Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-10
Mother OF IOwa's Football and
Baseball Teams Captain Dies
Before Operation
HAD BEEN SUFFERER FOR WEEKS
Was Taken to Rochester Last Sunday,
With Expectation of Having Opera
ton For Goitre Performed, But End
came Before Patient Could Be Put
In con,.tion-Fun.raI Here Sunday.

Mrs. Sallie Whealen Kirk, wife of
Of Carol Kirk captain of the State
University Of Iowa foot ball and base
ball teams, died at l:15 Thursday aft
ernoon at the Chute sanatorium,
Rochester, Mimi, Of heart failure and
exhaustion following an illness OF
several weeks due to exophthalmic
goitre and complication of diseases.
The news Of Mrs. Kinks death will
prove surprise to her many friends
here and turnout the county, altho
those who were with her at Rochester
realized Wednesday night that she
would never live to undergo the ex-
pected operation. The last word con-
corning the patients condition received
here came in a letter from Mrs. Ben
jamin Packer Thursday. and while not
particularly encouraging, was not
alarming. An anemic condition pre-
vented any immediate use of the sur
geon's knife and the patient was I'M
dergoing treatment in order to get her
system in shape to withstand the
shock
Parents Early Settlers.
Mrs. Kinks parents, DR.. and Mrs.
George Whealen, were among the earl
lest settlers Of this county, DR.. Wheal-
en- being the second physician to en-
gage in the practice Of medicine in
Marshall county. He settled at Mariet-
ia in the fall Of 1853, and built his own
cabin and his own household furniture.
His wife was Mary Holmes, a daugh-
ter Of Lot Holmes, and when the cou-
pie came to Marietta from Colurnbiana,
o., their daughter Sallie was babe
only little over year old.
Sallie Whealen was born in Column
biana, O., April IL, 1852, and would
have celebrated her Seth anniversary
next Sunday-the day her funeral is
to be held. She was reared in this
county. and when young woman went
to Dakota, where, at Letcher, now In
South Dakota, she became the wife of
Joseph r. Kirk, a Marshall county boy,
twenty-five years ago next May. Mr..
and Mrs. Kirk have spent much Of
their married life in this city, but a
few years ago moved to Clemens where
Mr.. Kirk engaged in business. Mrs.
Kirk came to this city seven weeks
ago, when she began to rapidly fail
in health, to be with her mother, Mrs.
Mary whealen, S04 North First street.
She was there until she was taken to
Rochester by her sister, Mrs. Packer,
11c
Mrs. Kirk was a type Of the noble
Christian woman, and was a most de-
voted wife and mother. She was proud
Of her four manly sons, and the boys
loved their mother. as they loved no
one else. Mrs. Kirk was member
of the Friends church, and for many
years was actively interested in tenn
perance work, having been secretary Of
the local w. c. T. U. for long time.
Body Brought Here.
Mrs. Kinks body was brought to
this city, reaching here at 1925 this
over the Great Western. Mr..
Kirk, who was at New Hampton on
business when a telegram announcing
a change for the worse in his wife's
condition reached him, got to Roches-
ter before Mrs. Kirk died, and accom-
panied his son Carroll and Mrs. Pack
er to the city. The body was taken
to the Packer home, 407 North First
street.
Mrs. Kirk is survived In her i'm
mediate family by her husband and
four sons-Clive Kirk, division store
keeper for the Rock Island at Shaw
nee, Okla; Carroll Kirk, a Junior in
the state university; George Kirk. of
Clemens. and Archie Kirk, high
school student in this city. Aside from
her mother and her sister, Mrs. Ben
jamin Packer, Mrs. Kirk is also sur
vived by three sisters and one brother
Mrs. T. Frank Ball, of Des Moines;
Mrs. Fred Phillips, Of Northfort,
Miss Mabel Whealen, Of this
city; and w. III. Whealen, of West
Seneca, N. Y. DR.. Whealen, Mrs. !
Kinks father, died in Marietta town
ship eleven years ago the coming May.
Mrs. Kinks funeral will be held from
the Packer home Sunday afternoon at