Obituary for Daniel Stainbrook, The Osawatomie Graphic-News, Thursday, September 15, 1938

A Good Citizen Gone - Dan Stainbrook, one of the best liked and most dependable citizens of this community, died early Saturday morning after an illness of several months, although he persisted in being at his place of business and looking after affairs until about a week before his death. He was born, grew to manhood and lived on a farm a few miles southwest of LaCygne until 1919. In 1916 he established a garage and motor supply and repair business here, but retained his farm home until 1919, when he moved his family to LaCygne. Dan was a progressive, straight thinking citizen, always ready to support what he considered the right side of any public matter. He was a good business man and accumulated a fair amount of property during the prosperous times. His death was a shock to his numerous personal and business friends all over Linn county and elsewhere. The funeral at the Christian church Monday afternoon was one of the largest ever held here, a real tribute to the memory of a good citizen.

Newspaper Article, 16 Sep 1938 - ". . .Daniel Stainbrook, son of Fred and Mollie Stainbrook, was born March 27, 1877, on a farm a few miles southwest of la Cygne. Here he grew to manhood, receiving his education in the schools of Linn county. One son born into this home passed away in infancy. The mother, also, passed in to the Bepond(sic) some years ago. The father, who now lives in Parker, Kans., and two brothers, Harry and Aral, both residing on farms near here, survive Mr. Stainbrook.

On February 22, 1899, he was married to Emma Trinkle, and they established their home on a farm west of La Cygne, where they took their places as one of the dependable, progressive families of the community. To this husband and wife eight children were born. Tragedy visited this home in the death of two beautiful little daughters who passed away within a few hours of each other, and were laid to rest together. Fred, the oldest son, lives with his family in the farm home where his father and mother reared their children; William, his father's assistant in the business in La Cygen, and one daughter, Mabel Wren, reside here. Another daughter, Gertie Stainbrook, lives in Denver, Colo., and two sons, Roy and Howard, are engaged in business in Osawatomie. These children, with their families, and the wife, today mourn the passing of him whose first thought and chief concern were always for the comfort and welfare of his loved ones.

In 1916 Mr. Stainbrook established his present garage business here, still living on his farm and coming in to his work each day. His business proved to be very successful, and in 1919 he moved his family to La Cygne, where they have since made their home. His honesty, and his strict adherence to the policy of fair dealing with everybody, enabled him to make his business one which has successfully withstood the storms of the past few years financial stress, and it remains today a monument to the memory of a man whose religion was so beautifully and adequately expressed by the Great Teacher of Galilee as he said, "As ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them."

Probably no man of this community has ever been more widely known or better loved than Dan Stainbrook. His entire life was spent here, and it gave him life, love and work. He returned to it in generous measure of kindness, friendship and sympathy, the very best that his soul possessed, and today numberless friends grive with his family because of the going away of one who was, indeed, "a friend to man."

While on the way to a hospital Saturday morning, September 10, he passed away, following a long illness during which he had been tenderly cared for at home, by those who loved him best.