Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-04-12
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Sister Mary Joseph. in the world,
Mary Ann White, died at st. Ga.
briefs hospital Sunday morning, aged
56 yeaxs.
The deceased spent Ger childhood IN
New York, having emigrated from
Ireland with her folks when child.
She bad bsen a sister for twenty
eight years. having taken her VOWS in
| Augusta, Ca, twenty eight years ago.
She came to this county seventeen
years ago, and was stationed at Belle
Prairie, until it burned year later,
| after which she with others solicited
throush different parts of the country
for means to erect the St. Gabriel 8
hospital in this city. and has been
with the hospital ever since. Sister
Mary Joseph Was one Of Gcd' noble
| women. and to know her was to love
her. The world IS better for her hav.
irg lived in it. A place has been
made vacant that is not easy to ill.
The funeral was held Wednesday
morning from the hospital chapel and
the remains were inferred in the hos.
pitsl cemetery.
Albert Becker, who has been an in
mate of st. Gabriel 8 hospital fer
morning, at the age of SO years. The
Crookston sixte en- years ago. He had
The funeral was held from Si,nonet g
undertaking rooms and the remains
Inferred in Oakland cemetery.
Jonn Bartkowicz Of Swan River,
died sue denly Tuesday, April 9, of
heart failure, aged 40 years. He was
buried from the Swan River Catholic
church Thursday.
The Toulon, ILL.,. News of March
27th, has tho following obituary no.
tice of A. e. Davis, who married
Miss Marguerite Guernon, formerly OF
Little Falls:
Monday morning our community
was shocked by the news Of the
death of Bert Davis. who died sudden-
ly about $3.50 o'clock. He had been
quite seriously sick with pneumonia
since last Wednesday, but few realized
tnat the end was so near. A short
time before his death his wife had
called the attention of an attendant to
how peacefully he seemed to be sleep
ing. After leaving the room she
thought She heard him call, and going
to his bedside found she was in the
| presence of that visitor who comes
orce to all men-Ceath..
Upon realizing the nature of his d.
| sease, ever5 thing possible was done
for him. A trained nurse was secured
| the middle OF last week and the best
attention and care given him.
Ihe funeral Will be held Thursday
morning at ten O'Clock from the resi-
dance, the services being in charge
of Rev. Welsh Of the NJ. E. church,
lbertus Edgar Davis was born in
Tonlon, Illinois, September IL, 1871,
and has always res ded here. He was
the second son of Mr.. and Mrs. D. j.
Davis. He attended the public schools
OF his home city and upon reaching
mans estate gave valuable assistance
to his father in'bis business interests.
Wnen his father laid down the bur.
dens OF business cares in 1898 he snc.
ceeded him in the hard ware and i'm
plement business and has since been q
member of the well known firm Of
Davis & Fell.
On the 9Th of June. 1908. he was
! united in marriage to Miss Margaret
9uerron at BLOOMINGTON. Illinois.
The marriage was a happy one. Two
children came to brighten the house.
held now left without q husband and
father-Albert James, aged 8. and
Dorothy Eliza, aged year.
Besides the wife and children. he
leaves father and brother. The fa.
tter. D. J. Davis, has been at Hot
Springs, Arkansas, for some time past
for the benefit of bis health. and
reached here last night to attend the
funeral. The brother, Orva W., is
farm. ing near Remsen, Iowa. and ar
rived here Tuesday morning.
His mother preceded him to the
other world nun Der of years ago.
She was q great lover of flowers and
plants, and took much interest In
gardening. and it was with consider
able pride that Bert assisted her in
this work.
he was an excellent provider for
bis family, and kind and generous
with them in all things. The cords
OF sympathy in each human heart will
vibrate 10 unison for the wife and lit
tie children.