The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-06
LIVED ON FARM
NEAR BONAPARTE
Frederick Radestock Was Wen
Known Farmer and Died
While Visiting
Daughter.


RONAPARTE, June 6.-Frederick
| Radestock. son of Carl and Hannah
Radestock, was born in Karstork,
Prussia, Germany. February IA, 1872.
He came to the United States of Am
erica in 1861, landing in New YORK
on June 4th. Of that year. He grew
to manhood and was educated in his
native land.
He was united in marriage with
Elizabeth Humphrey in Bonaparte.
Iowa. December 25, 1868. They set
tied on a farm near Bonaparte and he
made stock raising and farming his
life work, in which he was very sue
cessfuI. His wife preceded him In
death April q, 1911.
He leaves to mourn their loss,
three children, one son and two
daughters: Mrs. Minnie Hill. who
made her home with him since her
mothers death; William, of near
Bonaparte; and Mrs. June FITZGERALD
of walnut Ridge, Arkansas. There
are also twelve grandchildren. All
were present except four grandchil-
dren. three of whom are at their
home. in Walnut Ridge, and Harry
Fitzgerald, who is at Haywood stree.
barracks, Brooklyn, n. T., aviation
service.
He was an affectionate husband
and father, a kind and obhging neigh
Dor. a man whose counsel was oblfg-
ing to his neighbors whom 1t was a
pleasure to him to help. He will be
missed by large number Of friends
and neighbors.
He departed this life at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Elvin Fitzgerald,
in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, May %,
1918, aged seventysix years, three
months and nine days. The immed-
late cause of his death was paraly-
sis. He was in Arkansas on visit
and had been absent from home only
a week.
The funeral took place from the
late home near Bonaparte on Mon
day afternoon, May 81, Rev. q. wal
ter Barber conducting the services,
and burial in Bonaparte cemetery.
The relatives from a distance who
attended the funeral services were:
Nr. and Mrs Elyin Fitzgerald and
son. Roy. OF Walnut Ridge, Arkansas;
Mrs. Hannah Elliott of Sully, Iowa;
and Mrs. John Jenner of Hannibal,
Mo.
A home demonstration agent is to
be placed in every county in Iowa to
work with the food administration.
The agent for this county is Miss
Patton, graduate of Tarkio, Mis-
souri,, college, and of the Kansas col
Iege of agriculture. She came to
Keogauaua last week. Calls will reach
her at the Office of the farm bureau.
One of her principal duties Just now
will be to demonstrate how wheat
may be saved by the use OF potatoes
Mrs. Josie 70. Mccoy and son,
Archie. and daughter, Ruth, have
packed their household goods and ex-
pect to go to their former home at
Ketcburn, Idaho. this week. The
reason they give for returning to
idaho Is that the weather here gets
too warm and oppressive in the sum-
mer time. During their stay in Bon
aparte. they have made many friends
whose best wishes follow them. A
farewell party for Ruth and Archie
was given by the girl and boy scouts
Monday evening at the j. j.. Johnson
home
Mics Agnes Moore came last week
from Minneapolis to join her father
and brother who have spent the win
ter and spring on their farm south
west of Bonaparte. Mrs. Moore will
toin them soon and they will make
their future home here