Obituary

76 Year Old Pioneer Had Excellent Health Until Recently

  Barney Heithoff, prominent retired farmer, passed away at 10:50 Tuesday morning at the St. Anthony Hospital after an illness of less than two weeks. Monday morning, July 17, a few days after he was taken ill, Mr. Heithoff underwent an operation for an intestinal obstruction. Sunday July 23, he submitted to a second operation.
  Mr. Heithoff, who was seventy-six years old, had never been ill until this time.
  The body will be taken Wednesday noon from the Kircher-Dietrich Funeral Home to the family residence, where it will rest until the time of the services.
  Rites will be held at 9 o'clock Friday morning at SS. Peter and Paul's Church and burial will be in the parish cemetery.
  Mr. Heithoff, one of the early day residents of Carroll County, was born Apr. 5, 1863, at Guttenberg, Iowa, a son of Barney and Catherine Heithoff. He was the second oldest in a family of five boys.
To Carroll County
  In the fall of 1870, when he was only seven years old, he came to Carroll County with his parents, who located on a farm seven miles southwest of Carroll.
  Mr. Hclthoff was married May 20, 1890, to Miss Anna Kettman of Templeton at Sacred Heart Church, Templeton. Mr. and Mrs. Heithoff made their home on their farm two miles south of Rosellc, where all of their children were born. Retiring from the farm in the spring of 1929, they moved into their new home which they built at 121 South Maple Street. This is their present home.
  Surviving Mr. Heithoff are his wife and ten children: Mrs. Frank Roth (Katie), Elgin, Neb.; Henry Heithoff, Elgin, Neb.; Mrs. Henry Behrens (Mamie), Roselle; Mrs. Joe Kitt (Rosa), Dedham; Ben Heithoff, Elgin, Neb.; Albert Heithoff, Elgin, Neb.; Rudolph Heithoff, Elgin. Neb.; Peter Heithoff, Petersburg, Neb.; Leo Heithoff, Roselle, and Norbert Heithoff, at home.
  One son, Frank, died in 1918 at the age of seventeen.
39 Grandchildren
  Besides the survivors above named Mr. Heithoff leaves 39 grandchildren and three brothers: John Heithoff, Templeton; Joe Heithoff, Cedar Rapids, Neb., and August Heithoff, Carroll. Another brother, Henry Heithoff, died in 1918.
  Mr. Heithoff, who was a member of SS. Peter and Paul's Church, died well fortified with the last rites of his church. He belonged to the Holy Name Society of the parish.
  All of Mr. Heithoff's children will be here for the funeral services. They were also here to visit him during his Illness.
(Carroll Daily Herald, Iowa, Tuesday, July 25, 1939, p. 1)

Throngs Attend Last Rites for Barney Heithoff

Six Sons Carry Him to Last Resting Place

  SS. Peter and Paul's Church was filled with relatives and friends at the funeral services tor Barney Heithoff, which were held at 9 o'clock Friday morning. The requiem mass was offered by the Rev. L. Schenkelberg.
  Burial was in the family lot in the parish cemetery with six sons serving as pallbearers. The sons were Henry, Ben, Peter, Rudolph, Norbert and Leo Heithoff.
  All of Mr. Heithoff's ten children were here for the funeral. Other relatives at the rites included Joe Heithoff of Cedar Rapids, Neb.; John Helthoff, Templeton ; Mr. and Mrs. William Heithoff, Dike, Ia.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Braukman and son, Alvin, Varina; Mr. and Mrs. John Delterman and Mr. and Mrs. Pete Delterman, LeMars; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Niehaus and son, Clayton, Remsen, and Mr. and Mrs. Pete Kuhl, Seward, Neb.
  Many friends from the surrounding community were also present.
(Carroll Daily Herald, Iowa, Friday, July 28, 1939, p. 1)