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Birth	:	20 Nov 1884 Maurice, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	19 Sep 1932 Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Bluff View Cemetery, Vermillion, Clay County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.7714000, -96.9056000
Description	:	Henry A. Walz Laid To Rest In Bluff View Chief of Police Here For Many Years Succumbs to Siege of Ill Health One of this community's best known and most popular residents, Police Chief Henry A. Walz, will be seen no more. Six months ago he was stricken with an illness that ended in death Monday morning at 7:50 o'clock in a hospital at Yankton. In final tribute, relatives and many friends attended the funeral services which were held yesterday afternoon. Following brief rites at the home on South Yale Street at 2:00 o'clock, services were conducted in the Baptist church at 2:30... Read More	Henry A. Walz Laid To Rest In Bluff View Chief of Police Here For Many Years Succumbs to Siege of Ill Health One of this community's best known and most popular residents, Police Chief Henry A. Walz, will be seen no more. Six months ago he was stricken with an illness that ended in death Monday morning at 7:50 o'clock in a hospital at Yankton. In final tribute, relatives and many friends attended the funeral services which were held yesterday afternoon. Following brief rites at the home on South Yale Street at 2:00 o'clock, services were conducted in the Baptist church at 2:30 o'clock, with the pastor Rev. W.C. Deer, officiating. At the grave in Bluff View cemetery, rites were conducted by members of the Masonic lodge with which group Mr. Walz was affiliated. The Olds funeral home directed interment. Pallbearers were these. Masons: Carl Viers, Irwin Erickson Ed Stark, W. H. Beede, L. H. Copeland and Lowell Brookman. Honorary pallbearers were these men who were associated with Mr. Walz in an official way: Deputy Sheriff George Chaussee, Policeman Dennis Sullivan, Sheriff Howard Curtis, Mayor P. F. Cavanaugh and Deputy Game Warden Wm. O. Bliss, former chief of police. By proclamation of Mayor Cavanaugh, business houses here were closed during the funeral hour yesterday.... While Mr. Walz' death was a sorry incident from the standpoint he was only 47 years old and had much to live for, at the same time it brought a welcome end to months of suffering from ill health. Last April he suffered a ruptured appendix and was operated upon in Sioux City. Since then his health had been so poor he was unable to attend to his duties as peace officer except for short intervals. Complications set in and a few weeks ago his condition because serious. It was hoped rest and quiet would help to regain his health but no improvement took place. As a last resort he was removed to a Yankton hospital where a blood transfusion was performed; Mrs. Walz gave the blood. For a few days it appeared he was getting better and then hopes were broken when he began failing again. Death was seen creeping upon him and his family was called to his bedside. "Hank" as so many called him, will be missed greatly. His smiling face had become one of the most familiar sights on the downtown streets. As an officer he was sympathetic, obliging, courteous and efficient. As a citizen he was friendly, helpful, upright and a loving father and husband. His fine family is a tribute to his character. Born Nov. 20, 1884, at Maurice, Ia., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Walz, Mr. Walz came to this community with his parents in 1896, settling on a farm with them southwest of Vermillion. June 2, 1910, he was married here to Miss Lulu Chaussee, Dr. C.S. Thoms performing the ceremony. After residing on a farm several years, they moved into Vermillion, Mr. Walz entering the dray business. [Today we would call it trucking but back then they used heavy carts with horses pulling the loads.] In 1918 he became police chief and had held that title almost continuously since. He was a member of the I.O.O.F. lodge as well as the Masonic order. Surviving are the widow; three daughters, Vivian, a high school teacher at Parkston and graduate of the university, and Dorothy and Glen, a junior and freshman, respectively at the university; two sons, Robert and Richard, who are attending the Vermillion public schools; four sisters, Mrs. P.J. Cleland, of Vermillion; Mrs. Frank Nehls, of Wibaux, Mont., Mrs. Lawrence Byrnes of Sioux Falls, and Mrs. Max Smelzer of West Union, Ia., and two brothers, Leo and Andrew Walz, of this community. Out-of-town relatives at the rites were William Walz of Voltaire, N. D.; Mrs. William Schmidt, Mrs. Earl Cole and MRs. Willie Knute of Balfour, S. D.; Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Lammers and Gerttrude, and the Misses Mollie, Rose and Ella Walz, of Hartington; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nehls, of Wibaux, Mont; Mrs. Lawrence Byrnes, of Sioux Falls, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Washburn, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Washburn, Ed Washburn and Miss Helen Carter, all of Sioux City. The community extends its deepest sympathy to the relatives. Vermillion Plain Talk, Vermillion SD, 22 September 1932 Henry A. Walz Dies Following Long Sickness Police Officer Succumbs to Heart Attack in Yankton Hospital Fifteen years of faithful service as a police officer in the city of Vermillion were brought to a close early Monday morning when Henry A. Walz, familiar figure about town and known as the "friendly cop" died at the Sacred Heart hospital in Yankton. Death was immediately due to heart trouble, but a contributing cause was a ruptured appendix for which he was operated on last April. Recovery from that illness had never been complete. After being in the hospital in Sioux City for nearly a month at the time of the operation, he returned home and resumed his duties for a short time but about the middle of the summer his health began to fail and he was confined to his bed. Two weeks ago he was taken to Yankton where a blood transfusion was performed. Following that he improved in health and friends who visited him at the hospital last week commented on his improved appearance. Death, however, occurred Monday morning about 8 o'clock. Misfortune in the form of ill health has dogged his footsteps the past few years. A number of years ago he injured his ankle in an accident and was laid up with that for a lengthy period. Appointed in 1918. "Hank," as he was familiarly called, was considered a genial cop and was liked equally well by Vermillion residents and University students. With the exception of about two years he held the position of police chief for 15 years. He received his appointment to that position during the Mayorship of W. H. Beede. Funeral rites at the grave were conducted by the Masonic lodge. The deceased was also a member of the I. O. O. F. lodge. The honorary pallbearers were: Wm. Bliss, P. H. Cavanaugh, Geo. Chaussee, Chas. Campbell, Dennis Sullivan, Howard C. Curtis. The active pallbearers were: Ed Stark, W. H. Beede, Carl Viers, L. H. Copeland, Lowell Brookman, I. R. Erickson. Born in Iowa. In 1896 he came with his parents to Clay County. The family settled on a farm southwest of Vermillion. On June 2, 1910, he was united in marriage to Miss Lulu Chaussee. The young couple began farming in the Spirit Mound community and in 1915 moved to Vermillion where the deceased was in the drayage business for three years. In 1918 he was appointed chief of police and he was been connected with that city department ever since. Newspaper name unclear; 22 September 1932 Note: Originally Catholic but became a Baptist after his marriage to Lulu. The Catholic church ostracized Henry after he married Lulu. Henry and Lulu were married at the Baptist parsonage.

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Henry Aloysius Walz's memorial is located at: Bluff View Cemetery, Vermillion, Clay County, USA.
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Henry Aloysius Walz death on 19 Sep 1932 in Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 42.7714000
Longitude: -96.9056000

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Lulu May Chaussee Walz

(1887 - 1957)

Siblings

John E Walz

(1871 - 1903)

Elizabeth Walz Byrnes

(1876 - 1955)

Andrew James Walz

(1878 - 1961)

Anna Magdelaine Walz Nehls

(1880 - 1943)

Leo Francis Walz

(1887 - 1946)

Cecelia Gertrude Walz Cleland

(1889 - 1982)

Mary Ann Schueler Schmelzer

(1870 - 1937)

Children

Vivian Dell “Viv” Walz Anderson

(1911 - 1981)

Robert Chaussee Walz

(1920 - 2005)

Richard Dudley “Dick” Walz

(1924 - 1968)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Bluff View Cemetery
Vermillion, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7714000, -96.9056000

2. Saint Agnes Calvary Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7715900, -96.9072100

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6. Saint Peter Greenfield Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8608017, -96.8644028

7. Clay Creek Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8516998, -96.9788971

8. Ionia Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6893997, -96.8300018

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Coordinate: 42.6878014, -96.9916992

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Coordinate: 42.6908600, -97.0013500

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Coordinate: 42.8228000, -96.7612000

12. Saint Mary Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8520584, -96.7877502

13. Newcastle Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6550500, -96.8708700

14. Saint Peters Calvary Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6533800, -96.8744700

15. Spirit Mound Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8885994, -96.9424973

16. Clay Point Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8987700, -96.9065600

17. Lime Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6632400, -96.9990500

18. Lime Creek Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6569600, -97.0004700

19. Obert Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6702995, -97.0289001

20. Evergreen Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7896996, -97.0903015

21. Brule Creek Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8346510, -96.7324350

22. Taylor Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8372002, -97.0785980

23. Union County Poor Farm Cemetery
Union County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7649210, -96.7077580

24. Saint Paul Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7641983, -96.7061005