Josiah Lafayette Herwick
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Ida Oyler Herwick
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Eagle Valley Enterprise page 1 - April 11, 1930
PIONEER OF EAGLE COUNTY DIES IN GRAND VALLEY.
Death Comes Quietly To Si HERWICK--Located in Eagle Valley in 1881 and Was Prominent In County Affairs For Many Years.
One of the very earliest settlers of the Eagle Valley passed away March 28, when J. L. (Si) HERWICK died. His death came peaceably and unexpectedly when starting on a trip from his home in Grand Valley to Glenwood Springs to visit with his daughter. His death is recounted in the Glenwood Post as follows:
"When his son, Orrin, and his daughter, Mrs. Susan JONES, sitting in the front seat of the car, drove toward the filling station to replenish the gas tank, Mr. HERWICK riding in the rear seat, remarked that he was not feeling well. His son suggested that in that event perhaps it would be better to postpone the trip to Glenwood. Mr. HERWICK was not favorable to this suggestion declaring that he would soon be all right.
"When the car was stopped at the gas pump the young folks looked around, and to find their father crumpled down in the seat--dead. Evidently death, which was due to cerebral hemmorhage [sic], had been instantaneous and painless.
Josiah L. HERWICK was 79 years old last October. More than 50 years ago he came to Colorado and with his bride settled at Buena Vista, coming to Eagle county in 1881, and locating the land near Avon, now known as the Nottingham ranch. Here their son Fred, was the first white child born in the Eagle river valley. The family lived at Wolcott later, and then moved to Eagle and for a short while lived in the Burns country. About twenty years ago the deceased moved to Grand Valley, where his wife preceded him in death a few years ago.
Mr. HERWICK is survived by nine children: Mrs. Bendella [sic Birdella] MYERS of Kansas City, Mo.; William HERWICK of Aspen; Fred HERWICK of Los Angeles; Guy HERWICK of Rifle; Orrin HERWICK of Grand Valley; Mrs. John DUPLICE of Glenwood; Mrs. Wm. DUPLICE of Grand Valley; Albert HERWICK of Los Angeles and Mrs. Susan JONES of Grand Valley.
Funeral services were held at the Woodman hall in Grand Valley and were in charge of Rev. Otto B. DUCKWORTH of Rifle, one of Mr. HERWICK's personal friends. All business houses of the town were closed during the services. All of his children except Mrs. MYERS were present. His five sons acted as pall bearers, as they had done a few years ago at the death of their mother.
