Death Follows Long Illness of Bass Foundry Worker
After an illness of two years, George Knab of the Bass foundry died at 9 0'clock Friday morning at his home 1723 Hanna street aged 67 years 3 months and 27 days. Born in Germany he came to America eighteen years ago and was unmarried with two surviving siblings including a brother in Germany. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 1 30 from the residence and 2 from Zion's Lutheran church.
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George Knab
Bass Foundry
Hanna _ street
Germany
America
Zion’s Lutheran Church
Infant Son of Charle Family Dies at Eleven Days
Jack William Robert Charle infant son of Mr and Mrs Paul Charle of 524 West Fourth street died at age eleven days from meningitis at 9 o'clock Friday morning The father works as a check man at the Pennsylvania freight house He was grandson of W F Bergman former captain of police and Professor Hugo Charle at 2 o'clock from the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack William Robert Charle
Paul Charle
West Fourth Street
Pennsylvania Freight House
W. F. Bergman
Hugo Charle
Mrs Mary Alice McClelland Dies at 62 in Cass Street Home
Mrs. Mary Alice McClelland widow of William H. McClelland died Thursday afternoon at 1115 Cass street at age 62 years 5 months and 4 days after five weeks illness from pneumonia. Sudden death was due to a blood clot in the heart. Survived by son Samuel W. McClelland and daughter Mrs Harry Herring both of the city. She belonged to Deborah lodge Degree of Rebekah and Mad Anthony hive Ladies of the Maccabees. Funeral from the residence Monday at 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Alice McClelland
William H. McClelland
Cass Street
Polly Gater Dies After Long Illness at 6
Polly Gater six, daughter of Mr and Mrs John W Gater of 809 Cottage avenue, died at seven o clock Thursday evening after four years of illness from spinal trouble. Survived by parents and nine siblings Joseph Frederick Thomas Alf Albert John Pamela Florence and Elsie. Funeral services Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly Gater
John W. Gater
Cottage Avenue
A. Tompkinson & Co
Joseph
Frederick
Thomas
Alf
Albert
John
Pamea
Florence
Elsie Gater
Epistle Service Conducted at Trinity Episcopal Church
A brief service was held at Trinity Episcopal Church at 3 o'clock from the residence conducted by Rev E W Averill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Averill
Trinity Episcopal Church
Mrs O'Brien longtime Fort Wayne housekeeper dies
Mrs William O'Brien longtime Fort Wayne housekeeper for Abe Weir of West Wayne street died at St Joseph hospital after tumor removal surgery. She lapsed into unconsciousness Thursday and died a few hours later. Survived by mother Mrs Worten dyke of Westboro Mass and two sisters Miss Catherine Wortendyke of New York and Mrs Charles J Manning of Westboro Mass. Remains were sent to Richfield New Jersey for funeral services and interment, party leaving this afternoon over the Pennsylvania lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William O’brien
Abe Weir
West Wayne Street
St. Joseph Hospital
Weidgenant Boy Dies at Age 1 Year 10 Months
John William Weidgenant infant son of Mr and Mrs John B Weidgenant of 117 West Suttenfield street died at 1 Wednesday morning aged 1 year 10 months 18 days His father is a solicitor for the Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company The remains will be taken to Chicago for interment in Rose Hill cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John William Weidgenant
John B. Weidgenant
West Suttenfield Street
Lighting and Power Department
Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company
Chicago
Rose Hill Cemetery
Bresette Child Dies at State School in Indiana
Leslie Bresette an inmate at the state school for feeble minded youth died Friday at the institution from cardiac failure aged 13 years 7 months and 14 days. The remains were shipped to Indianapolis for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Bresette
Indianapolis
Maggie P. Headley Dies in State School At 34
Maggie P. Headley, an inmate of the state school, died from entero colitis at age 34. The obituary notes her residence and status as a resident of the institution, with no additional details provided.
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Maggie P. Headley
Archie Earl Martin Dies at State School Tuberculous Meningitis
Archie Earl Martin aged 22 died Friday at the state school from tuberculous meningitis. The death was reported as a health facility case with no further details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Earl Martin
Mrs Eva Stierheim Dies In Sullivan Ind After Brief Illness
Mrs Eva Stierheim wife of Frank H Stierheim formerly of Fort Wayne died Saturday morning at her Sullivan Indiana home after a brief illness She was well known in Fort Wayne She was a daughter of Mrs J T Leach Her sister Mrs O E Mohler is in Sullivan to attend the funeral services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Stierheim
Frank H. Stierheim
Sullivan
Ind
Stierheim
Fort Wayne
J. T. Leach
O. E. Mohler
Obituary for Lake Township Pioneer Mrs Diffenderfer
John Diffenderfer and one of the pioneering women of Lake township, died Sunday at the family home four miles north of Arcola. She was 78, born in Whitely county, came to Allen county as a child, and resided here since. A member of Eel River chapel M. E. Church, she is survived by her husband and two children Albert and Mary Diffenderfer, plus one sister, Mrs. Christian Myers of Columbia City.
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John Diffenderfer
Lake Township
Arcola
Diffenderfer
Whitley County
Allen County
Eel River Chapel
M. EB. Church
Albert
Mary Diffenderfer
Christian Myers
Columbia
City
William P Brown 75 Dies in Fort Wayne Home
William P Brown a retired farmer lived many years in Whitley county Indiana and in Fort Wayne with his daughter Mrs Charles McDonald 117 Masterson avenue died at 4 o clock Sunday morning at age 75 due to age. He served in the Civil War and belonged to St Patrick's Catholic church and Sion S Bass post G A R Funeral services Tuesday at 8 30 from the residence and 9 from St Patrick's church with interment at Arcola Catholic cemetery.
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William P. Brown
Whitley County
Charles McDonald
Masterson Avenue
Mr. Brown
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Fort Wayne
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Sion S. Bass Post, G. A. R
St. Patrick’s Church
Arcola
Death of Miss Mary Gebele in Fort Wayne
Miss Mary Cleopha Gebele aged 75 died Saturday at 815 Harrison street after a long Allen county residence. Born in Wuertemberg Germany April 2 1833 she came to America at fourteen with her parents to a Fort Wayne area farm and moved to the city forty years ago. Surviving are sisters Hannah Adelaide Lida and Mrs Michael Baltes and a brother Charles Gebele who died in January. Funeral services Wednesday at 9:30 from the residence and 10 from the Cathedral.
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Mary Cleopha Gebele
Harrison Street
Allen County
Miss Gebele
Wuertemberg
Germany
Mathias Gebele
America
Fort Wayne
Hannah, Adelaide
Lida Gebele
Michael Baltes
Charles Gebele
Mrs Sophia Heine Dies In New Haven Area At 80
Mrs Sophia Heine widow of William Heine died early Monday morning at her son Henry Heine’s home southeast of New Haven. An Allen county pioneer, she was born in Germany October 2, 1828 and came to New Haven with her parents as a child.
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Sophia Heine
William Heine
Henry Heine
New Haven
Heine
Allen County
Germany
Dickman
Heine Family Matriarch Dies Near New Haven
Funeral services are planned Thursday at 1 pm for the widowed mother of six sons and a daughter who united in marriage at age 20 to William Heine. The family settled near New Bremen and later Allen County in 1868, living near New Haven. Surviving children include Henry, William, Fred, Christ, and August Heine, all residing around New Haven. She was a Lutheran church member. Rev. Kohlmeyer will officiate at the son Henry’s residence.
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New ‘Bremen
William Heine
Allen County
New Haven
Heine
Henry
William
Fred
Christ
August Heine
Kohlmeyer
Miss Ida E Bulger Rites Held At Cathedral
Miss Ida E Bulger daughter of Patrick J Bulger died at 6 30 Monday evening at the family home 1224 Fairfield avenue after an extended illness She was born and reared in Fort Wayne and was a devoted member of the Cathedral congregation Surviving are her father and a sister Miss Emma Bulger Interment will be at the Catholic cemetery following services at the Cathedral at 11 o clock
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Ida E. Bulger
Patrick J. Bulger
Fairfield Avenue
Miss Bulger
Fort Wayne
Wolf & Dessauer
Emma Bulger
Death of Maybell Brown At State School For Feeble minded
Maybell Brown a 24 year old inmate at the state school for feeble minded died Sunday at the institution. She was a daughter of a permanent farmer in Delaware county and her mental infirmity was attributed to childhood brain fever. Getz Cahill undertaking parlors and were shipped to Eaton Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maybell Brown
State School
Delaware County
Getz & Cahill
Eaton
Ind
Benjamin Bucher Dies at 60 After Stroke at Infirmary
Benjamin Bucher aged 60 died Saturday at the county infirmary where he had been an inmate for eight years after a paralysis stroke. He formerly worked as a teamster for city trucking firms and left no known relatives. Funeral arrangements by Klaehn Melching parlors.
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Benjamin Bucher
Klaehn & Melching
Decatur Veteran Captain John Phipps Dies Suddenly
Decatur Ind Oct 21 Capt John Phipps age 41 or 42 died suddenly yesterday morning from apoplexy at his home. A Pennsylvanian by birth he came to Indiana as a youth and served through the Civil War in the 34th Indiana volunteers and as captain of company A. Survived by widow and son and four sisters Tevi Barkley of Decatur Mary Hawkins Rebecca McBarnes of Fort Wayne and Lizzie Kohr of Cromwell.
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John Phipps
Decatur
Ind
Captain Phipps
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Company A
Thirty-fourth
Indiana Volunteers
Tevi Barkley
Mary Hawkins
Rebecca McBarnes
Fort Wayre
Lizzie Kohr
Cromwell
Red Roses Win YW Membership Contest in Bedford
The Red Roses led by Miss Margaret Vesey win the YWCA membership contest with 92 new members, defeating the White Roses led by Miss Anna Philey with 85. A social celebration awaits the White Rose team, while 177 total new members boost the local YWCA. The fall Bible Training School opens with two new faculty hires, Lena Goseen and George Wolfkin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red
White Roses
Young Woman’s Christian Association
Red Roses
Margaret Vesey
White Rose
Anna Philley
Association
Bible Training
Lena Goseen
Hillsboro
Neb
George Wolfkin
New York
Indiana Christian Conference Meets in Huntington
The Indiana State Christian conference runs October 27 to 29 in Huntington Ind at the First Christian church with welcome by Rev Warren H Denison. Rev O B Whitaker, sermon by Rev William A Freeman, and sessions on board meetings committees reports and readings.
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Bedford
Ind
Indiana
Indiana State Christian Conference
Huntington
First Christian Church
Lime City
Warren H. Denison
O. B. Whitaker
William A. Freeman
Jennie Mishler
Porto Rico
J. C. Francis
Wingate
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Charle
M’clelland
Chhoog
Isa mm Mama
Dottie
Teacheo
R. Kid
Skeleth Pike
Bet
Will
Papath
Ello
Morre
Dottie Tan
Weidgenant
Bresette
Headley
Martin
Phoebe Diffenderfer
BROWN
Bulger
Bucher
YW. G. AL
Bers
Bible Training School
Batt
E. J. Raton
Evanston
Ill
Elizabeth Stanley
Muncie
J. S. Kinsey
St. John’s Reformed Church
P. H. Vollmer
Central Theological Seminary
Dayton
Salem Reformed Church
Salem Church
H. H. Kattman
The
Reformed Church
Berne
Society of Christian Endeavor
Christian —Conferenci ‘of
D. W. Moffat
Frank Lenig
Charles A. Rowand
William H. Schrock
W. Herron
J. W. Burns
W. W. Daup
William H. Wilson
H. EB. Stafford
Henry T. Sell
George F. Byrer
Ray O. Miller
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