Clackamas County OR Archives Obituaries.....Zeek, John November 6, 1929
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Canby Herald November 14,1929
Pioneer Blacksmith Is Buried IN Canby
John Zeek, whose death was briefly mentioned in the Herald last week,was born 
at Williamsville,Cass County,Michigan,March 13,1848. He came to Oregon in 
1862,locating in Portland.After the town of Canby was started and began to 
develop,Mr.Zeek came here and erected a blacksmith shop on the corner of Main 
and A stretts,where he engaged succesfully for a number of years.He sold out 
and moved away for a few years ,but returned again and engaged in his favorite 
vocation,building a shop on the corner one block west of Carlton &Rosenkrans 
Co.'s Store.After retiring from the business later in his life,he moved to 
HUbbard but finally returned to Canby to make a home fo rthe remainder of his 
life,which he did.He had been away but little since his return and was closely 
confined to the home place because of advanced years.
Mr.Zeek had been a member of the Odd Fellows order for more than 37 
years.After his death,on Wednesday of ast week,the local lodge conducted the 
funeral service at the grave in Zion cemetary Saturday afternoon. Services 
were held in Bethany church,Rev. Mrs.Downs of jennings lodge officiating. Rev. 
H.A.Wanvig and Nrs.Geo Gabriel sang for the services and Mrs. C.M. Tuckett 
presided at the piano. The pallbearers were 
D.R.Dimmick,T.B.Hamilton,W.C.Kendall,E.C. Small,Almon Johnson and C.E. Bowman.
Besides his widow,Mr.Zeek is survived by the following 
children:C.E.Zeek,LaCenter,Wash.,Geo.Zeek,Hubbard,Ore.,Laura 
Lelling,Canby.,John Zeek Jr.,Prineville,May Robinson,Roseburg;T.E. 
Zeek,Aurora;Minnie Phelps,Canby; and W.A.Zeek,Hollywood,Cal. They were all 
home to attend the funeral.

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