The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-02-17

hNhNtJ Weto Vi SSoAi6Sh3 anu HIS lcCIluEc
were so strong that he could not re,
sist and he enlisted again in the 33rd
and served until the close OF the war
After the war ended he returned to
Oskaloosa, Iowa, and remained there
luntilslS72, when he came to Seneca,
Kansas, with his father. On April 10,
1878, he was united IN marriage to
, Miss Eliza Gordon. OF this union only
enc child was born, Henrietta. Mr..
| Young helped to open AMI farmed the
old home place, one and half
miles southwest of Seneca, for two
years. After the death Of his father he
moved to st. Joseph, Mo, and was in
the grocery business for three or four
years, after which he took position
with the c., B. & @. as superintendent
of fence builders and followed that
line for several years. His wife died
at Hamilton. Canada, and was buried
at that place. After her death he re.
married and his second wife passed
away several years ago. Seven years
ago he was placed by the c.. B. & Q,
R. r. on the steel bridge force under
the charge OF r. A. Baker, and has
been with the same men all the time.
Mr.. Eskew and all the men speak Of
him in the highest terms, and he was
very much loved by them With them
he was known as Daddy" and in his
last sickness they gave him all the
care and attention that could be oh.
tanned After his death they offered
all the consolation they could to the
bereaved relatives and sent beauti-
full floral piece inscribed Daddy"
ION Friday night. January 90, w.
z. Young received word that his
brother was dying and took the first
train for Durham, Iowa. but did not
reach his bedside until Saturday at 4
o'clock p. m. and found him uncon-
scious. He died at $40 in the evening
of Sunday. January 80, 1915. His
daughter. Henrietta arrived next day.
and. with w. e. Yolng. accompanied
the BODY as far as st. Joseph. Missouri
where she met her husband, Mr.. Grant
Peabody, and they proceeded to Sen
eca On arrival OF train from the west
on which Miss Cora Young of Lin.
coin. Nebraska, arrived, the body was
conveyed to Seneca cemetery where
it was laid to rest by the side of his
father, on February /. Funeral servic-
es were conducted at the cemetery by
Rev. c. A. Richard. The following are
left to mourn their, loss: Daughter,
Mrs Henrietta Peabody of Kansas
City, Mo-. sister. Miss Cora Young OF
Lincoln, Nebr.. brothers. w. E. and 0.
G Young of Seneca, Kansas. w. T.
Young Sheridan. Wyoming, and Hen.
ry B, Young in the east.
WERNER.-The funeral of Anton
Werner was neld at the family home
in Eddyville at 1870 O'Clock on last
Thursday afternoon. Rev. j. A.
Duerr, pastor of the German Luther
an church at Oskaloosa, officiated in
both English and German. The NJ. E.
male quartet furnished beautiful mu-
sic. The remains were laid to rest
in the family lot in Highland GENE.
terry in Eddyville.
Anton werner was born in Bon
dOrf, Wurttemberg, Germany, on June
8, 1899. He was married on Novem-
Der 2, 1865, to Louise F. Mueller, and
to them were born twelve children,
of whom seven have preceded him in
death.
About 1890 he came to the United
States to investigate the possibilities
of establishing a home here for his
family. He returned to the Father:
land and brought his family over
about a year later arriving at Oska
loosa on May 10, 1891. Some time
later they purchased and located on
a farm about four miles southwest of
Eddyville in Pleasant township, Mon
roe county, remaining there till about
eight years ago, since which time
they have occupied their present
handsome home on South Second
street in Eddyville..
Three of the children passed away
in the old country, two died at Oska-
loosa and two died while the family
lived on the farm south of Eddyville.
Jake dying March 25, 1897, and
Charles passing away December %,
1898 The five children who sur
vive are:
Louise, wife of Joe Derks, of Pleas.
ant township.
Marie. wife of j. c. Fisher of Oska!
loOsa.
Christina, wife of J. L. Knott, of
Ledar. ....
Catherine, wife of Clarence Picker
ell, OF West Des Moines township.
Miss Bertha, who is still at home.
Besides the widow and five daugh-
ters, he is survived by eleven grand
children. one great-grandchild and
two sisters, Miss Christina Werner,
who has been making her home with
her brother, and Miss Regina Nor
lock OF Brown Springs, Missouri.
Mr.. Werner grew up in the German
Lutheran church and he had been at
tenGing the, church of that faith in
Oskaloosa from time to time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Werner had the uu- |
Usual pleasure of celebrating their
iftieth wedding anniversary or
Golden Wedding" on November 2, !
asst, at which time all the children |
were present except one.
Mr.. Werner had been afflicted with
asthma for a number OF years. He
lad not been feeling as we'll as COM |
mon for week or two, and last week
set in. He took worse |
he Saturday before his death, and
n spite OF all that could be done, he |
grew gradually worse till the end
;ame, his death being quite a sur
Prise to many of our citizens. At
he time OF his demise on Wednesday |
February 9th. 1916, he was seventy. |
Tx years, eight months and three