Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 234, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1914 — CARL H. STERNBERG DIED IN CHICAGO [ARTICLE]

CARL H. STERNBERG DIED IN CHICAGO

Well Known Dredging Contractor Passed Away At His Home Friday Afternoon at 5. Carl H. Stenberg died Friday afternoon, Oct. 2nd, at 5 o’clock at his home in Chicago. His age was 64 years, 6 months and 14 days. , Carl H. Sternberg was well known in Rensselaer and Jasper county, having been engaged in the dredging business for many years and having built the original Iroquois ditch which passes through this city. He later completed the Howe ditch and took the contract for the Borntrager ditch, the lower Iroquois drainage, which is now in course of construction. He was a man of high integrity and a conscientious man in his dealings with the public and this, made him extensive friendship and high admir ation by all who knew him. (Mr. Sternberg was a victim of cancer of the stomach. He had been failing for several months and it was realized for some time that death was not to be lofig deferred He was informed a month or so ago of the inevitable outcome of the disease and it is understood placed his business affairs in good condition. He is survived by a widow and four sons, all of whom are engaged in the dredging business. Mr. Sternberg owns a farm of 160 acres a short distance south of this city, which he purchased about four years ago. He lived near Medaryville for some years, but since he has been so extensively engaged in the dredging business he has made his home in Chicago. A brief note received this Saturday morning from his son, Ed G. Sternberg, contained only the men-, tion of his death and made no mention of the time of holding the funeral.