Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-05
IN SLEEP OF DEATH
Mrs. John P. Looney Succumbs
After Long Period of
Illness.
END GAME LATE LAST EVENING
Mrs. Elizabeth Atkinson Passes
Away at Ripe Age of
Or Years.

Mrs. John p. Looney died at the
family residence, 1885 Twentieth
street, at 1850 last night after an ill
ness WHICH in Il more or less serious
form has extended over period of
three or four years She has been I'M
der the treatment of many of the best
doctors of this vicinity as well as Chi
cago. post norton examination
this morning revealed the fact that
gall stones were the cause of death.
| Deceased was Il native of Ireland
and was 40 years old. She was born
| in List0wen, County Kerry. and 20
years ago came to Toronto. Can. She
served there for a time in the milli-
merry business and then came to Otta-
wa, ILL.,. where she was engaged sim
ilarly with Miss Margaret Looney,
who was afterward her sister-in-law
In September. 1892, she married John
/ II. LoOney. and in 1899 came to Rock
Island with her husband Besides the
| bcrcaved husband the following chill
dren survive: Kathleen, Ursula. Jonn
and james, all young. Her parents
died Il short time ago in Ireland, but
she still has sisters living in the moth
er country. Three brothers live in
America, James O'Connor, of Chicago,
and John and Jerry, of Leadville. Col.
| She was a devoted wife and loving
mother. and the sympathy of ali will
go to the sorrowing husband and the
others who will 50 deeply mourn her
! loss.
Relatives from Springfield, Ottawa
and Chicago will attend the funeral.
/ II Il :.
church at Q o'clock Thursday morn
ing, Rev. Thomas Mackin and Rev.
Costello, of Springfield, officiating at
| the services.
Mrs Elizabeth Atkinson.
One of Rock Islands Oldest resi-
dents passed away at o'clock this
morning in the person of Mrs. Eliza
beth Atkinson. who died. of old age
at her home, 1922 Eleventh half
avenue.
Mrs. Atkinson was 90 years of age.
She had enjoyed good health for years
| after the prescribed three-score and
ten, though she had been ailing sew
eral months before her death and her
condition was serious for period of
two weeks.
Deceased was born in County Down,
Ireland, May 20, 1911. and her
maiden name was Elizabeth Ma
dine. In young womanhood she came
to America and settled at Toronto,
Can. where she lived nearly forty
years There she married the late
Thomas Atkinson. with whom she re
moved to this city 30 years ago.
| The husband died in 1872 and the
/, III. al,
many grandchildren and great-grand-
children. The first named are: George,
of Topeka Kans.; Thomas. of Daven-
! port; Robert, of Blue Island; Mrs.
Fannie Burnisen, of Sacramento. Cal;
Mrs. Eliza Addison. of Louisville, KY,
and Christopher. John. and Mrs. Mar
garet Ann Sample, of this city. The
funeral will be held from the home
at , o'clock Thursday afternoon.
Abel C. Buffum.
Word has been received here of the
death at his home in Shasta county,
Cal, of Abel c. Buffum, n former res
ident of this city. Deceased. WHO was
50 years of age, passed away April -.
He lived in this city before the pres
ent name was adopted. nearly seventy
years ago, and was an associate of
some OF the oldest of the living pio-
necrS.
Mrs. Julia Buergel.
Mrs. Julia Buergel passed away at
the home of her son. 324 Forty-ffth
street. Sunday. She was 70 years of
age and had lived in this city only
short time, coming here from Daven-
port. Three sons and four daughters
curviya Tho funeral was held at
o'clock this afternoon and interment
was made in the Paramount cemetery,
Davenport.