Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-10
SUDDEN DEATHOF
John GARIHEE
Stricken While at Home Thurs
day Evening at HOO O'clock
Upon Retiring for the NiQht.

Inc citizens of Grand RaDids We're
shocked Friday morning to hear of
the sudden death of John Garibee.
a member OF the police force many
years. 1t appears that after retiring
from his days work as policeman on
Thursday he insisted after supper
that his wife and boy go to the pic
ture show fer little outing. He
stayed at home with the other child
the youngest and passed the evening
reading the daily newspapers. His
wife and son arrived home about 10
O'Clock in the evening and shortly
after he and his wife started to the
bed room to prepare for the night.
While sitting on hte edge of the bed
he was suddenly taken with a peou-
liar feeling and expressed himself
so to his wife. She wanted to CAN
the doctor and he said, mo, I'll soon
be oyre it," A little later he grew
worse and asked his wife to call for
a physician and while she went to
the telephone to call physician he
laid over on the bed very much worse
When she returned he said he thot
he was dying and bid her goodbye,
and told her to take good care of
the children. Dr. Waters was the
first physician to respond to the
call but even he was too late to be
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then in the thrces of death. He pas
ed away little after II o'clock.
John Garihee was born in Quebec,
Canada, on June "A, 1854, and came
TO this city with his parents in the
spring of 1869, where he has resided
ever since. He was married to Miss
Louise Paetrick in Grand Rapids
nine years ago. In his early days
he followed the work of a woodsman
in the winter time and run logs, in
the spring and lumber through the
summer season and was a Well known
character along the Wisconsin Riv-
er in the early days. For the past
eighteen years he has been in the
employ of the city of Grand Rapids
as policeman, part of which time he
was chief. He was a member of the
order of Woodmen of the World and
also a member of the Catholic churcl
He leaves a wife, and two children
to mourn his death. His son Chin
ton is seven years old and his daugh-
ter Grace is four years old. Mr..
Garihee was a man of good chaTact-
er, always had been industrious aud
he was one of the most efficient po~
one brother, Mike Garihee of Mer-
rill, and one sister, Mrs. Thomas Sen
siba of Iron River, Mich.
The funeral service of Policeman
John aGrihee took place Monday at
$50 o'clock, at S. Peter & Paul
church, Rev William Reding officia-
ting A large audience made up of
city officials, Woodmen of the World
and friends, paid their last respects
to a good and worthy citizen. The
city officers and members of the
common council and members of this
WoOdmen of the World, of which the
deceased was a member headed the
procession, from the house to the
church and from the church to the
cemetery. High Mass was said and
an excellent sermon delivered by the
pastor which brought comfort and con
ISOLATION to relatives and friends. The
floral offerings and the services as
a whole were in keeping with the ex
cellent life and character Of the de-
ceased
Mrs. Garihee and family and all
relatives have the sincere sympathy
of the citizens of Grand Rapids and
vicinity in their present bereavement
The following relatives from out Of
town were here to attend the funeral:
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Garihee of
Meriu, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Sem
siba and two daughters of Iron RiV-
er, Mich, Mrs. Anna Kir of La Cros-
Sc.