Obituary: Adams County, Wisconsin: Henry Alonzo PIERCE ************************************************************************ Submitted by Joan Benner, May 2005 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ From the Adams County Press, Saturday July 16, 1898 Page 4 Column 3 Henry Alonzo PIERCE died at his home in St. Joseph Michigan July 11th, 1898. The subject of this notice was the younger brother of the editor of the Press and was born in Penfield, Monroe county, New York, December 3, 1833, and it was there that he lived and grew to manhood. In December 1863 he came to Wisconsin and for about a year made his home in Friendship, Adams county. Then he went to Randolph, Dodge county, where he lived for a short time. About 1866 he went to Moline Illinois, where he met and married Miss Nettie PATCH, a most amiable lady, who died a few years later, leaving one child, a son. Mr. Charles F. PIERCE, now and for the last nine years connected with the Roberts Lumber Company of Chicago. During the larger part of the time he resided in Moline he was prominently connected with the police department of that city, and the sound judgment, fidelity and resolute discharge of the duties of his position made him a favorite with all the law abiding citizens, and very strenuous efforts were made to retain him in the position; but a few years after the death of his first wife he married Miss Esther A. BAXTER of Moline, and the two desired to seek a more quiet life, so they retired to a farm near Genesee, Illinois. Later the family moved to Chicago where they resided for several years. About three years ago impaired health made it necessary for him to leave Chicago and he removed to Michigan, settling near St. Joseph. The change afforded no permanent relief. In the summer of 1897; the malady had so far advanced as to compel him to forego all labor, and from that time until his death his condition was one of almost constant change, one week inspiring lively hope in the breasts of friends and the next filling them with the most gloomy apprehensions. For the last nine months of his life he suffered greatly. All that the loving ministrations of a devoted wife and friends could do was done to alleviate his sufferings. He battled bravely and with a fortitude never to be surpassed bore his almost never ceasing pains uncomplaining to the end. Brave, honest, a true friend, a tender, loving husband, a kind, indulgent parent, a hater of shams and hypocrisy--such was Henry Alonzo PIERCE. He leaves a widow and one child--the son already spoken of. The remains were taken to Genesee, Illinois for burial and the funeral was on Wednesday from the Unitarian church of that place.