Results for ‘Early Citizens’
[People’s Press, 11 July 1905]
There occurred at the Sisters’ hospital, Buffalo, on Monday, at 2 p.m., (10th) the death of Mrs. Alex Hanna of Welland Station. Mrs. Hanna was about fifty years of age and had been ill for some six months previous to her death, part of which time she spent at the St. Catharines hospital. She was removed to the Buffalo hospital on Friday last, and on Monday underwent an operation for tumor, from which the effects of which she died.
Mrs. Hanna was born in Welland, her maiden name being Phoebe Lane, and she for some years resided at Welland Station, and a few years ago was married to Mr. Alex Hanna.
Children for Adoption
[People’s Press, 20 June 1905]
Bedford Cook, an old resident of this section, died at the County Home on Tuesday last at the advanced age of 81 years of hemorrhage of the kidneys. He was committed from Crowland and had been in the Home for five years and four months. The body was claimed by relatives and buried at Port Robinson.
There are three little boys in the Home that are offered for adoption. One is a baby, the others aged six and seven years respectively.
Sixty inmates in the Home yesterday.
[Welland Tribune, 29 September 1905]
St. Catharines, Sept. 26-Eward J. Odlum, B.A., C.E., of this city, one of the best –known civil engineers in Canada, died very suddenly at his home this morning after an illness of about one hour, the supposed cause of death being syncope from acute indigestion. Mr. Odlum was born in Dublin, Ireland, 58 years ago, and came to Canada in 1870. He has been on the engineering staff in the department of railways and canals for the past thirty years, the greater part of which he spent on the Welland Canal at St. Catharines. He was of very quiet disposition and liked by everybody. He was a member of St. Barnabas’ Anglican church and leaves a wife and two daughters.
Mr. Odlum was the local officer in charge of the Welland Canal during the construction of the new aqueduct here and married a daughter of Rev. Mr. Morton, English church clergyman, whilst here. His widow and two daughters, who survive him, will have the sympathy of all who knew him.
[Welland Tribune, 18 August 1905]
The death of Richard McGarr occurred at his home in Merritton Tuesday morning after a continued illness of tuberculosis. Deceased was well-known in this city, having conducted the Arlington’s hotel on Bridge street for over six years, as was popular around this district. Some few months ago he retired and moved to Merritton, owing to ill-health.
[People’s Press, 5 September 1905]
A sad combination of marriage and death occurred last week in the family of Adam Myers, Clifton street. On Wednesday evening Miss Pearl Myers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Myers, was united in marriage by rev. J.W. Magwood to Mr. John Stewart. The happy pair left for the east for a wedding trip. On Thursday morning at eleven o’clock, Mrs. Myers, mother of the bride, was stricken with paralysis and at noon she passed away. The over-excitement of her daughter’s marriage had put too much a strain on her nervous system with sad results. The newly married couple were summoned home from Rochester by the sad news. Mrs. Myers was 62 years of age and is survived by a husband, one son and two daughters. The funeral was held on Saturday afternoon to Drummond Hill cemetery.
[Welland Tribune, 18 June 1897]
A sad death occurred at Air Line Junction, Humberstone, on Sunday last, when Justina Matthews, wife of Eli Horton, departed this life at the early age of 38 years. Death was caused by lockjaw, the result of blood-poisoning produced by a female ailment. Mrs. Horton was the daughter of the late Abner Matthews of Welland. She leaves a husband, a mother, and five children, the oldest whom is ten years of age. The funeral took place on Tuesday, interment at Fonthill’s cemetery; services by Rev. W.H. Swayze. Mrs. Horton had a wide circle of friends, and her untimely death will be deeply mourned, and the sympathy of the community goes out fully to the bereaved ones.
[Welland Tribune, 1 September 1905]
This community was shocked to hear of the very sudden death of Master Harry Teeter, son of Chas. Teeter, which occurred here on Saturday August 26th, after a brief illness of only a few hours, caused by a blood vessel bursting near the brain. Harry was a particularly bright little fellow, 8 years of age. For one so young he was well advanced in his studies at school, a regular attendant at Sunday school and a general favorite among the companions by whom he will be greatly missed.
The funeral took place on Monday afternoon from the residence of his grandfather, Mr. A.W. Teeter, where he resided, and was largely attended. Rev. D.N. Robertson officiated. The bereaved family have the sympathy of the community in their hour of affliction.
[Welland Tribune, 12 May 1905]
Niagara-on-the-Lake, May 19-Mrs. Mary Ball Servos, an old and highly esteemed resident of the Niagara District, passed away this morning at her residence, Palatine Hill, Niagara township, aged 77 years. Mrs. Servos was a daughter of the late Capt. John O. Ball, and granddaughter of the late Capt. Bernard Frey of Butler’s Rangers. She is survived b a grown-up family, two sons and two daughters.
[Welland Tribune, 13 August 1897]
Ernest w. Fell, oldest and only surviving son of J. Howard Fell of Pelham, departed this life on August 5th at his home, 49 Wilbur street, Cleveland, O. An attack of peritonitis, followed by heart failure, caused his death. The funeral cortege formed at the M.C. station, Welland, at 8 o’clock Sunday morning, when the remains arrived, accompanied by the widow and sister of the deceased. The obsequies took place at the old Friends church.
The subject of thee lines was born in Pelham, March, 1848, and died while yet in the zenith of a useful life, possessing a mind of great genius and refinement, and a clear, bright intellect.
Those knowing him best learned to love him most. He lived a noble, truthful life, and is mourned by innumerable friends. Twenty years ago he married Miss Ware of Batavia, N.Y. She with his parents and two sisters are left to mourn his sudden demise. It has been the painful duty for Miss S.J. Fell to accompany, within the past three months, the remains of her two brothers from their homes in Cleveland to the quiet churchyard in Pelham. The same friends acted as pallbearers on both of these sad occasions. They were A. Yokom, J.A. Kelsey, E.B. Davidson, A.J. Sutton, Elwood Chantler and Richard Moore.
Mr. Rodgers of the Friends Church spoke words of love and hope, and expressed the sympathy felt for those whose hearts have been doubly pierced by the barbed arrows of bereavement- a time when we repeat farewell and plant by the sacred dust the willow and cypress. Having no fear, but ever relying on the goodness of nature, the spirit of the departed dropped out of life’s battle. By the side of his brother, whom he so soon joined in death, amid the quiet scenes of his boyhood, beneath the waving branches of majestic trees and beautiful floral offerings, we laid all that was mortal of the departed; and in our memory these brothers, both noble and handsome types of manhood, shall ever remain. Love surrounded their memory and youth was ever theirs.-COM.
[Welland Telegraph, 30 January 1891]
Mr. Chas. Hart received word from Brooklyn on Monday of the death of his sister, Mrs. Holfe, and left on Tuesday to attend the funeral.
DEATH OF CHARLES A. HART
INDUSTRIAL HOME
[Welland Tribune, 17 December 1897]
Number in the home, Dec. 16th-51
Charles A. Hart, an inmate committed from Bridgeburg, died on Wednesday aged 73 years. The body was taken to Dunnville for interment.
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