FORMER RESIDENT IS ASPHYXIATED IN MOTEL WHILE ON VACATION TRIP
Henry Brink, 65, Was Manager Of Elevator At Oyens Last Seven Years
Henry Brink, 65, former Le Mars resident who moved to Hospers last summer, died of sphyxiation Wednesday night at a motel in Monroe, La.
He was on a trip to Florida with his wife, Hattie, 65, who was overcome and termed in "critical" condition at a hospital.
Mr. Brink was manager of the Oyens Cooperative Gram Elevator Co. the last seven years until retiring last Aug. 1. During that period the couple had resided in Le Mars, moving to Hospers after Mr. Brink's retirement to be near a son.
Mr.Brink's death was termed accidental — from suffocation in a motel room, where windows were closed and two gas heaters were operating.
The Brinks had left Hospers Jan. 3 for a long trip. They did not plan to return until May after visiting in Washington state and other west coast points.
Survivors include a son, Clifford of Hospers; two daughters, Mrs. Harold Vande Berg of Rock Rapids, and Mrs. Oscar Vander Plo Of Noaksack, Wash., four brothers and four sisters.
Floyd Valley News 1962-01-29.
Le Mars, Iowa
FORMER RESIDENT IS ASPHYXIATED IN MOTEL WHILE ON VACATION TRIP
Henry Brink, 65, Was Manager Of Elevator At Oyens Last Seven Years
Henry Brink, 65, former Le Mars resident who moved to Hospers last summer, died of sphyxiation Wednesday night at a motel in Monroe, La.
He was on a trip to Florida with his wife, Hattie, 65, who was overcome and termed in "critical" condition at a hospital.
Mr. Brink was manager of the Oyens Cooperative Gram Elevator Co. the last seven years until retiring last Aug. 1. During that period the couple had resided in Le Mars, moving to Hospers after Mr. Brink's retirement to be near a son.
Mr.Brink's death was termed accidental — from suffocation in a motel room, where windows were closed and two gas heaters were operating.
The Brinks had left Hospers Jan. 3 for a long trip. They did not plan to return until May after visiting in Washington state and other west coast points.
Survivors include a son, Clifford of Hospers; two daughters, Mrs. Harold Vande Berg of Rock Rapids, and Mrs. Oscar Vander Plo Of Noaksack, Wash., four brothers and four sisters.
Floyd Valley News 1962-01-29.
Le Mars, Iowa
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