Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-06-30
DEATHS.
FORCHT-At his home in Butler. June
"A 1904. Henry Forcht, formerly OF

"A 1904. Henry Forcht, formerly OF 4
Summit township, aged 81 years
Mr.. Forcht was and old and good !
soldier. He has lived in Butler for
some wears but mas been an invalid for 1
fourteen years, and has been paralyzed /
for the past four or FIVE years He was
buried with military honors, Monday: /
He is survived by his wife and several
children.
WAHL-At his home in Evans City,
June y, 1904, Martin Wahl, aged 81
years
MORRISON-Ath her home in Valencia,
June p, 1904, Mrs. Ellen Robb. wife
of David NJ Morrison, aged 60 years
MCKEE-At her home in Pittsburg,
June %. 1904, Mrs. Marg. Jane Beers
Mckee, formerly of Adams township,
aged 56 years.
CHRISTIE-At his home in Butler,
June %, 1904. Elmer. son of William
Christie, aged 30 years.
WEIHER-At her home in Pittsburg,
June %. 1904 Mrs Annie. widow OF
c. F. Weiher, formerly of Saxonburg.
BURTON-At his home in Penn twp,
June %, 1904. John P, son W. j.
Burton, aged 80 years.
Mr.. Burton had been an INVALID for
some months He leaves a wife, nee
Dodds, and three sons.
ROENIG-At her home in Butler, June
81, 1904, Mabel, infant daughter OF
Geo. Roenlg.
CUMBERLAND-A his home in Con
cord township. June 2S, 1904, John
Cumberland. aged 80 years.
He was born in Concord and passed
his entire life there He was the father
of j. H and Thomas Cumberland of
Butler.
CONNERS-At his home in Washing
ton, Pa, June 25 1904. Patrick Con-
nors, formerly of this county, aged 46
years.
NOULLETT-At her home at Herman,
June 26, 1904, Mary NCullett, aged y
years.
KRATEL-At his home on Lincoln ST..
June %, 1904, Harry Kratel, son OF
George Kratel, aged ) months.
The childs mother died Of typhoid
six weeks ago.
KRATEL AT her home on the Plank
Road, June %, 1904, Bertha, wife OF
Andrew J. Kratel, in her Goth year.
She was an aunt of little Harry Kratel
who died the same day.
VARNUM-At Erie, Pa, June 26. 1904
William Varnum, native of Butler
county, aged S5 years.
EYTH-June 2s 1904, infant daughter
of Caspar Eyth of Butler.
O'NEAL-At his home on Wayne ST.,
Butler, June 49, '04, John NJ. O'Neal
formerly of Great Belt, age about g.
years. He was born in Worthington
II OF in, Ralf
for fifteen years. He was partner
| in the firm of w. p. Gormley d. Go
His wife and four daughters survive
| him.
Obituary.
Col. H Bingham, Secretary of Ag-
riculture died suddenly at Delta. Ohio
| last night. He was also Chairman of
| the government board of the st. Lapis
| Exposition.
| CAPT GEORGE w. FLEEGER.
| Capt Fleeger, than whom Butler
contained no more respected citizen,
died at his home on East Pearl street,
early last Saturday morning, at the age
of 65 years; and was buried with mill
tary honors, in the North Cemetery,
Tuesday afternoon. He was an honest
man, a good citizen, brave soldier and
"None knew him but to love him,
None named him but TO praise.
His death was due to a general col
lapse, particularly of his nervous
system. though he was confined TO his
bed for but few days
He was born in Centre township,
| March 13, 1899, was the third son CT
Peter and Mary Rider Fleeger; taught
! school at the age Of 16, enlisted i'll the
Dickson Guards, organized at West
Sunbury in 1861. and served in the
Army of Virginia during the entire
war, excepting when he was prisoner
After his return from the war be
read law and for time was associated
ia its practice with Geo. A. Black.
decd, served in the Legislature in 1871
and. 1872 and represented this county
(and also Mercer and Crawford, in Con
gress in 1894 and 1885.
He is survived by his wife; and by
foster daughter, Mrs Rev. Jacobs. He
was member Of the Presbyterian
church; and was one of the charter
members Of the A. G. Reed Post, c.
A K.
| OF his brothers, Nelson who follows
the oil country and Albert Of Concord
twp and of his sisters, Mrs. j. Turner
Wick, mother of Mrs. Jacobs, and Miss
Mollie Fleeger both Of Concord; and
Mrs. Harrison Wick of Butler are yet
living
His funeral was held Tuesday after
noon, the services being at his home on
e. Fulton St Rey. w. Il. Oller preach
ed the funeral sermon. His remains
were laid in the North Cemetery.
Previous to the funeral meeting Of
the Bar was held in honor of the mem
ory of Capt. Fleeger. John Ii. Negley
presided and appropriate remarks
were made by Hon. J. ID. McJunkin. j..
NJ. Greer, J. w. Coulter, w. G. Findley,