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Mamie Dakin (1891-1975)
Harold Dakin (1892-1978)
“House on Kossuth Street”
by Mamie Dakin
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Watertown
Historical Society Collection
Note
on back of painting:
“When this picture was painted this
house was one of the oldest standing in Watertown. It was built by Bohemians. The house was demolished in April of
1968. The artist was an enthusiastic
amateur who lived in Watertown for half a century. A student and teacher of art in her early
years, she took up her brush again after raising her family. She joined with a group of serious Sunday
painters whose interest and talent were nurtured for many years through a class
in the Watertown Vocational School.”
“House on Kossuth Street,” an acrylic
painting by Mamie Dakin. Donated in 1980
by the Dakin family.
Dwelling at 415 Kossuth Street, home of Florence and Louis Bock.
“Constructed by early settlers from
Czechoslovakia, the house, captured on canvas, was one of the oldest standing
in Watertown. It was demolished in 1968,
but not before the artist caught its quaint architecture, blossoming apple tree
and the ever present flock of Watertown geese.” – WDTimes caption to picture.
East of Richards hill in Watertown, in
the area around Oconomowoc and Concord avenues and East Water Street, the
Bohemians formed a thriving and bustling settlement. Most of
the people who settled here were from Bohemia, a one
time province
of Czechoslovakia, and most spoke the Czech language.
Kossuth Street intersects with Oconomowoc Avenue,
east of the Rock River.
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Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery
Mamie Dakin, born May 31, 1891, died September 1975 at age of 84 years.
1980
1980 letter accompanying donation of above
painting.
Cross Reference:
2009 Josephine
Dakin
MORTON GROVE, Ill. - Josephine Marie Dakin, 88, a former resident of Watertown, Wis., died Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Morton Grove.
Josephine was born in Lake Mills, Iowa, on Aug. 2, 1921. The Dakin family moved to Watertown in 1925, where she attended Watertown Public Schools. She graduated from Watertown High School and the University of Wisconsin.
Jo moved to New York and began her writing career. This was interrupted by service in the American Red Cross in Germany. After this service she returned to New York where she spent the next several decades as a medical writer.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Mamie Dakin, and longtime companion Lucius Boley, who died in 2003.
Survivors include her brother, Harold; her sister, Katherine Krupp; and five nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held Saturday at Northbrook United Methodist Church in Northbrook. Funeral arrangements by N.H. Scott & Hanekamp Funeral Home of Glenview.
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Harold Dakin
1936 Engelke murder
1936 Engelke murder:
Arthur Zimmerman, William Voss [murderer], Harry O'Brien, Harold Dakin, 1936
1955
08 15 Winner at the director’s tourney, Watertown Country Club.
1957
Dakin & Dierker 1957, 312 E Main, City Dir ad
1960 Merchants National Bank Election of Officers
01 12 The Merchants National Bank last night held its annual election of officers. There were no changes in either the officers or board of directors. Officers re-elected are: A. W. Hilgendorf, president; Dr. L. H. Nowack and H. A. Beurhaus, vice presidents; C. A. Wallman, cashier. The board of directors re-elected consists of: H. A. Beurhaus, Attorney H. M. Dakin, A. W. Hilgendorf, S. C. Northrop, Dr. L. H. Nowack, Dr. O. H. Moen and C. A. Wallman. WDT
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