
relatives in
Fairfax and St. Paul, Minnesota, and points in South Dakota. Upon
their
return they will make their home on the place the groom has been
farming the
past few years.
A reception was held at the bride's home, following the ceremony,
to 150
invited guests. The dining room was handsomely decorated with
pink and white
roses. The out of town guests in attendance at the wedding were:
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hartman and children and Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Kosak and
children, of Graettinger; John Csukker of Fairfax; Miss Annie
Koppl, of
Currie; Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Weinzetl, Steve and Andrew Weinzetl,
Mr. and
Mrs. Tony Weinzetl and children, and Mrs. Jos. Miller of Mallard;
Miss Mary
Weinzetl of Fort Dodge; Mr. and Mrs. George Horwath of St. Paul.
OTTOSEN ITEMS.
Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Dusen and daughter attended the funeral of
their cousin
at Bode, Monday.
Station Agent and Mrs. R. Hanover and children of Ellsworth came
to visit at
the N. P. Holden home Saturday, returning Sunday.
A number of our young folks attended the dance at Gilmore City
Monday night.
After several days illness, Miss Holden has returned to her
duties at
Kinseth & Heiemrick's.
The American Legion basket social held here Saturday evening
proved a great
success and was well attended. Mayor Klein did the auctioneering
of the
baskets and proved a very worthy man on the block.
Mrs. C. N. Anderson is on the sick list this week.
[transcribed by L.Z., April 2013]