The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-22
OBITUARY.
Arthur B. Toan.


dIed at Marinette Wisconsin, March
18th, 1906. He is survived by his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Toan
md his sister, Mrs. X +. Brooke, all
of his city. Funeral services were
held at Marinette on Fridy afternoon
and concluded here with a short
service Sunday afternoon at the resi-
dence of his parents, the Rev. Geo.
A. Plug officiating Those present
from out of the city were Mr. F. A.
Brown and Mr. J. F. Hancock, pres
ident and vice-president of the First
National Bank of Marinette, Wiscon-
sin; Mr. Frank Carney of Owen
Sound, Canada; Mr.. Ira Buck and
son Chester of Peoria, ILL.,, Mr.. c. H.
Buck and son Frank of Ridgway, Pa,
Mr. w. H. Mann, Mr.. w. p. Bowring,
Mr.. c. NJ. Welch, Mr. and Mrs. w.
S. Reeve and Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Nc
Donald of Chicago; Mr. A. L. Wheel
er of Indianapolis; Mr.. Lafayette
Crane and Mrs George Arnold of
Laporte; Mrs. John Green of Lyon
ier and Miss Anna Houghton of Oak
Park, Illinois.
The following appeared in the
Daily Eagle-Star of Marinette, Wis
consin on the evening after his death
and shows the high regard in which
he was held in the community in
which he had lived for the last eleven
years:
Arthur B. Toan, assistant cashier
of the First National bank, and a
prominent young business man, died
here his afternoon at half past twelve
O'Clock, after little over a weeks i'll
ness with pneumonia. His death
comes as shock to his many friends,
who, even to the last, hoped against
hope that he would rally and recover.
He was taken i'll week ago We'd
nesday with what appeared to be the
grip. 1t soon developed into pneu-
monia and he continued to grow
worse, Notwithstanding all the efforts
made to resist the progress of the
dreaded disease.
A consultation of physicians was
held Wednesday but medical skill did
not avail and the end came during
the noon hour Thursday. lie was
conscious at intervals during the
greater part of his illness His father,
c. E. Toan, and his sister, Mrs. X.
F. Brooke of Plymouth, Ind, arrived
here this week and were with him
several dsys before the end Dur
ing only the last two or three days
the grave character of his illness be-
came known and the query was a
constant one, How is Mr.. Toan?"
or How is Arthur" This afternoon
the regret of all who heard the sad
news was keen and sincere. He had
friends everywhere. His death is a
loss to the community in which he
resided and it is felt by everyone
He was young man of splendid
moral character. Generous almost to
"a fault, his friends were many and
warm in their esteem of him. He was
always interested in Marinette and its
welfare and he was ready and willing
at any and all times to work for Mar
inette or for any of his friends. No
appeal ever was made to him without
the response being whole-hearted
and generous one. His disposition,
his personality won all who knew
him.
He was born in Plymouth, Ind, in
1865. He graduated from the high
school there and then went to New
York, where he was located for a
year. He then went to Lake City,
Mimi, where he entered the bank Of
an uncle and afterwards accepted a
position of trust and responsibility
in St. Paul From ST. Paul he went
to the Northern Trust Co. in Chicago
and then came to Marinette He has
Deen with the First National bank
in this city since 1895. He is survived
by his father and mother, Mr. and
Mrs. c. E. Toan of Plymouth. Ind,
and one sister, Mrs. X. F. Brooke,
also of Plymouth, Ind.
The writer and his friends among
the young men take his going away
as a personal loss. Years of associa-
tion with him only served to reveal
more and more his generous charac-
ter. His life was an open book. The
pople with whom he came in contact
were the better for knowing him
High minded and unselhsh he left
behind him memory that will al
ways be held up as an exmplihcation
OF sterling manhood.
The funeral services will be held
Friday afternoon at four o'clock at
the home of Dr. and Mrs. T. ]. Rede-
| lings, where he has made his home
| for years. Rev. w. B. Thorn of St
Paul's Episcopal church, will officiate
The remains will be taken over the St
Paul road Friday evening for inter.
ment at Plymouth, Ind, his boyhooC
home.