Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-06-08
DEATHS

MALoNY-Saturday, June !, 1894, at 325
W. North street. Butler, Pa, John Ma
loney, aged SO years.
J0HNST0N-At the home of her son IN
New Castle, June /, 1894, Mrs. Malinda
Johnston, widow of William H. John
ston, deceased, aged about 75 years.
LANGH0RST-At his residence in ALE
gheny, June 5, 1894. W. c. Langhorst
aged ~ years.
PIZ0R-At his home in Mudducreek twp,
June 3, 1894, James Pizor, aged Al
years.
COOPER-At the home of Geo. W Cooper,
Slipperyrock twp, May 81, 1894, Rebec-
ca Cooper, in her s6th year.
PARKS-At his home in Middlesex twp,
May 80, 1894, W. A. Parks.
H0LLISTER-At Finleyville, Pa, June
5, 1894, Mrs W T. Hollister, nee Fanny
Black. aged 25 years.
K0CH-At his home in Zelienople, on
Friday, MAJ %, JoL Milton Koch, aged
35 years and 6 months.
Mr.. Koch was the P. d W. railroad agent,
and was much respected in the communi-
ty. His death was ftom consumption.
KERR-At her home in Cherry twp, May
80, 1894, Maggie A, daughter of Chas
s. Kerr, in her 18th year.
Her death was caused by burns received
three weeks previous when her clothing
accidently took fire.
WIER-At his home in Buffalo-twp., June
2, 1894, Hon. Alfred D. Wier, in the list
year of his age.
Judge Wier had been in bad health for
some time past and his death was therefore
not unexpected. During all his life he had
been an active man in business, taking an
especial interest in farming. He filled the
office of Associate Judge in this county for
term of five years. being the last one
elected. His term expired IN January 1886.
He was a useful citizen, taking a part IN
all public affairs and will be greatly missed
in his neighborhood and by the people of
this county generally. A number of his
Butler friends attended his funeral al
Freeport on Monday last.
PASSAVANT-At his homein Pittsburg,
Sunday night June s. 1894, Rev. VIM.
A Passavant, aged 72 years, months
and a days.
Numerous have been the shocks lately
received by our people from the deaths OF
| citizens and friends. And now there Is
peculiar sadness in recording the departure
| of one truly good and great, born in our
county and known to many of US. But
| yesterday as it were DR.. Passavant stood
| among our people in the church here IN
which the funeral services over the re-
mains of Rev. Enoch Smith were being
held. His remarks on that occasion, May
%. were his last public utterances. We
recall his words and appearance then with
mingled feelings of respect and sadness,
| On going back to his home he was confined
TO his room and summoned from life within
ten days of an eloquent tribute to a dead
1 Lut ipAc II 0t
| the uncertainty OF life, and that death
knocks at the door of all.
The life of William A. Passavant W aa a
| lite of good works. Humanity had no
greater friend. The ruling thought of his
nature was to aid the weak and unfortu-
nate. He was the founder of the first
Protestant home for orphans in or around
tho now great city of Pittsburg. This was
known as Passavant's Infirmary Soon
after, about 1850, he founded the present
Orphans Farm School for little boys at
Zelenople, and one for little orphan girls
| at Rochester. Beaver county. Then fol-
| lowed benevolent institutions, hospitals
and training schools at Milwaukee, Chicago
and other points in the west. The new
Lutheran Theological Geminary at Chicago
is his last great institution. Thiel College
at Greenville, 1870 owes much of its exist
ence to him. He was often heard to say
that he started out in some Of these pro-
| jects without a dollar in hand and without
knowing where the money was to come
from. But his zeal. his piety, his charita-
BILE and unselfsh nature attracted to dim
and raised up friends equal to every emer-
gency. As preacher and speaker he was
an orator of rare power and ability, and his
personal bearing charmed all by his mod
ssty and sincerity.
Rev. Passavant was born and raised in
Zelienople, where he was buried on We'd
nesday, funeral services being first
held at his home in Pittsburg. He leaves
a widow and seven children surviving him.
A brother, Sidney PassaYant resides at the
old home in Zelenople. His remains were
followed from Pittsburg to their last rest
ing place by a number OF his brother
ministers in the church he loved so well
and did so much to build up, and by a
large number of relatives, friends and ad'
mirers, desirous to pay this last tribute t.
his memory.