19. Andrew John Pink
Pink Home Burns Today
One-Story Frame Structure Is Burned to The GroundFire that was thought might have started from a spark falling on dry shingles this morning burned the seven-room farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Pink of northwest of Newton to the ground.
The fire, taking hold in the dried native timbers of the one-story frame structure and fanned by a strong southeast wind soon enveloped the house. The rural fire truck was called from Newton at 9:37 a.m., but the fire had gained too much headway to save the house.
Save Other Buildings
Efforts of firemen and neighbors, however, saved a milkhouse standing only about 10 feet from the house and saved a large pile of newly sawed wood. Efforts of firemen in dousing the blaze were instrumental also in saving most of the large store of canned fruit in the basement as well as a bin of potatoes and some vegetables.A cistern and a well on the farm were soon pumped dry by the fire engine. Several trips were made to the nearby Curtis Moffitt farm to bring water. Neighbors assisted in bringing water to the fire engine via a bucket brigade.
Notice Smoke
Mr. Pink and his son Paul and Dr. W.E. Sharp, Newton veterinarian, were in the farm lot nearby this morning operating on a cow. Dr. Sharp first notice smoke at the house seemed a little heavier than usual. He and Mr. Pink first thought that perhaps Mrs. Pink who was busy in the house, had fired up the stove a little. They took a second look, however, and discovered the house afire. They rushed up, informing Mrs. Pink for the first time that a fire was burning overhead.They began to fight the fire, carry out furniture and sent out a call for aid.
60 Year Old Home
The home, about 60 years old, had just been re-decorated and rearranged pending the hooking in of electric lights from the high line. It was a one-story structure, its frame being of native timers.All other buildings were saved. The fact that the wind was from the southeast aided in keeping the flames from the other buildings, as they aare all located to the southwest of the house.
Many of the furnishings of the house were carried to safety by neighbors.
The Pink place contains 120 acres and is located about six miles northwest of Newton, via Sugar Grove Grange west of Newton. The Pinks have four children, Eleanor Pink, a school teacher, and Paul Pink, William and Clifford. ~ The Newton Daily News, April 1, 1941
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Life Long Jasper County Man Dies At Farm Home Following StrokeAndrew J. Pink, 58, life-long Jasper county man and prominent farmer, succumbed at his farm northwest of Newton, early Wednesday morning at 12:15 o'clock following a stroke, suffered on last Thursday. Mr. Pink had been in failing health since suffering another stroke two years ago.
Born May 13, 1887, near Colfax, he was married to Elizabeth Kane, who survives, here in Newton. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three sons, John C., at home; Paul J., technician third grade in New Guinea; and Pvt. William C. Pink at Camp Robinson, Ark.; a daughter, Mrs. Donald Kling of Newton; grandson, James Kling; two sisters, Mrs. Joseph Benedict of Madrid, and Mrs. Mae Stewart of Des Moines; and a twin brother P.A. Pink of Rock Island, Ill. He was preceded in death by his parents and another brother.
He had been prominent in the work of the Sugar Grove grange. The funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at the Sacred Heart Catholic church with the Rev. Father T.J. McCann officiating. Interment will be in the Sugar Grove cemetery.
Friday evening at 8 o'clock at the Murdoch Funeral home, rosary will be recited with Father McCann in charge. ~ Newton Daily News, July 5, 1945.
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Rites Held Here for A. J. PinkSaturday Morning Funeral services were held at the Sacred Heart church Saturday morning, July 7, at 10 o'clock with the Rev. Father T. J. McCann officiating at the service. Music for the service was in charge of Rosemary Upton and Mrs. Cecil Deutsch, and Mrs. Everett Blom and Mrs. J. W. Swalwell were in charge of the floral arrangement.
Pallbearers were Everett Blom, P. H. Healy, Tim Kating, Marion Moffitt, John Hitchler, and Almon Moffitt. Interment was in the Sugar Grove cemetery. Friday evening a rosary was recited at the Murdoch Funeral home at six o'clock with Father McCann in charge. Surviving relatives include his wife, the former Elizabeth Kane; three sons, John C., at home, Paul J., technician third grade in New Guinea, and Pvt. William C. Pink of Camp Robinson, Ark., who was here for the service; a daughter, Mrs. Donald Kling of Newton; a grandson, James Kling; two sisters, Mrs. Joseph Benedict of Madrid and Mrs. Mae Stewart of Des Moines, and a twin brother, P. A. Pink, of Rock Island, Ill. ~
(Research):Elizabeth Pink Dies Wednesday; Rites Saturday
Mrs. Andrew J. (Elizabeth G.) Pink, 86, of 803 S. 5th Ave E., a lifelong resident of Jasper County, died Wednesday evening at the Skiff Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church - Father Joseph B. Denning, pastor of the church, will conduct services. Burial will be in the Sugar Grove Cemetery.
Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Friday at the Wallace Funeral Home. Memorial contributions to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Memorial Fund will be accepted.
Survivors are two sons, Paul Pink, of Greeley, Colo. and William C. Pink of Hampton, a daughter, Mrs. Don (Eleanor) Kling of Newton, 23 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Andrew in 1945; a son, Clifford in 1959 and a sister. Mrs. Pink, who was named and honorary member of the Jasper County 4-H Clubs for her many years of service as a 4-H leader, was a member of the Sacred heart Catholic Church, Sugar Grove Grange and Sugar Grove Ladies Club.
The daughter of William and Nell McCurin Kane, she was born Oct. 18, 1891 in Valeria, attended Jasper County schools and was graduated from Mount St. Clair Academy in Clinton. She taught rural schools for eight years. She was married Jan. 16, 1917. ~ The Newton Daily News, August 17, 1978.
Lightning Bolt Fatal to Farmer
Clifford Pink, 41, of rural Newton was killed instantly Sunday afternoon when struck by lightening while feeding hogs on his mother's farm.The fire department resuscitator was brought to the scene and oxygen was brought by Robert Johnson of Johnson funeral home. The resuscitator was not used.
Pink is survived by his wife, the former Ardith Stokesberry of Knoxville. They were married in Newton January 22, 1949. Pink was born in rural Newton to Andrew and Elizabeth Pink, February 26, 1918. He was educated in Jasper county schools and lived his entire life here. He farmed on land about a mile north of Highway-6 on the road just west of the Sugar Grove grange. His parents' farm is adjoining, Since the death of his father in 1945 he has been farming both places.
At the time of his death, 5:30 p.m., he was working on his mother's farm. He was standing on a cement slab and had just picked up a bucket of water. He was only a few feet from a barn which had a lightning rod on it and a few feet from a large silo.
A Requiem high Mass will be said by Father T.J. McCann at the Sacred Heart Catholic church at 10 am Thursday and a Rosary will be recited by Father Susic at the Johnson funeral home at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Sugar Grove cemetery.
Besides his wife and mother, survivors include: a sister Mrs. Donald (Mary Eleanor) Kling of Newton; two brothers, William C. of Hampton, Iowa, and Paul of Wilmar, Minn.; his grandmother, Mrs. Nell Kane of Newton and a number of nieces and nephews. ~ Newton Daily News, 1959.
56. Paul Pink
Paul James Pink
Greeley, Colo. - Paul James Pink, 83, of Greeley, Colo., formerly of Newton, died Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004, at Hospice and Palliative Care Inpatient Unit at North Colorado Medical Center.
Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Greeley, Colo. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Greeley.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to St. Mary’s Catholic School in care of Allnutt Funeral Services, 702 13th St., Greeley, Colo. 80631.
The son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Kane) Pink, he was born Oct. 2, 1921, in Newton. He was active in 4-H and raised award-winning purebred sheep. After graduating from Newton Senior High School in 1940, he attended Iowa State College (Iowa State University), for two years prior to enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1942. He spent four years in the service during World War II with the 4025 Signal Service Group in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve until 1981 and retired as a chief warrant officer.
He graduated from Loras College in Dubuque in 1948 and returned to Iowa State. He graduated in 1950 with degrees in agricultural education and agronomy.
On June 24, 1950, he married Jean Power in Darlington, Wis. They moved to Estherville, where he taught agriculture for five years. The following five years he worked as a Farm Bureau field man in Minnesota and Colorado. In the early ‘60s, he moved into farm chemical sales and managed Greeley Feed and Fertilizer until he retired.
Mr. Pink was a life member of the Knights of Columbus and served two years as the Grand Knight. He was a charter member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, the VFW, the Reserve Officers Association and various ag organizations.
Survivors include his wife; eight sons and three daughters-in-law, Michael and Lana Pink of El Paso, Texas, Larry Pink of San Francisco, Calif., Robert and Penny of Pocatello, Idaho, Thomas and Sandra Pink of Seattle, Francis and Pam Pink of Hui Yang, Guang Dong, China, Patrick Pink of Denver, Colo., John Pink of Honolulu, Hawaii, and David and Tyler Pink of Houston, Texas; five daughters and four sons-in-law, Mary and Richard Griess and Barbara and Randy Revak, all of Greeley, Colo., Kathy and Glenn Wilson of Fort Collins, Colo., Laura and Stan Baker of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Julie Pink of Denver, Colo.; a sister, Eleanor Kling of Newton; and 18 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Clifford and William. ~ The Newton Daily News, Newton, Iowa, Monday, November 8, 2004.
P. A. Pink Dies In Rock Island, Services Here
Peter A. Pink, 58, former Jasper county resident, died yesterday at his home in Rock Island, Ill.
The body will be brought to Newton, where services will be held Saturday morning at 11:00 a.m. in the Sacred Heart church. Father T. J. McCann will officiate, and interment will be in the Sugar Grove cemetery. Rosary will be said tonight at 5:00 in the Murdoch funeral home.
Mr. Pink was born on May 13, 1887 west of Newton in the Sugar Grove district.
He is survived by his wife, the former Ella Kredill, three sons, Charles Pink, a member of the Newton police force, Clarence Pink of Colfax and Logan Pink of Rock Island, and two sisters, Mrs. Josephine Benedict of Madrid, Ia., and Mrs. Mae Stewart of Des Moines. ~ Newton Daily News, February 7, 1946.
(Research):Edith Pink Dies at 53
Services To Be held Sunday at Murdoch Funeral Home
Mary Edith Pink, 58, died at 3 o'clock this morning at the O.A. Snodgrass home, following a prolonged illness.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 o'clock at the Murdoch funeral home with the Rev. W. W. Johnson, pastor, of the United Presbyterian church, in charge.
Mary Edith Pink, daughter of W.J. and Emma Leeper Miller, was born in Newton, May 9, 1887, and spent her entire life in this vicinity.
She is survived by three sons, Clarence Pink of Mitchellville, Charles Pink of Clinton, and Logan Pink of Newton; also two grandchildren, Darlene and Julene Pink, one brother, John I., Miller, and a sister, Florence Miller,of Newton, and her step-mother, Mrs. Lulu Belle Miller of Denver, Colo. ~ Newton Daily News, 1940.
59. Logan Pink
Logan M. Pink
Logan M. Pink, 69, of 2415 Fortieth St. died of a heart ailment Wednesday at home.
Prayer services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton's Funeral Home. Burial will be in Sugar Grove Cemetery in Metz.
A native of Jasper County, he moved to Des Moines five years ago from Colorado Springs, Colo. He was retired from the real estate business.He is survived by his wife, Frances; a stepson, Gary Schweinebart of Baxter, a brother, Charles of New York City; two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Friends may call at the funearl home. ~ The Des Moines Tribune, Des Moines, Iowa, November 6, 1981.
60. Charles Pink
Former resident dies recently
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Charles S. Pink, 69, of New York City, former Newton area resident and a 1932 graduate of Newton Community High School, died recently while vacationing in Peurto Rico.
Memorial services were held today in New York City.
Mr. Pink was cremated and burial will be at the Metz Cemetery at a later date.
Survivors include a nephew, Ronald Pink of Colfax; and two nieces Darlene Kono of Fontana, Calif., and Judy Raddatz of San Antonio, Tex.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Peter and Edith Pink, and two brothers, Clarence and Logan.
Mr. Pink was born and raised on a farm west of Newton.A captain in the Army intelligence Corps, he served in Europe during World War II and had resided in New York City since his separation from the service. ~ The Newton Daily News, February 18, 1983.
Rites Saturday For Mrs. Sims, 83
Funeral services for Mrs. Otis (Josephine Margaret) Sims, 83, of 104 E. 19th St. S., a lifelong resident of Jasper County, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Toland Funeral Home.
The Rev. Robert Barnett, minister of the First Baptist Church, will conduct the services. Burial will be in Sugar Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Sims died Thursday at the Nelson Manor.
She is survived by her husband; a sister, Mrs. George (Stella) Warren of Des Moines; a brother, Harry Selbher of Newton, and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a son, Gerald, who died Jan. 4, 1949.
The daughter of John and Louise Pink Selbher, she was born Feb. 7, 1879 in Jasper County.
She was married to Otis Sims in 1902 [sic 1903] in Newton. ~ The Newton Daily News, December 7, 1962
Otis E. Sims Rites Saturday; Lifelong Resident
Funeral services for Otis E. Sims, 84, of 117 E. 19th St. S., who was found dead at his home Thursday morning, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Toland Funeral Home.
The Rev. L. H. Athey, retired Methodist minister, will conduct the services. Burial will be in Sugar Grove Cemetery.
Survivors are a brother, Walter L. Sims of Orlando, Fla., and a sister-in-law, Mrs. George (Stella) Warren of Des Moines.He was preceded in death by his parents, wife in 1962 and his son, Gerald in 1949.
A lifelong resident of Newton, Mr. Sims farmed for a number of years and operated a garage from 1911 until 1920.
He owned and operated the Sims Print Shop in Newton from 1920 until his retirement in 1963.Mr. Sims was a past master of the Sugar Grove Grange.
The son of Squire William and Elizabeth Moffitt Sims, he was born Oct. 15, 1889 near Newton.
He was graduated from Newton High School and attended Iowa State University at Ames. ~ The Newton Daily News, July 24, 1965.
Gerald Sims of Newton is Crash Victim Killed Last Night in Semi-Trailer And Car Wreck Near Iowa City
Gerald Elroy Sims, 43, of Newton, was killed instantly at 7:15 o'clock last night in a head-on collision of a semi-trailer truck and his car 15 miles west of Iowa City on Highway 6.
Mr. Sims is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Sims of Newton, operators of the Sims Print Shop here. He had left Newton at four o'clock yesterday afternoon to return to Chicago where he was employed as a salesman efficiency expert.
Funeral services have tentatively been set for 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Toland Funeral Home in Newton, but final decision on the services can not be made pending word from an uncle in Florida. Rev. E. A. Briggs, pastor of the First Methodist church, will officiate. Burial will be in the Sugar Grove cemetery.
Mr. Sims suffered many fractured bones and laceration in the accident. Wilbur Legg, 42, of Marshalltown, driver of the Witmer Grocery semi-trailer which was involved in the accident, told officials that visibility was poor and the highway slippery but not icy. The left side of the car was most badly damaged in the crash.
Mr. Sims was born Jan. 20, 1905 in Fonda, Ia. He received his education in the Newton schools.
Besides his parents, he is survived by his wife, Pearl.He was a member of the Masonic lodge. ~ The Newton Daily News, January 5, 1949
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Rites for Gerald Sims Will Be Held Friday AfternoonFuneral services for Gerald Elroy Sims, 43, of Newton, who was killed in a truck-car crash west of Iowa City Tuesday night, will be held at 1:30 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Toland Funeral Home.
Definite funeral arrangements were announced Wednesday afternoon following word from an uncle in Florida. Rev. E. A. Briggs will officiate. Burial will be in the Sugar Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Paul Murdy will be organist at the rites. Paul bearers will be James Lewis, Arnold Milligan, Eldon Warren, Francis Warren, George Kimler and Earl Pink.
Mr. Sims was a salesman efficiency expert in Chicago. He had left Newton Tuesday afternoon to drive back. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Sims of Newton. His wife, Pearl, also survives him. ~ The Newton Daily News, January 6, 1949
66. Robert L. Beals
Robert L. Beals
COLFAX -- Robert L. Beals, 87, of Colfax died Sunday, Oct. 17, 2004, at Mercy Capitol in Des Moines.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the Colfax United Methodist Church. Burial will be at McKeever Cemetery.Visitation will be held Wednesday after 2 p.m. at Walters-Coburn Funeral Home in Colfax. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be given to the Robert L. Beals Memorial Fund.
The son of Walter James and Cecile (Pink) Beals, he was born March 13, 1917, in rural Ira. He graduated from Colfax High School in 1935. On Dec. 22, 1937, he married Margaret Leonard at the First Christian Church in Des Moines. He was a lifelong resident of Colfax. He farmed for many years and also worked at the Colfax Sale Barn.
Mr. Beals was a member of the Colfax United Methodist Church, Grange, Elks Lodge, and Knights of Pythias. He also served on the school board, where he served as president in 1965, as well as on the board of trustees for Sherman Township.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret of Mitchellville; a daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and Michael Gannon of Colfax; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a sister, Emy Lou Pickett of Des Moines.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a grandson, Josiah "Poe" Gannon. ~
Newton Daily News, Tuesday, October 19, 2004