Individual Details

Death

[Monticello (Iowa) Express, Sept 27, 1917]
Benjamin Harms Dies.
The death of Benjamin Harms occurred, at his residence in this city, yesterday morning, after a severe illness, which extended over a period of six months. His health began to fail early last spring, and later he went to Rochester, Minnesota, to consult with surgeons with respect to a possible surgical operation to cure his malady, which was malignant, evidently a cancer. The surgeons told him to return home, and advised that an operation would give him no relief. However, Mr. Harms sought further consultation with a surgeon at Moline, Illinois, and submitted to an operation, in that city, seven weeks ago, which gave him relief from his sufferings to a certain degree. But his sufferings were not allayed for long, and he was compelled to bow to the will of Him who rules our destinies on this earth.
Benjamin Harms was born near Fon du Lac, Wisconsin, December 18, 1864, and was therefore 52 years, 9 months and 8 days of age, at the time of his death. He removed with his parents to Jones county, in 1866, and the family settled on a farm in Castle Grove township, wher Mr. Harms made his home until seven years ago, when he removed to Monticello. He was married to Lillian Preston, September 12, 1906, and to this union was born one son, Kenneth. In addition to his widow and son, Mr. Harms is survived by two sisters and two brothers, Mrs. Renk Eilers and Mrs. Margaret Kromminga, of Monticello; Edward Harms, of Manchester, and Eugene Harms, of Princeton, Kansas.
The funeral services will be held at the family home, tomorrow (Friday) afternoon, at 2 o'clock. They will be conducted by Rev. Charles E. Cushman, the pastor of the congregational church, and Rev. J. H. Barr, the pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church. Internment will be had at Oakwood cemetery. The services at the grave will be in charge of the Knights of Pythias order, of which Mr. Harms was a member.
Mr. Harms was an honorable man, and in all respects a good citizen. He was upright in all his dealings, and eminently fair There was no wabbling on his part in any deal; he was frank and always above board. Such a man never lacks for friends, and Mr. Harms had them to the limit of his acquaintanceships.

Burial

1108 Benjamin J Harms 12/18/1865 Fond Du Lac, Wiis Monticello 9/26/1917 wife & son, Kenneth
1108 Stella L Harms 1912 1954
1108 Kenneth W Harms 1908 1972
1108 Lillian Harms 1886 4/21/1959 Kenneth W Harms