Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-14
AGED WOMAN DEADIINs1ITUTE CLOSES
MRS. JOHN s. WOLF PASSES
AWAY AT HER HOME ON
EAST SECOND STREET.
Was 90 Years old-Funeral Services
Tuesday Morning.. P. Forsyth
Passes Away-FuneraI of Late Mrs.
Mary o'Brien.

From Mondays Daily.
Margaret Louise Wolf, wife of John
s. Wolf, and well known and highly
respected woman, passed away Sunday
morning at $3.50 o'clock at her home
corner Green and Second streets. She
had been sufferer from heart trouble
for a number of years but the direct
cause of death was catarrhal pneumo.
MIA
Margaret Louise Doebler was born
in Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, in
1928. In 1912 she was united, in mar
riage with John S. Wolf, of Harrisburg,
Pa. Mr.. and Mrs. Wolf came to Iowa
in 1857 and have been residents of OF.
tumwa for many years. Last year
they observed their sixty-second wed.
ding anniversary.
Mrs. Wolf was the mother of ten
children, six of whom survive They
are Mrs. George G. Hannah, Cedar Rap.
ids; j. 8. Wolf, Jr., Fullerton, Neb;
Mrs. Francis Chase, Chicago, ILL.,; Mrs
Charles Zobrist, Colorado Springs, Col;
Harry D. Wolf, of Omaha, Neb., and
Grant Wolf, Of Springfield, Mo. Mrs.
Wolf was for many years a member of
the First Methodist Episcopal church
and was a noble woman. devoted
wife and mother, beloved by all who
knew her.
Funeral Services Tuesday.
The funeral services will be conduct.
noon at 2 o'clock, Rev. A. E. Craig
pastor of the First Methodist Episco-
pal church, officiating. The services
at the residence and the burial will be
strictly private. The pallbearers will
be G. Haw, George Haw, D. H. Emery
and G. r. Allen.
James P. Forsyth Dies.
James P. Forsyth, a well known and
highly esteemed resident of the city
passed away Saturday afternoon, at
4:30 o'clock, at his home, 1909 East
Main street He was 81 years of age
and before coming to Ottumwa was a
prominent resident of Richland town.
ship. He is survived by his wife and
eight children and several brothers
and sisters.
Mr.. Forsyth was born in County
Down, Ireland, and came to the United
States at an early age. He was a
member of the East End Presbyte
rian church and of Ottumwa lodge No
227, Ancient Order Of United Work
men, He had host of friends and
was held in highest regard by all who
knew him. The funeral services will
be conducted from the East End Pres
byterian church Tuesday morning al
10 O'clock, Rev. w. H. Hormell ofIiciat
ing. Interment will be made in the
Kirkville cemetery The funeral cor
tege will leave the residence at $3.50
o'clock.
Former ottumwan Dies.
Samuel Ferguson, of st. Louis, for
merly of Ottumwa, died at Hot Springs
Ark, Saturday. He was a brother OF
G. W. Ferguson, Of this city, and a
member of Ottumwa lodge No. 227, A
o. U. w. The remains will be taken
to Ladonia No. where the funeral ser
vices will be conducted. G. w. Fergu
son left for that place yesterday.
Funeral Of Mary O'Brien.
The funeral services of the late Mrs
Mary O'Brien, who died at her home
1S1 East Court street. Friday night
were conducted from st. Mary's Catho
lie church at noon today. The remains
were taken to Tyrone for burial on
Burlington No. 9 this afternoon
Funeral Of Henry Cook.
The funeral services of the late
Henry Cook, who died at his home, Els
South Willard street, Friday night
were conducted from the residence
Sunday afternoon at 2 O'clock, Rev
John HASTE, pastor of the South OF
tumwa aBptist church, officiating. Rev
HASTE was assisted by Rev. Isaac
Goodman, pastor Of the Second Congre