Obituary Record

John Guttlip Hovendick
Died on 2/13/1937
Buried in Kennard Cemetery

#1-Published in the Pilot Tribune February 18, 1937

John Hovendick Aged 87, Buried-Nebraskan Since 1869, He Had Resided in County Many Years

John G. Hovendick, 87, resident of Washington County since 1869, died Saturday morning at the home of his son, Herman, at Herman. Mr. Hovendick had been blind for 12 years.

John Guttlip Henry Hovendick was born in Westphalia, Germany, September 28, 1849, and came to the United States from Bremen when six years old, landing at New Orleans. Later the family moved to St. Louis and then to Quincy, Illinois, where he grew to manhood. He was married there to Miss Hannah Holtman July, 16, 1869, and they came to Nebraska, settling south of Blair. Later they moved to a farm north of Kennard. Mrs. Hovendick died in 1889 and two sons, Henry and John also preceded him in death. Mr. Hovendick is survived by two sons, Herman and Charles of Herman, with who he resided in recent years, and four daughters, Mrs. Mary Lockman of Arlington, Mrs. Anna Overman, Mrs. Lizzie Hansen and Mrs. Minnie Schiller, all of Omaha. There are 13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Mr. Hovendick was baptized as a member of the Lutheran Church while a child in Germany, but joined the Christian Church while a resident of the Kennard vicinity.

Funeral services were held at the Baptist Church in Herman Monday noon, the Rev. Thomas J. Reese of Blair officiating, assisted by the Rev. John Paton of Tekamah. Burial was at Kennard.

#2- The date and place of publication of this newspaper article was not recorded.

John G. Hovendick Dies at Son’s Home

John G. Hovendick, 87, died Saturday morning at the home of his son, Herman, at Herman, Neb.

Hovendick came to this country from Germany, when 6.

The Hovendicks came to Omaha in 1869, leaving shortly thereafter to farm in Washington County. Later they settled at Kennard.

Six of eight children survive. They are: Mrs. Charles E. Overman, Mrs. T. H. Hansen, Mrs. Joseph Schiller of Omaha; Charles and Herman of Herman, and Mrs. Sylvester Lockman of Arlington.

Services will be held Monday noon at Herman, with burial at Kennard.

#3-18 Feb., 1937 - The Enterprise

EARLY SETTLER ANSWERS CALL

John Guttlip Herman Hovendick, aged 87, was born at Westphalia, Germany September 28, 1849, and died Saturday, February 13, 1937 at the home of his son, Herman, at Herman, Nebraska.

He came to the United States from Germany when 6 years of age with a sister. They lived at New Orleans. Later they went to St. Louis. From there to Quincy, Illinois where he grew to manhood.

He was married July 15, 1869 to Miss Hanna Holtman. They came to Nebraska, and settled near Blair. Later they moved to a farm north of Kennard. His wife died in 1889. Mr. Hovendick was baptized in the Lutheran church in Germany. After moving to Kennard he joined the Christian church. He has been blind for twelve years.

Surviving are six children, Mrs. Charles E. Overman, Mrs. T. H. Hansen, Mrs. Joseph Schiler of Omaha; Charles and Herman of Herman and Mrs. Sylvester Lockman of Arlington. Two sons, John and Herman have preceded him in death.

Thirteen grandchildren and nine great grandchildren also survive.

Funeral services were held Monday at 12 o’clock at the Baptist church, Rev. T. J. Reese of the Blair Baptist church officiated, and he was assisted by Rev. John I. Paton of Tekamah. Burial was made at Kennard, Nebraska.

~John has two children that preceded him in death and their headstone has the last name spelled: Hufendick

Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.

Printed in the Washington County Pilot-Tribune on 2/18/1937


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