Photo compliments of Holly Jenks.
Photo compliments of Holly Jenks.
Foster
Cemetery
Galena township
300E 900N Section 22
LaPorte County,
Indiana
We would like to also take this opportunity to thank the Foster Cemetery Association and Sexton along with the Board of Directors.
Brief History of Foster by: Donna Nelson
FOSTER CEMETERY aka Foster Burial Grounds Foster cemetery is located in Galena Township, on County Road 900 N, it was established in 1836 on land owned by Scipha and Isabelle Foster and was known as the Foster Burial Ground. The cemetery was later expanded with purchases of additional parcels of land from the Fosters. The Foster Cemetery Association of Galena Township was incorporated September, 1888. We are fortunate that the early officers of the Association were exceptional record keepers. Records of the Association meetings, as well as Treasurers books documenting financial transactions exist, providing a great deal of useful information.
Foster Cemetery was read and transcribed several times during the 20th century. The most current transcription was compiled between the years 2001- 2005 by Donna Nelson. In addition to new transcriptions, family histories for those early families are being compiled. Family relationships are found to exist for the majority of the burials in Foster cemetery. This is an active cemetery, but even today the majority of the burials here are found to be descendants of the earliest families in the township.
Foster is the final resting place of many of our Nation’s veterans. There are veterans of the War of 1812, the Civil War, W.W.I, W.W.II, and the Korean War. Among these are two young men who died in the Civil War when they were only 16 years of age. Father and son, Emery and William Otwell both served in the Civil War, Emery would have been in his early 40’s, William in his late teens. Just a few years after the war, in February, 1872, illness claimed the lives of Emery and William, their deaths occurring within 6 days of one another.
As with most of the early cemeteries, we also find many infants and children buried here. One family lost an 8 year old daughter on April 1, 1863 and then, just 5 days later, they suffered the loss of a 6 year old daughter and 9 year old son. Also buried here is a man who died in a sawmill accident, and a 76-year old man who died after being attacked by a bull.
Foster has been very fortunate in that it has not sustained significant damage by vandals, but nature is taking its toll on some of the older stones. Most of the names and dates are still legible, but many of the epitaphs have become unreadable. It’s essential that we record the information from this and other old burial grounds before it becomes lost to us forever.
You may contact Donna Nelson at - donnamnelson@comcast.net - if you have questions on Foster Cemetery.
A Note from Cemetery Historian and Transcriber - Donna Nelson - In 2001, as a volunteer with the LaPorte County Pioneer Cemeteries Restoration Project, I began a reading of Foster Cemetery. At first glance, this appeared to be a relatively easy task. However, comparing current readings with old readings, and old readings with other written documentation, has proven quite a daunting feat. The efforts of those who read and transcribed this cemetery a number of years ago is greatly appreciated; without their records, some of the inscriptions would have been lost to the ravages of time and nature. In April, 2005 the last block of stone readings was placed on line. Additional burials will be placed on line as evidence is found.
As you use this list, note that the fifth column (location of grave) represents: block-row-marker. As you use this table, please keep in mind that unmarked graves will not be represented. Evidence of unmarked graves will be detailed at a later date. Italicized information (such as maiden names) does not appear on the marker, it has been obtained from other sources and has been added by the compiler. Multiple listings, with different locations, appear for some individuals. This indicates the individual was shown on the family marker, as well as having an individual marker. One will also notice a duplicate name\location if an individual grave was marked with a “Mother” or “Father” stone, with name and dates shown on the family marker.
If you have reason to believe that the subject(s) of your research may be interred at Foster Cemetery, please feel free to contact me, (donnamnelson@comcast.net) for a look-up. As with all look-up requests, you are encouraged to provide full names and dates, when available. Evidence of Foster Cemetery burials not listed on this site (family history, obituaries, etc.) will be most welcome, as will corrections to listed individuals. Thank you for visiting this website, it is hoped you will find valuable clues contained herein.
Surnames at Foster Cemetery: Ackerman, Albertson, Andresen (Anderson), Arthur, Austin, Ballou, Barmore, Barnes, Bell, Bement, Bennitt, Bidwell, Billings, Blanchard, Brown, Cadwell, Caler, Canfield, Cibulka, Clark, Collins, Conant, Cook, Coombs, Copeland, Cox, Cummins, Davis, Dudeck, Duncan, Elliott, Etherington, Evans, Fargher, Fink, Finley, Fleischauer, Foster, Francis, Frazier, Goodall, Goodrich, Gridley, Hagerty, Haishall, Hanville, Hart, Hatch, Heckman, Highley, Holcomb, Hudson, Hunt, Jeffrey, Jeschke, Johnson, Keefer, Kill, Leliter, Long, Lusso, Maass (Moss), Marshall, Marston, McClement, McNeil, Merrill, Metzner, Meyers, Miller, Morrow, Morton, Myer (Myers), Niles, Otwell, Owens, Paddock, Payne, Pidgeon, Pike, Porter, Quantrell, Reisinger, Reuterskiold, Rhoades, Sargeant, Seward, Shaffer, Shead (Shedd), Slate, Smith, Stanage, Stevens, Stillson, Stoner, Strauch, Strode, Sutherland, Tappan, Teeter, Thorn, Uncapher, Vosburg, Waak, Walton, Warner, Warwick, Wasson, Webster, Weed, Wilcox, Wilson, Wiltfong, Winch
Future additions to the Foster Cemetery records will include:
Biographical Sketches of Foster Cemetery's Early Families "These
biographical sketches will include contributions of family history research,
which has been generously provided by the descendants of those early families."
Cemetery Photos By: Teresa O'Riley
Donated Obituaries &
Notes
Unless otherwise indicated, Donna Nelson has contributed
the obits and notes for this cemetery.
Albertson, Elizabeth
- The Acorn, Three Oaks, Michigan, Jan 9, 1903
Mrs.
Elizabeth Albertson was born March 20, 1831, at Ashtabula, Ohio and succumbed
to a stroke of paralysis at her home in Galena township, Jan. 1, 1903, at the
age of 71 years.
Early in life she joined the New Light church
and lived a good and honorable life, working hard and cheerfully for her family
and for the good of her neighborhood. Her children and grandchildren will miss
the work of her motherly hands and her smile of welcome.
Funeral was held at the Hesston church on January fifth and the
services were conducted by Eugene Davis. Interment was made at Foster's
cemetery.
Andresen - LaPorte
Argus-Bulletin, LaPorte, Indiana, Friday, February 1, 1901
Mrs. Marian Andresen, wife of Martin Andresen, passed
away at 7:30 o'clock this morning at her home on Michigan avenue. She was ill
six days, death being directly due to congestion of the brain. Marian Marston
Andresen was born in Canandaidna county, N.Y., April 15, 1840. When but a child
she came to this city with her parents and had since resided here continuously.
In 1874 Mr. and Mrs. Andresen were married. Mrs. Andresen was a member of the
First Baptist church in which, she was received about forty years ago. Her life
had been one of usefulness and with its close many have been bereft of a true
friends. The only surviving relative is the husband, Martin Andresen. The
funeral services will be held Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock from the
residence, Rev. G.C. Moor officiating. The remains will be buried in the Foster
cemetery.
MARTIN ANDRESEN DEAD - Michigan
City Evening News January 27, 1915 P. 1, Col 2
Well Known Laporte Citizen
Stricken Suddenly
Martin Andresen, 65, well known citizen of Laporte, died
very unexpectedly this afternoon of heart failure. The deceased is survived by
the wife and one child. Mr. Andresen was employed as bookeeper for Samuel Fox
and Sons. He worked this morning and went home at noon in his usual health. The
fatal attack came on shortly after dinner when Mr. Andresen was preparing to
return to his office.
AUSTIN, A.B. (Capt.)
Obituary:
The Daily Argus-Bulletin, LaPorte, Indiana Feb 16,
1906
Captain A.B. Austin, a well known pioneer resident of LaPorte county,
died at 1 o'clock this morning at his home in Galena township. He has been
afflicted with kidney trouble for a year and for some time has been in a
serious condition so that his death was not unexpected by his friends.
He was born in Galena township, April 17, 1839, and was a son
of Sands H. Austin, who came to Indiana from Vermont. His father died in 1840
and the mother passed away in 1890 leaving four children, Harriet, Pauline,
William S., and Alexander B.
He was educated in the district
schools and completed his enumeration at Hillsdale college, which he was
attending when the civil war broke out. He enlisted in Co. D, 4th Indiana
Infantry, and served throughout the rebellion. He was promoted soon after
enlisting and became commander of Co. C, and was commissioned a captain in
recognition for services in the battle of Missionary Ridge. He fought in the
battles of Fort Henry, Fort Donaldson, Iuka, Cortuth, Raymond, Vicksburg,
Champion Hill, aggregating 63 engagements.
He took an active interest in
the G.A.R. being a member of Hathaway Post at Rolling Prairie. He was married
in 1869 to Miss Amanda Hudson, and seven children were born to the union the
surviving ones being Archibald C., Hatie, widow of Charles Long, Eva M.
Franklin C., and Adda B.
The funeral services will be held
Sunday afternoon at his home. The burial will be at the Foster cemetery. Weir
& Siever are the funeral directors.
Austin, Amanda M. (Hudson) -
December 31, 1925
Amanda M. Austin, who died at Rolling Prairie
Christmas Day was buried at the Foster cemetery Monday afternoon. She was born
in Galena township, July 8, 1845.
She was the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Hudson and was the last member of a large family.
She was married to Capt. A.B. Austin of Galena township on Dec.
21, 1869 and this union lasted until his death in 1890. She was the mother of
seven children of whom two, an infant and Col. Eddy Austin, have preceded her
in death. The five remaining are: A.C. Austin, Harriet Long, Eva M. Harker,
F.C. Austin, and Addie B. Fargher. She also reared two grandchildren, Geneva
Long Martin and Effan L. Austin. Ten other grandchildren and four great
grandchildren also survive. Of her childhood schoolmates at ??? school, only
one survives, Isaac F. Martin of LaPorte.
Friends of Mrs.
Austin say that her aim in life was to help mankind, to be a friend to the
friendless and a mother to the motherless.
The Rev. Alpha Kenna
of LaPorte officiated at the funeral. Many floral pieces expressed the feeling
of the community to Mrs. Austin.
Barnes, Adah E. (Smith)
- LaPorte Herald Argus, Saturday, Sept. 29, 1951
Adah Elizabeth Barnes, 75, route 3, died at 7:20 last evening
at the Fairview hospital after an illness of two weeks.
The
daughter of Stephen and Harriet Smith, she was born on March 20, 1876 in
LaPorte.
On July 18, 1894 in Galena township she was married to
Charles W. Barnes, who survives.
Surviving also are two
daughters, Mrs. Gladys I. Maerz of New Buffalo, and Mrs. Iva G. Meyers of
Galena township; two sons, Irvin M. Barnes, of route 3, and Ralph H. Barnes of
Galena township; one sister, Mrs. Wilhelmina S. Maerz of Hudson Lake; one
brother, Frank A. Smith of Baton Rouge, La.; 22 grandchildren, 25
great-grandchildren. Two brothers preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday at
Haverstock chapel with the Rev. Victor P. Frohne officiating. Burial will be in
Foster cemetery. Friends may call Sunday noon at chapel and until time of
funeral.
Barnes, Avery I.
- LaPorte Argus, Monday, February 25, 1924
"Avery
I. Barnes, one of the pioneers of LaPorte county, coming to this county in 1839
from Onondaga county, N.Y., passed away Saturday night at his home in Galena
township at the age of 96 years. The pioneer died at the home of his nephew,
Wheeler Meyers, at the old home, his place of residence since 1858 when he was
married to Miss Celestine Wilcox, who passed to her reward April 20, 1899.
Mr. Barnes had the distinction of being a resident of Galena
township, one of its prosperous farmers, all but nine years of his life, and
probably no man in LaPorte county was more familiar with its history or that of
LaPorte county than the deceased. During his life Mr. Barnes filled a number of
positions of public trust. He was for many years a member of the Christian
church. He was a brother of the late Mrs. E.W. Davis, wife of Hon. E.W. Davis,
while a surviving brother, Dr. C.G. Barnes, is a resident of Albion, Nebraska.
This hardy pioneer experienced all the trials of the first
settler. He had only fifty dollars with which to make the first payment on the
home place, but with characteristic energy he began clearing the land, all of
which was covered with timber, and he soon became a substantial agriculturist.
Despite his advanced years he made frequent visits to LaPorte and at the same
time took an interest in the affairs of life. Politically he was one of the
old-time democrats of LaPorte county."
Barnes, Charles O.- The Daily
Argus-Bulletin, LaPorte, Indiana, November 7, 1906
Charles O.
Barnes, a pioneer resident of Galena township and brother-in-law of Hon.. E.W.
Davis, died suddenly yesterday morning at this home of heart trouble.
Mr. Barnes had been in poor health several weeks.
Charles O. Barnes was born in Onondaga county, New York, in
1837, and was in his 70th year. He came to this county with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Cyrus Barnes, when he was three years old, and he had been a resident
of this county ever since, covering a period of sixty-six years, during all of
which time he lived on a farm in Galena township, with the exception of five
years spent in Michigan City.
Mr. Barnes is survived by a widow
and four children, Mrs. A.L. Finley, of Galena township, Mrs. J.J. Taylor, of
Grand Crossing, Charles W. Barnes, of Galena township and Fred Barnes, of
Michigan City. He was a brother of Mrs. E.W. Davis and Avery I. Barnes, of
Galena township and Dr. C.G. Barnes, of Lincoln, Neb. James A. Barnes, the
editor of the Auburn, Ind., Courier, whose death occurred last spring, was a
brother of Charles O. Barnes, and Ira Barnes, who died in LaPorte ten days ago,
was his uncle.
" The Daily Argus-Bulletin, LaPorte Indiana,
November 8, 1906: " The funeral of the late C.O. Barnes, whose death
occurred Tuesday morning at his country home in Galena township, was held at
10:30 o'clock this morning from the Christian church in Galena township. The
interment took place in the Foster Cemetery. A number of friends from this city
attended.
Barnes, Charles
W. - LaPorte Herald Argus Monday, November 8, 1954
Charles W. Barnes, 86, of route 1, New Buffalo, Mich., died in
the Fairview hospital at 3:30 this morning.
Mr. Barnes was born
on Oct. 21, 1874 in Galena township and lived in this area all his life. He was
a retired farmer.
He was married on July 18, 1894 in Galena
township and lived in this area all his life. He was a retired farmer. He was
married on July 18, 1894 in Galena township to Ada Elizabeth Smith. He was a
member of the Christian church.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Edward H. Maerz, New Buffalo, and Mrs. Wheeler R. Meyers, LaPorte; two
sons, Ralph, LaPorte; and Irvin, San Diego, Calif.; 22 grandchildren, 31
great-grandchildren; one brother, Fred C. Barnes, LaPorte.
Funeral arrangements being made by the Haverstock Funeral home will be
announced tomorrow.
LaPorte Herald Argus, Tuesday, November
9, 1954 Barnes Services - Funeral services for Charles W.
Barnes, 80, of Route 1, New Buffalo, who died at 3:30 yesterday morning at the
Fairview Hospital will be held at 2:00 tomorrow afternoon at the Haverstock
Funeral Home. The Rev. Victor P. Frohne will officiate. Burial will be in
Foster cemetery off Bowell Rd. Friends may call at the Haverstock Chapel today
and until time of services.
Barnes, Dorothea (Liesmann, Coffman,
Pagel) - LaPorte Herald Argus, January 11, 2001
The funeral Mass for Mrs. Dorothea L. Barnes, 93, of 2002
Andrew Ave., Apt. 118, LaPorte, will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph's
Catholic Church with Rev. Ted Nordquist officiating. She died Tuesday, Jan 9,
2001, at 4:35 p.m. at LaPorte Hospital.
There will be no
visitation. A commemorative luncheon at Maple Grove United Methodist Church
will be held at noon LaPorte time Saturday. Burial will be in Foster Cemetery
in LaPorte. Memorial contributions may be made to Ralph Barnes Educational
Trust Fund at Maple Grove United Methodist Church.
She was born
Feb. 17, 1907, in St. Louis, Mo., to Henry E. and Sophia (Donaldson) Liesmann,
and had lived in the LaPorte area many years.
Mrs. Barnes was a
member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, past president of Mothers of World War
II Unit 133, Maple Grove United Methodist Church Women's Group, Three Oaks
Methodist Church Women's Group, The State Line Club and the EMERA Club, past
matron of the New Carlisle Order of Eastern Star 320 and Rolling Prairie OES
582, past worthy high priestess of Covenant White Shrine of Jerusalem, a member
of Eagle Lodge in Lebanon, Ind.,, and LaPorte since 1947, and a
missionary/teacher for 12 years.
On July 6, 1928, in
Greenfield, Ind., she married Sylvester W. Coffman, who died March 27, 1958.
On Oct. 6, 1959, in LaPorte, she married George Pagel, who died
Oct 9, 1969.
On Feb. 8, 1974, in LaPorte, she married Ralph
Barnes, who died March 27, 1991.
She was also preceded in death
by one daughter, Melva Louise; one son, David Eugene; her parents, one sister
and one brother.
Surviving are two sons, Glenn E. Coffman of
Gilbert, Ariz., and James Henry Coffman of Scottsdale, Ariz., several
grandchildren and great-grandchildren and one brother, George E. Liesmann of
Topeka, Kan.
Haverstock Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements
Barnes, Eliza F. (Wilson)
Barnes - Publication Unknown -
Mrs. Eliza F.
Barnes, age 87, widow of the late Charles Barnes, died Sunday morning at the
home of her son, Fred C. Barnes, 312 Virginia Avenue.
The
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Wilson, Mrs. Barnes was born at Hamilton, Ind.,
May 6, 1842, moving with her parents to Galena township, this county, when a
child.
She has lived in LaPorte county for more than 85 years.
On April 4, 1860, she was married to Charles Barnes, who preceded her in death
on Nov. 8, 1906. She was a member of the Christian church. Surviving are a
daughter, Mrs. Bertha Finley of Springfield township; two sons, Charles W.
Barnes of Galena township and Fred C. Barnes of LaPorte; 12 grandchildren, and
four sisters, Mrs. Nancy Hiley of Logansport, Ind., Mrs. Frances Cutshaw of
Concordia, Kans., Mrs. Marie Sheldon of Los Angeles and Mrs. Mary Martin of
Benzie county, Mich. Besides her husband, two daughters, Lucy and Lettie
preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30 at the E. (?) Ebbert funeral parlor, the Rev. (?) Long
officiating. Burial will be at Foster's cemetery.
Barnes, Eliza F. Elliott -
LaPorte Herald Argus, Feb 10, 1887
Eliza, widow of Cyrus
Barnes, an old settler of the county, died suddenly at the residence of her
son, Chas. O. Barnes, of Galena township, Tuesday morning, Feb 8th.
She was a native of Onondaga county, N.Y., and was born in
1809, having lived in Galena township since 1839. She was a sister of the late
Benjamin Elliott, and leaves four sons and one daughter, her husband having
died in 1883. The daughter is the wife of Hon. E. W. Davis, and of the sons,
Chas. O. and A.G. are honored citizens of Galena township, while Dr. C.G., is
the editor of the Albion, Neb., Argus and James is the editor of the Auburn,
Ind., Courier. The family is well known and highly respected throughout the
county. The funeral was postponed until tomorrow, at eleven o'clock, in order
that Dr. Barnes might be present at the services.
"Michigan
City Evening Dispatch, Feb 10 1887:" Died, in Galena township, on
the morning of Feb. 8, 1887, at the residence of her son, Charles O. Barnes,
Mrs. Eliza Barnes, widow of Cyrus Barnes, who died in 1883. She died very
suddenly after having dressed herself. Mrs. Barnes was nearly 78 years old. She
was the mother of Mrs. B.A. Davis, of Hatch's Mills.
Barnes, Eunice Valencia (Fink)
- LaPorte, IN - Wednesday, May 10 1922, Page 8
Funeral services for Mrs. Eunice Barnes, who passed away Monday
evening, will be held at the residence at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Rev.
M.G. Long will officiate. Burial will be in Foster cemetery.
Barnes, Harley -
LaPorte Herald Argus, Aug 3, 1993
Mr. Harley Barnes, 98, of
31869 Chicago Tr., New Carlisle, died Monday, Aug 2, 1993, at 5:15 p.m. at
Hamilton Grove, New Carlisle.
He was born Oct. 13, 1894, in
LaPorte County, to James and Ada (Sutherland) Barnes, and lived in New Carlisle
for 3 1/2 years.
Mr. Barnes was a member of Rolling Prairie
Conservation Club, former member of Galena Township Advisory Board, former
caretaker of Foster Cemetery, and had retired from farming.
On
march 3, 1917, in Rolling Prairie, he married Ruth M. Gilbert, who died April
22, 1984.
Surviving are one daughter, Ada Zellers of Rolling
Prairie; two sons, Dale of Rolling Prairie, and Robert of Brooksville, Fla.: 10
grandchildren: 19 great-grandchildren, and eight great-great-grandchildren. He
was preceded in death by one daughter, Barbara Metzner; one great-grandchild;
his parents, one sister and two brothers.
The funeral will be
at 1 p.m. Thursday at Haverstock Funeral Home with Rev. Dale Guckenberger
officiating. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and from 8 a.m. until
the service Thursday. Burial will be in Foster Cemetery in Rolling Prairie.
Memorial contributions may be made to Foster Cemetery.
Barnes, Hulda (Maerz)
- LaPorte Herald Argus, Monday, January 30, 1967
Funeral services for Mrs. Hulda Louise Barnes, 48, route 3, who
died at Pine Lake division hospital at 8:45 a.m. Saturday, will be held at 1
p.m. tomorrow at the Haverstock Funeral home with the Rev. Robert West
officiating. Burial will be in Foster cemetery.
Friends may
call at the funeral home today and until time of services.
Mrs.
Barnes was born in Galena township on Feb 28, 1918 to Fred and Minnie (Smith)
Maerz. She was married at Springville on Nov. 25, 1939 to Ralph H. Barnes, who
survives.
Also surviving are two brothers, Louis Maerz,
LaPorte, and Harvey Maerz, Rolling Prairie; four sisters, Mrs. Harriet Hough,
and Mrs. Alma Wilhelm, both of LaPorte, Miss Ada Maerz, Rolling Prairie, and
Mrs. Bernice Haas, Chicago.
Barnes, James A.
- The Acorn, Three Oaks, Mich. Thursday, May 16, 1929
James Barnes Pioneer Farm Resident Passes Away Monday - James
Barnes, 81 years old, died Monday morning at 6 o'clock at his home south of
Three Oaks in Galena township. Mr. Barnes had been ill since last December with
uremic poisoning.
He was born in LaPorte county, Indiana, Aug
10, 1847. He had lived in the vicinity of Three Oaks for 30 years and was well
known to the residents of this community.
He is survived by two
sons, Harley and Claude, both of Rolling Prairie; one sister, Mrs. Frank
Tappan, of Three Oaks, and 11 grandchildren.
Funeral services
were held at the Methodist church in Rolling Prairie, the Rev. Hoy,
officiating. Burial was made in Foster cemetery.
Barnes, Julia - Acorn, Three
Oaks, MI, Jan. 27, 1916
Death of Miss Julia Barnes -
The
death of Miss Julia Barnes which was briefly mentioned in the last week's issue
occurred at 4:30 a.m. Thursday Jan. 20, in the Ruth C. Sabin home in LaPorte,
Ind.
Miss Barnes was born in New York state Oct. 6, 1838,
passing away at the age of 77 years. She had been a resident of LaPorte County
for seventy two years. She was a member of the Christian church over fifty
years faithful to her duty and zealous in her work for others. An estimable
Christian woman has passed to her reward. During the later years of her life
she had devoted a great deal of her time to local charity work, and more than
one child will feel that by the death of Miss Barnes they have lost a faithful
friend.
The funeral service was held in the home Saturday
afternoon at one o'clock. The floral tributes were beautiful and were silent
witnesses to the esteem in which she was held by her friends. Interment was in
the Foster's cemetery.
The deceased is survived by two sisters,
Miss Addie Barnes, of LaPorte and Mrs. Sylvester Copeland, of this place and
Wm. Barnes, of LaPorte Co.
Barnes, Ralph - (Probably LaPorte Herald
Argus)
The funeral of Mr. Ralph H. Barnes, 82, of 8083N
CR-200E, LaPorte, who died early Wednesday, March 27, 1991, at Memorial
Hospital, South Bend, will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Haverstock Funeral
Home, with Dr. Lloyd Walker and Rev. Steven Pearson officiating.
Friends may call at the Haverstock Funeral Home Friday from 3
to 5 and 6 to 9 p.m., where the Order of Eastern Star will conduct a memorial
service will be conducted at 7:30 p.m., and until the service Saturday. Burial
will be in Foster Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made
to Three Oaks, Mich., United Methodist Church.
He was born
Sept. 30, 1908, in LaPorte County, to Charles and Ada (Smith) Barnes, and lived
here all his life. Mr. Barnes was a member of the Three Oaks United Methodist
Church; Rolling Prairie Masonic Lodge 219; White Shrine Covenant 21; was past
worthy patron of Rolling Prairie Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 582; was a
U. S. Army veteran of World War II and retired in 1973 as a carman after 39
years at the C&O and B&O Railroads.
On Nov. 25,
1939, in Springville, he married Hulda L. Maerz who died Jan. 28, 1967. On Feb.
8, 1974, in LaPorte County, he married Dorothea Pagel, who survives.
Also surviving are several nieces and nephews. His parents, one
brother and two sisters preceded him in death.
Barnes, Ruth M.
(Gilbert), LaPorte Herald Argus, April 23, 1984
Rolling Prairie - Mrs. Ruth M. Barnes, 87, of 4211N CR-400W,
died Sunday, April 22, 1984, at 11:45 a.m. at Fountainview Terrace Nursing
Home, LaPorte.
She was born Nov. 23, 1896, in Elkhart County to
Melvin and Emma (Cripe) Gilbert and lived here most of her life.
She was a member of the Rolling Prairie United Methodist
Church, Carrie Anna Circle, East Galena Homemakers and VFW Post 9423.
On March 3, 1917, in Rolling Prairie, she married Harley Barnes
who survives.
Also surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Ada Zellers
of Rolling Prairie; two sons, Dale of Rolling Prairie and Robert of Tampa,
Fla.; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren
and two brothers, Ira Gilbert of ST. Petersburg, Fla., and Everett Gilbert of
Niles, Mich. One daughter, Barbara Metzner, and one brother, Donald Gilbert,
preceded her in death.
The funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at
the Haverstock Funeral Home with Rev. Richard L. Pickering officiating. Friends
may call at the funeral home from 1-9 p.m. Tuesday and until the time of
services Wednesday. Burial will be in Foster Cemetery, LaPorte County.
BARNES, Sarah Catherine - Mrs. Truman Barns (Barnes), an old resident of this place, died after a short illness at her home in Michigan this morning. The funeral will be held at the Heston church Tuesday, May 31, at 2 p.m. (La Porte Daily Herald, 1 June 1898).
Barnes, Truman "The Acorn",
Three Oaks, Berrien County, Michigan
November 4, 1904
Esteemed Farmer
Passes Away:
Mr. Truman Barnes had resided in this township for many years
-- His funeral attended by many friends: Truman Hiram Barnes was born in
Onondaga county, New York, July 16, 1830. He came west and settled in Galena
township, Indiana, in 1854. He was married to Loretta Foster, September 9,
1855. the wife was called away November 18, 1857, leaving one child, Emma, who
died May 2, 1885. In 1859 Mr. Barnes was married to Eliza Teeter, who died
August 11, 1861. There was born to this union one child, which died in infancy.
October 26, 1861, the deceased married Sarah C. Weaver, who was his companion
for 37 years. Death came May 29, 1898, and took her from a devoted family and
the midst of a large circle of friends. There were born to this union seven
children of whom three are dead. Mr. Barnes was again married, December 31,
1902, to Augusta Barnes. The deceased moved from Indiana to Three Oaks township
in 1878, where he spent the remainder of his life, which ended Saturday
evening, October 29, 1904, when the deceased was 74 years, 3 months and 13 days
old. Mr. Barnes was a true husband, a loving father and a kind neighbor.
The funeral services were held November 2 at the Disciple
church, south of the late home, conducted by Rev. W.H. Parsons of New Buffalo,
and the body laid to rest in the Foster cemetery. Many friends mourned before
the bier of the departed and accompanied the remains to their final resting
place.
Barnes, William -
The LaPorte Daily Argus, LaPorte, IN, Aug. 17, 1921, P. 4
William Barnes, aged 80 years and four months, died at 6:30
this morning at his home near Kingsbury, following a two months' illness of
paralysis. He is survived by his widow and two sisters, Mrs. S. M. Copeland, of
Three Oaks, Mich., and Miss Addie Barnes, of the Ruth Sabin Home.
William Barnes was born in New York, April 7, 1841, and came to
LaPorte county seventy-five years ago from that state. He was married March 16,
1869, to Eunice Fink, of LaPorte. He had been a life long member of the
Christian church.
Funeral services will be held Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence. Burial will be in Foster's Cemetery.
Cutler Bros. are in charge.
Bement, Harriet Warner
(daughter of David and Almira (Weed) Warner) "The Acorn," Three
Oaks, Michigan, October 31, 1912: "MRS. HARRIET BEMENT PASSES AWAY - Harriet
Warner was born in Galena township, LaPorte county, Indiana, January 25, 1841,
and passed away October 23, 1912, at the home of her sister, Mrs. William W.
Smith. She was married to Hiram Bement, March 29 1879, and has since lived on
the Bement homestead until the tragic death of her husband three years ago,
when she came to live with her sister. "The deceased was stricken with
paralysis six years ago and has been a patient sufferer ever since. The funeral
was held from the house Saturday at one o'clock with buriel at Foster's
cemetery. "Those who attended from away were Mrs. Jennie Martin of Joliet,
Ill., Mrs. Albert Carpenter and daughter of Mishawaka, Mrs. Lydia Davis of
Michigan City, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Sutherland, E. W. Bement and family, H.
Paulis and family, Mrs. C. W. Francis and Mr. and Mrs. M R. Sutherland, all of
LaPorte; Mrs. T. B. Wyan of Eau Clair [sic], Mrs. A. Hicks of South Bend and
Conger R. Smith of Kansas City, Mo."
Contributed by: Pamela A. Kotval at
pakotval@tds.net
Bement, Hiram Sr.,History of
LaPorte County, Daniels, 1904, page 602 subject:
Hiram Bement,
Jr., provides the following regarding Hiram, Sr.: "Hiram Bement was a native of
Bradford, New Hampshire (*), and there remained until after his marriage. His
father, Samuel Bement, was of French descent. The mother of our subject was in
her maidenhood Miss Sarah Collins. She was likewise born in the old Granite
state and was of German lineage. Following their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Hiram
Bement, Sr., removed to the Empire state, and subsequently came to Indiana,
settling in 1834 in LaPorte county, upon the farm where their son Hiram now
resides. There he secured a tract of land from the government which was
entirely unimproved, and after building a log cabin in order to provide shelter
for his family began clearing and cultivating his land, which he transformed
into rich fields with the assistance of his sons. There he continued to reside
throughout his remaining days, and was widely known as a most enterprising and
prosperous agriculturist. His political support was given to the Democracy, and
he served as justice of the peace. To him and his wife were born five sons and
three daughters, and all reached adult age.
(*) Note: Other
sources indicate birth was in Vermont
Bement, Hiram, Jr. Michigan City News,
October 13, 1909, page 4, column 1:
"GORED TO DEATH ON HIS FARM LAST
NIGHT.
Hiram Bement, Aged 76, Attacked by Angry Bull and So
Terribly Injured That Death Ensued--Long Resident of County. - Tuesday, October
12. Hiram Bement, one of the best known residents of Galena township, east of
the city, met a terrible death last night by being gored by an angry bull on
his farm near Three Oaks. The old gentleman was badly gored and lived only an
hour or two after the injuries were inflicted.
"Mr. Bement went
out into the barnyard at 6 o'clock to look after the regular evening chores. he
had been away from the house but a few minutes when the bull attacked him. The
bull knocked its victim down, trampled upon him and pitched his almost lifeless
form about with its horns until life was all but out.
"The old
man's predicament attracted the attention of a passerby, but the help came too
late. The prostrate form was taken into the house and a Three Oaks physician
was called, but the infuries were of a fatal nature and death was ensued within
an hour or two.
"Mr. Bement was 76 years of age and had lived
in Galena township practically all of his life, he having located there when a
boy. He is survived by his wife, but no children.
" Michigan
City News, October 20, 1909, page 1, column 5:
"Hiram Bement -
Funeral services over the remains of the late Hiram Bement, who was killed by a
bull Monday evening, took place in the family home, Galena township, this
county, at 1 o'clock this afternoon. Rev. C. H. Hickman of the Rolling Prairie
M. E. church, officiated. Interment took place in the Foster cemetery."
Michigan City Dispatch, October 21, 1909, page 8, column 7:
"KILLED BY ENRAGED BULL.
Hiram Bement of Galena
Township Meets Terrible Death. -
Hiram Bement, aged 76, and one
of the best known farmers of Galena township, was attacked by a mad bull Monday
evening and sustained injuries that resulted in his death two hours later. Mr.
Bement was out doing his chores when the bull attacked him. Although the animal
had been dehorned it rammed Mr. Bement with withits head, crushing his breast
and inflicting other injuries. A passerby drove the animal away with a club and
the old man walked to the house, but died shortly after the arrival of a
doctor.
"Mr. Bement, who had resided in Galena township 73
years, is survived by his widow, a nephew, Ernest W. Bement, residing near
LaPorte, and a niece, Mrs. Cora Paulis, of LaPorte. Mr. Bement was quite
wealthy and was known all over the northeastern part of the county."
Contributed by: Pamela A. Kotval at pakotval@tds.net
Bement, Samuel -
Michigan City News, February 28, 1900, Page 8, Col 3
Samuel
Bement died Friday from heart disease at his home in Laporte. The deceased was
born in Wolcott county, New York, 67 years ago and came to this county with his
parents when but 3 years old. He resided in Arkansas for a while but for the
past 25 years he had lived in Laporte county. He was twice married, his first
wife dying in 1871 and his second wife six years later. He was the father of
seven children, of whom but three survive, they being Mrs. John New of Nehawka,
Neb., Mrs. Henry Paulis and Ernest Bement of Laporte. Two brothers, Hiram and
Orrin Bement of Galena township, are left to mourn the departed one. He was a
farmer by occupation and 23 years ago the strain from lifting heavy articles
produced paralysis of the optic nerves, resulting in almost total blindness.
The funeral was held this morning with interment at Foster's cemetery in Galena
township.
Daily Argus Feb 24 1900, page 1
Samuel Bement, one of our oldest and most highly respected
citizens died at 5:20 'clock last evening at his home, 911 Rose street. Heart
failure was the cause of his death. He has been sinking for the past several
weeks, and his children here realizing that he had not long to live sent for
Mrs. Jno. New, a daughter, living in Nebraska, who arrived a few days ago and
has been his constant attendant since. The Bement family came here from New
York many years ago and have always resided here. Samuel's father came to this
county in 1834, and for many years was famous as an expert maker of axes.
Deceased was 67 years of age and leaves three children, Mrs. Henry Paulis, Mrs.
Jno. New and Ernest Bement. Two brothers also survive him, Orrin and Hiram
Bement, two well to do farmers of Galena township. The funeral will be held
Monday at 10:30 a.m. at the Christian church, Rev. Eugene Davis officiating.
Burial at Foster's cemetery. A. Cutler has charge.
Bennitt, Harry -
LaPorte Herald Argus, Thursday, September 26, 1991
The funeral
for Mr. Harry E. Bennitt Jr.,22, of 4343 E. CR-800N, Rolling Prairie, who died
Tuesday, Sept. 24, 1991, at his home, will be 11 a.m. Friday at the Haverstock
Funeral Home, with Rev. John King officiating.
Friends may call
at the funeral home today from 5 to 9 p.m. and Friday until the service. Burial
will be in Foster Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made
to the First Christian Church of Rolling Prairie.
He was born
Feb 5, 1969, in LaPorte, to Harry E. and Barbara (Clemons) Bennitt Sr., and
lived in Rolling Prairie all his life. Mr. Bennitt was a member of First
Christian Church of Rolling Prairie; was a U.S. Army veteran and was employed
at Wirecraft.
Surviving are his parents, Barbara and Harry Sr.,
of Rolling Prairie; two sisters, Linda Anderson, of New Carlisle, and Lisa
Bicker, of Hudson Lake; his grandparents, Hazel Hoover, of Three Oaks, Mich.;
Ada Zellers of Rolling Prairie, and Foster and Doris, of Plymouth, Ind., and
his great-grandparents, Eva Clemons, of Florence, Ala., and Harley Barnes, of
New Carlisle.
Billings, James -
LaPorte Argus, June 2, 1922, page 2:
The funeral services of
the late James Billings will be held at the Decker chapel tomorrow afternoon at
2 o'clock, Interment to follow in Foster cemetery, Rev. Donald Ford, of
Michigan City, will officiate. Mr. Billings passed away at Gary. He was 62
years of age and is mourned by his widow and four children. Death resulted from
cancer of the stomach. Mr. Billings formerly lived in Galena township.
Billings, Mary
(Miller) Michigan City News, December 1, 1909, Page 4,
Col. 2
Mrs. Mary Billings, Monday, November 29.
Ms. Mary Billings, aged 79 years, widow of WilliamH. Billings,
died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. V.B. Cummings, in Laporte. She
had been sick for some time and her condition was regarded as serious for three
weeks previous to her demise. Death was due to dropsy and old age. She leaves
the following children: James Billings, this city; William Billings, Laporte;
Mrs. George Goodall, Galena township; and Mrs. V.b. Cummings, Laporte. The
decedent settled in this county in 1845 and was married here. Later Mr. and
Mrs. Billings moved to Galena township. Mrs. Billings was among the oldest
settlers in that township.
The funeral will be held at 10
o'clock Tuesday morning. Interment will take place in the Foster cemetery in
Galena township.
Brown, Walter -
Publication Unknown (Death Occurred Dec 4, 1944)
Funeral
services for Walter Edward Brown, 60, lifetime resident of Galena Twp., LaPorte
county, Indiana, were conducted at 1:30 this afternoon in the H.B. Connelly
funeral chapel. The Rev. Benjamin Van Dyke, retired Methodist minister,
officiated and burial made in the Foster cemetery, south of three Oaks.
Mr. Brown, who was employed as a caretaker at the Carl Backman
farm, north of Rolling Prairie, was found dead in an orchard, where he was
trimming trees at 5 o'clock Monday afternoon. The body was found by hunters.
Death was attributed to a heart attack. He had been dead four to five hours
when found. No inquest was held.
The deceased was born April
12, 1884, the son of William A. and Elva (Caldwell) Brown. He had never
married.
Surviving is one sister, Mrs. George Dudeck, Galena
Twp., and several cousins.
Cadwell, Clifford - Michigan
City News, June 05, 1901
Clifford, youngest son of Mervin
Cadwell of LaPorte, was buried at Foster's cemetery Thursday night, he having
died late that afternoon of black diphtheria. Mrs. Cadwell's death occurred
only a few months ago, and now another son of the afflicted family is ill with
a complication of diseases and is reported to be in dangerous condition. Mr.
Cadwell has the heartfelt sympathy of the entire community here of which he
formerly was an old resident.
LaPorte Daily Herald, Friday, 31
May, 1901
Clifford Caldwell (sp), son of Mr. and Mrs. Mervin
Caldwell (sp), died about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon of diphtheria, after an
illness of four days. He was 9 years old. The burial took place at 6 o'clock at
Foster's cemetery in Galena township, the funeral director, Austin Cutler,
acting strictly according to the orders of the board of health. Ralph Caldwell
(sp) came home from Valparaiso suffering from tonsillitis, according to the
diagnosis of the attending physician, and he is still ill, but the brother's
death was due to diphtheria. Several houses in the vicinity have been
quarantined because the inmates have one way or another been exposed. This is
the first death from diphtheria in the city of LaPorte for many years. There is
no danger of an epidemic.
Cadwell, Edward S.
- The Acorn, Three Oaks, MI, March 25, 1904
Edward S. Cadwell died on Friday, March 18, 1904; funeral on
Sunday, March 20 at 2 p.m. at his late home; sermon by Elder E.D. Daniels of
LaPorte; singing by Miss Helen Poole and quartet from LaPorte; Cutler,
undertaker; interment at Foster's cemetery. The deceased had been sick only a
week. Mr. Cadwell was born in Madison Co., N.Y., in Oct. 1827; was married to
Miss Leva Gridley in 1847, and he and his esteemable wife celebrated their
golden wedding some time ago by a quiet family gathering. He was aged 76 years
and 5 months. Mrs. Cadwell and three children - all grown - one daughter and
two sons, are left to mourn their great loss.
Additional
information from Daniels' History of LaPorte County, published 1904, page 450
-
Note: This volume has portraits of Mr. & Mrs.
Cadwell
Edward S. Cadwell. Among the old settlers of LaPorte
county known and honored because of their genuine worth is Edward S. Cadwell,
who resides on section 21, Galena township. He was born in the village of
Cazenovia, Madison county, New York, on the 7th of October, 1727. His father,
Simon Cadwell, was a native of Connecticut, and the mother, who bore the maiden
name of Maria Ormsbee, was likewise born in the Charter Oak state. The father
died when his son Edward S. was but four years of age, and the mother passed
away on the 6th of April, 1840, so that Edward S. Cadwell was left an orphan at
the early age of twelve and a half years. He then went to live with an uncle,
who, however, gave him in charge of a farmer, Fred Hitchcock, with whom he
remained until twenty-one years of age. He had the opportunity of attending
school through the winter months, while throughout the remainder of the year he
assisted in farm work. On attaining his majority he was given one hundred
dollars in money and two suits of clothing. He then began working for a
surveyor who owned a farm, and in this service Mr. Cadwell remained as a farm
hand for two months.
On the 23rd of November, 1848, occurred
the marriage of Edward S. Cadwell and Miss Leva Gridley, who was born in 1828
in Manlius, New York, a daughter of Samuel U. and Amanda (Barnes) Gridley. Mrs.
Cadwell was reared in her native place and pursued her education in the common
district schools. After their marriage the young couple located in Manlius, Mr.
Cadwell renting a farm from Abigail E. Gridley for four years. He then removed
to Van Buren county, New York, where he remained for one year, and in 1854 he
came to the west, establishing his home in Galena township on the farm where he
now resides. Almost fifty years have been passed won this place, and throughout
the entire period he has devoted his attention to the tilling of the soil and
the raising of stock. Within the boundaries of his place are comprised one
hundred acres richly cultivated and well improved with modern
equipments.
To Mr. and Mrs. Cadwell were born four children, of
whom one died in infancy. The others are Elva M., now the wife of William Brown
of Galena township, who follows farming there. Mervin M., who married Mary E.
Leliter, who died February 10, 1901, and he resides in LaPorte; and Edward F.,
who married Clara S. Welling, and is contracting freight agent for the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, making his home in Chicago.
In his political views Mr. Cadwell has been an earnest
Republican since the organization of the party, and served as a trustee of
Galena township for nine years. He was also assessor for five years and justice
of the peace for six years, discharging his duties with fairness and
impartiality so that he "won golden opinions from all sorts of people." He has
taken an active interest in all that pertains to the welfare of the county and
its permanent improvement, and whether in office or out of it he has been a
progressive and faithful citizen. For forty-five years he had charge of the
Foster cemetery. As a member of Galena lodge, No. 335, F. & A. M., he is
well known to his Masonic brethren in this part of the county, and in his life
exemplifies the beneficent spirit of the craft. A self-made man, he was left an
orphan at the early age of twelve and a half years and has always earned his
own living. His career has been one of unflagging industry, and he certainly
has made a creditable and honorable record, one well worthy of emulation by all
who would develop manly principles and at the same time win success through
honorable efforts.
Cadwell, Harold -
Michigan City News Dispatch Feb. 02, 1994 Page 2
Harold "Jack"
Cadwell, 76, Michigan City, died after a three month illness at 2:17 p.m.
Monday ( Jan. 31, 1994) at Methodist Hospital, Merrillville. The funeral will
be at 10 a.m. Friday at Carlisle Funeral Home. Burial will be in Foster's
Cemetery, LaPorte County. Friends may call from 3 to 9 a.m. Thursday and until
the service Friday at the funeral home. A memorial service will be at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday by the Moose Lodge 980. Mr. Cadwell was born April 30,1917, in Rolling
Prairie, the son of Raymond and Marian Busch Cadwell. On Sept. 7,1946, in
Rolling Prairie, he married Agnes Marie Neruda, who died Sept. 1,1991. He is
survived by one son, James L. Cadwell, Michigan City; One daughter, Marian M.
Simpson, Michigan City; six grandchildren, Carin, Colleen, Craig, and Charles
Cadwell and Sandi and Dawn Simpson, all of Michigan City and one brother, Lyle
Cadwell, Rolling Prairie. One brother and one sister preceded him in death. Mr.
Cadwell had lived in the area all his life. He retired as a baker with 47 years
of service at Continental Baking Co. Mr. Cadwell was a member of St. John's
United Church of Christ, St. Joseph Young Men's Society and Moose Lodge 980.
Cadwell, Marian (Bush)
- LaPorte Herald Argus May 23, 1964, p. 2
Funeral services for Mrs. Marian Bush Cadwell, 87, Route 2, New
Carlisle, who died at 7:30 a.. yesterday at the White Tower Nursing home here
after an illness of eight years, will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the H.C. Amen
and Son Funeral home, New Carlisle.
The Rev. Malcolm McArthur
will officiate and burial will be in the Foster cemetery near Rolling Prairie.
Friends may call at the funeral home tonight and until time of services.
She was born Feb. 24, 1877 in Lockport, Ill., and had lived in
the New Carlisle and Rolling Prairie areas most of her life. She was married
Dec. 20, 1897 in Lockport to Raymond G. Cadwell, who died July 16, 1956.
Surviving are two sons, Lyle Cadwell, Rolling Prairie, and
Harold Cadwell, Michigan City; one daughter, Mrs. Blanche Cox, Hobart, Ind.;
six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. One son, Ward Cadwell, New
Carlisle, died Dec. 3, 1962.
Cadwell, Mary E. (Leliter) -
LaPorte Daily Herald, Monday, 11 February 1901, page 1, col. 2
After an illness of some seven weeks Mrs. M.E. Cadwell died
yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mary Leliter Cadwell was born Nov. 19, 1856,
in Galena township, and on March 5, 1875, was united in marriage with M.E.
Cadwell. Mr. and Mrs. Cadwell resided in Kankakee township until a year ago,
when they moved to this city. The deceased leaves a husband, four sons, Ray and
Ralph, who are married and live in Galena township and Valparaiso respectively,
and Clyde and Clifford, who attended school in this city. She also leaves a
mother, Mrs. Leliter of Kankakee township, a sister, Mrs. Jacob Ackerman of
this city, and two brothers, M.E. Leliter, of this city and George Leliter of
Kankakee township. Mrs. Cadwell had been a member of the Christian church for
years past. The funeral services will be conducted a the house tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock by Rev. A.H. DeLong. The remains will be laid at rest in Foster's
burying ground. Austin Cutler has charge.
Cadwell, Mervin - LaPorte
Herald Argus, July 30 1946, page 2
Mervin Cadwell, 91, of Rolling Prairie,
died at 1:30 this morning at the Fairview hospital after an illness of three
months.
He was born in Galena township, LaPorte county, on
August 31, 1854. He retired from farming 18 years ago and moved to Rolling
Prairie. In 1895 he was married to Mary Leliter, who died in 1900. He was
married to Mae Branhall in 1908, who died some years ago.
Surviving are two sons, Ray of Hudson Lake, and Ralph of
Sullivan, Ind.; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at the Rolling Prairie Methodist church, with the Rev. George Hartz
officiating. Burial will be in the Foster cemetery, Rolling Prairie. Friends
may call tomorrow and until 1 o'clock on Thursday at the Amen funeral home in
New Carlisle.
Cadwell, Raymond
Guy - LaPorte Herald Argus, July 17, 1956
Raymond Guy Cadwell, 78, of Hudson Lake, died at 7:45 last
night at his home after a short illness.
He was born Sept. 3,
1877 in Galena township, LaPorte county and had lived in that area all his
life.
Mr. Cadwell was married Dec. 20, 1897 in Lockport, Ill.,
to Marion Bush. He was a retired farmer.
Surviving are his
wife; one daughter, Mrs. Blanche Cox, Gary; three sons, Ward M., New Carlisle;
Lyle E., Galena township, and Harold M., Michigan City; one brother, Ralph W.,
Sullivan, Ind.; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the
H.C. Amen and Son Funeral home, New Carlisle. Burial will be in the Foster
cemetery, Galena township. Friends may call at the H.C. Amen and Son chapel at
4 o'clock tomorrow and until time of services.
Caler, Helen (Canfield) LaPorte Herald
Argus:
Mrs. Helen Mae Caler, age 100, formerly of LaPorte, died
peacefully in her sleep at North Residential Hospice in Brooklyn Center, Minn.,
of heart failure, on Saturday morning, Feb. 16, 2002, at 7:40 a.m. After a
physical decline of several months' duration. Helen had resided in Bloomington,
Minn. , with her eldest granddaughter and her husband for the past six years.
Helen Mae Canfield, the eldest daughter of Oliver Adolphus
Canfield and Abigail Estelle (Davis) was born Nov. 2, 1901, in Bricelyn,
Fairbault County, Minn., where her father was an early town constable. She grew
up in Chicago, Joliet, and Coal City, Ill., and Gary, Miller, and Michigan
City, Ind., graduating from Michigan City's Elston High School in 1921.
On Jan. 11, 1922, she was married in Adair, Adair County, Iowa,
to Frank Porter Caler of Beaver Falls, Pa., where they lived for 14 years
before moving to Galena Township in LaPorte County, in January 1935.
Helen was a member of the East Galena Home Economics Club of
LaPorte County for over 50 years, and also participated in the Ladies Aide
Society of Maple Grove United Methodist Church in New Carlisle. She and her
husband owned and operated Bonieview Orchard in Galena Township until
retirement in the early 1960s, after which they enjoyed spending several
winters in Tucson, Ariz. After her husband died in 1976, Helen resided with her
cousin, Pearl Uporsky, in Portge, Ind., where they were active volunteers at
the Chapel of the Dunes. She resided with her daughter and son-in-law Marjorie
and Vance Albert, of Culver, Ind., before moving to Chicago Trail Village in
New Carlisle in January of 1987. She returned to Minnesota in 1996 at the age
of 94.
Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Porter
Caler; her younger sister, Lolita Evaretta Shipley; and two of her children,
Jane Louise Jeffrey of LaPorte, and Marvin Keith Caler of Mishawaka. She is
survived by two children, Marjorie Mae (Vance) Albert of Culver and Frank
Robert (Edna) Caler of San Antonio, Texas; and 10 grandchildren, Karen (Dean)
Luedtke of Bloomington, Howard (Toni) Albert of Argos, Ind. Boni (Dean) Danner
of Waukesha, Wis., Norman (Doreen) Albert of Culver, Peggy Caler of Grundy,
Va., Bill (Coreta) Caler of Converse, Texas, Robyn (Dan) Armstrong of
Mishawaka, Mark Caler of Cassopolis, Mich., Steven (Telsia) Caler of
Collinsville, Ill., and Jim Caler of Waukesha; as well as 18
great-grandchildren. She is also survived by a cousin, Dorothy (Robert) Lyles
of Michigan City, as well as Donald Jeffrey of New Carlisle, Carol Caler of
Mishawaka, Norma Caler of LaPorte and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by Haverstock Funeral
Home, LaPorte. Visitation will be at the funeral home Thursday evening, Feb.,
21, from 4 to 8 p.m. and Friday from 11 a.m. until the service at 1 p.m. with
Pastors Jim Caler and Paul Loder officiating. Interment will be at Foster
Cemetery in Galena Township, LaPorte County.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the organization of choice or to East Galena Home
Economics Club.
Caler, Marvin -
June 17, 1995 (Probably Herald Argus)
The funeral for Mr.
Marvin K. Caler, 58, of 2312 Cassopolis St., Elkhart, will be at 2:30 p.m.
Monday at Haverstock Funeral Home with Pastor Floyd Wilcox and Rev. Lonnie
Blount officiating. He died Tuesday, June 13 1995, at 7:45 p.m. LaPorte time in
Brecksville, Ohio.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 4
to 8 pm. Sunday and from 8 a.m. until the service Monday. Burial will be in
Foster Cemetery in Rolling Prairie.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Diabetes Foundation.
He was born April 24, 1937, in
Galena Township, Ind., to Porter and Helen (Canfield) Caler, and had lived in
Elkhart for five years, moving from South Bend. Mr. Caler was an automobile
transporter for Avis.
On Oct. 18, 1988, in LaPorte, he married
Carol Kline, who survives.
Also surviving are one
step-daughter, Penny LaTour of Mishawaka, Ind.; one stepson, James Weber of
Mishawaka; one step-granddaughter; his mother of New Carlisle; two sisters,
Marjorie Albert of Culver, Ind., and Janet Jeffrey of Rolling Prairie, and one
brother, Frank R. of Cassopolis, Mich.
He was preceded in death
by one stepson and his father.
Canfield, Oliver A.
- LaPorte Herald Argus Wednesday, June 8, 1955
Oliver A. Canfield, 87, of route 3, LaPorte, died at 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Caler. He had been ill for two years.
Mr. Canfield was
born in Oregon, Ill., to David and Marie Canfield on May 23, 1867. He came to
this county two years ago from Creaton, Ia. He was a retired electrician and a
member of the K. of P. Lodge.
Surviving are his daughter, Mrs.
Caler, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday at the
Haverstock Funeral home. Burial will be in Foster cemetery. Friends may call at
the Haverstock chapel tonight and until time of services.
Coombs Abigail E.
News Dispatch, March 17, 1943, page 3, col. 1
Abigail E. Coombs, 69, R.R. 3, LaPorte, sister of Guy Davis,
this city, died at 3:45 Tuesday afternoon at her home after an illness of five
months. She was the daughter of the late Lowell and Lydia Davis and the widow
of Harry L. Coombs, who died nine years ago. She was born in Mishawaka, Sept.
30, 1873, and lived in Michigan City until 12 years ago. Surviving is one
daughter, Mrs. Frank Caler, Galena Twp; and a sister, Mrs. R. Reisinger, Gary;
a brother, Guy Davis, this city. Funeral services will be held at 3 Friday at
the Haverstock chapel, LaPorte with Rev. J.N. Thomas officiating. Burial will
be in Forest (s/b Foster) cemetery. Friends may call at Haverstock chapel from
Thursday noon until the hour of the service.
Coombs, Harry Lee
- Michigan City News, June 5, 1934, page 2, col. 1
Harry Lee Coombs, an old resident of Galena township, died at
12:30 o'clock this morning.
He was born June 18, 1860, in
Galena township. At the age of 12 his parents moved to Iowa, but he returned to
Galena township about 15 years later and continued to reside in the same house
until his death.
Mr. Coombs was united in marriage to Mrs.
Addie Canfield, Feb. 19, 1930, in Laporte. She survives him. He was well and
favorably known throughout Galena township and his host of friends will be
grieved to learn of his death. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Burial will be in Foster's cemetery.
Copeland, Abial C. The Acorn,
Three Oaks, Michigan, September 10, 1925; page 1:
"ABIAL C.
COPELAND - Abial C. Copeland was born in Jefferson County, N. Y., May 7, 1838,
and with his parents moved to Oswago County while he was yet a little child.
"In 1850 he was united in marriage to Lucretia Barrett. To this
union was born 4 children, Addie C. Leigh of Three Oaks, Mich.; Warren Burton
of of Providence, R. I.; Edith Montella Hudson of San Diego, Calif.; and Nettie
Lillian, who died in 1899 at the age of 23 years and 6 months at Providence, R.
I. Mrs. Copeland's death occurred August 25, 1876.
"In 1856 Mr.
Copeland with his wife and two children moved to Hillsdale County, Mich.,
remaining there a little less than 3 years.
"In November 1867
he came to Three Oaks, where his father's family had preceded him. In or near
this town he spent the last 58 years of his life, except the years from 1885 to
1890, which time he lived near Chappell, Neb. He returned from Nebraska in the
autumn of 1890, and entered into a second marriage with Mrs. Emeline Warner,
Dec. 19, 1890, who survives him.
"He departed this life Aug.
30, 1925, aged 87 years, 3 months and 23 days."
Contributed by: Pamela A.
Kotval at pakotval@tds.net
Copeland, Henrietta (Barnes),
Galien River Gazette, Thursday, December 18, 1930
Henrietta BARNES was born in Galena township, LaPorte county, Indiana, May 1,
1844 and passed away at her home, December 9, 1930, at the age of 80 years, 7
months and 8 days. There were five children in the Barnes family. Lydia Barnes
MARSTON, Julia Barnes, William, Henrietta and Adeline. All of Mrs. Copeland's
sisters and brothers preceded her in death.
October 30, 1866 at
Niles, (Berrien Co.) Michigan, she was united in marriage to Sylvester
COPELAND.
To this union were born four children, Charles, who
died in infancy, Ada Belle, who passed away November 6, 1897; Amos B., who
resides at Elk Rapids, Michigan, and Walter, of this city.
After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Copeland lived south of Three Oaks,
near Hatch's Mills. Later they moved to their farm northwest of town, where
they lived happily for several years. About 27 years ago they moved to Three
Oaks.
Early in life Mrs. Copeland united with the Christian
church. She was a faithful Christian wife and mother and was loved by all who
knew her.
Those that mourn her loss are her husband, two sons,
Amos and Walter, and three grandchildren, Louise, Ada Belle, and Nellie Marie
Copeland, besides a host of friends. Funeral services were held from the home
Friday afternoon, December 12, Rev. J.O. WALTON, of the Harbert church,
officiating.
Burial was in the Foster cemetery.
Cox, Blanche M. (Cadwell)
- LaPorte Herald Argus Thursday, June 8,
1978
Hobart, Ind. - Mrs. Blanche M. Cox, 75, of Hobart, died
Wednesday, June 7, at her home.
She was a Gary-Hobart area
resident for 52 years and retired in 1970 from Methodist Hospital, Gary; after
serving 30 years. She was a life member of the Distinguished Service Club of
Methodist Hospital.
Surviving are one son, Robert (Peggy) Cox
of Fort Wayne, Ind. and one daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Anderson of Hobart; seven
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and two brothers, Lyle Cadwell of
Rolling Prairie and Jack Cadwell of Michigan City.
Funeral
services will be Friday at 10 a.m. at the Rees Funeral Home, Hobart with Rev.
Donald Weaver officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7-9 p.m.
this evening. Burial will be in Foster Cemetery, Rolling Prairie.
Cummins, Hetty
Mrs. Hetty Cummins,
LaPorte Weekly Argus, Sept 29 1881 - Mrs. Hetty Cummins,
one of the old settlers of Galena tp., who has been sick so long, died Sept.
20. The immediate cause of her death was paralysis.
Cummings, Vinton B. - Michigan City News, December
26, 1917, page 8, col 3
V.B. Cummings Dead - Former Well Known
Resident of Michigan City Died Friday. - V.B. Cummings, a former well known
resident of Michigan City and for many years a foreman in the Haskell and
Barker Car shops here, died Friday at his home in Laporte. The funeral services
were held this morning. The Laporte Herald gave the following in connection
with his passing away:
Vincent B. Cummings who during all his
life had resided in this county and for the past 11 years lived in Laporte,
passed away at 9 o'clock this morning at his home at 801 Jackson street. He had
been in poor health for about 15 years and for the past 12 weeks had been
bedfast. Mr. Cummings was born in 1857 at Hatch's Mills and was the son of
William H. and Hettie B. Cummings. He was married 40 years ago the 5th of March
at New Buffalo, Mich., to Miss Josie M. Billings by whom he is survived. He was
a member of the Royal Arcanum; Haleyon Council, Michigan City, and belonged to
the Methodist church. Mr. Cummings was a man of excellent character and held in
high esteem by a large circle of friends. For 23 years he was a foreman in the
Haskell and Barker Car Works at Michigan City. For a time after coming to
Laporte he was employed at the Masonic Temple. Besides the wife, he leaves one
daughter, Mrs. Daisy Belle Thaldorf of Chicago, and two granddaughters, Blanche
and Gladys, the former being a resident in the Cummings home here. The funeral
will be held at 10 o'clock Monday morning at the home, Rev. A.T. Briggs,
officiating and the internment will be in the Foster cemetery at Hatch's Mills.
Davis, Arthur C - LaPorte
Daily Herald, LaPorte, IN, Jan 31, 1896
Arthur C. (Davis), only
son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Davis, was born Dec. 30, 1854, on the farm where his
parents now reside in Galena township, LaPorte Co., Ind., and was married to
Miss Hannah D. Maas, Jan. 1, 1881, and passed from earth life Jan. 23, 1896.
His funeral was held at the Christian church, Saturday forenoon, Rev. Grow of
the Disciple church officiating, and he was laid to rest in the Foster
cemetery. The pall bearers were, Miller Heckman, A. A. Heckman, F. Heckman,
Frank Smith, Edward Etherington and Mr. Wilson.
Deceased was
assisting in cutting wood with a buzz saw when the drivewheel burst, sending a
missile weighing fifteen pounds through the lower portion of his body. He had
the best possible attention, but the physician said at once that nothing could
be done to save his life. He only survived about twelve hours. He was conscious
unto the end, and it was remarkable with what calm resignation and Christian
fortitude he bore it all, talking with his loved ones and admonishing his
children to do right and be helpful to their mother. Mr. Davis leaves four
bright children, three sons and one daughter, the eldest a son about thirteen
years of age and the youngest a son four years old. Arthur was reared and
educated here and he possessed a rare moral character. He was a member of the
Disciple church and lived a modest unassuming Christian life, was a kind and
affectionate father and husband, and it is said of him that he never spoke an
unkind word to his wife. He will be missed in his home, in the church and in
the Sunday school where he was a faithful worker and principal singer. For the
closing hymn Sunday, Jan. 19, he sang: "God be with us till we meet again."
A large concourse of people gathered to pay their last tribute
of respect to the departed and to show their sympathy for the mourning for the
mourning friends. But so let us speak of his departure as though going to sleep
with a brighter awakening, as only a curtain separating us from the summer land
of Life. "There is no death. The voice whose joyous tones Made glad the scene
of sin and strife, Sings now the everlasting song Amid the Tree of Life."
Davis, Edward L.
- LaPorte Herald Argus, January 8, 1963
Funeral
services for Edward LeRoy Davis, 80, route 3, LaPorte, who died at his home at
8:45 p.m. yesterday, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Haverstock
Funeral home. The Rev. Berwyn Jones will officiate. Burial will be in Foster
cemetery near Rolling Prairie.
Mr. Davis was born to Arthur and
Hannah (Moss) Davis in Galena township, on July 30, 1882. He lived in that area
all his life. He was married in Montrose, Colo., on Jan 9, 1909 to Mary Tappan,
who survives. Mr. Davis is a member of the Rolling Prairie Christian church.
Besides his wife he is survived by four sons, George A., Donald
and Clifford, all of LaPorte, and Eugene, Park Ridge, Ill.; four daughters,
Mrs. Lillian Fleenor, Buchanan, Mich.; Mrs. Dorothy Swanson and Mrs. Emma
Duncan, both of LaPorte, and Mrs. Jessie Sheeley, Three Oaks, Mich.; 26
grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren.
Davis, Emma Lillian
(Perry) - News Dispatch, Michigan City, IN Thursday,
November 6, 1986
Emma Lillian Davis, 102, formerly of 1809
Greenwood Ave., died at 10:30 a.m. yesterday (Nov.. 5, 1986) at the home of her
daughter.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the
Carlisle Funeral Home. The Rev. James B. Miller will officiate. Burial will be
in the Foster Cemetery, LaPorte County.
Friends may call from 3
to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow and until the service Saturday at the funeral
home. Mrs. Davis was born April 13, 1884, in Virgil, Ill., the daughter of
Joseph and Sarah Ann Dickerson Perry.
On June 1, 1911, in
Chicago, she married Guy E. Davis, who died Nov. 11, 1973.
Surviving are one daughter, Dorothy Messner Lyles, Michigan
City, one son, Gordon Emerson Davis, Tucson, Ariz.; nine grandchildren; and 13
great-grandchildren. Two sisters and one brother are deceased.
Mrs. Davis was retired as a legal secretary and had been a resident of Michigan
City for 50 years. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Women's Study
Club and Parents Teachers Association.
The family suggests
memorial contributions be made to the church or the American Red Cross.
Davis, Guy E. -
Michigan City News Dispatch, November 12, 1972, page 2, col. 1
Guy E. Davis, 90, 1809 Greenwood Ave., was found dead in his
yard yesterday afternoon. He had suffered an apparent heart attack while raking
leaves.
Funeral services will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at
Carlisle Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. David L. Thomas officiating. Burial
will be in Foster Cemetery in Galena Twp. Friends may call at the funeral home
tomorrow afternoon and evening and Wednesday until the service. the family has
requested that memorials be made to First Presbyterian Church, of which he was
a member.
A resident here since 1929, Mr. Davis was born in
Rock Island, Ill., Aug 30, 1883, the son of Lowell D. and Lydia E. Hanville
Davis. He was a retired employee of Joy Manufacturing Co. On June 1, 1911, he
was married in Chicago to Emma L. Perry, who survives.
Also
surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Messner, this city; a son, Gordon,
Tucson, Ariz.; eight grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Davis, Lydia Esther
(Hanville) - Michigan City Evening Dispatch, March 22, 1934, page 8,
col. 2
Mrs. Lydia Esther Davis, 81, of 1809 Greenwood avenue,
passed away at 9:55 last night, after an illness of ten weeks. Death was caused
by old age, augmented by complications.
Born in Galena
township, LaPorte county, Oct. 22, 1852, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
Hanville, Mrs. Davis lived her entire life in this county. Her marriage to
Lowell D. Davis was solemnized in Berrien Springs, Mich., on Dec. 30, 1872.
Mrs. Davis was a member of the First Methodist Episcopal
church, this city.
Surviving are three children, Guy E. Davis,
this city; Abbie E. Coombs, LaPorte, Ind.; and May Belle Reisinger of Gary,
Ind.; a brother, Newell Hanville, Otis, Ind.; a sister, Nellie Ayers, Los
Angeles, Calif.; six grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 from the
Wilber funeral home. the Rev. A.E. Bagby will conduct the service. Burial will
take place in Foster's cemetery, Galena township.
Everett
Turner, Wilbur Abel, Walter Harding, George Schultz and Anthony Rieg of
Michigan City and Bert Paulis of LaPorte, will act as pallbearers.
Friends may call at the Wilber funeral home Friday afternoon
and evening and Saturday until the hour of the funeral.
Davis, Mary F. -
LaPorte Herald Argus Monday, Dec. 22, 1969
Mrs. Mary F. Davis,
82, of route 5, died at 11:45 p.m. Saturday at the Anderson Sanitarium.
Mrs. Davis was born in Galena township on Sept. 10, 1887 to
George and Persis (Kiefer) Tappan and she lived in this area all her life.
She was married in Montrose, Colo., on Jan 9, 1909 to Edward
LeRoy Davis who died Jan. 7, 1963. She was a member of the Rolling Prairie
Christian church. Surviving are four sons, George, Donald and Clifford, all of
LaPorte, and Eugene, Chicago; four daughters, Mrs. Lillian Fleenor, Buchanan,
Mich., Mrs. Dorothy Swanson and Mrs. Emma Duncan, both of LaPorte, Mrs. Jessie
Sheeley, Three Oaks, Mich; 25 grandchildren and 43 great-grandchildren; and one
brother, William K. Keifer, Woodcliff, N.J.
Funeral services
will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Haverstock Funeral home, the Rev.
Berwyn Jones officiating. Burial will be in Foster cemetery. Friends may call
at the funeral home today and until time of service.
Dudeck - Leva Minnie (Brown)
- LaPorte Herald Argus May 23, 1959
Mrs.
Leva Minnie Dudeck, 72, of Galena township, died at 7:30 p.m. yesterday at her
home on route 1, Three Oaks. She had been ill for several years.
Mrs. Dudeck was born in Galena township on Oct. 16, 1886, to
William and Alva Dudeck (note print error -- s/b William & Alva Brown).
She was married April 14, 1921 in LaPorte to George Dudeck, who
is her only survivor. Mrs. Dudeck had lived in her present home for 38 years.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the H.B.
Connelly Funeral home, Three Oaks. Burial will be in Foster cemetery in Galena
township south of Three Oaks.
Friends may call at the funeral
home today and until time of services.
Duncan, Emma -
News Dispatch, Michigan City, IN
LaPORTE - Emma L. Duncan, 77,
LaPorte, died at 3:25 p.m. Sunday (June 25, 2000) at Miller's Merry Manor,
Walkerton, Ind.
A service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at
Haverstock Funeral Home, LaPorte, with the Rev. Steven Brey officiating.
Cremation will take place. Burial of the ashes will take place at a later date.
Visitation will be from noon until the service Wednesday at the
funeral home.
Mrs. Duncan was born May 28, 1923, in LaPorte, to
LeRoy and Mary Tappan Davis.
On April 1, 1944, in Michigan
City, she married Charles Duncan, who preceded her in death July 3, 1995.
Survivors include two daughters, Linda Barnes and Betty
Nowicki, both of LaPorte; four grandchildren; one sister, Jessie Sheeley, of
Michigan; three brothers, Eugene Davis, Palos Hill, Ill., and Clifford Davis
and Donald Davis, both of LaPorte.
Two sisters, Dorothy Swanson
and Lillian Fleenor, and one brother, George A. Davis, preceded her in death.
Mrs. Duncan was a housewife and a member of Lamb's Chapel
United Methodist Church.
Memorials may be made to Lamb's Chapel
United Methodist Church or the Alzheimer's Foundation.
Elliott, Hannah
(Tabor) - The Daily Herald, Wednesday, August 14,
1895 "
"Mrs. Hannah Elliot, mother of Mrs. George Martin, of
Three Oaks, died at the home of her daughter with whom she resided. Her funeral
was held in the M.E. church at Three Oaks and the remains were laid at rest in
the Foster cemetery. Aunt Hannah Elliott was an early settler and we remember
many kinds acts of hers in times of sickness, when the country was new, away
back in 1835 and '40, when she was a resident of Galena.
" The
Daily Herald, Friday, Aug 16 1895
"The Mrs. Elliott spoken of
before died Friday at her daughter's, Mrs. George Martin's, at Three Oaks.
Funeral Sunday. She was brought to the Foster cemetery and laid beside her
husband, Alfonso Elliott. Her maiden name was Tabor. She was seventy-seven
years old. She had only this daughter living. The other had passed on before.
She leaves three sisters and one brother. There are not many of the old
settlers left."
Etherington, Richard -
History of LaPorte County, Chapman's 1880 p. 701
Richard Etherington was
born in 1810 in Winchester county, England, and is the son of Richard and
Elizabeth Etherington, natives also of the same county. He moved to America in
1832, stopping a short time in New York State, then to Ohio, then, in 1836, to
Illinois, and finally to this county, locating at LaPorte. He came to this tp.
in 1840, settling on sec. 27, where he has ever since lived, but is at present
on sec. 34. In 1833 he married Miss Elizabeth Thorn, who was born in England in
1814, and they have had 11 children, 4 of whom are living: Eliza, Jane, Edmund
and Mary. Mrs. E. died about 1850, and the next year Mr. E. married Mahala
Clark, who was born in New York State in 1813, and they had one child. Mrs. E.
died in 1852, and the next year Mr. E. married Lucy Perry, who was born in New
Hampshire. Mr. Etherington commenced in life poor, but he now owns 1,400 acres
of land, two houses and lots in Rolling Prairie, and has given his children
about $20,000. He has never gone to school, but has education enough for
business. P.O., Rolling Prairie.
Fargher, Addie B. (Austin)
- LaPorte Herald Argus Monday, February 27, 1956
Mrs. Addie B. Fargher, 72, of 436 Lake Shore drive, died at
4:35 Saturday afternoon at the Fairview hospital after an illness of two weeks.
She was born March 6, 1883 in Galena township to Alexander B. and Amanda
Austin.
Mrs. Fargher lived at the home of her son and
daughter-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. Robert Fargher. She had lived in Rolling Prairie
until 1934 when she moved to LaPorte. Her husband, George Frederick Fargher,
was a member of the LaPorte county council and a Kankakee township trustee for
many years. He preceded her in death in 1934.
Mrs. Fargher was
a member of the Rolling Prairie First Christian church, Order of Eastern Star,
LaPorte chapter for more than 25 years, and formerly a children's guardians
board member for many years.
Surviving are one son, Dr.
Fargher, LaPorte; one brother, Frank Austin, Galena township; one sister, Mrs.
Eva Hacker, Rolling Prairie, and one grandchild. One brother and one sister
preceded her in death. Funeral services were held this morning at 11 o'clock at
the Cutler Brothers Funeral home with the Rev. Calvin W. Didier officiating.
Burial was in Foster cemetery, Rolling Prairie.
Fargher, Frances J. (Heckman)
- Michigan City News June 7, 1898, Page 8, Col. 4
Mrs. James Fargher, residing at Hatch's Mills, died yesterday
afternoon, from the effects of an operation which she underwent a few days ago
at the hands of two Laporte physicians. Mrs. Fargher was the daughter of Jacob
S. Heckman, a prominent farmer in Galena township.
The funeral
will be held Sunday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, from the family residence.
Fargher, George -
LaPorte Herald Argus, Monday, August 27, 1934
George Fargher,
age 56, a member of the county council and perhaps as widely known as any other
one man in the county, passed away last night at his home in Rolling
Prairie.
Mr. Fargher, a brother of Dr. James H., and Albert
Fargher of this city, suffered a stroke of paralysis, that resulted in his
death. He had suffered a first stroke last January, but apparently was on the
road to recovery when a second one claimed his life last night.
Mr. Fargher had a wide acquaintance not only in LaPorte county
but throughout northern Indiana and southern Michigan. He was a stock buyer, a
trade he had followed for the past 30 years, and was one of the biggest
operators in this section of the state.
Was Candidate: A
Republican, he had been a member of the county council for almost eight years
and was a candidate for re-election this fall.
He was named to
the council to fill the unexpired term of Marion Switzer, after the latter's
death. Mr. Switzer was elected in 1926, but passed away a short time after
taking office.
Mr. Fargher was elected to the council in 1930.
The sons of James and Frances Fargher, he was born in Center
township on July 12, 1878, and spent his entire life in this county. He spent
his boyhood and received his schooling in Galena township. Later he lived in
Kankakee township and served two terms as trustee of that township from 1914 to
1922.
On Aug. 25, 1907, he married Addie Austin, a Galena
township girl, and the couple made their home at Rolling Prairie. The wedding
ceremony was performed in Chicago.
Mr. Fargher and his family
resided continuously in Rolling Prairie from 1907 and in addition to his
interest in politics, Mr. Fargher served his community as a foremost citizen,
active in many movements.
Besides the brothers here, he is
survived by his widow and one son, Robert Fargher.
Funeral
Wednesday - Funeral services will be held at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon, Daylight
Saving time, at the home. The Rev. J.N. Thomas of Rolling Prairie will
officiate and burial will be in Foster cemetery, Galena township, with Cutler
Brothers in charge.
A successor to Mr. Fargher on the council
probably will be named on Tuesday, Sept. 2, when the council holds its next
regular meeting. Other members of the council are F.B. Heusi, J. Vene Dorland
and Othie Way of LaPorte, Frank Henry and Leon Kramer of Michigan City and
Herman A. Boehlke of Wanatah.
Fargher, James -
Michigan City News, Wed., Nov 16, 1898, Page 5, Col. 6
James
Fargher, a well known resident of Galena township, died at his home Friday
evening, aged 54 years. He was born in Laporte, July 20, 1844. He was raised
there and has been a resident of Laporte county all his life. His wife died
June 3, 1898, and it seemed impossible for him to reconcile himself to the
loss. He leaves three sons to mourn his departure: Jas. H., Albert and Geo. F.,
also three brothers and one sister: Wm., Thos. and John and Mrs. Ellen Curtis,
of Seattle, Was., and hosts of friends. He was a good neighbor, an indulgent,
but just father and a staunch republican. Funeral services were held at his
home Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Rev. Fox, Congregational minister of Three Oaks,
officiated.
Fargher, Dr. James H.
- Michigan City News Dispatch August 7, 1939, Page 2,
Col. 1
Dr. James H. Fargher, 64, LaPorte, uncle of Dr. Francis
M. Fargher, this city, died of a heart attack yesterday afternoon at his home,
809 Jefferson, LaPorte.
The deceased was a member of a pioneer
LaPorte county family. He was born Oct 4, 1874, in Galena Twp., the son of
James and Frances (Heckman) Fargher.
After graduating from the
Rolling Prairie high school, he attended the Chicago Homeopathic Medical
college, graduating his internship in Chicago and from there went to London,
England, where he was engaged for a year and a half at King's hospital. He
returned to LaPorte where he practiced 34 years. From 1906-07 he practiced in
South Bend.
On Oct. 18, 1905, Dr. Fargher was married in St.
Edward, Neb., to Helen Buchtel who survives. Other survivors are two daughters,
Mrs. Claron Veller, LaPorte and Miss Louise Fargher, Fort Worth, Tex., also two
nephews, Dr. F.M. Fargher, this city and Dr. Robert A. Fargher, Saginaw.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Fink, Alvina (Barnes) -
Michigan City News, Aug 17, 1898, page 8 col 6
"Mrs. Alvina
Fink, a resident of Galena Twp., died Thursday night. She was 77 years of age."
Fleischhauer, Nettie (Hatch)
- Michigan City Evening News, June 15, 1915, p.4, col 4.
Mrs. Nettie Fleischhauer, wife of Captain W.G. Fleischhauer, of
the 25th Infantry, Hawaiian Islands, died Saturday in Seattle, Wash. The body
will be brought to this county and services will be held at 10 o'clock Saturday
morning, June 19, in the home of her aunt, Mrs. Nettie Heckman, in Rolling
Prairie.
Foster, Burt W. -
LaPorte Herald Argus, Thursday, September 22, 1960
- Transcriber's Note:
This is a partial transcription - interested descendants may contact
donnamnelson@comcast.net for a copy of the full obituary.)
Mr. Foster was born Oct. 11, 1893 to Joseph and Ella Foster in
Galena township and had resided in the Rolling Prairie area all of his life. He
was married Aug. 17, 1914 in LaPorte to Hazel Brown who survives.
Mr. Foster was retired from the LaPorte county highway
department where he was employed for many years. He was a member of the
Methodist church and of the Gleaner lodge at Rolling Prairie.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Lowell, Pine Bluff,
Ark.; Roy, Galien, Mich., and Glenn of Rolling Prairie; two daughters, Mrs.
James Thurston, Niles, Mich.; Mrs. Frank Hughes, New Carlisle 16 grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren: two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Smith, Rolling Prairie, and
Mrs. Blanche Strode, Gary.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m.
Saturday at the Haverstock Funeral home with Rev. Herbert G. Wingard
officiating. Burial will be at the Foster cemetery.
Friends may
call from tonight until time of the services Saturday at the Haverstock chapel.
Foster, Ella (Waldo) -
LaPorte Daily Herald Argus Mon, June 1, 1931
Mrs. Ella Foster
died today at 8:20 a.m. at her home in Galena township after a long illness.
She was 62 years, 11 months and 27 days old. The daughter of George and Hanna
Waldo, she was born in Marshall county, Ind., June 4, 1868. She was united in
marriage to Joel C. Foster May 3, 1889, who preceded her in death three years
ago. She is survived by three daughters, one son, one sister, one brother and
two stepsons, one stepdaughter and 17 grandchildren. Funeral services will be
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Standard time, at the home. Burial at Foster
cemetery, Howard B. Connelly in charge.
LaPorte Daily Herald
Argus Wed, June 3, 1931 Foster Funeral - Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Waldo
Foster, who passed away at her home in Galena township Monday morning after an
illness of more than a year, were held at the home this afternoon at 2 o'clock,
Standard time. The Rev. James N. Thomas, pastor of the Galena Christian church,
conducted the funeral. Mrs. Foster was born in Marshall county, Indiana, on
June 4, 1868. When a child she moved to near Three Oaks, where she resided
until a young woman. In 1890 (s/b May 3, 1889), she was married to Joseph (s/b
Joel) C. Foster and moved with him to Galena township, where she resided until
her death. Mr. Foster preceded her in death on July 19, 1928. She is survived
by seven children, Mrs. Belle Caton, Bert W. Foster, Mrs. Bertha Smith, Mrs.
Blanche Stevens, Roy S. Foster, Mrs. Eva Wiltfong and Harry Foster; 17
grandchildren, one great-grandchild, one sister, Mrs. Walter Rumbaugh and one
brother, Frank Waldo. Mrs. Foster had been a member of the Galena Christian
church for more than 20 years.
Foster, Joel E.- LaPorte
Daily Herald Argus Friday, July 20, 1928, page 2
Joel E. Foster, age 83, of
Galena township, died at his home yesterday. He was born and has lived the
greater part of his life on the homestead of his father, Scipha Foster.
Surviving are his widow; four daughters, Mrs. Belle Caton of Middlebury, Ind.,
Mrs. Eva Wiltfong of Michigan, Mrs. Blanch Stevens of New Carlisle and Mrs.
Bertha Smith of Galena township; three sons, Roy Foster and Bert Foster of
Galena township and Harry Foster of Gary; 25 grandchildren and 10
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock at the residence.
Foster, Martin -
History of LaPorte County, Chapman 1880 Page 702 "Martin Foster was born in
1811, in Onondaga county, N.Y., and is the son of Joel and Hannah (Howe)
Foster, natives of Connecticut; mother died about 1815 or '16, and father about
1828 or '30. On attaining his growth in New York State, in 1838 he came West
and located on sec. 22, where he now lives; he first bought 120 acres, and has
since added to it, until he has 220 acres altogether; he has also a house in
New Carlisle, St. Joseph county. In 1832 he married Sallie Mosley, who was born
in New York in 1810, the daughter of Josiah Mosley; of their 5 children Mrs.
Hannah Holcomb alone survives. Mr. Foster is a farmer, stout and healthy; is a
Free Mason, and he and his wife are members of the Christian Church. P.O.,
Three Oaks, Mich."
From: L. P. Argus, 28 Feb 1889 Galena News:
Died - On Saturday, February 23, 1889, Martin Foster, commonly known as "Uncle
Mart Foster" He was an old settler of this township, a church member for many
years, and a Free Mason in good standing. His wife, "Aunt Sally" died on
Christmas Day, 1884. Mr. Foster married again September 8, 1887 to Mrs. Mary
Quantril.
Foster, Mary Ellen
- Argus, October 7, 1922, p. 8
Little Mary Ellen
Foster, infant daughter of Bert and Hazel Foster, died this morning at 3
o'clock at the family home in Galena township. The funeral services will be
held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at the home. Burial will take place at
Foster cemetery. Cutler Bros. are the funeral directors.
Foster, Sallie - Michigan City Dispatch Weekly - January (9)?, 1885, Page 6, Col. 1 "Mrs. Sallie Foster, wife of Martin, an old resident of the county, was buried in Galena township last Sunday. Her death was caused by palsy and occurred on Christmas day."
Foster, Scipha
History of
LaPorte County, 1880 (page 702)
"Scipha Foster was born in 1814 in Onondaga
county, N.Y., a brother of the preceding; (referring to Martin Foster, son of
Joel and Hannah (Howe) Foster) in 1835 or '36 he came to this tp., when it was
a wilderness; He followed an Indian trail to find neighbors to help him raise
his first log buildings; he invited all in the tp.; in 1833, in New York State,
he married Miss Maria Williams, who was born in Onondaga county in 1815; she
died Nov. 17, 1842, and he married, Feb. 13, 1843, Miss Isabel Warwich, a
native of Trumbull county, O., and of their 9 children these 5 are living; Joel
C., L.A. and Laura D., twins, Franklin R. and Anna B. Mr. Foster received a
common-school education, commenced life in limited circumstances, but now owns
200 acres of land. Mr. and Mrs. F. are members of the Christian Church.
Residence, sec. 22; P.O. Hatch's Mill."
Michigan City News
August 2, 1899, Page 4, Col 1. Passing of a Pioneer The funeral of Scipha
Foster, who died at his home in Galena township last Thursday morning, took
place Sunday at 10 o'clock from his late residence with interment in Foster's
cemetery. Mr. Foster was one of the oldest residents of Laporte county. He was
born in Onondaga county, New York, in November, 1814, being therefore very
nearly 85 years of age at the time of his death. He came to Chicago from
Buffalo, N.Y., in 1835 by boat and from Chicago walked to Michigan City. He
preempted a section of land between Chicago and Michigan City, but learning
that the water supply there was not good abandoned it and went to Galena
township, where he purchased 1?0 acres of timber land, paying $8 per acre. He
immediately set about building a cabin and lived on the property continuously
until the day of his death. Foster's cemetery where interment took place is
situated within fifteen rods of the spot upon which his first cabin was build.
Mr. Foster was the youngest of a family of six, all of whom are now dead. They
were of sturdy stock and all reached advanced years, their ages at death being
79, 83, 85 and 95. the subject of this sketch had been wearing gradually away
for five years. He was not afflicted with any particular malady, simply wearing
out and he died peacefully, without pain or suffering.
Francis, Luke -
LaPorte Argus, 21 Dec 1882 (listed under Rolling Prairie news)
"Luke
Francis died Friday, December 15th, at 11:05 a.m., funeral at 10:30 a.m.,
Sunday December 15th." (Note: should read, funeral December 17th)
Chapman's History of LaPorte County, 1880, page 733 Luke
Francis was born in Connecticut in 1823, and came to this county in 1834. He is
the son of Charles and Elizabeth Francis, natives also of Connecticut. He was
married in this county, in 1847, to Betsey A. Marshall, daughter of Noah and
Nancy Marshall, of Connecticut. He owns a farm on sec. 14, consisting of 125
acres, all in a good state of cultivation. Politically, he is a Republican. His
post office address is Rolling Prairie.
Goodall, Charles H.
- Michigan City News, May 10, 1888, Page 8, Col 5.
N.W. Miller and family were called to Galena, this county,
Saturday, to attend the funeral of Charles Goodall, which took place Sunday.
They were accompanied by Miss Lou Miller, of Three Oaks.
Goodall, Louis W. -
Michigan City News, January 10, 1900, Page 5, Col. 4
Lou W. Goodall, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Goodall of
Hatch's Mills, died at 5 o'clock this morning at the home of his parents, his
death being caused by consumption with which he had been afflicted for about
three years and most of which time he spent in Colorado in an effort to shake
off the disease. He continued to fall (paper was torn and the rest of this is
not on microfilm)
Goodall, Martha (Billings)
- Michigan City News, July 16, 1919, page 5, col 4.
Friday, July 11:
Martha E. Goodall, wife of George E. Goodall,
died Thursday at her home near Hatch's Mills in Galena township, at the age of
68 years, 9 months, and 29 days. Mrs. Goodall suffered a severe attack of
pneumonia three years ago, from which she had never entirely recovered. She was
adopted when a child by Mr. and Mrs. W. Billings of Michigan City, and reared
as one of their own. She was married June 4, 1866, to George E. Goodall, and to
them were born four children, all of whom preceded their mother in death She
was a member of the Christian church. The deceased leaves her husband, George
E. Goodall, one sister, Mrs. V.B. Cummings of Laporte; two brothers, James and
William Billings, of Gary. Because of her sunny nature and never failing
optimism, she will be missed not only in the home, but by everyone in the
community, who came in contact with her. The funeral will be held from the home
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. Stamper officiating.
Gridley, Amanda (Barnes) -
LaPorte Argus, June 14, 1888
Mrs. Amanda Gridley died at her
home near Posey Chapel, Wednesday, June 6th. Mrs. Gridley was the widow of the
late Samuel Upson Gridley and was a trifle over 82 years old. She was the
sister of the late Cyrus Barnes, and of Ira Barnes, of LaPorte. She leaves a
numerous family and relatives to mourn her loss.
Gridley, Hosea -
Michigan City Evening News - July, 2, 1913.
(This is a partial
transcription - interested descendants may contact donnamnelson@comcast.net
for a copy of the full obituary.)
Hosea Gridley, a former
well known resident of Galena township, this county, died Monday at the home of
his son, Grover Gridley, in Galien, Mich. His wife died a year ago and since
her death, he had made his home with his son. Mr. Gridley had grieved a great
deal over his wife's death. Three sons Grover of Galien, Ed, of Three Oaks,and
Earl of Galena township, and one daughter, Mrs. Childs, of Buchanan, survive.
Gridley, Lucy - Mrs. H. B. Gridley Dies After Weeks of Suffering. Lucy Ann Cowgill was born March 8, 1849, in Wyandotte county Ohio, and departed from this life July 3, 1912, at the age of 64 years 8 months and 26 days, after eleven weeks suffering of paralysis. She was united in marriage to Hosea B. Gridley, in Three Oaks March 10, 1864. Nine children were born to this union; three daughters and two sons have preceded her to the great beyond. Four survive, her three sons and one daughter. They are: Edgar Gridley of Jackson, Mich., Mrs. William Hess of Galien and Grover and Earl Gridley of Three Oaks. Besides her husband, four children and seven grandchildren, she leaves two brothers and three sisters to morn her loss. They are: B. F. Cowgill of Benton Harbor, Cyrus Cowgill of St. Paul, Minn., Mrs. Lucinda Ray of Hudson, Ind., Mrs. Charlotte Swenk of Carney Co., Neb., and Harriet Seramble, whose whereabouts are not exactly known. She was united with the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1880. The funeral was held in the Posey Chapel Church at 11 o’clock Sunday morning July 7, 1912. Rev. A. E. Day, the Free Methodist pastor of Three Oaks preached. The remains were laid tat rest in the Foster Cemetery. Those here from away to attend the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Gridley and two daughters, Alma and Caroline of Jackson and B. F. Cowgill of Benton Harbor.
Hagerty, James, Sr. - LaPorte
Herald Argus, Monday, Nov. 15, 1965
"James Hagerty, Sr., 64, of
902 1/2 Michigan Avenue died at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Holy Family hospital. He
had been ill for two months.
Mr. Hagerty was born in LaPorte on
Feb 16, 1901 and lived here most of his life. His parents were Amburs and Nora
Hagerty. He was married in South Bend in 1930 to Marie Brown who died in 1959.
Mr. Hagerty was a member of St. Peter's Catholic church.
Surviving are two sons, George, LaPorte, and James, Jr.,
Whittier, Calif.; one daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Wessen, Whittier, Calif; one
sister, Sister Mary Bertha, Phoenix, Ariz.; one brother, Paul Hagerty,
Leesburg, Fla. and one granddaughter. Two brothers preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held at St. Peter's Catholic church at
9 a.m. Wednesday with Msgr. Lawrence T. Grothouse officiating. Burial will be
in Foster cemetery, Rolling Prairie.
Friends may call at the
Essling Funeral home at 1 p.m. tomorrow and until time of services. The parish
rosary will be recited there at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow."
Hanville, Newel
B. - Michigan City News Dispatch March 28, 1940, Page 9,
col 2
Newel B. Hanville, 81, died at 12:30 p.m. yesterday at
his home in Otis from complications following a fall on the ice six weeks ago.
Mr. Hanville was born in Galena Twp., Oct. 19,1858, but spent
most of his life in the West returning to Michigan City about 20 years ago. For
the past nine years he lived at Otis.
Surviving are his wife,
Maude Smith Hanville, and a large number of nieces and nephews and their
children, including, Guy E. Davis, this city, Mrs. R. R. Reisinger, Gary; Mrs.
Abbie Coombs, Galena Twp., and Mrs. Harry Pardonnier, Chicago.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:30 at the
Wilber-Haas funeral home. Burial will be in Foster's cemetery near Rolling
Prairie. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday night and Saturday until
the hour of the funeral. Pallbearers will be nephews and great nephews.
Hart, Burton O. -
LaPorte Herald Argus, Monday, March 17, 1952
Burton O. Hart,
79, of route 1, LaPorte, died at 9:45 last evening in St. Anthony's hospital,
Michigan City, after an illness of 16 months.
The son of George
and Bell Hart, he was born in Winterset, Ia., on Oct 7, 1872 and had lived here
for 28 years. He was a carpenter.
He was married in LaPorte on
Nov 8, 1938 to Ella A. Eastwood, who survives.
Other survivors
include two daughters, Mrs. Vaughn Young of Vincennes, Ind.; and Mrs. Donald
Longnecker, Brighton, Mich.; one son, Robert A. Eastwood, Wayne, Mich.; three
grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Kirts, Denver, Colo., and Mrs. Myrtle
Chapman, Greenfield, Ill.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 at the Haverstock chapel. The Rev. Clyde H.
Lininger will officiate. Burial will be in Foster cemetery. Friends may call at
the chapel tomorrow morning and until time of services.
Hatch, James B. -
Michigan City News, Friday, May 12, 1911
James B. Hatch died at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. W.G. Fleischauer of Rolling Prairie, Thursday.
Several years ago Mr. Hatch suffered a stroke of paralysis and had been in ill
health ever since. The funeral services will be held at 1 o'clock Sunday
afternoon from the residence of the daughter, Rev. Mr. Wickham of the Christian
church officiating. Interment will be at Foster's cemetery.
Hatch, Johnnie H.
- Michigan City News, October 24, 1894, P. 5, Col. 4
Young Man Killed: John Hatch, who was formerly a fireman on the
Michigan Central, was killed Tuesday night at Freeport, Ill. He was employed as
a fireman on the Illinois Central, and was down under the engine cleaning out
the ash-pan. The engineer forgetting that he was under the engine started the
locomotive and Hatch was crushed to death. His relatives reside at Hatch's
Mills, this county, and the body will be taken there for interment. Young Hatch
was well known here among the railroad boys.
Heckman, Jacob S.
- Michigan City Evening News, June 25, 1914
- Note from
transcriber: This article indicates that interment will be in Riverview
Cemetery, South Bend. Interment was in Foster Cemetery, LaPorte County.
Jacob S. Heckman of New Buffalo, Mich., died at the home of
his niece, Mrs. George Mann, near Byron, at 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. He was
stricken with paralysis six weeks ago, from which he failed to rally.
He was born in Preble county, Ohio, March 25, 1829, and came to
Berrien county, Mich., with his parents in 1830. His father, Jacob Heckman, was
one of the founders of Berrien Springs. He moved from there to Galena twp in
1833. He married Laura K. Marshall, Feb. 28, 1850. To this union two children
were born, Dr. A.P. Heckman, who was a physician of Reed City, Mich., and who
died Dec. 24, 1897, and Mrs. Francis J. Fargher, who died June 1, 1898. His
wife died August 4, 1894. He again married, Miss Elizabeth A. Ammons, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. James Ammons, pioneers of St. Joseph county, Feb. 16, 1898.
This union was a very happy one. He was a lifelong Republican. His first vote
was for General Scott for president. He was a Mason, being initiated into the
order in Rolling Prairie. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and held
to that belief to the last, sincerely believing that Christ was his saviour and
pleading not merits of his own, but came to him just as he was without one
plea. Jacob S. Heckman was recognized as one of Laporte county's pioneers, ever
to be trusted, and his word was as good as his note - loyal to the community in
which he lived, to his country, family and above all loyal to his God. He
leaves a wife, one brother, David, of Rolling Prairie, two sisters, Mrs. Mary
A. Fuller of LaPorte and Mrs. Martha Woodmansee of Galena, and three grandsons,
Dr. James F. Fargher of Laporte, Albert S. Fargher of Galena and George
Fargher, Rolling Prairie.. Services will be held at the residence of George
Woodmansee, near Byron, on Thursday at 2 p.m., Rev. Nolan officiating, after
which Mr. Heckman's remains will be taken to South Bend for burial in Riverview
cemetery, previous to which short services will be held at the residence of Dr.
D.M. Calver, 223 East Monroe, at 11 a.m. Friday.
Heckman, Laura K. (Marshall)
- Michigan City News August 8, 1894, Page 6, Col. 3
Mrs. J.S. Heckman died Saturday night at her home in Galena
township. For three years she had been suffering with a cancer, from the
effects of which she died. The funeral was held today from the White church.
Highley, Hattie - LaPorte
Weekly Argus, Sep 29, 1881
Miss Hattie Highly died, Sept, 22,
of typhoid or spinal fever. The MD.'s rather disagreed as to which.
Highley, Nancy (Wilson)
- LaPorte Herald Argus Mar 25 1940, p. 2
"Nancy E.
Highley, age 91, of Logansport, formerly of LaPorte county, died Saturday night
at 8:55. She was born in Galena township, this county, the daughter of Samuel
and Mary Wilson. Her husband, Lafayette Highley died in 1925. Mrs. Highley was
a member of the Christian church. Surviving are two nephews, Fred C. Barnes of
LaPorte and Charles Barnes of Galena township. Three sisters, Mrs. Marie W.
Shelton, Mrs. Mary W. Martin and Mrs. James Cutshaw, preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 at Cutler Brothers
chapel; the Rev. Clayton Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Foster
cemetery."
Highley, Rebecca
- The Daily Argus, Friday, July 29, 1898, page 8
"Rebecca (Mrs.Wright) Highley, a pioneer of the northern
section of LaPorte county, died yesterday after an illness of some days
duration. She was 73 years of age, and a large family survive to mourn the loss
of the aged mother. The survivors are William, Noah and LaFayette, and Mrs.
Sara Mann, Lydia VanWagner, Nancy Lewis, Mary Couchman and Lavina Highley. The
funeral services will be conducted tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock at the White
church. An obituary will appear later. (subsequent obituary was not found)
Highley, Wright -
The Acorn (Three Oaks, MI), Sep 13, 1902
Another pioneer of
Berrien county died Sept., 6, 1902, at the home of his daughter in Galien.
Wright Highly was born in Virginia in 1820, and moved to this
county when first settled. He lived on his farm just west of town near the
Indiana line until the death of his wife in 1898, since when he has lived at
the home of his daughter. Mr. Highly has been a sufferer from paralysis and
heart disease for years.
The funeral was held at the M.E.
church, Galien, Tuesday, Sept. 9, interment being made at Foster's cemetery.
Charles Gordon, of Three Oaks, had charge of the funeral.
Hudson - David
Hudson
Chapman's History of LaPorte County, Indiana - 1880, p. 704-5: David
Hudson was born in Madison county, N.Y. in 1821, the son of Richard and Maria
Hudson, natives of the same State, who emigrated to Michigan in 1836 and to
this county in 1837. David's father died in 1851, and his mother in 1876. He
was reared on the farm, and soon after his majority he went into the lumber
business for several years. he is at present giving his entire attention to
farming. Through Mr. H.'s efforts, Hatch's Mills postoffice was located in this
tp., in 1876, though the mail was not carried over the route until 1877. J.B.
Birchim is the present postmaster. Mr. Hudson married Miss Louisa Marston in
1845, who was born in New York in 1825; and of their 6 children 3 are living;
Ellen (Hatch), Harvey and Nettie. Mr. H. has been Master of the Masonic lodge.
He is the owner of one of the best farms of this tp., containing 180 acres, on
sec. 21. P.O. Hatch's Mills.
Hudson , Mrs. David Michigan City News December 7, 1898, Page 8, Col. 3 "An Early Settler Gone" The death of Mrs. David Hudson is reported from Galena township. Mrs. Hudson died Tuesday night. She was a native of New York state, was 67 years of age, and came to this county in 1840.
Jeffrey, Janet -
News Dispatch, Michigan City, IN
ROLLING PRAIRIE - Janet Louise
Jeffrey, 75, Rolling Prairie, died at 8:12 p.m. Saturday (Jan. 24, 1998) at
LaPorte Hospital.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at
Cutler Funeral Home, LaPorte, with the Rev. Floyd Wilcox and the Rev. Dennis
Pycraft officiating. Burial will be in Foster Cemetery, Rolling Prairie.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and
until the time of services Thursday at the funeral home.
Mrs.
Jeffrey was born Dec. 19, 1922, in Beaver Falls, Pa., the daughter of Frank P.
and Helen Canfield Caler. Her mother survives in Minneapolis. On June 22, 1957,
in Portage, she married Donald L. Jeffrey, who survives.
Also
surviving are a daughter, Karen (Dean) Luedtke, Minneapolis, Minn.; five
grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; a sister, Marjorie (Vance) Albert,
Culver, Ind.; a brother, Frank Caler, San Antonio, Texas; and nine nieces and
nephews. A stepson, Max Jeffrey, and a brother, Marvin Caler, both preceded her
in death.
Mrs. Jeffrey had worked for Publishers Continental
Sales, Michigan City, Dr. Charles Griffin, Valparaiso, and Hospital
Microfilming Co., Chesterton. She was a member of Galena Baptist Church, and
wrote many articles that were published including a book, "Galena," that was an
account of life in Galena Township during the 1930s, and she enjoyed traveling
with her husband throughout the United States.
Memorials may be
made to the charity of the donor's choice, or the Janet Jeffrey Memorial Fund,
c/o Cutler Funeral Home.
Leliter, Anton -
LaPorte Herald Argus, May 12, 1898
Anton Leliter was born in
Wurtemberg, Germany, May 20, 1830. He came to this country in 1854, and was
united in marriage with Eliza Etherington in 1856. He has lived continuously in
LaPorte county ever since coming here, with the exception of five years spent
in Iowa. He died Tuesday, May 10, 1898, leaving a wife and four children, Mary
Cadwell, George Leliter, Emma Ackerman and Melvin Leliter to mourn his loss.
The funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. from the country residence,
two miles west of Rolling Prairie, Rev. Morgan officiating. Burial at Foster's
cemetery. Austin Cutler will have charge.
History of LaPorte
County Chapman's 1880 - page 705
Anton Leliter was born in
Germany in 1830, son of William and Genefave Leliter; he grew to manhood on the
farm, and received a common-school education. He came to America about 1851 or
'52, landing in New York, and went to Milwaukee, Wis., where he resided six
months, when he went to Chicago, and in a short time he came to this tp., and
settled on sec 22, where he has lived ever since, except five years he lived in
Muscatine county, Iowa. He married Miss Eliza Etherington, Dec 3, 1856; she was
born in New York in 1836. They have had 6 children, 5 of whom are living; Mary,
George, Emma, Cora and Melvin. Mr. L. is a member of the Masonic order. Mrs. L.
is a member of the Christian church. Mr. L.. was a very poor man when he came
to this county, but he has had good success, now owning 205 acres of No. 1
land, sec 22, where he raises considerable stock. P.O., Hatch's Mills.
Leliter, Eliza
(Etherington) - Publication Unknown
Mrs.
Eliza Etherington Leliter, 84, one of LaPorte county's oldest residents died at
her home near LaPorte, Friday, May 28. Mrs. Leliter was born in Lockport, N.Y.
in 1836 and with her parents, Richard and Elizabeth Thorne Etherington, she
came to LaPorte, or where the city now is, at the age of one year. The family
lived on a farm near LaPorte the first year, then went to Galena township where
they took up and cleared a farm in the Galena woods. At that time the city of
LaPorte was made up of one grocery store, a doctor's office and a few houses.
Eliza Etherington was married December 23, 1856, to Anton Leliter, who was born
in Germany and came to the United States when twenty-four years of age. Mrs.
Leliter lived in LaPorte county all of her life with the exception of five
years, which were spent in Iowa. For forty years she resided on the Leliter
farm, five miles east of LaPorte. She was the oldest of five children, only one
brother, Edmund Etherington of this city survives. She is also survived by two
sons, George Leliter of Kankakee township and M.E. Leliter of this city. Her
husband and four children preceded her in death. The children were; Mrs. Mary
Cadwell, Mrs. Emma Ackerman, Mrs. Cora McCarty and William Leliter. She also
leaves twelve grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. the funeral was
held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the home and the interment was at Foster's
cemetery. Cutler Brothers were in charge.
Maass, Moss, Dorothy
Fredrika - Michigan City News Weekly, March 8, 1899,
page 8, col. 5
Mrs. Hans Maass residing near Hatch's Mills,
Galena township, died last Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. Maass came to this
county at an early date and were consequently two of the earliest settlers.
Mrs. Maass had lived a busy and useful life, and was honored and respected by
all who knew her. She leaves a husband and six children, the latter being Mrs.
Wm. Dalphin, of New Buffalo, Mich.; Henry Maass, of Oregon; Sarah Wayne, of
Mentua, O.; Mrs. Hannah Davis, of Hesston, Ind.; Mrs. Harriet Fisher and
Charlie Maass, of Hatch's Mills.
Maass, Moss, Hans F.
- The Acorn, March 25, 1904
Our other good old
friend who has left us is Hans F. Maass, who died on Sunday evening, March 20,
1904, after a long illness. Mr. Maass was born in Germany near the city of
Kiel, Nov. 11, 1819, and lived to the age of 84 years, 4 months and 1 day; he
was the eldest of eight children and last survivor of his family; a wood turner
by trade. Mr. Maass was married to Miss Frederika Dorothey Luhr in 1846; they
had seven children; two sons and five daughters - all living except one
daughter - being as follows: Mrs. Lena Daufin, of New Buffalo, Henry Maass of
Newbury, Oregon; Mrs. Sarah Wayne, of Mantua, Ohio; Mrs. Harriet Smith Fisher,
Mrs. Hannah D. Davis and Charles Maass, of this township; and Mrs. Adaline
Cook, who died some years ago; besides which he leaves sixteen grandchildren
and seven great-grandchildren. In politics he was a Democrat. Mrs. Maass was a
true Christian and belonged to the German Lutheran church of which he had been
al life-long member. He came to America and this township in 1852 and was one
of, if not the very first, who came here from Germany and, although they have
sent over many good citizens to this place, they have never sent us a better
one than Hans F. Maass. In 1854 he settled on the farm where he died. His wife
died March 3, 1899.
Merrill, Augusta (Wasson) -
Michigan City News Dispatch, June 19, 1939, Page 7, Col 1
Mrs.
Augusta Merrill, 91, one of Three Oaks' oldest and best known residents, died
at 1 p.m. Saturday at her home on Magnolia Ave., after being critically ill for
one week.
Mrs. Merrill was born Feb 3, 1848, in LaPorte, and
came to the Hatches Mills community, south of Three Oaks, at the age of 11,
with her mother. At the age of 18 she married Clark Merrill, son of her
mother's second husband, Truman Merrill. Mr. Merrill, an early day merchant
here, died 14 years ago.
Mrs. Merrill was raised a Quaker and
throughout her life spoke the plain language, which her friends enjoyed
hearing.
A nephew, Homer Finley, who resides in Portland, Ore.,
is her only surviving relative. A nurse, Mrs. Linda Perring, has resided with
her for some time. She leaves also a host of friends. Old and young folk alike
considered Mrs. Merrill one of their best friends, and until her last illness
she took a keen delight in making something or doing for others.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the home,
104 Magnolia Ave., with Rev. John Henry, pastor of the Congregational church
officiating. Burial will be in Foster cemetery, south of Three Oaks. Friends
may call at the home until the hour of the services.
Mrs.
Merrill was a life member of the Eastern Star lodge.
Merrill, Clark - The Acorn,
Three Oaks, Michigan, April 30, 1925
The Passing of Clark
Merrill -
A Pioneer of this Vicinity. Came to hatch's Mills in
185. Came to Three Oaks in 1881.
Faster and faster the old
pioneers of this region are passing on into the Promised Land. This past winter
and this spring have witnessed the last rites performed for a great number. And
the last to drop his burdens and move into the Land of Peace and Joy, was Clark
Dean Merrill.
Mr. Merrill had almost reached his eighty-third
year, having been born in Columbia County, New York, on July 26, 1842. Only his
boyhood days were spent at his birthplace; In 1850 his father, T.J. Merrill,
moved to Hatch's Mills, just over the line in Indiana.
Mr.
Merrill was the only son on the farm, although twins were born to his parents,
a boy and girl, the girl only surviving, Martha Merrill, at present living in
LaPorte.
It was on the farm at Hatch's Mills that he began to
work, doing the multitude of things that fell to the lot of a boy on the
pioneer farm. And in the school not far from the farm he obtained his
education.
In 1853 Clark Merrill's mother died, and in 1859 his
father married Mrs. Mary Wasson. Mrs. Wasson had one daughter, Mary Augusta,
who greatly influenced the young man Clark Merrill. On March 18, 1866, Mary
Wasson and Clark Merrill were married. Had Mr. Merrill been spared but a year
longer, the sixtieth wedding anniversary would have been celebrated.
The wedding ceremony was held in Charlotte, Michigan, to which
place Mr. Merrill's father had moved. And with her mother had gone Mary Wasson.
The young couple returned to Hatch's Mills where for many years they lived on a
farm.
In 1881 Mr. and Mrs. Merrill moved to Three Oaks where
the firm of Clark and Finley was formed and engaged in the meat business.
Somewhat later Amos Wasson bought out Mr. Finley. Mrs. Merrill's brother and
Clark Merrill conducted the meat market until 1893 when the firm dissolved and
the Merrills moved to New Buffalo, where Mr. Merrill ran a meat market. From
1893 to 1897 he was in business there, but in the latter year returned again to
Three Oaks, where for several years Mr. Merrill worked in the meat market of
Watson and Bremer and later for Mr. Alec Watson alone. But in 1908, Merrill
entered the employee of the Warren Featherbone Company, where he worked up to
two years ago.
About six months ago Mr. Merrill suffered a
stroke of apoplexy. From this he had nearly recovered and was enjoying short
trips out in the spring sun. but on Friday morning, Apri