Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-02
.CAPI. NH|lENA|jK D[AD'
Old and Respected Citizen and Vet.
Gran Iowa Central Employee
Sucoumbs to Disease.
Was Treasurer Of the Independent
School District and Prominent
In Frateraal Circles.
Funeral to Be Held Tuesday, With
Masonic and Grand Army
Hon0rs

o'clock, occurred the death OF Capt.
Robert Henry Whitenack Mr.. White
mack has been confined to his home
largely for the past ten months with
chronic kidney trouble and Bright's
disease, the result Of an old army trou-
BILE.
Mr.. Whitenack has been resident of
the city for twenty-five years, coming
here with the Iowa Central shops when
they We're removed to this city from
Eldora. He was machinist by trade
and up to the time when his physical
condition would not permit had been
continuously employed in these shops.
Robert Fl. Whitenack was born near
indianapolis, Ind, November 13. 1886.
but when only small boy removed
with his parents to Iowa, locating in
Linn county, near Cedar Rapids. In.
1851 when the call for volunteers came
to crush the rebellion he enlisted in
Company A, of the Fifteenth Iowa, a
part of the famous Croker Iowa brig
ade He enlisted in the company as a
| private, but at the close of the war; or
| in December, 1864, when he was dis
charged, he was captain of the com
pany in which he enlisted. His record
as soldier was good one, as this in
dicates.
On December Is, 1854, or shortly after
his career as soldier had terminated,
Mr.. Whitenack was united in marriage
to Miss Clara A. Robbins, at Cedar
Rapids. Mrs. Whitenack died in April,
1880, and on May 30, 1881. he was mar
4 ried to Mrs. Anna Calhoun, who sur
wives him. Three children also survive
1.-The deceased, all of whom We're by hi.
1 first wife. They are Roger S. White
mack and Mrs. j. c. Mcclure of Have
Hook, Neb., and Mrs. r. j. McCaw, OF
Boone. all of whom are in the city
now. A brother, MIR. John w. White
4 mack, of Maryville. Mo-, is living. but
a telegram from him this morning an
nounees that he will be unable to at
l tend the funeral, owing to the fact that
| his wife is on her death bed. The de-
ceased leaves also one half -brother,
Mr.. w. w. Whitenack, of Waterloo,
who arrived this morning. and three
lsisters, Mesdames Rachel Mcintyre and
II. A. Robbins, of Cedar Rapids. who
s will both be unable to attend the flu
neral, and Mrs. Dolly Delsipher oil
Omaha, who is expected to arrive in the
city this evening.
Mr.. Whitenack has been conscious o
the fact for the past two months o.
since his return from Waukeshi
Springs, that he could not live long
and the arrangements for his funera
We're made largely by himself. even I,
selecting lot In Riverside, which wa.
/ III n ma ly, nj St
day. The deceased was man who tool
a great deal of interest in public at
fairs. and always tried to live an hon
est. upright Christian life. He was
member of the First Methodist church
of this city, was commander of Franz
NJ. Thomas post No. "a. G. A. r., al
from officiating in this capacity bu
once since his election; was major o
the Admiral Dupont Command, No. Is
Union Veterans Union. of this city;
member of Iowa Valley lodge, No. 4sG
"A. F. & A. NJ, and of the board of trus
tees of the Railway Young Mems Chris
tian Association. He was also treasur
j. er OF the independent school district
his two years term expiring mex
spring.
family home. No. 10 West Boone street
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock Ac
cording to wish of the deceased Rev
j. b. Albrook. of Mt. Vernon, forinerl
pastor of the Methodist church here blu
now presiding elder of the Marshall
town district, will officiate. providing
he is able to come. II so Rev. Va
Ness will assist. and il Rev. Albroo
is not able to be present Rev. Van Mes
will conduct the service. The member
of Iowa Valley lodge will have the ser
vices proper in charge, assisted by tn
G. A. r. The members of the F. N
Thomas w. r. c., No 10, of which Mr..
Whitenack is a member, will attend tn
funeral in a body. and will meet a
Trautmann' store at 1870 o'clock.
SCIENCE POSITION FILLED.