The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-08
OBITUARY

German residents Of the city, passed
away at his home, All Prescott avenue.
Saturday morning, aged 6S years. An es-
pecially dramatic feature of his death
was the fact that around his bedside as
he passed peacefully away were his wife
and family Of twelve children. The de-
ceased came to this city some ten years
ago from Clifton township. he having
been for thirty-threc years prior to that
time q resident of Berks county. Mr..
Kaufman was a true Teuton. possessed
OF strong, vigorous and rugged ma
ture and an unblemished reputation. lie
Is survived, as above mentioned by wife
and twelve chldIen as follows: John,
head bartender ut the Scranton House;
Charles W.. james. Elmer. William,
Frank, Harry, Anna. Margaret. Jennie
and Lessie. of this city, and Mrs.
David Devine, of Delawanna, n. ]. The
funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon
at 2 o'clock from the residence and in
| terment will be made in the Dunmore
cemetery.
Thomas Devaney, of Wales street. died
at his home Saturday morning from the
injuries received in the Storrs NINE last
Tuesday. Devaney was employed as
| driver and was taking his car out Of
the chamber when a large piece of rock
| fell from the roof, striking on the should
| ers, breaking his collar bone. The in
| juries were doing as well as could be eX-
pected but In some way he caught cold,
| which developed irto pneumonia. The
deceased was II years OF age and had a
| number of acauaintances. all of whom
| thought highly of him. The funeral will
| be held Tuesday at 2.30 o'clock. Services
will be conducted in Holy Rosary church.
| Interment in Cathedral cemetery. Under
| taken O'Donnell has the funeral in
| charge.
| Robert L. Shaffer, n young unmarried
man residing in the borough of Dunmore.
died yesterday afternoon after brief i'll.
| ness. Deceased was SO years of age and
| a member of the Peckville council, Junior
Order United American Mechanics. He
| was generally respected by those
whom he had come in contact with. The
funeral will occur Tuesday afternoon at
/ o'clock. After services conducted ~
| the home the fur tral procession will
move to the Erie and Wyoming Valley
station, where the train will be met and
the remains and relatives and friends
| taken to Georgetown, Pa, where inter.
ment will be made.
Mrs. Clara Bullock, nee Crippen, wife
of John Bullock, died at the formers
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day afternon at 3 o'clock. She had beer
i'll for the past twelve months Of can
Ger Of the stomach and although the fam
lily knew the end was coming, 1t was un
expectedly sudden. Deceased was q
member of the Elm Park Methodist Epis
copal church and was much esteem ed
Her husband and seven children survive
her. The children are: Ella, Ellie ant
Mary and Martin, Wesley. Samuel ant
| Ilnl ha fttp
ment will appear later.
Mrs. Jane Humphrey, wife of Thoma!
Humphrey, died at her home, 32l Oal
street. Saturday afternoon. after a shor
illness of Il week. The deceased was a
years Of age and was we'll known an(
highly respected by a large circle o
friends who will be grieved to learn O
her sudden demise. The funeral will b,
held Tuesday afternoon from the home
Services will be conducted at O'Clock
in the North Main Avenue Baptis
church, of which the deceased was ;
member.
Patrick Crossin, one OF the best known
residents of West Scranton. died at
o'clock yesterday afternoon at his home
corner of Lincoln avenue and Swetlan'
street, after u lingering illness. DE
| ceased WIS IOT Hlttny years ID,
the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
company as conductor at the Nortl
Scranton yard. He was a member of tn
Mutual Aid. His wife and several chill
| dren survive him, namely, Mrs. William
| Mcbride, John, Miles and Leo Crossin
The funeral will be anrounced later.
Mary, the 4-year-cld daughter of MI
and Mrs. Thomas Kennedy, of 42O Sout
irving avenue, died yesterday after n fiv
weeks illness. Her death was caused b
q severe attack of bronchitis following al
ter scarlet fever. The funeral will TAX
place tomorrow afternoon at 9 o'cloc
from the house with interment In the Ca
thedral cemetery.
William Mutt a well known young ma
of Moosic, died last night at s ocloc
after two weeks illness Of appendicitis
He was 2S years of age and Of exceptiona
fine physique, standing g feet inche
and weighing over two hundred pounds
Among all who knew him he was held l
the highest esteem and his untimel
death will occasion them profound grie
Mrs Ida d. Eroome died at her res
dence, 1907 Mulberry street, at $50 las
night Funeral at the residence Tuesda
at 2p. IN Interment private.
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