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Henry G. Held

Birth	:	4 Jun 1903 New Salem, Morton County, North Dakota, USA
Death	:	21 Apr 1990 Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.4528008, -96.3261032
Description	:	The Rev. Henry G. Held, 86, 3329 S. Concordia Drive, longtime pastor, died unexpectedly Saturday, April 21, 1990, at his residence. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the First Congregational UCC with the Rev. Richard Smith, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park. Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3-9 p.m. today with the family present from 7-9 p.m. in Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. Mr. Held was born July 4, 1903, in New Salem, N.D. He attended Elmhurst (Ill.) College and graduated from Eden Theological Seminary at Webster Groves, Mo., in 1928. He was ordained in the Evangelical... Read More	The Rev. Henry G. Held, 86, 3329 S. Concordia Drive, longtime pastor, died unexpectedly Saturday, April 21, 1990, at his residence. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the First Congregational UCC with the Rev. Richard Smith, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park. Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3-9 p.m. today with the family present from 7-9 p.m. in Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. Mr. Held was born July 4, 1903, in New Salem, N.D. He attended Elmhurst (Ill.) College and graduated from Eden Theological Seminary at Webster Groves, Mo., in 1928. He was ordained in the Evangelical Church at Cincinnati June 3, 1928. He married Frieda E. Danner June 14, 1928, in Louisville, Ky. His first pastorate was at Buckskin, Ind. He subsequently served pastorates at Newburgh, Ind., and Lebanon, Ill., before being commissioned as Army chaplain in 1942. He served in Europe and earned a Bronze Star. In 1946 he began serving as pastor of Grace Evangelical Reformed Church in Sioux City. In 1949 St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church, near Hornick, Iowa, was added to the parish. Mr. Held served as president of the Sioux City' Ministerial Association in 1952. In 1954 he was elected president of the Nebraska District of Evangelical and Reformed Church which later joined with other churches to become the Midwest Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Churches. Through that group, he became active in the process of forming the union of the United Church of Christ with the Congregational Christian' Church and the Evangelical and Reformed Church of Iowa. He served as the first chairman of the board of directors of the new Iowa Conference of the United Church of Christ. Mr. Held was pastor of the United Congregational Church of Christ at Sloan, Iowa, from 1964 until 1971. He retired Jan. 1; 1972, and returned to Sioux City. During his retirement, he was supply minister for the First Congregational United Church of Christ at Newcastle, Neb., from 1972 until September 1985. Mrs. Held died July 14, 1986, in Sioux City. He was instrumental in organizing a Sioux City chapter a the American Association of Retired Persons and served as its first 1 president. He also served as a director of the Siouxland Senior Center and was president for two years. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club and Landmark Masonic Lodge 103 AF&AM. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Katherine and Charles Trautman of Lincoln, Neb.; three grandchildren, Anne Anderson of Sioux City and Steven and Todd Trautman, both of Omaha, and three great-grandchildren.

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Henry G. Held's memorial is located at: Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury County, USA.
When did Henry G. Held death?
Henry G. Held death on 21 Apr 1990 in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.4528008
Longitude: -96.3261032

Family Members:

Parent

Jacob Frederick Held

(1857 - 1913)

Kathryn C. “Katherine” Bopp Held

(1873 - 1943)

Spouse

Frieda E. Danner Held

(1907 - 1986)

Siblings

Fred Jacob Held

(1894 - 1965)

Adelaide Loise Held Schwartz

(1895 - 1947)

Carl Held

(1897 - 1980)

George Ferdinand Frederick Christian Held

(1887 - 1971)

Children

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