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Donated Obituaries
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Tidbits for
Westville Cemetery, Indiana
Allen, Nathan, - The La Porte Daily-Argus, La Porte, Indiana, Tuesday, March 23, 1920 page 3 Nathan Allen aged 88, and an old soldier, died Sunday at home in Westville. The funeral was held today with burial following in the Westville Cemetery.
Austin, - Effie Imes Austin, wife of Archibald C. Austin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Imes 27 years old Died Sunday 7 May 1899 Internment - Westville Cemetery Source - Westville Indicator: Thursday May 11, 1899. (Obituary) - Contributed by Steve Austin and submitted to me by Gloria Arndt at prairiefarm@csinet.net
Cole, Harry Edwin - Harry Edwin Cole son of J. W. and Elma C.
Cole died Wednesday night at 12 o'clock, aged 12 years, 1 month, and 2 days.
Deceased was born in Westville and lived here until about three years ago, when
he moved with his parents to Chicago Heights, and only returned to the place of
his birth a few months ago. His playmates and all who knew him will cherish the
memory of his kind and gentle disposition. He was aware of the approaching end
and resignedly awaited the death angel to guide him to that unknown beyond. The
funeral was held Saturday at 10:30 from the M.E. church, Rev. Dunklebarger,
officiating. The remains were laid to rest in the Westville cemetery.
**Additional notes: Harry Edwin Cole, son of John W and Elma Cole, grandson of
Henry and Abby Cole. According to the 1900 census, he was born in May of 1890,
so he must have died about June of 1902.
Informant Linda Jones - see
donations page for email address:
Concannon, Mrs. Sarah - Obituary appeared in an 1867 newspaper.
Thank you to Steve Austin for donating this obituary found in his old family
bible. - Mrs. Sarah Concannon died at her residence in LaPorte County, Ind.,
January 1867 of Dropsy, Mrs. Sarah, wife of James Concannon. Mrs. Concannon was
born in McMinn County, Tennessee, April 14th, 1808, emigrated with her parents
to the State of Ohio, in 1812, united with the Christian Church in 1823 at the
early age of 15 of which body she was a devoted member during the remainder of
her life. She was married in 1825 and removed with her husband to LaFayette,
Ind., in (year missing); In 1848 to this county where she resided until the
time of her disease. An invalid for thirteen years, she bore her sufferings
with Christian fortitude and died triumphant, testifying in the last hours of
her unclouded life, hope for the Saviour, astonishing her stricken husband and
children to meet her in heaven where sickness, death and parting are no more.
poem as follows:
What is home without a
mother?
What are all the joys we meet?
When her loving
smile no longer
Greets the coming of our feet.
The days
are long the nights are dreary,
And time rolls slowly
on;
And Oh! how far are childhoods pleasure
When her
gentle care is gone.
- Contributed by Steve Austin's and submitted to me by
Gloria Arndt at prairiefarm@csinet.net
Pedro or Petro, Sarah (Cole) - Further investigation resulted in
my finding her death date as 9 Nov 1903 in Logansport, Cass, IN. She had been
in the asylum there.
The Old Settlers of this community attended the last
sad rites of Mrs. Sarah Pedro, who died at the asylum at Logansport, IN, last
week, and the remains were brought to the home of her brother Henry P. Cole at
Westville, where the funeral services were held Thursday by Rev. Smock, the
resident minister of that place. The house was crowded while many stood out of
doors. Her sudden death was a surprise to the community. It was a sad funeral.
One could not realize to look at that troubled care-worn face that it was the
same bright, cheerful, hopeful young lady that was born in the beautiful farm
home Van Wilkin- son now owns. Her parents being well-to-do pioneers of this
county raised her in luxury without a care. Her first husband, Daniel Jessup,
was married to her the same day Mr. J's sister, Calista Jessup, was married to
Oscar James Bruner.
[**1] All have crossed the dark valley except Mr. J.,
who lives in Iowa near his three daughters, Laura, Clara, and Edith. Albert,
the only child of the second
[**2] union has been with Dr. Hollenbeck for
several years, and is a graduate from the Westville High School. Two children
of the last are Harry Pedro, a rising young man and a member of the church,
living at Chicago Heights, and Della, whom her great-uncle, W. Rich, a wealthy
farmer who lives near Chesterton, took to raise when her mother went away. This
is the first death in the family of children and Mrs. Pedro was the youngest at
56 years old. All live in this county except Elsworth, who formerly owned the
H. Martin farm, but now lives in Republic, Ohio, Henry P. Cole at Westville,
Mrs. Eliza Baird and Albert Cole near Dewey. Mrs. Pedro was laid to rest in the
Westville cemetery. Mr. Bunda, Andrew Young, Mr. Hilton, David McKellips,
Daniel Hubbard and Charley Cole acted as pallbearers. ** Additional notes from
Linda Jones - I have found in the 1880 census for New Durham Twp a listing for
Sarah C. and Sam'l W. Conquist and her daughter Eda M. Jessup. So this blows
away the assumption that Sarah was only married twice. Albert listed in the
obit is the son of Sam'l [Samuel] Conquist, Sarah's second husband.
**1 My
cousin noted that "according to the Marriage Records, Daniel and Sarah were
married the same day as Daniel's sister Mary to Roland Stone."
**2 He also
notes that the "wording is confusing. I believe this should read first
marriage."
Informant Linda Jones - see our donations page for email
address.
DREWS/DRAVES that are buried in this cemetery
1)
Mina Drews born Sep 26 1866 Indiana DEAD Feb 8 1888 married Heinrich Drews and
is the mother of Otto Carl Draves & Clara Draves
Otto Carl
Draves BORN Sep 8 1887 DEAD Feb 1966 and is buried in Westville Cemetery with
his wife Fern L
I found them on the list of the cemetery Otto
& Sister Clara are both in the 1900 census with they grandparents Mary
Powell nee Ahlgrim & Carl (Charles)
Powell Otto is in the
1920 & 1930 with wife Fern & daughter Helen If you would like more
information on Mary Powell nee Ahlgrim she was mother of 4 kids and Mina is one
of them Contributed by" Cabral, Kathryn at kcabral@firstam.com
Mina Draves nee Powell is the sister to
1)
William Carl Powell born May 22 1871 Dead Aug 14 1951 wife Martha Augustin
buried in Westville Cemetery also daughter Edna m Powell born May 8 1906 dead
Mar 26 2002 she is in Westville cemetery
2) Ida Powell born Jan
3 1870 Dead Feb 11 1870 buried in Westville cemetery
3) Louise
Rotzean nee Powell born Apr 11 1873 dead 1941 husband is Christian A Rotzean
born 1868 dead 1942 buried in Westville Cemetery plus son Roy H Rotzean born
Mar 21 1893 Dead Dec 26 1898 is buried in Westville cemetery
still trying to get photo of there headstone no luck yet
Mina
mother & Father Mary Powell nee Ahlgrim born May 5 1850 Germany dead
Feb 27 1938 Indiana & Charles Powell born Nov 10 1832 Germany dead Mar 19
1909 buried in Westville Cemetery (photo)
GAW, JOHN E. - John Edward Gaw, 91, of Westville, died at 4:20
am today at Anderson sanitarium. He had been ill for seven months. Mr. Gaw was
born in Starke county on July 30, 1876 to John and Christine (Menser) Gaw. He
lived in LaPorte for three months, coming from Salem Heights, State Road 4. He
was married in South Bend on Nov. 30, 1901 to Pearl Beam, who preceded him in
death. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Wanda Shook, Westville; one son,
William E. Gaw, LaPorte; one granddaughter and two great-grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by one daughter, one sister, and one brother. Funeral
services will be held at 2 PM Wednesday at the Haverstock Funeral home, the
Rev. John Mull officiating. Burial will be in Kingsbury cemetery. Friends may
call at the funeral home Tuesday noon and until time of services. Source:
LaPorte Herald Argus, Mon, Apr 29, 1968 pg. 3.
Contributed by: Brenda
Horton at BAnnHorton3@aol.com
Lewis, Florence M. (Loomis) - The last rites over the inanimate
clay of the late Mrs. Milton Lewis were held at the M. E. church in this place
Sunday at 11 am. Rev d. A. Rodgers officiating. An immense congregation was
present to testify their respect to the dead. A beautiful floral pillow and a
profusion of flowers literally covered the entire casket.
Florence M. Lewis was born near Westville, Ind., Jan 18, 1861,
and was married to Milton W. Lewis Nov 11, 1883, in Constantine, Mich. To this
union three children were born, Claude, E., Leroy G. and Wesley D., who with
the husband, one sister and a large circle of friend are left to mourn their
loss. She united with the church at Clinton early in life and was always a
devoted Christian. She was a kind and loving wife and mother; a faithful and
sincere friend. She passes away April 16, 1903, aged forty-two years, two
months and twenty-eight days.
A choir composed of Mesdames
Hatton and Weed and Meaers? Campbell and Scott sand the funeral odes. H.B.
Herrold, Ed Hixon, P.O. Small, F.c. Mann, Chas. Herrold and E. E. Nichols
served as pall bearers. The burial was at the Westville Cemetery.
Contributor - William A. Strong - see
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email.
Lewis, Joseph S. - Source: Westville Indicator; Westville,
Indiana - Thursday, January 13, 1898, page 3 col.,7 - Joseph S. Lewis, was born
in Italy, Yates County, N.Y., March 2, 1818 and died at Westville Indiana., Jan
10th, 1898, aged 79 years, 9 months and 8 days. In the year 1833, he with his
parents moved to Ashtabula, Ohio, and in 1839 he enlisted in the United Stated
army and served five years in the war against the Indians. In 1845 he was
united in marriage to Miss Lucinda A. Havens of Ashtabula, Ohio.
In 1850 he, accompanied by his wife moved to Westville,
being on of the first settlers of this place. In 1864 he enlisted in the 128th
Indiana Volunteers and served until the close of the war. While in the army he
contracted sickness, which made him an invalid the remainder of his life. After
returning from the war, he united with the Christian church of Westville, under
the ministry of the Rev. Mr. Edmonson. He was the father of nine children, five
sons and four daughter, three of the daughters dying in infancy, of those
remaining three are living in Chicago, one in Kansas City, and two in
Westville. His wife dying about three years ago, he remained a widower living
with his children until his death.
Contributor - William A. Strong - see
donations page for
email.
Lewis, Lucinda A Havens - Source: Westville Indicator; Westville,
Indiana - Thursday, March 4, 1895, page 3 col 3: Mrs. Joseph Lewis expired near
the hour of nine 'clock. Monday evening at her home in this place. She has been
in poor health for several years, and for some time the encroachment of
rheumatism and creeping paralysis have been known to have nearly won the
struggle over the wasted body. Mrs. Lewis has been a resident of this place for
many years, having reared a family of manly men and womanly women, who have
taken advanced positions in the world, gained by their own efforts. Bert, Henry
and Joed, of Chicago, accompanied by their wives came out Tuesday night to pay
the last rites to their mother. Mrs. Lewis was 66 years of age. The funeral was
held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Contributor - William A. Strong - see
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email.
Lewis, Milton W - May 4th, 1857 to Sept. 7th, 1939 - The Angel of
Death ended a two year struggle against ill health for Milton W. Lewis, former
resident of Westville. He passed away Wednesday morning at 11:45 in the
Fairview hospital, LaPorte, where he had been confined for the past five weeks.
Milton W. Lewis was 82 years old. He lived in LaPorte county
practically his entire life, having been actively engaged in farming in Clinton
and later New Durham township. About 25 years ago the Lewis family move to
Westville residing on Road 43 at the corner of Joliet road. About two years ago
Mrs. Lewis passed away and Mr. Lewis moved to the home of his son, Wesley
Lewis, In Clinton Township. (Web master note: obit refers to wife passing away
two years ago - this would have been his second wf he m. after death of 1st
wife. )
Surviving are three sons, Claude and Silt, Colorado,
Leroy of LaPorte rural route 3 and Wesley of Clinton township: one sister, Mrs.
Ollie Thomas of LaPorte; four grand-children and 1 great grandchild.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday Afternoon at 2:30 in the
Methodist church in Westville, the Rev Lowell Morris officiating. Friends may
call at the Ebbert & Geise chapel in LaPorte until the hour of the
funeral.
Contributor - William A. Strong - see
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email.
Martin - - Henry J. Martin Jr., 52, Westville, died Thursday
(Jan. 7, 1999) in LaPorte. There are be no services or visitation. Newhard
Funeral Homes, Westville, is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Martin was born
Sept. 5, 1946, in Rolling Prairie to Henry J. and Mona Lee (Grubb) Martin Sr.
Surviving are a son, Henry J. Martin III, Kingsford Heights; a daughter, Jamie
(Larry) Sacks, Reedsburgh, Wis.; seven grandchildren; two sisters, Henrietta
(Thomas) Smith, LaPorte, Linda Faulkenbury, Florida; a brother, Clark Martin,
Palatine, Ill.; and his girlfriend, Dolores Jeffers, Westville."
Note:
Cremation - no burial. Obituary submitted by Jeffrey Holtz at -
jholtz2000@yahoo.com
Thomas - Mrs. Olive (Lewis) - July 29th 1860 - May 17, 1943 -
Mrs. Olive Thomas Dies At Home Of Daughter, Monday. Mrs. Olive Thomas 82, died
Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
A. J. Remmert, of LaPorte.
The daughter of Joseph and Lucinda Lewis, she was born in
Westville, July 29, 1860 and had lived all her life in this county. In 881 she
was married to J. C. Thomas, who preceded her in
death.
Surviving are two daughter, Mrs. Remmert of LaPorte, and
Mrs. B. L. Wood of Vandalia, Ind.; four grandsons, one granddaughter, three
great grandsons and one great granddaughter. One sone, Clarence, also preceded
her in death. Leroy and Wesley Lewis are nephew.
Mrs. Thomas
was a member of the Christian church and the Rebekah lodge.
Funeral services were held today (Thursday) from the Haverstock
chapel at 2 P.M. with the Rev. H. L. Conley officiating. Burial was in
Westville cemetery.
Contributor - William A. Strong - see
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email.
Thompson, Mrs. Deborah - Mortuary Record. - Mrs. Deborah
Thompson. The funeral of Mrs. Deborah Thompson was held this afternoon at the
Christian church, Rev. Frank Morgan officiating. Deceased was 78 years old, and
leaves two sons and a daughter to mourn her loss. The remains were taken to
Westville, where the internment took place. W. C. Weir was the funeral
director. [#48]
Contributed by: Bonnie Dagen
Thompson , George L. - George L. Thompson, age 67,
of rural route 7, passed away at 12:40 p.m., yesterday at his home. The son of
George and Harriet Thompson, Mrs. Thompson was born at Westville on March 28,
1863, and lived there and near Westville all this life. He had retired from
farming and was a member of the Masons, the Knights of Pythias and Odd Fellows.
One May 23, 1888, Mr. Thompson married Effie Herrold at Berrien Springs, Mich.
Surviving are his widow; three daughters, Mary H. Steed and Marjorie B. Payne
of Detroit and Nettie T. Klassen of La Porte; three sons, Henry H., DeVere W.,
and Francis C. Thompson, all of La Porte; one brother, Ole Thompson of
Westville, and 11 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the residence
at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon, Daylight Saving time. Burial will be in the
Westville cemetery with L.A. Decker of La Porte in charge. [#49. 23 Mar 1863-22
Aug 1930]
Contributed by: Bonnie Dagen
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