Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-06
Obituary Notices.
JOHN w. RYAN.

john w Ryan Was born ID Spring |
Geld township, Sc. Croix county, Wis
c0nsin, oct. is, 1875. When only one
month old be lost his mother. The
father then assumed the duties Of both |
parents and has discharged them faith
fully Ia al the intervening years. As
= result there has developed an nnusn-
Al intimacy between father and SON and |
up to the present time they have been
separated only fifteen months, year
of this time being spent with brother.
Three years ago last August he came
to Beresford and SIX weeks afterwards,
almost exactly three years from today,
he came to Elk Point and commenced
the construction and installation OF the
<resent telephone plant. AS showing
the high regard with which he was
held. when Mr.. Ryan left Wisconsin, /
for South Dakota q very large picnic
was held 10 his honor and nearly the
whole community were at the station
TO bid him Godspeed
Though highly regarded as d busi-
ness man be has been still more highly
regarded as man. He was free from
the vices 81 youth and was ever pleas
ant, obliging, trustworthy and ready 10
do friendly act By the integrity OF
bis character and the attractivcness Of
bis personality he has won for himself
an exceptional place 10 the affections
Iof the eutire community. His death
| il = positive and lrreparable loss % lht'
community. even rs his life has been
both mtdet and an incentive 10 Il
He Is sincerely muu,nrd aud missed hy
lall.
The funeral WIS attended Felday
morning from the Baptist church, Rev.
+. ]. Woodcock officiating, assisted by
tho pastor, Rev. j. M. Hnpp. The mu-
sic was flttlngiy furnished BY the male
ouartette. one Of the selections being
Mr.. Ryan's own favorite hymn, when
the Roll Ii Called up Yonder.n Mayor
Grill delivered u brief and touching adj
dress. The bearers we're selected frnm
BILE most intimate friends, Geo. KIM
mel, Or. Hendrix, Carl Anderson,
Thomas McInerny, n. r. Beckwith
and q. M. Wallace performing the sad |
duty. ne WAS buried Ia the Elk Point
cemetery, This decision not being
reached until the night before.
Besides his father Mr.. Ryan leaves
two brothers. Maurice B. Of Beresford /
and Michael g. Of Clear Lake, Wis,
one hall brother, WIN. Of Wilson, Wis,
| and two sisters, Mrs. James Wall OF
Eau Claire, Wis, and Mrs. Wn. Di-
neen of ST. Paul, Mimi. The two
brothers were present at the funeral,
40 was also Mrs. Maurice Ryan and sis
| Ter, Miss Minnie Smith OF Beressord
| and Peter Reilly, q cousin, from Beres-
| ford. Other people from out Of town
who were present at the funeral were
Abe Duerst OF Beresford, Harry Nagle
and Miss Mande Jordan OF Vermilllor.
| The magnificent floral display was
silent and beautiful testimonial to the
universal and high regard with which
| be was held. Elk Point business men
contributed wreath of pink and
cream roses with carnations, q crescent
of cream roses and three bouquets 81
roses and carnations. The N0rthwes-
! tern telephone operators, including
operators from Akron, HAwarden,
lChatsworth, WestHeld and Sioux City,
Iowa, and Elk Point, Tabor, vermil-
| lion. Yankton, Jefferson, Hudson, Bur-
bank and Centerville, S. D., gave
lbeantifnl crescent Of white and pink
| roses, mad carnations interpreted with
few pink lilies. The teachers Of The
| public school offered a bouquet OF pink
| and white roses. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Maln q wreath of dark red roses with
Ia few white carnations. Miss Cora
Main star composed OF delicate pink
and cream roses. Mr.. and Mrs. Mau.
rice Ryan bouquet Of pink and white
roses. NJ. g. Ryan. bouquet oi pink
and white roses, Misses Alice and
Jessica Hoffman. bouquet Of dark red
carnations MI. and Mrs. e. NJ Grill,
| i bouquet Of pink and white roses.