Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-13
LEADING SUNDAY
SCHOOL WORKER
CALLED To REST
Harry E. VanDuzer Dies After
Making Brave Fight During
Last Year for Life.
UNDER KNIFE FOUR TIMES
a. Salesman. Teacher and churehman
He Was Widely Known ard
Generally Beloved.

Harry Ellsworth VanDuzer. teacher.
salesman. Sunday school and church
worker. died az $40 last evening at
his home in the Payne fats. corner OF
sixth avenue and Twentieth street.
he had made brave fight for life
against an organic trouble which had
sSiicted him for nearly a year and
which had necessitated four major
o,e-atsons in that period. After one
n these he almost succumhed. being
Kent alive for hours by artificial res
piration. Yet he fought his way back
10 comparative health and after a few
months resumed his work.
The first operation took place July
L last. being performed. as were all
TIE later ones. at the Mayo Brothers
establishment al Rochester. MINI. Il
zss after the third ordeal. Aug Il. that
his life was despaired of for some
time. After recovering his strength
he again took up the teaching of sales
manship. which engaged his attention
in later years. Jan. -. however. he
found il necessary TO return to Roches-
ter for a fourth operation and since
that time he had gradually failed.
Born in lie Claire.
Mr.. VanDuzer was born Aug. l, 1861.
II LeCIaire. Iowa. the son of Rev.
Jacob and Mary SchomO VanDuzer. He
attended the public schools OF that vii
lage and while still a mere boy began
work as clerk on river boats. When
old enough he took up school teaching
in order 10 secure funds to get high
er education After working for four
or FIVE vears he attended Northwest I
ern normal al Geneseo. from which |
he graduated. Then he took a teach |
er's course al the Northern Indiana (
normal az Valparaiso Returning to 4
this county he became principal of (
the Cordova schools, remaining there
FIVE years.
Jan. IS 1891 Mr.. VsnDuzer came to !
Rock Island TO become connected with /
HART & Bahnsen. wholesale druggists. /
At first he was an Office man and later I,
he became tri-city salesman. He re-
NAMED with this firm 20 years. resign
ing 70 take up insurance work and the
teaching OF salesmanship. His lee
lures OF the science Of selling were in
demand from the start He spoke and
conducted classes in several states.
among them besides Illinois being
Iowa Minnesota. Wisconsin. Nebraska
and Kansas During his last illness
he was asked TO give a series Of lee
lures at Detroit.
Active as Church Worker.
Nr. VanDuzer since coming to Rock
Island had been q member OF Broad
way Presbyterian church and active
il church councils. He served as
elder for i years He was also as
sistant superintendent and chorister
q the Sunday school. and managed and
taught the teachers training class as
long as one vas maintained. For a
number OF years he served as presi-
dent OF the Rock Island Sunday school
association. being brought into close |,
association with church workers from
all parts OF the country.
Fraternaily he was q member Of
Rock Island lodge No Cos. \. r. < 4
u, St. Paul lodge. knights or PyJnias
and camp .. II. ". \. He held the
respect and esteem Of everybody who
knew him and the range OF his a.
quaintsnce went far beyond that OF
he average individual, his work as
salesman. lecturer and Sunday school
worker having brought him into per
solai contact with thousands who viii
Be grieved 10 learn Of his death.
Ar. NanDUzeT was married Jan. IS.
49,. 10 Miss Anna Waters Of Nc
Dregor. Iowa. who survives. with one
daughter. Anna Marie. His father
aisd II 1883 and his mother five years
Exc. brother and sister have also
preceded him 20 the grave. OF his
family only two half broth