HENRY GINTHER
Marriages
Alice Winifred Hansen - December 22, 1909
Burial Details
Obituaries
Eagle Valley Enterprise page P 1 - October 11, 1940
Henry Ginther Dies While Hunting
BODY FOUND SHORT WAY FROM HUNTING CAMP FRIDAY MORNING—HEART ) TROUBLE PRESUMED TO HAVE CAUSED HIS DEATH . This community received a great shock last Friday when news was brought in that Henry Ginther had been found dead that morning in the hunting field . From all of the circumstances it is presumed that heart failure caused the death . Henry was alone when death overtook him . Together with Harold Randall , and Earl Yost , he had gone onto Bellyache Mountain the first morning of the opening of the deer season , hunting . The three men drove the car as far as thev
could , going in from the Wolcott side of the molintain , and prepared to hunt . They separated , Yost going one way , and Henry and Harold starting out together , and separating farther on . Harold left his compnion and from all indications Mr . Ginther took sick . He had gone back to the car and placed his rifle in it , and , apparently had started to walk in—being unable to drive the car in his condition . It was about six oclock in the morning when the three men separated , and at about 10 o clock Mr . Ginther s body was found by Johnny Cowden , jr ., who rides that lange for the Red Mountain ranch , a short distance from the car . Ginther having failed to meet his companions at the appointed spot , they were worried about him and returned to the car about noon , hoping to find him there . In the meantime Cowden had gone for help to care for the body , which arrived from Eagle shortly after . Two hunters driving a cai * with a Lake county license , arrived on the scene right after Cowden
found the body , but did not offertheir services , and drove away . They did ^ not services , and rove away , not even , offerinj to send help . Henry Ginther had lived in Eagle sinc 3 1907 , and was one of our most highly respected citizens . While 67 year 3 of age , he was hearty and robust , able to do more work than many men half his age . He had not complained of ill health at any time , and that he had a weak heart was unknown to anyone so far as we can learn . Henry Ginther , son of Henry and Eliza Ginther , was born in Carroll county , Hlinois , September 19 , 1873 , and passed away October 4 , 1940 , aged 67 years , 15 days . He spent his childhood in Illinois and at the age of 21 went to Minnesota . Here he spent -three years , going from there to Iowa and later to Nebraska . He came to Colorado and Eagle countv in 1907 . He was married on December 22 , 1909 , to Alice Winifred Hansen of Belvidere , Nebr . To this union were born twelve children , all of whom are living except one , a son , Lawrence Myron , who died as an infant on February 5 , 1933 . Two granddaughters have also preceded him in death , Alice Marie Fair , on November 29 , 1936 , and Nancy Ruth Fair , on July 17 . 1939 .
There survive to mourn his pasping the widow and children : Mr . and Mrs . Donald Ginther and family , Mr . and Mrs . Leonard Ginther and family , Mr . and Mrs . Omar Ginther , Mr . and Mrs . Roy Fair , Mr . and Mrs . Lester Poulson ,, Bernard Ginther , Ruth Ginther , Ralph Ginther , Vera Ginther , Julia Ginther , Verle Ginther ; six grandchildren ; one sister , Mrs . Joseph Harris , of Eagle , and four brothers , George Ginther of Rochford , Iowa ; Charles Ginther of Chadwick , 111 . ; Conrad Ginther , Thompson , 111 . ; William Ginther . Also several nephews and nieces . Funeral services were attended by a large concourse of sorrowing friends and relatives Sunday afternoon being held at the Methodist church , under direction of Funeral Director Paul Andre . A brief message was delivered by the pastor . Rev . W . F . Casselman . A male quartete , consisting of E . E . Lea , Chas . Stanley , Chester Mayer , and Harry Andre , sang Life s Railroad to Heaven , and Its Well With My Soul . Pall bearers were Harold Randall , Roland Randall , Earl Yost , James Clardy , L . D . Rndall , and Oliver Davis . The body was laid to rest m Valley View cemetery at Eagle .
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 2 - October 15, 1940
