The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-24
RECENT DEATHS.
DICKRAGER.

Mrs. Sophia Verburg Dickrager was
born May 25, 1925, in Essern, Hanover,
Germany. In lS49 ste came to America,
arriving in Allegheny City on the 9th
dav of May. Feb. 81, 1851, she was
united in marriage with Dietrich Dick
rager, also native of Germany, and ten
years later they moved to Forest (then
Venango) county, the section on German
II ill where they located being at that time
almost an unbroken wilderness. her
husband proceeded at once to the clear
ing up of a farm and in few years had a
productive piece of land under good
state of cultivation, with comfortable
buildings and such other conveniepces as
those early days afforded, and together
they lived happy and contenttd for more
than half century. In 1904 the husband
passed peacefully away, and about year
later the devoted wife and mother began
to feel the infirmities of age and from
that time forward her decline was quite
noticeable, and on Wednesday, Feb. II,
1909, her soul returned to God who gave
it. Surviving her are three sons, John,
William and Frederick, and one daugh.
ter, Mrs. Frederick Winegard. Also
thirteen grand children and three great.
grand children. EARLY in life Mrs. Dick
rager united with the Lutheran church.
of which she remained an earnest, con-
sistent member during her long lie,
Funeral services in her memory were
conducted at the Mt. Zion church, Ger
man Hill, on Friday afternoon, Rev. II.
J. Reimann of oil City officiating, and
the interment was in the cemetery con-
nected with that church, by the side of
her husband.
MMICHAEL.
Milton McMichael, well and favorably
| known to many of our readers, died OF
pneumonia in hospital in Denver, Col
orado, Feb. 6, 1909, and was buried in
tue cemetery at the Washington NJ. Il.
church, of which church he had been a
member for number of years, and in
which cemetery his parents, wife and
four children are laid to rest. Milton, or
"Min," as his friends in life best knew
him, was born in Washington twp,
Clarion county, Nov. 2, 1861, and was
the son of Rev. and Mrs. Elihu McMi-
chael, local minister well remem bered
by the older residents of the community.
The deceased leaves five daughters,
two sons, four brothers and four sisters
surviving. The children are Name,
| Hazel and Claude McMichael, of New
Castle, Pa; Clyde, of Mayburg; Mrs.
Cora Brewster, of Tylersburg; Mrs. Olive
StitziDger, of New Castle, and Pearl, Of
Buffalo. The brothers and sisters sur
viving are Alonzo, North Platte, Neb.
b, F., of Warren, Pa; Il. H., of New
mansville; G. w., of Cherry Grove; Mrs.
Mary Psup, of Lick ingville; Mrs. Mar
gsret Lewis, of Newmansville; Mrs.
Sarah Lewis, of Oklahoma, and Mrs.
Laura Brewster, of VOLTS Corners. All
of these were present at the funeral ex-
cepting Alonzo, OF North Platte, and Mrs.
Lewis, of Frederick, Okla.
The deceased spent the greater part of
his active life in the vicinity Of his early
home, but he became so afflicted with
asthma that he tried other localities for
relief, finally going to North Platte, but
as he was not benefited there, he was
persuaded by his brother to try Denver,
and, since he was much benefited in the
climate there, he remained in that place
until his death. The sudden news of his
death came as a great shock to his friends.