Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-12-08
OBITUARY.
ECKSTEIN.

Frederick Albert Eckstein, son of
Herman and Frederick Eckstein, was
born on April "a, 1864, in Chester Town.
ship in a log house situated on the pres
ent old home place. His parents were
of the early settlers in this region,
having come here and settled on this
farm in 1856.
Here he lived and grew up to man.
hood, and on December 9, 1908, he was
united in marriage to Miss Annie RE
del, of Cleveland, Ohio. who is left to
mourn the sad loss of a kind and loving
husband.
Having had no children of their own,
but being of very sympathetic, loving
and generous nature he has .given
good home, education and training to
three orphan children whom he and his
good wife have loved and cared for as
their very own, and who now, with the
stricken wife, are left to mourn the sad
departure of him who was to them as
kind and as loving as father could be.
He also leaves to mourn his depart
ure, younger brother, Ernest j. Eek
stein, of Redlands, California, and
o.her relatives, as we'll as host of
friends. An older brother, Herman
Eckstein, preceded him to the other
world only two months ago.
Mr.. Eckstein was member of the
following lodges: the Independent
Order Odd Fellows, the Rebeccas, and
the Modern Woodmen of America.
AS far as is known, he was not united
with any church, but he was in hearty
sympathy with its work and its aim,
and always contributed of his earthly
means to its support, and when time
would permit from his b ssy cares, also
with his presence. He was Christian
gentleman both in spirit and in prac-
tice. He was also deeply interested in
the welfare of the community, both
Intellectually, morally and socially, and
in spite of the other heavy responsible
tiles that devolved upon him in regard
to his own home, and his growing and
expanding business, he found time to
devote to the encouragement, active
participation in, efficient leadership and
success of various Grange meetings and
Farmers Institutes of his own County.
1t might be rightly said of him that
he was generous to fault, never
sparing himself or thinking of his own
ease and comfort when asked to put his
shoulder under some great undertaking
which others much more capable phys
ically than he was would hesitate to
undertake. His untimely death and
departure from US will long be felt and
greatly missed in the entire commun-
ity, but what is our loss is his ever
lasting gain. He was good man,
tender and loving husband, a conscien-
tious and sympathetic guardian, a
thoughtful and generous friend and
neighbor, always interested in the well
fare of others. and long will he be
remembered by those especially who
came to know him best
His last illness was of brief duration
and due mainly, as his physicians
declared, to a nervous break down.
He passed away after only week s
illness, very peacefully and without a
struggle, on Monday evening, Novem-
Der 9th, 1916, at o'clock.
Services were held in the home con-
Quoted by Rev. John C. Olson assisted
by the Rev. Mr.. Gross of the Presby-
terian Church, of LIE Roy, MINI. Inter-
ment in Chester Cemetery. The burial
ritual was conducted by the Orders of
which he was a member