Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-29
FRANK n. UNANGST
DIES IN BLOOMFIELD
Bloomfield Councilman and
Star Correspondent Had
Been III a Year.

Funeral services for Councilman
Frank Newlin Unangst, of Bloom
Jield, for twenty years a correspondent
OF the Daily Advertiser and the Star
s>ft1o died yesterday afternoon, viii
be held at his late home, TIA Wash
ingt on street, that town, on Tuesday
after noon. Rev. DR.. George Louis
Curtis, pastor of the First Presbyte-
rian Church of Bloomfield, will Off
ciate. assisted by Rev. William T.
Linton. rector OF the Church of the
Ascension, that town. Bloomfield
Lodge of Elks, of which the deceased
was a me mber, will conduct services
also. Intes sment will be In the family
plot in BID \omfield Cemetery.
.Councilms IN Unangst's death was
caused by liver trouble. He caught
cold on elac tion day in 1912 and this
IA believed to have led to his death.
He stuck to his newspaper work even
while confined to bed. Up to few
days ago, with telephone at his
bedside, he gat. hered the news of his
district, which included Bloomfield
and Glen Ridge, and forwarded 1t to
the Star with un falling regularity.
At times Mr.. pnangst's strength
would give out and his weakness
would make him completely helpless.
1t was during those periods that MS
faithful wife gathe.yed the news for
MIN and. at his dictation, telephoned
II to The Star Office Mrs. Unangst
would even assist her husband by
making trips for news. and at times
when he was unable to aid her she
would write the article herself and
forward 1T to the office.
sMr. Unangst was born in Bloomf1eld
on NAV 90, 1854. He was a life long
resident of that town and had spent
nearly his entire life in the Third
Ward. Although the ward was
strongly Republican, Mr.. Unangst, a
Democrat. served in the Town Council
for eleven years. For two years he
served as a member of the Board Of
Assessors.
For fourteen years he was mem
Der of the old Essex Hook and Lad
der No. /, OF the volunteer fire de-
partment of the town. For three
years he served as foreman of that
company. He was an exempt fire.
men. In view of that fact Mr..
Unangst for several years acted as
chairman of the fire committee of the
Town Council.
Twenty years ago he became con-
nected with The Star, then the New
ark Daily Advertiser, as the Bloom
field correspondent. Since that time
he has served the paper he repre-
scented in a creditable and conscienti-
Gus manner.
His father. Christopher T. Unangst,
was the first Democrat ever elected
to the Bloomfield Town Council.
Thirty years after the fathers elec-
ton Mr, Unangst was elected a men,
Der of the town governing body, no
Democrat having been elected in the
ward, which he represented, during
the intervening thirty years. In the
last election Mr.. Unangst beat his
Republican opponent by four votes.
Mr.. Unangst was well known and
liked in Bloomfield. He was a great
friend of the children, and could call
almost every child in his ward by
name. His large acquaintance made
him a valuable newspaper man.
Mr. Unangst is survived by his wife
and one daughter. Miss Dorothy
Unangst a brother, John Milton
Unangst, of Glen Ridge. and sister,
Mrs. Anna Baxter. of Bloomfield.