Ottumwa Daily Courier
January 18,1921
Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa

Obit from The Ottumwa Daily Courier, Tuesday, January 18, 1921

H.A. Zangs 1832-1921
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H.A. Zangs dies: Pioneer in Ottumwa
Henry Albert Zangs, a prominent citizen of Ottumwa for the past fifty-six years, died last evening at 6:20 o'clock at his home 124 West Fifth Street after a few weeks illness due to the infirmities of old age.
The funeral services will be tomorrow morning at St. Mary's church at 9 o'clock with his pastor, The Very Rev. F.W. Hoppman, officiating at the requiem mass assisted by Rev. Father James Foley, pastor of the Sacred Heart Church. Internment in Calvary cemetery.
Born June 4, 1832, Mr. Zangs birthplace was M. Neuark, Germany, but when a young boy, he with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zangs, moved to M. Gladbach, Germany. He served three years in the Prussian army under Frederich Wilhelm, and came to America in 1865 locating shortly afterwards in Ottumwa where he was continuously in business for almost fifty years.
For many years he was active in Ottumwa's business circles, and had a prominent part in the progress of the community.
Four years ago, Nov. 5, 1916, Mr. and Mrs. Zangs celebrated their golden wedding day, and only the past Christmas their home was the scene of a family reunion, all of their five children present.
Besides the widow, Mrs. Pauline Auwerda Zangs, and one brother, Mathias Zangs of M. Gladbach, Germany, three daughters and two sons survive. Mrs. Robert E. Farrell of Chicago, Christian Zangs, Miss Reena Zangs, Mrs. C.B. Searle of Ottumwa and Leo J. Zangs of Clinton. Also five grandchildren, Pauline, Daniel Albert and Mary Catherine Farrell of Chicago; Leo J. Zangs Jr., of Clinton and Geo. B Searle of Ottumwa, survive.