Blair County PA Archives Obituaries.....Szink, Henry Clay, 1912
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Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Friday, January 19, 1912
SZINK---Henry Clay Szink, a widely known and highly respected citizen of
the city, passed away at 9:45 o'clock yesterday morning at his home, 112
Sixth avenue, of heart disease, superinduced by a complication of diseases.
He was a former county assessor, shop foreman and soldier, filling all
these positions with credit and distinction. Mr. Szink had been ill for
quite a long time with a complication of diseases and had also experienced
a little trouble with his heart, but his illness only became serious last
Saturday, since which time he had been confined to his bed. Early yesterday
morning he had a sinking spell, an attack of his heart trouble coming on,
and he passed away at the time stated, all the members of his family being
with him at the time. Mr. Szink was born in Mechanicsburg, Pa., Sept. 14,
1844, being a son of the late Colonel Jacob Szink, who commanded the 125th
Pennsylvania volunteer infantry during the Civil war and who was, in his
lifetime, one of the town's foremost citizens, and Mary Szink, both deceased.
Then, in 1856, his parents moved to Altoona, where Colonel Szink soon became
foreman of the machine shop blacksmith shop of the Pennsylvania railroad.
Henry Szink came with them and later learned his trade as a blacksmith
under his father as foreman. During the Civil war he served nine months
in the 125th, under his father, who was in command of the famous regiment,
made up largely of Blair county men, and, after the war, returned with
him to Altoona, where they both resumed their places in the Twelfth street
blacksmith shop, later moving to the car shop, at Fourth street. In 1871
Henry Clay Szink succeeded his father as foreman of the car shop blacksmith
shop and held that position until 1879, since which time he has led mainly
a retired life, though engaged somewhat actively in politics and serving
for a time as county assessor. Mr. Szink was married in 1867 to Jane Taylor,
they at once moving into the present home on Sixth avenue and residing
there ever since, he being for nearly half a century one of the mose prominent
residents of the Second ward. He is survived by his wife and these children:
Alma B., of Reading; Esther V., at home, and H. Clinton and Gordon B.,
of this city. He is also survived by two brothers, George J. and Charles,
both residing at Fort Wayne, Ind. The funeral will be held from the home
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, with interment in Fairview cemetery.