Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-12-12
COUNTY NEWS.
LIME SPRINGS.

LIME SPRINGS.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. J. Owen and baby
are spending the week with the form
er's sister, Mrs. Kampen, at Madison,
Wis.
Mrs. C. J. Moar left last Wednesday
for Vo)ga, Iowa. to get acquainted with
the new little Miss at the L. F. Moar
home. IT,. /
The Ladies of the n. E. church will
serve full course dinner in the base
ment Of the church New Years day.
Full particulars next week.
Owen G. Owens Of Cresco was .
business caller here Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen J. Jones return
id Friday from Rochester where Mr..
Jones has been taking treatments.
Charley Tibbals Of Austin spent one
day last week with bis father Ed Tib-
balls.
Mrs. Snow of Minneapolis attended
the funeral of her father. Mr.. Lobuis
last week.
Lloyd Cunningham was q passenger
to Cresco Sunday evening.
Mrs. Dewitt Hughes returned from
Chicago where she spent the past two
weeks with her sister. ta
Mrs. Murphy left last Friday for
Michigan after spending several weeks
with her brother, Dell Horton, and
family. IL ....s'@ r"
Dave Thomas transacted business 1T
Marshal, MIMI, / couple of days last
week. .
D. J. Lohuis and family moved to
Dubuque last week, where Mr.. Lohuis
has secured . job. # !
Mike Dugan returned Tuesday after
spending few days at tho cities.
shr. Lambert came Tuesday to look
after his land interests.
| Obituary
Ralph Lohuis was born in Holland
Dec. s. 1896 and came to this country
when Is years of age. settling in Wis.
consin, where on July %, 1860, he was
united in marriage with Johanna Nagel.
Soon after marriage be came to Min
nesots and later to Lime Springs where
be resided for many years working ut
bis trade of carpenter and building
many of the present buildings, among
which are the Presby terrain church.
the W. e. Brown home and many 9th.
ers.
In 1910 he and his wife celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary and
in 1912 he was bereft Of bis life part
ner. to whom 9 children were born, 3
dyiny in infancy and 2 others. Charles
dying in Sept. 1913. and Mrs. C. A.
Snow Jan. "a. 1919. The four children
who survive him are Dick. who recent
~ moved from Lime Springs to Dubu-
que, Mrs. Ruth Ballsntine of Mime
apolis, Mrs. Mays Tibbals of Lime
Springs and Mrs. Rens Gillette of |
Spring. Valley. !
Since the death of his wife Mr..
Lohuis has made bis home with his |
children and at the ripe age of 81 years
II months and % days, having been in
his usual health and able to get about
almost luntil the moment of his death,
he quietly passed away at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Elmer Tibbals, on
Dec. 2, 1919
Mr.. Lohuis was known as a quiet,
kindlytman, for some years a me mber
of the Presbyterian church, and for
the past 20 years and until the time of
his death he was member of the u
nited Brethren church at Spring Valley.
Funeral services were held in the
Lime Springs NJ. E. church on Thurs
day afternoon. Dec. 4, in charge of
Rev. G. NJ. Shoemaker. who used for
Scripture text, IF a Man Die, Shall
He Live Again." The NJ. E choir
Mrs, J. B. Cray, Mrs. Nj. B Davis,
Lloyd Jones and Roy Vanderbilt, sang
Face to Face With Ny Redeemer."
"Some Day the Silver Cord viii
Break" and ''Does Jesus Care?'
The body was taken on Friday morn
ing to Spring Valley for interment be-
sice the remains of his wife who had
preceded him.
The young may die, and the old must
die, but the soul never dies. ''Dust
thou art, to dust returneth was not
spoken of the soul'' /,
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