John Vanetta Emmack
Born: April 6, 1861 in Rock Island Co., Illinois
Died: June 24, 1941 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 143, plot 2
Lot Owner: John Emmack, purchased in 1899
Married: Mary Alice Marsh on February 12, 1885 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Children: Harry, Ethel (Parker), Zilpha Effie, Clarence, Estelle, Merle and Infant Daughter.
Parents: Edward and Rebecca Trusler Emmack
J. V. Emmack, Newton, Dies
Retired Jasper County Farmer, 80, Succumbs
of Heart Attack
John V. Emmack, 80-year-old retired farmer and life-long resident of Jasper county, died of a heart attack about 10 o'clock this morning at his home, 319 South Sixth avenue West.
Mr. Emmack suffered a stroke four years ago and since then had been in failing health. Although his condition had become more critical in recent weeks his death came unexpectedly and he had not been confined to his bed. He had shaved shortly before he was stricken.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmack moved to Newton from their Sherman township farm 26 years ago and Mr. Emmack retired completely from supervision of his farm.
Born in Illinois
John Vanatta Emmack was born in Rock Island county, in Illinois, April 6, 1861, one of a family of three children born to Edward and Rebecca Emmack. The elder Meeks had moved to Illinois from Ohio.
The family later moved to Muscatine county in Iowa and on Feb. 12, 1885, John Emmack married Alice Marsh at Swetland, Ia., and immediately after the marriage the couple came to Jasper county and bought a farm northeast of Newton.
Eight Children
Mr. Emmack was a former member, of the Sand Hill Grange hall and attended Christian church services at the Sand Hill schoolhouse.
Eight children were born to the couple. One of the children, a daughter, died in infancy, and one son, Clarence Emmack, has been missing for 18 years, Clarence enlisted in the United States navy and was at Mare Island when he wrote in his last letter home.
Immediately relatives surviving are Mrs. Emmack; a sister, Mrs. Anna Heifleigh of Newton; six children, Harry Emmack of Colfax, Mrs. Hugh Parker of Colfax, Mrs. A. J. Klutz of Newton, Mrs. Philip Sash of Melbourne, Ia., Mrs. Jack Robbins of Newton and Mrs. Merle Jorgensen of Newton; 18 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Funeral Thursday
Mrs. Jorgensen and her son, Earl, have made their home with Mrs. Jorgensen's parents.
His parents, a brother, Charles Emmack of Newton, and the infant daughter preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held at the Murdoch funeral home Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with burial in the Sugar Grove cemetery. ~ The Newton Daily News, June 24, 1941
Mary Alice (Marsh)Emmack
Born: August 9, 18651 in Muscatine Co., Iowa
Died: September 27, 1944 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa1
Buried: Lot 143, plot 3
Lot Owner: John Emmack, purchased in 1899
Married: John V. Emmack on February 12, 1885 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Children: Harry, Ethel (Parker), Zilpha Effie, Clarence, Estelle, Merle and Infant Daughter.
Parents: Dudley Sheffield and Melvina Davis Marsh1
Mrs. Emmack Dies at 80
Succumbs in Skiff Memorial Hospital
After Long Illness; Rites Pending
Mrs. Alice (Marsh) Emmack, 80, wife of the late John V. Emmack, died at 9:15 a.m. today in Skiff Memorial hospital after an extended illness due to a malignant disease.
One of a family of six children of Dudley S. and Melvina (Davis) Marsh, she was born on Aug. 9, 1964, in Muscatine county, where she spent her girlhood.
Here in 1885
On Feb. 12, 1885, she became the bride of Mr. Emmack and soon after the couple came to Jasper county to make their home on a farm in Sherman township. In 1915 they retired, leaving their 160-acre farm to make their home just north of Newton on Highway No. 14. Soon after they purchased a home at 319 South Sixth avenue West, where they were living at the time of Mr. Emmack's death in June, 1941.
Mrs. Emmack later lived with her daughters, having been with Mrs. John Robbins for the last six months. During her illness Mrs. Emmack had been a patient in a Des Moines hospital and on Sept. 9, entered the local hospital.
Six Children
Surviving are six children, a son, Harry Emmack of Colfax and five daughters, Mrs. Hugh Parker of Mingo, Mrs. Adolph J. Klutz of Altoona, Ia., Mrs. Philip Sash of Melbourne, Ia., Mrs. John Robbins of Newton and Mrs. Merle Jorgensen of Tucson, Ariz.
Also surviving are a brother, Arthur Marsh of California; 28 grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren. Grandsons in the service are Wendell and Lowell Emmack, Maurice Klutz, a German-held prisoner of war, Robert Parker, Wayne and Dean Robbins, and Earle Jorgenson, who has received a medical discharge after oversee duty.
Mrs. Emmack was a member of the Ira Methodist church. All of the children were present for their parents' golden wedding anniversary celebration held Feb. 12, 1935, at the home of Mrs. Adolph J. Klutz and the late Mr. Klutz.
Funeral services are pending work from Mrs. Jorgensen. ~ The Newton Daily News, September 27, 1944
