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MELVIN MARTIN HIRTH ANSWERS FINAL SUMMONSMelvin Martin Hirtb. son of Mr nnd Mrs. George Hirthwpff Rock Tails, paused away this morofng at 6 45 o'clock, after an illness extending over a period of one year His death was due to tuborculosis. During: the past nix weeks he had been confined to bed.The funeral services will occur nesday afternoon at 2 mVIock ut the home erf his parents, and the funerol sermon will be preached by llev. K. C. Harris oi St. John's Lutheran church. Burial will be in the Rock Falls cem®te»*yMelvin Martin Hirth .vis born in Hock Falls on March 22. 1S81. and he has made hu home in that Hty sttic«. He Is survived by his father .tnd mother, and the following brothers and sisters Miss Lillian, Edwin. Genevieve and GeorgeThe death of Melvin although expected, comlt;3S as a hard blow to the family, and their grief Is de«*p end tin* pall of sorrow that overhauls the home appears to be withdut the silver lining. Lillian, a sister, is In a hospital in Chicago, hovering between life tttrd death. Her mother Is at her bedside, and with a mother's care Is w«itlt; hlng over her Doubly hard are the trials and cares of that mother* and her sorrow and grief was deepened this morning when eho was handed a teleprram announcing the death or ner son. This family have the profound and slncero sympathy of the community in their hour of grief and sorrow
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Sterling Evening Gazette
Sterling, Illinois, US
Tue, Dec 16, 1913
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