Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-12
HARVEST OF DEATH.
Mrs. Ellen B. Cieland, Pioneer
Resident of the County,
Passes Away.
HAD ATTAINED HER BATH YEAR.

a Native OF New jersey, She Settles in
This Locality Over a Half Century Ago
Fay seeber. a woodmen Once Clerk
Dies In New Mexico, whittier He Had
Gone For His HeaIth-Other Obituary.
Mrs Ellen B. Cleland. for over q
half century resident of Rock Island
county, passed away suddenly at s
O'Clock this morning at the home of
her son, S. ID. Cleland, $50 Twentieth
street. her death being due to the in
frmities of age.
Mrs. Cleland, whose maiden name
was Ellen Bryant Cashier, was in
her S4th year, having been born in
New Jersey Aug. 3, 1915. She was
twice married, her first husband, Ma
| than III. Gest, lying in 1889 in Jackson
vile, Ill. Her second husband was Rev.
Samuel Cleland, who died in Edging-
ton in March, 1865. The Broadway
Presbyterian church of this city was
built during his pastorate. Mrs.
| Cleland settled in Rock Island county
in 1912 and had lived here since. She
is survived by four children: Judge
w. ii. Gest and S. ID. Cleland, of Rock
| Island; Charles Cleland, of Omaha.
and Mrs. G. e. Craig, of Rock Island
| Mrs. Cleland was devoted mother,
charita BILE and loving neigh Dor, and
one whose demise will cause grief to
many hearts.
The funeral will be held at o'clock
Saturday afternoon at the Broadway
Presbyterian church.
Other Obituary.
NJ. +. Stevens, venerable consul of
Camp No. 20. NJ. w. A, received a
| NJ, bearing the sorrowful news of the
death of Lafayette l.. Seeber. formerly
clerk in the Woodmen head offices.
Fay, as the deceased was Familiarity
| known, left here last April for the
south i'll hopes of lettering his health,
having heen n sufferer from pulmon-
airy troubles. He was favorite
among those with whom he was ac-
quainted, and the announcement of
his death was shock to his
friends. He was member of Camp
No. 20. His remains will be shipped
to Monticello. Iowa. for interment.
Frank Billows died yesterday at his
home in Port Byron, aged "a years, 6
months and days. He came to
America from Sweden with his parents
in 1888 and had lived in Port Byron
ever since. April 3, 1897, he was
Frustrated with an aneuIism of dc
scending avorta. During his illness of
almost two years he was the subject
of eight strokes of paralysis. He was
a quiet, unassuming boy, liked by all
who knew him. and during his tedi-
Gus and painful illness he had the
hearty sympathy OF the community.
The funeral services Will be held at
the Swedish Lutheran church at l p.
IN. Friday.
The funeral of Mrs. Agatha Lerch,
of South Rock Island. was held from
St. Mary's Catholic church this morn
ing at $50. Rev. Father Bernard
Baak ofliC lifting. Interment was made
in calvary cemetery. The palibear-
ers We're: Adam Klotz, Benedict Mil
Ter, Theodore Free. Ferdinand Mach
baur. Valentine Schreiner and Frank
Kline.
Mr.. and Mrs. 6. w. Schamel, of
3l2 Fourteenth street. went to Mt
Carroll today to attend the funeral of
Mr.. Schamel's mother. Mrs. Josiah
Schamel, who died Tuesday night.
aged 81 years.
Funeral services for Miss Alice Con-
well. of Davenport, were held al ST.
Joseph's church this morning Rev.
Father Thomas Mackin officiating
The remaiL were inferred at Calvary
The remains of Mrs. RhOda Powars.
of Norfolk. Neb-, were placed in the
vault ut Chippiannock this afternoon.