In Memory Of MRS. MINNIE RIX

Born August 24, 1877
Kiewe, Mackelburg, Germany
Entered Into Rest July 7, 1973
Manning General Hospital Manning, Iowa
Age 95 years, 10 months, 13 days
Services Held At The Presbyterian Church
Manning, Iowa Tuesday. July 10, 1973, 10 A.M.
Clergymen Rev. Joel Wright Rev. Carl Sinning
Interment Manning Cemetery
Casketbearers Larry Rix, Elmer Daiker, Allan Rix, Ed Weitz, Arthur Kuhn, David Kuhn

Wilhelmina Rix

Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Rix, 95, one of Manning's oldest residents, were held Tuesday, July 10, 1973 at the Presbyterian Church in Manning.

Mrs. Rix has been an active member of the Manning Presbyterian Church for many years. She attended meetings of the Ladies Aid before the days of the United Presbyterian Women's Organization. She attended all sessions of the Busy Thimbles, an organization which does quilting and other types of needlework, until recently when her ill health prevented her from doing so.

In addition to church activities, Mrs. Rix was a member of several card clubs, of the Royal Neighbors of America and the Manning Hospital Auxiliary.

Daughter of John and Dorothea (Cruthhoff) Baak, she was born on August 24, 1877, in Kiewe, Mackelburg, Germany and came to the Westside area with her parents in June, 1882. Her father worked there as a railroad section laborer. She attended school in Westside and was married to Peter Rix at the Denison Lutheran Church in 1895. The couple observed their golden wedding in 1945.

Mr. Rix was also born in Germany, coming to the United States at the age of 17. They farmed two years and then moved to Manning, where they farmed for ten years. They purchased Der German Herald from the widow of Berthold Kraus in 1907, and later the Monitor after the two weekly newspapers were consolidated. In 1926 their son Arthur became associated with his father in the Monitor Office. In 1928 a partnership was formed with Art and his brother Ted along with their father in the publication of the newspaper. The sons took over the business in 1940 and continued in that capacity until 1945. Mr. Rix was prominent in affairs of Manning throughout his active career. He also served as assessor, postmaster, mayor, school director, as well as in offices in civic and public groups. Mr. Rix passed away on April 15, 1951.

Mrs. Rix continued to live in her home in Manning until moving to the Terrace Apartments two years ago. On August 24, 1967, Mrs. Rix was honored at an afternoon reception at the First Presbyterian Church in Manning for her 90th birthday.

Mrs. Rix died at the Manning General Hospital early Saturday morning, July 7, 1973, at the age of 95 years, 10 months and 13 days, after being there for the past six months.

She was preceded in death by two sons: Alfred and Theodore; her parents, two sisters and one brother.

Mrs. Rix is survived by two sons: Harry and Arthur Rix, both of Manning; nine grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends.

Monitor July 12, 1973
Death Takes One of Manning's Oldest Residents
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Rix, 95, one of Manning's oldest residents, were held Tuesday, July 10, 1973, at the Presbyterian Church in Manning.

In addition to church activities, Mrs. Rix was a member of several card clubs, of the Royal Neighbors of America and the Manning Hospital Auxiliary.

Daughter of John and Dorothea Baak, she was born on August 24, 1877, in Kiewe, Mackelburg probably Kieve, Mecklenburg, Germany, and came to the Westside area with her parents in June 1882. Her father worked there as a railroad section laborer. She attended school in Westside and was married to Peter Rix at the Denison Lutheran Church in 1895. The couple observed their golden wedding in 1945.

Mrs. Rix died at the Manning General Hospital early Saturday morning, July 7, 1973, at the age of 95 years, 10 months, and 13 days, after being there for the past six months.

She was preceded in death by two sons: Alfred and Theodore; her parents, two sisters and one brother.

Mrs. Rix is survived by two sons: Harry and Arthur Rix, both of Manning; nine grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends.

Wilhelmina Rix is buried in the Manning City Cemetery.
Section D Row #37 north - south.

Manning's Mrs. Minnie Rix - her Boston brown bread is favorite
BY MARIE McGRATH
The kitchen of Mrs. Minnie Rix of Manning is fragrant at this time of the year with the aroma of the baking of good old-fashioned melt in the mouth holiday sweets. Mrs. Rix, 88, is looking forward to attending the parties and potlucks of the various organizations to which she belongs. A favorite at these gatherings is her Boston brown bread, which is a delicacy appreciated by everyone that she knows.

Mrs. Rix is a spritely "young lady" who seemingly never lacks for something to do. This year she has quilted three quilts and knit a number of attractive throw rugs. Her hobby of sewing is done on a treadle machine that is 67 years old - just as old as one of her sons.

When not pursuing her hobby of sewing, she reads, watches television only in the winter and visits with her friends and neighbors. In the summer, she tends a large flower garden and has many plants in her home. Her vegetable garden this year consisted of a few hills of beans.

Mrs. Rix has been an active member of the Manning Presbyterian Church for many years. In the old days, she attended meetings of the Ladies Aid - today she is a member of the United Presbyterian Women. She attends all sessions of the Busy Thimbles, an organization of the church which does quilting and needlework and has not missed the monthly meeting of her church circle this season. She is seldom absent from the Sunday Worship Service.

In addition to her church activities, she is a member of two card clubs, attends Meetings of the Royal Neighbors and of the Manning Hospital Auxiliary and neighborhood gatherings.

Daughter of John and Dorothea Baak, she was born August 24, 1877, in Germany and came to Westside with her parents in the spring of 1882.

Her father worked as a railroad section laborer. She attended school in Westside and was married to Peter Rix in the Denison Lutheran Church in 1895. They observed their golden wedding in 1945.

Mr. Rix was also born in Germany and came to the United States at the age of 17.

The couple farmed for two years and then moved to the Manning area, where they farmed just west of Manning for ten years. They sold the farm and moved to Manning in 1907 where they purchased the German Herald from the widow of Berthold Kraus.

Mrs. Rix has no idea why her farmer husband turned to newspaper editing, except that he was extremely well-read and liked to write. During World War I, the German language newspaper could no longer be printed, so Mr. Rix purchased the Manning Monitor from Frank Mantz and combined the two papers, moving to the building where the Monitor is presently published.

Mr. Rix was assisted in printing the paper by Paul Werner; three of his four sons also worked on the paper. Two were still with it when Mr. Rix retired. The Monitor was sold to Arnold H. Sanders of Denison in 1945. Mr. Rix died in 1951.

Sons of the couple are Alfred, Harry, Ted, and Arthur. All but Ted live in Manning. He lives in Longmont, Colorado. Harry attended school to learn operation of the linotype. Art and Ted both attended the University of Iowa for two years, taking journalism. They were publishing the Monitor at the time of its sale to Mr. Sanders.

Mrs. Rix has nine grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. She is the last of her family. She had two sisters and two brothers, one of whom died at the age of three, before she was born. She has lived in her large home on April Street for 52 years.

Mrs. Rix fondly recalls the "old days," and has many cherished memories of things past. However, she believes that to keep up with the world is important and necessary, and she does just that, all day, every day.
Denison Bulletin, December 16, 1965