Jacob Tenhoff Dies at His Home Here
Was Highly Respected in Community where he has long resided. Died Monday, April 29th, 1918 at 10 o'clock P.M.
The sudden death of Mr. Jacob Tenhoff in this city on Monday evening, April 29th, a few minutes before ten 'clock, removed another of our old and highly esteemed residents.
He was eight-five years of age at the time of his death. Mr. Tenhoff has been a resident of Wells for the past eighteen years and has always enjoyed remarkably good health, considering his age, in fact it was almost impossible to realize he was eighty-five years old. On Monday, the day on which he passed away, he worked in the garden the greater part of the day finishing all the planting which was to be done. Late in the afternoon he walked downtown and during the evening he was talking to one of his tenants who had called on business matters, and shortly after he started to go into one of the rooms. His daughter immediately asked if she could do anything for him, and he asked for a drink. However, before she left him, she noticed he appeared to be very ill and helped him to lie down and at once summoned a physician. He died only a few minutes after the arrival of the physician who pronounced it a shock of paralysis.
Jacob Tenhoff was born May 24, 1833 in Germany. When about nineteen years of age he came to America locating in Pierton, Illinois. In 1858 he was married to Miss. Anna Kuehl in Illinois and to this union were born fourteen (??)children, eleven of whom are living. They are Henry of St. James, James of Fox Lake, Will and John of Sherburn, Mrs. Anna Froelich of Fox Lake, Emma Buttschau of Fairmont, Bertha Koerner of LeMars, Iowa, Mary Buckmeier of Monee, Illinois, Louis and George Gimberlin of Fairmont (these were stepsons), and Mrs. Carrie Powers of Fairmont.
After the death of his first wife, he married again on June 19, 1889, in Fairmont to Mrs. Sophie Gimberline, and to this union were born three children, two daughters and one son, Mrs. Frank Burdick of Fairmont, Ernest and Rose of Wells.
About thirty years ago he came to Minnesota locating on a farm near Sherburn where by hard work and industry he accumulated a fine property. After a number of years he decided to retire from farming and moved to Fairmont where he remained until February, 1900, when he came to Wells where he has since made his home. His wife passed away August 31, 1913, and since that time his daughter Rose has remained at home caring for him. She was considerate of his every wish; always ready to do all in her power to make his home very pleasant for him.
Mr. Tenhoff was a kind father, a true and loyal friend, and he faithfully discharged every trust and obligation. He was thorough and efficient in everything he undertook and was big hearted and charitable in the extreme and adhered rigidly to the principles he believed to be right. his passing will be deeply regretted by a large concourse of his relatives and friends.
Those surviving him beside his children are four step children, Mr(s?). Henry Japp of Wells, Mrs. Elizabeth Palmer of Benson, Louis Gimberline and Springfield, Minn., and George Gimberline of Benson.
Funeral services were held from the home on Thursday afternoon, May 2nd, at one-thirty o'clock and from the church at two o'clock. Rev. Hugh Armstrong officiating during the absence of Rev. Gilmath. Interment was made at Rosehill Cemetery. The pallbearers were Messrs. E.O. Oren, William Rosenow, H.W. Buscho, S.A. Anderson, John Adamson, and C.A. Wilmert.