Lake Co., IN Obituary

                  MATHIAS HOUK DIED WITHOUT WARNING

  Mathias Houk, and aged and much respected citizen, who spent many 
years on a farm at the North end of "Bostwick Prairie" and came here 
to live after selling out a couple of years ago, was found dead in bed 
Tuesday morning of this week, and apparently passed away without a 
struggle.  Although in poor health for quite a time, he seemed as 
well as usual when retiring Monday evening, and when found in the 
morning had all the appearances of being asleep, with the covers 
smoothly spread over him.  It is thought he expired but a short time 
before being found by a daughter who went to call him.  Mrs. Houk 
died two or three years ago and no the family consists of four sons 
and five daughters here, and two daughters in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
   The deceased came here in the late sixties from Pennsylvania, and 
his family of brothers and sisters, Mrs. Jacob Fauser, Mrs. Christian 
Weiss, and George and Jacob Houk preceded him to the unknown, John 
being the only one surviving, who resides in this place.  Mr. Houk 
was member of the Methodist Church and was about 76 years of age.

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