The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-07-25
Obituary.


The Hon. Silas G.. Matteson, one of
Wisconsin's pioneers, died at Kenosha
Friday morning at the age of 70 years
and Ii months.
Mr.. Matteson was born at Rome, n.
T., on August 10, 1919. In company
with Alonzo White, a school compan-
ion, he came to Wisconsin in 1887, and,
after visiting Green Bay and other set
Elements, he finally located near Dun
ton on the Desplaine river in Illinois,
and shortly after removed his wife
from Rome to his new home. In 1916
he moved to Kenosha, and after resid-
ing there until 1849, he located at
Crouchville, now New Cassel, at which
place, or upon one of the farms in the
vicinity, he has since resided.
During the gold excitement in the
early f1fties he made the overland trip
to California with about thirty of his
eastern friends, and after being some
what successful as a gold hunter, re-
turned home by the way Of the Isthmus
of Panama. Mr.. Matteson was the
first postmaster at New Cassel and in
1859 as assemblyman, represented the
eastern district in the state legislature
The deceased left surviving him his
widow and sons, o. B. Matteson, of
Loyal; Jared Matteson, of Campbells-
port; j. E. Matteson, of Waukesha;
and G.. S. Matteson, of Fond du Lac;
also five daughters, Mrs. Edgar White,
of Kenosha, Mrs. Will Tompkins and
Mrs. Van Lapere, of Chicago; Mrs.
Charles Owens, of Iowa; and Mrs. VIM.
Titus, of Hartford, Inc.
The funeral was held from the resi-
dence of his daughter, Mrs. White, at
Kenosha at o'clock Sunday afternoon
with interment at Kenosha cemetery.
Bridget Brady, relict of John Boyle,
died at her home in Bristol on Friday,
June 10, aged 70 years. She was born
in County Mayo, Ireland, in 1916, and
came to Wisconsin in 1874 and has ever
since resided in KeGosha county. She
was married to John Boyle in 1916.
The surviving children born to them
are: Mrs. Margaret Dalton, of Iowa;
James Boyle, Thomas Boyle and Mrs.
Mary Ann Flynn, of Chicago; and
Martin Boyle, who lives on the home
stead. During the last few years Mrs.
Boyle had suffered some severe spells
of sickness, when her life was despaired
of; the end came on Friday afternoon
at 4 o'clock. The funeral occurred on
Sunday at the Bristol Catholic church,
which was not nearly large enough to
hold all the attendants. Rev. Father
Bruton, of the Mill Creek church,
Newport, ILL.,, conducted the funeral
services. The Rev. Father chose as
text the words OF holy writ: 1t is
given unto man once to die. after that
the judgment. He spoke of the GER
tainty of death, none were exempted; it
came to the righteous and wicked, the
rich and the poor, the ignorant and the
learned. He then emphasized the i'm
portance of a preparation for this great
event and lamented the fact that so
small proportion Of the millions of
this favored land gave a thought re-
garding the future life and the salvation
of their immortal souls. He had min
istered at the death-bed of persons in
widely varying conditions of life and he
could affirm that the death of the just
was a beautiful death. Let me die
the death of the righteous and let my
last end be like his" He then paid an
eloquent tribute to the noble character
of the deceased. She was a loving, pa
tent mother, pure in heart and life;
striving to bring up her children in
ways of Righteousness, never counting
toll or pain or sacrifice for them; faith
full to her religion and a true catholic.
A large concourse of friends and neigh
bors paid tribute of respect and SYM
pathy by their attendance at the funer-
al rites. Interment was made beside
her husband in the cemetery adjoining
the church. r. F. r.