JOHN WEINBECK

Springdale Cemetery
Clinton County, Iowa

The Clinton Herald; March 20 & 22, 1940 John Weinbeck, 84, 540 Seventeenth avenue South, died at 2:20 p.m. Friday in his home after an illness of four months. He had lived 55 years in Clinton, coming here from Germany. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday in the Snell funeral home where the body reposes. The Rev. George W. Krueger, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Springdale Cemetery (84 74 39) Mr. Weinbeck was born June 9, 1855, in Regensburg, Germany, where he grew to manhood and was married to Miss Anna Duhr. They came to the United States 55 years ago and settled in Clinton. He was employed 39 years as a carpenter by the North Western railroad, retiring June 30, 1925, when placed on the pension rolls.
He is survived by two sons, Charles B. Weinbeck and Hans Weinbeck, and two daughters, Mrs. B.J. Lynch and Mrs. J.T. McGovern, all of Clinton. There also are 17 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren, making 35 living descendents. He was preceded in death by his wife and two sons, both of whom were born in Germany. Mr. Weinbeck was a member of the German society and the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen.