The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-22
Governor FuIfiIIs Pledge to
State Treasurer, Taken by
Death After Operation
Services viii Be Held
Sunday.
RECOVERY EXPECTED
LATE AS THURSDAY
Elected Term of Official Ex-
pires Feb. 1o,1927-Be-
gan Career in Porter
County and as Deputy in
Office He Later Headed.

Fulfilling a pledge made to
Bernhardt H. Urbahns,, State
treasurer of Indiana, who died
Thursday night at the Meth
odist Hospital following an
operation for kidney trouble,
Governor jackson has an
>nounced the appointment of
Mrs. Grace Urbahns, his widow,
to complete her husbands un-
expired term.
Governor Jackson presented
commission to Mrs. Urbahns this
morning.
The statehouse flag was at half
mast.
When all other treatment had
failed to relieve the trouble with
which MIR. Urbahns had been suffer
ing for months, he agreed to remov-
al Of the kidney as a last resort.
lie was taken to the hospital Mon
day, the operation was performed
Tuesday, and as late as Thursday
afternoon his recovery was expected.
Toward evening, however, his condi-
ton grew suddenly worse and his
family was called. He died at $50.
1t was not until his death and the
subsequent appointment OF Mrs. Ur-
iahns as his successor that friends
realized he had been fearful OF the
outcome OF the operation. His last
conference at the Statehouse was
cne with Governor Jackson, in
which he expressed the desire that
Mrs. Urbahns be appointed should
the operation fail. His elected term
of office expires Feb. 10, 1927.
Funeral Sunday
Funeral services Will be held at
the home, 404 f. Forty-Third ST..
Sunday afternoon. The Rev. ). Am
brose Dunkel, Tabernacle Presby.
terian Church pastor, will officiate.
Mrs. Urbahns will be the first
woman ever to be State treasurer.
She will be formally inducted into
Office as soon after the funeral as
she chooses. She is a member of the
Seventh District Women's Repub.
lican Club and has taken an active
interest in her husbands political
career. Before their marriage she
taught school.
Mr.. Urbahns was born in Valpa-
raiso, April %, 1880, the son Of
John and Dorothea Urbahns. He at
tended the Valparaiso schools nnd
later was student at Valparaiso Uni
versity. Aug. 81, 1911, he married
Miss Grace Banta. They had two
children, son Bruce and a daugh-
ter Dorothea. Mr.. UrbahnsN was
member OF the Lutheran Church OF
Valparaiso and Mrs. Urbahhs be-
longs to the Tabernacle Presbyterian
Church of Indianapolis. The Rev.
]. Ambrose Dunkel, pastor of the
latter church will officiate at the
funeral.
Named Deputy Treasurer
Mr.. Urbahn's political career be.
gan with appointment as deputy
treasurer of Porter County in 1908.
In 1910 and 1912, he was elected
county treasurer and on expiration
of the second term he became as
sociated with the First National
Bank OF Gary. In 1917 he was ap-
pointed deputy State treasurer, serv.
ing in that capacity until 1924. He
was elected State treasurer in the
fall of 1924, taking office Feb. 10,
1925. He had announced his in
tention Of making sthe race for re-
election.
He was member of the Columbia
Club and was a Mason. Although
his Christian name was Bernhardt,
he generally was known as Ben.
Besides the widow and children.
Mr.. Urbahns leaves his mother,
three brothers, Herman, Allen and
Fred Urbahns, and one sister, Miss
Flora JJrbahns. all Of Valparaiso.