The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-08-23
THREE DIE IN DEN|SON
Claus Mundt, Respected Gs.-
man Succumbs to Age.
DEATH OF c. e. HOFFMAN.
Aged Pennsylvania Dies Whilessvisis-
ing His Daughter MRS. II. A. Boyle.
: a4attie Burmeisters Life Ended.

Last week we recorded three deaths at
Vail, this week it is our sad duty to
chronicle the death Of three dearly be-
loved people in this community. One
pioneer Of Iowa, one a respected citiz n
of Pennsylvania and the other young
girl just entering lovely womanhood.
A Pioneer Citizen.
With all the peace of quiet sIumber Mr..
Claus iundt one of the most highly re-
spected Of the German pioneers ..of this
county passed away on the mornins Of
Saturday August ROTH
Mr.. Mundt was born: in Stoke eudorf
3chleswig- Holstein. an "a, 1924. When
twenty two years of age he made the then
/ peritous jon1ney to the new world, settling
in Davenport Ia. in r84o. On February
RI l84o he was married to Miss Anna
Arp the faithful loving wife swho sur
wives him, after more than ffty.five years
Of welded happiness,
s In 1872 Mr. Mundt brought his family
to Crawford county purchasing section
Of land in Morgan township.
He was one of the highly respected and
well bslovcd members OF the old Ger
man Settlement who first taught the
lesson that the hills Of Crawford 9made the
best farms on earth. His family grew up
about him, he had earned competen
cy aud finally he concluded to retire from
active labor He removed to Denison,
purchased home and soon had as COM
Portable and as we'll kept residence as
there was in Denison happy in his home.
rejoicing in the success and prosperity of
his. children and at peace with all the
world
To Mr. and Mrs. Mundt were born six
children all of whom survive them and all
Of whom will be present at the funeral
services which take place at the German
Methodist church to- morrow at 10 a. m.
Rev A. w. Gauger officiating The
children who are thus called to mourn
the death Of kind and loving father are
Mr.. Henry Mundt of this city Mrs.
lIniius Lehfeldt of Chinook. Mont. Ed
swerd sands CT starbuck, Wash. Mrs
john 4 reepcr of Denison, Mrs. Irena
Bendispn of Schleswig and Mr.. Emi
Mundt Of Chinook, Mont. We extend to
, the sorrowing loved ones our sympathy
and coincidence, but know they viii
have the consolation Of the knowledge
that their father has but changed the
heaven he made for himself in this world
for the Heaven of the world to come
Death OF George r. Hoffman.
On Monday evening occurred the death
Of Mr.. Geo. E. Hoffman, father of Mrs
H. A. Boyle of this city. Mr.. Hoffman
died al the home OF DR.. 81 A. Boyle
from severe attack of pluro-pneumonia
He had been failing for the past'year and
ii was tartly in the hope that the changr
would do him good that he came fror. s
Pennsylvania home. He contracted a
cold however which soon took the form o.!
pneumonia and despite all that the
closest aud most careful medical attention
could do, death ensued.
While but little known in Denison Mr.
Hoffman was an important factor in the
), Pennsylvania county in which he spent a
ny De and useful life He was born in
v }rwigsburg, Pa. Feb. g. 1895. At the a. e
n 5f fourteen he began to make his own way
! 1ln the world, beginning as clerk and
Iiater as bookkeeper for the man whose
daughter he afterward married. 1t was
! in 1869 that he married Miss Anna R.
Morris the loving wife who was his help
mate in every way, as companion,
friend aud helper. Mrs. Hoffman was
with her husband at the time of his death
and the grief of separation after all the
years together is heavy indeed
Soon after his marriage Mr.. Hoffman
vent into the general merchandise busi-
ness at Cressona, Pa. and he was pros
porous and most highly respected mer-
chant of that city at the time of his
death.
-Four children survive Mr.. Hoffman
DR.. I. l.. Hoffman. of Ashland, Pa. Mrs.
H. A. Boyle Of this city, Harry Hoffman
an artist now in Paris, and Mrs. VIM
Mccoy who is in Cressona Pa at present
Brief services we're held at the home oi
!. DR.. Bov.e this afternoon at o'clock,
Rev. DR.. e Miller officiating and this
evening the remains will be taken to Potts
vile, Pa. for interrment. DR.. and Mrs.
y A. Boyle will accompany Mrs. Hoffman
and DIR. Hoffman as far as Chicago on the
sad journey.
Mr.. Hoffman was typical American
His grand father was one OF the brave
Germans who came to America and vol
unteered to serve the cause OF liberty
with the colonists. He was in the army