Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

IN HONORE CASORUM
Our promise to him; Always honored, never forgotten.

Sgt. T Jake Jones
Greater Cleveland Transit Police Department, Ohio

May 2, 2016

Thank you for your remembrance of this man. I have a little more information, as I am the family genealogist, though only distantly related by marriage.
Hans James Iverson b. 8/25/1873 in Woodbury Co., Iowa
Married 2/28/1899 to Ellen Sweet in Sioux City, Iowa
Two children, Delbert N., b.1901 and Ellen Marie, b. 1909
My relationship is through his wife Ellen (Sweet) Iverson, who was a great grand aunt of mine via the Sweet family
Here is an article which appeared in a Woodbury County Newspaper, though as I only received a typed copy, I do not know the exact source:
Former Iowan Slain in West; Killed by Assasins in Oregon While Serving as Marshal -
Word of the brutal murder in Silverton, Ore., of H.J. Iverson, 56 years old, a former well known resident of Sergeant Bluff, was received by relatives Friday. Mr. Iverson, who was night marshal at Silverton, was shot through the head while he was patrolling his beat last Saturday. A moment after the shot was fired an automobile was seen speeding away from the scene of the crime. The murder of Mr. Iverson was the first homicide in Silverton in 40 years.
The murdered man served as superintendent of the Woodbury county poor farm for 22 years prior to moving to Oregon in 1912. He was born at Sergeant Bluff in August, 1874, and lived in that vicinity for 38 years. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nels Iverson, pioneer residents of the vicinity, and has numerous relatives in the county.
The only witness of the killing of Iverson was Larry W. Austin, a milk truck driver, who was asleep in his room across the street from the secene of the murder. Austin told Silverton police that he was awakened by the report of a gun and by the crash of broken glass. Looking out the window, Austin said he saw an automobile speed away from the curb, swing around a corner and vanish toward the Pacific highway.
Find Iverson's Body -
Unable to find any trace of the night marshal, Austin called the night operator and asked her to summon Mr. Iverson. She was unable to find him and Mayor Eastman was summoned. She gave the mayor a report of the shooting. The mayor then called Henry Strolie, chief of police, and they set out together to investigate. It was 20 minutes before they found the body of Iverson, lying face down. The dead man's hand was in his overcoat pocket, clutching a revolver. Tire marks of the automobile were traced and it was discovered that the car had been stolen the previous day at Medford, Ore. Policemen from Portland were sent to Silverton to assist in the investigation of the crime. The Portland officers said that they believed Iverson was shot from a distance of about 15 feet and did not see his assassin.
Revenge Motive -
Silverton authorities said that Iverson was killed either for revenge or was "put out of the way" of some illegal operation, such as liquor running. Mr. Iverson had been night marshal of Silverton two years. Prior to that time he had been employed in a mill in Silver Falls. When a young man, Mr. Iverson was a member of Dr. Henry's party which took part in the Klondike Gold Rush in 1896. Survivors include a brother, I.T. Iverson, of Sergeant Bluff; two sisters, Mrs. Madge Nelson, of Jackson, Neb., and Mrs. E.B. Carter, of Sergeant Bluff, and a half-sister, Mrs. H.M. Johnson, of Sergeant Bluff. Funeral services were held at Silverton and burial was in the Silverton Cemetery."
Regards,
Deborah Sweet
New York

Deborah Sweet
Distant Relative

April 13, 2014

Sir, your sacrifice and life are remembered today.

Dede Hodge
CA citizen

May 6, 2013

Your heroism and service is honored today on the 81rst anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service.

My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer who was murdered in the the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Time never diminishes respect. Your memory will always be honored and revered.

Rest In Peace.

Phyllis Loya
Mom of fallen California Officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD, eow 4/24/05

May 2, 2012

YOU ARE A HERO JUST BY THE PROFESSION YOU CHOSE

VANDENBERGHE
MANCHESTER, NH

May 2, 2008

MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND MAY YOU REST IN PEACE. A HERO FOR SURE. YOU SERVED WELL.

CHIEF RONNIE WATFORD-RET.
JEFFERSON POLICE DEPT,S.C.

May 2, 2004