AIKEN, David Hanford (1872-1935) Lorain Times Herald
April 27, 1935 (front page & a picture)
BAR PAYS TRIBUTE Once Ran
for Mayor; Occupied One Office for 31 Years
A nervous collapse suffered in his office yesterday
led to the death of David H.Aiken; 62, veteran Lorain lawyer, banker, and
area business leader. Taken to the private sanitorium
of a nerve specialist in Cleveland, he died at 7:30 of acute dilation of
the heart. Atty. Aiken, a familiar figure in Lorain and
Lorain ? Co business and legal circles for 35 years, lived at 1514 Lakeview
Blvd. Physicians said overwork brought on his death. He was president
of the Central Bank and president of the Wood Lumber Co.
Lawyers Express Regret. The strain
of conducting the affairs of these institutions in addition to his own
legal work, is believed to have resulted in the breakdown.
Leaders of the Lorain?co bar today expressed regret
at Aiken's passing.
Out of respect for him, there will be no sesion of
common pleas court Monday afternoon, the time of his funeral. The
Lorain Co bar Association of which he was at one time president, will meet
Monday morning and is expected to make plans to attend the services in
a body.
Once Candidate for Mayor. Aiken's career extended
far back in the history of central Lorain where his office has been located
for many years. He was a lawyer for 35 years, during
31 of which his office was located at 1934 Broadway, above the Dreamland
theatre. He was a candidate for mayor 25 years ago in one of the
most exciting campaigns in the history of the city, running as an Independent
against Al King and Joe King.
When he came, the Central bank was located just
below his office, and across the street from its pres (cont.
page 9)
ent location. It was known as the Penfield Ave
Savings bank. The famous central Lorain Brass works had
long since been gone, and the central part of the city had not begun to
build up. There were only a few stores and beyond the
hospital, there were only a few residences.
Active in Building. Aiken's was
vice president of the bank for 25 years, and became president Jan 1st of
this year. He was president of the Wood Lumber co for 10 years. He
was active in the old Lorain Board of Trade, forrunner of the Chamber of
Commerce, and later merged into the Chamber of Commerce.
He was founder of the Eastern Heights land co. of
Elyria, and a member of the Lorain?co building commission.
Aiken, a native of Lorain co was born on N. Ridge
Rd on Dec 16, 1872. He was graduated from Amherst High school and
later was graduated from Western Reserve Unniversity, where he studued
law.
Immediately following graduation he started the practice
of law in Lorain. He was affilliated with the Lorain Masonic Lodge no.
552 and was a 32nd degree Mason. He was also a member of the Elks
and Knights of Pythias and of the Congregational Church. He was also
part patron of the Lorain Eastern Stars. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Harriet
Aiken; his mother, Mrs. Rose Aiken n. Ridge?rd, and one daughter, Mrs.
Herbert Lewis, 906 9th Street.
Aiken, members of the family said, appeared well yesterday,
went downtown, and started to take care of his bank and office business.
The nervous breakdown came yesterday afternoon. His physicians,
Dr. W. E. Wheatley, and Dr. David Thomas, were called in consultation and
advised his removal to the sanitorium of Dr. Henry Drysdale, nerve specialist
Cleveland. He was removed there at once by the Sidney
B. Royce ambulance. Upon arrival, the nervous attacks got worse,
and at 7:30 he died from acute dilation of the heart.
Funeral services will be held at the residence at
noon Monday and at 2 p.m. at the First Congregational church with Rev.
Herbert F. Loomis officiating. Burial will be in the family lot at
Elmwood cemetery under the direction of Royce.
Maureen
AIKEN, Hannah nee Porter (1824-1907) Lorain Daily
News, Tuesday June 11, 1907
The death of Mrs. W. H. Aiken, one of the oldest and
most respected pioneer citizens of Lorain county, came this morning at
2 o'clock, surrounded by members of her imediate family and her grandchildren.
Mrs. Aiken was eighty three years of age and for some little time had been
suffering with the infirmities of age, to which she succumbed. Her
home was on the North Ridge where she lived with her son?in?law, T.D. Leslie
in the house immediately adjoining Elmwood cemetery. The funeral
services have been arranged for Thursday at 2 oclock and will be under
the charge of Undertaker Baker of Amherst. The burial will be in
Elmwood cemetery.
June 12th, 1907
OLD RESIDENTS AT AIKEN FUNERAL
The funeral service of Mrs Hannah Aiken, which occurred
Thursday, was particularly noticeable for the number of old residents of
the county who attended. Many of the oldest citizens, with
whom the deceased was identified, were present. Mrs. Aiken was one
of the first pioneers to come to this county. She was born at Springfield
Mass.; Nov 27, 1824, making her eighty three years of age and she married
William H. Aiken in Sullivan, Ashland county, September 16, 1844.
One thing of interest is that she went from her home in Massachusetts to
Sullivan in this state, in a wagon hauled by a team of oxen to be married.
Immediately after her marriage, she and her husband moved directly to Lorain
county, to the home where she died. She had two children, namely
Irad O. Aiken, father of Attorney D. H. Aiken, and Harriet Leslie Aiken.
She had two grandchildren, Ulyssa Leslie Aiken and D.H.
Aiken, and one great-grandchild, Mildred, daughter
of D. H. Aiken. Mrs. Hannah Aiken was the oldest daughter of Nathaniel
Porter and she had five brothers and three sisters, namely, James, Samuel,
Edward, Alexander, Julian Porter and Mrs. Clarissa Perkins, Caroline Miller,
Julia McConnell, all of whom are living in Lorain with the exception of
the latter two who live in Ashland county. The friends of Mrs. Aiken
are numbered by the score in Lorain and Amherst and all over the county,
where she was familiarly known as grandma. The funeral was one of
the largest
ever held in the county and was conducted by Rev.
English of the Amherst Methodist Church. The remains were laid away
to rest in Elmwood cemetery, adjoining the old home, which is the property
of Mr. & Mrs Leslie who have been making their home with Mrs. Aiken
and will continue to reside there with William, the husband of the deceased.
Maureen
AIKEN, Irad (1847-1907) Lorain Daily News Sept 3 1907
IRAD AIKEN IS GATHERED TO HIS FATHERS
Aged and Respected Resident Passed Away at 10:00 Last
Night
Irad Aiken, one of the most respected citizens of
Lorain county, died at his home on the ridge at 10:00 last night after
an illness of a year and a half. Mr. Aiken was sixty years old, having
been born April 6, 1847 in Clinton Co Iowa. When about twenty years
of age, he came to Amherst where he was married. Shortly after his
marriage, he settled on the farm in which he has since lived.
Mr.
Aiken had a host of friends through the county. He was a man of splendid
?? with any ?? while not identified with any ?? ?slstently with his own
ideas of good. Besides a wife Mr. Aiken leaves one son Attorney D.H.
Aiken. The funeral will occur Thursday at 2 o'clock from his home.
The remains will be laid away at Elmwood cemetery.
Maureen
AIKEN, Ruby nee Rogers (1872-1910) August 20(?) 1910
Mrs. D. H. Aiken, one of the most widely known women
of Lorain and wife of the well known attorney, died last evening at her
home at 906 Ninth Street after a long illness. Mrs. Aiken had been
in ill health since last April but but had been confined to her home only
since July 4th. She was about the house a good share of the time
and it was but during the past three weeks that she was confined to her
bed.
The deceased was an accomplished musician and for
many years was a prominant figure in local musical and social circles.
She was born at Kirtland OH and was 37years of age.. When a girl,
she began the study of music under the famous musician, teacher, and composer,
Wilson G. Smith. After completeing her studies, she came to this
city and for a number of years was a prominant teacher, singer and musician.
She was married on June 10, 1897 and Mr. & Mrs Aiken have for years
made their home at 906 Ninth Street.
The deceased was an active member of the First Congregational
church, the order of the Eastern Star, and the Ladies of the Macabees.
She took a great interest in the affairs of the church, and until her illness,
participated in many of the affairs conducted by the ladies organizations
of the church.
Mrs Aiken is survived by her husband, a daughter Mildred,
aged eight, her mother Mrs. Leona Rogers and aunt, Rouqua B. Rogers, and
uncle C. L. Rogers of this city, S. W. Rogers of Conneaught and F.W. Rogers,
of Cleveland , both uncles. Funeral services over the
remains of Mrs. Aiken will be held at the family home 906 Ninth Street
at 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. If possible, Rev Mr. Phillips,
former pastor of the First Congragational church will be here and will
assist Rev. A.R. Brown in conducting the services. Interment will
take place in Elmwood cemetery.
Maureen
AIKEN, William Hanford (1821-1907) Tuesday,
November 19, 1907
W. H. Aiken, the grandfather of attorney D. H. Aiken
and Ulyssa Foster died at the home of his daughter, Hattie Leslie, on the
ridge, this morning at 1 o'clock after a lingering illness due to the infirmities
of age. He was 86 years old. Mr Aiken was one of the oldest
residents of Lorain County, having moved here in his boyhood days with
his parents, who came from Brooklyn, suburb of Cleveland. He had
been maried about 50 years having lost his wife last June. He had
an only daughter with whom he lived, and a son who recently died.
He also had a brother in Michigan.
The funeral will take place Thursday at 2 o'clock
from the home, Rev. Harding of Amherst. The body will be laid away
at Elmwood.
Maureen
ANGERSBACH, George P.
Lorain Journal on March 4,
1936 on page 16
George P. Angersbach, 75, for several years city park
foreman, died early this morning at the home, 1413 W Erie Av., following
a brief illness. Born at Brownhelm, he spent most of his life there, moving
his family to Lorain about 35 years ago. During his term of service as
city park foreman, Angersbach developed Lakeview, Riverside, and Central
parks.
Following his park caree, he was a stationary engineer
at the Lorain plant of Richmon Bros. Surviving are the widow, Lottie ;
daughter, Mrs John T. Bradley; grandchildren, Hattie Lelila and Margaret
Mae Bradley; sister Mrs. C. Klaholz, all of Lorain, and a sister, Mrs Lizzie
Ott, of Vermilion. Funeral service will be held at the J. Ford Thompson
funeral parlor at 2:30 p. m. Friday with the Rev. J. W. Heininger officiating.
Burial will be made in Brownhelm cemetery.
Hart Smith
ANGERSBACH, Walter Howard
(©The Morning Journal 2001, September 19, 2001)
SEAFORD, Del. -- Walter Howard Angersbach, 79, of
Seaford, Del., formerly of Brownhelm, died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2001, at Nanticoke
Memorial Hospital, Seaford, Del., following renal failure. He was born
Oct. 21, 1921, in Brownhelm. He graduated from Ohio State University, Columbus.
Angersbach was employed as a teacher in Ohio from 1960 to 1970. He had
also taught school in Fairfax County Virginia School District. He had been
a teacher for 22 years, retiring in 1979.
He was a member Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church,
Seaford. He was also a member of the Methodist Men of the church. He enjoyed
gardening. Survivors include his daughter, Lexie Angersbach-Deats of Seaford;
brothers Rolland Angersbach of Amherst and John Angersbach of Vermilion;
sisters Dorothea Drechsler of Santa Barbara, Calif., Virginia Buchs of
Oberlin and Sarah Rollin of Wellington; and four grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by his wife, Viola Jean Angersbach (nee Greene), in 1995;
parents, Walter Adam and Marie Louise (nee Peck) Angersbach; and sister,
Francis Buchs. Friends may call Wednesday 7 to 9 p.m. at Watson-Yates Funeral
Home, Front and King streets, Seaford, Del. Services will be Thursday at
2 p.m. at Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church, High Street, Seaford, Del.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mt. Olivet United
Methodist Church, High Street, Seaford, Del. 19973.
Hart Smith
ARNDT, Henry Francis
Henry Francis Arndt
Oberlin News, Wednesday, June 23, 1915
"Commissioner Takes Life"
Despondent over continued illness, County
Commissioner H.F. Arndt committed suicide at his home at Amherst last Wednesday
by shooting himself. Mrs. Arndt found the body in the yard of the
home. In a note left by Mr. Arndt, he stated that he could not get well,
and would not be a burden. He spent last year in Florida, but his health
did not improve. He was 55 years old and was serving a second term as
commissioner.
Deb Bromley