Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-12
YOUNG MANS DEATH.
Thomas S. Breheny Passes
Away at ST. Anthony's
Hospital Today.
BRIGHT CAREER Is CUT SHORT.

( Mrs. Charles Titteriagton,' One of the
| Pioneers of Rock Island County, Dies nj
Her Home in Edgington. Where She
! Had Resided For go Years-Demise of
| Rex Hitchcock-Other Obituary.. -
Thomas 5. Breheny died at ST. An
| thony's hospital at 9 O'Clock this
morning of Intestinal paralysis. fol-
, lowing an operation which he under
went about 10 days ago. He was p
wears of age, native of Wyoming.
Iowa, and was numbered among Rock
| Islands best known and promising
young men. He was studying for the
/ priesthood, and had made rapid adj
vancement his prospects being partic-
ularlv brilliant. After graduating
from the Wyoming High school he
entered St. Ambrose college, Daven-
port. and for the past few years had
been pursuing his theological studies
ut St. Joseph's college, Dubuque.
| He is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Breheny. and one sister, Mrs.
j. L. Shields, who will have the SYM
pathy of the community in their
irreconcilable loss of n devoted
son and loving brother. The funeral
will be held from Sacred Heart church
at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Charles TitteringtOn.
Mrs. Charles Titterington. Sr.
mother of County Treasurer litter
ington, passed away at her home in
Edgington at 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning. after years suffering from
heart trouble. She was one of the
pioneers of Rock Island county, hav-
ing lived on the farm where she died
for 60 years. She was born in New
York state in June, 1920. Her mai
den name was Sophia Eberhart. She
is survived by her husband and eight
children. the youngest of which is
40 years of age, the mother being the
first of the family to die: Thomas,
Emmerson, Iowa; Charles, Jr., Edg-
iRgton; Mrs. Anna +. Benjamin, Ma
pie Plain, MINI; Mrs. NJ. Z. Lloyd,
Reynolds; Milton, Lawrence. Kas.;
Fred, Rock Island; David, Fullerton,
Neb.; Mrs. Z. S. Kretzinger, Beatrice,
Neb. The funeral viii be held from
the home at 1:3O p. IN. tomorrow.
Wendell.
Hampton, Sept. 12.-The funeral of
Frederick Wendell, who died at his
residence in Hampton Thursday last,
took place from the Methodist church
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev.
E. E. Mecham officiating. The de-
ceased, who was so well known, was
born in Hanover. Germany, June 10,
1924. In the year 1913 he came to
this country, and in 1850 he settled
in Hampton, where he resided con-
tinually up to the time of his death
In 1858 he was married to Louise
Weaver, her death taking place Nov.
"a, 1867. This union was blessed
with five children, four of whom have
passed away. In 1869 Mr. Wendell
married Wilhelmine DreweitZ. Two
children were born to them, both of
whom died in infancy. His wife and
one son, Frederick A. Wendell, of this
place, survive him. Mr. Wendell was
a cabinet maker by occupation, which
together wifi the undertaken bust
ness, he followed during all the years
that he resided here. Previous to his
death he was the oldest living German
settler at this place. He was man
well respected and strictly honest in
all his dealings. The pallbearers. all
old acquaintance, were Messrs.
Thomas Bailey, A. NJ. Hayward. H.
c. CLAM, NJ. Smith. Gustav Har-
der and William Barsel. The re-
mains were inferred in the family
burial lot in the Hampton cemetery.
Other Obituary.
Rex, son of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. II.
died at st. Luke's hospi-
tai, Davenport, at 1870 Yesterday
of abscess of the lung, aged
8 years, II months and - DAYS. The
funeral occurred from the First Bap-
fist church in Davenport this after
noon. The boy was the pride of his
parents, bright and promising, and
much sympathy win 90 out to them
in their great affection.
Charles Carlson, aged 40, and single,
succumbed to kidney trouble at st.
hospital Yesterday He
was buried by the county this after
noon.
Edna, 17months-old daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. Carl Stoit, 926 Tenth
street, died at 1870 Saturday after
noon, of lung and brain fever. The
funeral. will be held from the resi-
lence at o'clock tomorrow after
noon.
Miss Eugene Crampon died of con-
today at the home of her
ather, August Crampon, Pip Fourth |
avenue. aged 50 years She is sur
lived by her father, three sisters and |
me brother. The funeral will be held |
rom St. Mary's church Wednesday |
morning at o'clock
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