The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-06-04
PIONEERS PASS AWAY
Lewis Cruzen and Amos L. Shangle
60 to Their Reward.

Lewis Cruzen, pioneer resident OF
Mahaska county, prominent business
man and citizen of Oskaloosa passed
to his reward at $40 o'clock p. m
Tuesday, June 2, 1914, at his home
No. 2O4 north C street, after severe
illness of several weeks duration. Inc
immediate. cause of death was an at,
tack of pneumonia which came about
five weeks ago. The trouble cleared
after the first attack but the patient
did not have the strength and vitality
tn rally and went into decline that
terminated in death. He was con-
scious and his mind was clear ana
bright up within a short time before
dissolution. The primary cause OF
the illness was Bright's disease with
which the patient had been suner,
er for several years and which caused
him to retire from active business.
Funeral at 2 o'clock p. m. Friday,
June s.. 1914 from the Central Metho'
dist church. Interment in Forest
Cemetery. Friends of the family may
call at the residence Thursday after
noon or Friday morning. The casket
will not b opned at the church.
Lewis Cruzen was the second son
of Harvey and Asenath Walthall Cru
zen and one of a family of six sons
and a daughter, of whom his death
leaves but two survivors, the brother
Ben o. of Oskaloosa and sister,
Mrs. Elizabeth Trout of Madison
township. OF the immediate family
the deceased is survived by the wild
90
Charles II. of Carnduff, Canada and
B. o. of Egypt, Mississippi, and
daughter. Mrs. Meta l.. Johnson OF
Oskaloosa. Mr.. Cruzen was born IN
Green county, Ohio, August 25, 1888
and was Is years, months and IL
days old at date of death. He came
to Mahaska county in the pioneer
days of the country in 1S49 with
father, mother, four brothers and
sister and they settled on farm in
Madison township, four miles north
west of Oskaloosa. He was married
August 9th, 1859, to Harriet A. Hol-
lister in Oskaloosa. The family liv-
ed in the country until about 1886,
when they took up residence in Os-
kaloosa and have been continuous
residents since. The present COM
Portable modern home, at No 2O4
North c street was erected by Mr..
Cruzen in 1894. Imediately upon
coming to town. Mr.. CruZen became
active in the business life of the COM
munity.- He operated a grocery store
for about a twelfth month In the
present location of the WoOlworth
store. He moved to the location OF
the Hayes & Kalbach store and from
there went to the place that came to
be widely known as Cruzen's grocery,
No. Ill High avenue west now oc-
cupied by the d. & w. Tea store. 1t
was the former "Rinker" grocery
stand and was known far and near.
Mr.. Cruzen's personality won friends
everywhere and he was one of the
best known In the community. Six
years ago in June of 1898, he was
forced to retire from active business
on account of failing health. About
January first OF the current year, dur.
ing the holiday season the decline
became more apparent and the man
began going down rapidly. Follow
ing his retirement from business Mr..
Cruzen was constantly at his home.
He was essentially home man and
his home was everything and all in
all TO him. Deceased was a member
of the Methodist Episcopal church
becoming connected while resident
of Madison township and he has
since transferred membership to the
Central Methodist Episcopal church
OF Oskaloosa. While never seeking
political preferment Mr.. Cruzen was
more or less prominent politically
and life long republican. He was
kind and a generous man, active
and aggressive In business way and
posstssed A great capacity for doing
things. He was successful in bis