Daisy Dinwiddie Hack (1878-1956)
(Mrs. J. William "J. Will" Hack)
- Miss Daisy Dinwiddie left this morning for Los Angeles, Calif, where she goes for a two months' visit with Miss Bessie Post and other friends in that city and vicinity. She will also visit friends in San Diego and Santa Barbara before she returns home. We wish her a pleasant visit and safe return.
The following unidentified newspaper article (ca. 1903/4) was found in a scrapbook owned by Betty Burton of Lowell:
- The Los Angeles California Herald of Saturday, June 11, contains a true likeness of Miss Daisy Dinwiddie, and the following item: -- "Miss Daisy Dinwiddie of Indiana has been the guest of Mrs. Edwin Ware for several weeks. At the latter's wedding, which occurred last Tuesday, Miss Dinwiddie charmed the guests with her beautiful voice, which is a soprano of delightful quality and range. She has appeared as a soloist many times at events in the eastern and middle states, where she won much praise from the critics."
A copy of the following newspaper article, hand-identified as being from the May 17, 1956, Tribune, was found in a scrapbook owned by Town Historian Richard Schmal:
Funeral Saturday for Mrs. Wm. Hack, 77, Farmer Resident
Mrs. William (Daisy) Hack, 77, of 657 Fillmore, Gary, who was born and reared in Eagle Creek Township, was found dead early Wednesday morning, She had been ill since January.The daughter of Jerome and Mary (Chapman) Dinwiddie, Daisy was born July 28, 1878 in Eagle Creek Township on her father's farm near the Dinwiddie station. Once an important grain shipping center, the large Dinwiddie elevator was served by the Gifford railroad. Both have been erased from the scene.
Daisy was graduated from Lowell High School and attended Purdue University. She was a talented musician.
She was married to William Hack, who with her father, worked as a drainage contractor in southern Lake County. The couple moved to Gary in 1918 and Mr. Hack was employed in the steel mills. He passed away in 1941.
Survivors include an only son, John William Hack of Gary, and two granddaughters, the Misses Catherine and Carol Hack; besides many other relatives in this area and a host of friends here and in Gary.
A member of the First Evangelical and Reformed Church of Gary, her pastor, the Rev. J.M. Johnson will officiate at memorial services, which will be conducted in the Sheets Funeral Home at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 12. Burial will be made in the Plum Grove cemetery in Eagle Creek Township.
Go to Daisy Dinwiddie Hack, "Pioneer History Index," for further information.
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