East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-27
HENRY EOPITTEE IS
CALLED By DEATH
Prominent Local Business Man Suf.
feTS Stroke Last Evening and
Passes Away Early This Morning.

Stricken with apoplexy yesterday
evening, Henry Kopittke, president OF
the Pendleton Ice & Cold Storage Co.
and for more than a quarter of a
century a resident and bBsiness man
Of this city. died at $3.50 this morning
without regaining consciousness He
had been In his usual good health and
spirits yesterday had eaten a hearty
supper and stepped out upon the
porch OF his home, 5l3 West Webb
street, when without warning the
stroke came.
The news Of his sudden death was
shock to the community this morn
Ing for his friends In the city were
numerous and among them he was
regarded with the highest esteem.
Deceased was almost so years old,
having been born in Germany on oc-
tober IA, 1855. He came to America
when about 20 years old, settling first
In Wisconsin where he worked In a
sawmill. He afterwards secured a
| position as gardner and in all spent
three years in Wisconsin before max
ing his way to California to work on
cattle ranch about thirty miles
south OF San Francisco.
Four or five years were spent in
that way and on expiration OF that
| period he removed TO Chicago where
for year he was employed in a
brlckyard. He then returned to the
Pacific coast. taking up his home at
Dayton, Wash, where he was again
employed In a brickyard. After a
brief period he went to. Walla Walla
and soon afterward TO Grangeyille,
where he acted as steward of a cook
house run in connection with the con-
struction OF the 0. r. & N. lines.
He was filling this position when
the road was built into Pendleton in
1882. He was the owner Of two
teams by this time and utilized them
in the construction work. After the
road was completed he used his
teams in hauling wheat and other
work in and near this city through
the following winter, Subsequently
he engaged in freighting from Una
tilla to Pendleton for more than a
year and in fact devoted all OF his
time TO freighting for a period of two
years.
With the capital he had thus ac-
CURED he opened a feed store in PEN
dleton, conducting a feed yard and
chop mill and eventually extending
the scope of his business to include
fuel and ice. He acquired land at
Meacham and cut off the timber for
wood. He also opened a general store
at Meacham which is still there. For
a number of years c. f. Colesworthy
was associated with him in his busi-
ness enterprise but in the late nine
ties they dissolved partnership. From
then until 1907 he ran his business
alone but In the latter year sold a
had been in his employ at Meacham
since 1909. Soon after the new part
nership was formed they acquired
the ice and cold storage plant here
and have since conducted II along
with their wood and coal business.
They had only recently completed ex-
tensive Improvements to their plant.
In 1885. Mr.. Kopittke was married
to Miss Susanna Stubenbort of this
city and unto them six children were
horn nplv ftuo of xuhop, etrviva Ed
ma, the wife of Louis sutton of this
city and Letta, who is at home. Mr.
Kopittkes wife also survives him. He
was a member of the local lodges
Knights of Pythias, Red Men, Mod
ern Woodmen and Fraternal Order
of Eagles and was also a member of
the Lutheran church. Beginning life
as a poor boy. confronted with many
obstacles, he had risen by reason of
his industry, thrift and honesty until
he occupied a creditable position in
the business world of his adopted city
at the time OF his death.
The funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at
Folsom's undertaking parlors. While
Mr. Kopittke was member
of several fraternal orders 1t was the
request of the family that the Knights
of Pythias take charge of the serv-
Ices. Members of the other lodges.
however. are asked to attend the fu |
neral. The burial will be in olney
cemetery.