The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-01-15
Recent Deaths.
FITZGERALD,

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Susie Noble, daughter of Jacob aud
Eva Noble, was born near Tylersburg,
March, 1881, and died at her home at Ne
braska, Pa, Wednesday, Jan s, 1913. On
May 4th, 1898. she was united in marriage
with Ernest Fitzgerald. who, with four
smsh children, survives. Her disease
was Of tuberculsr nature and her ILL
ness had extended over period of sew
eral months. She was a good Christian
woman, devoted to her family and friends
of which she had many in the communi-
| ty In which her home had been for
number of years. The funeral was held
from her late home on Friday, the SER
vices being conducted by Rev. W. S.
Burton, with interment in the Tylersburg
cemetery.
HoUPT.
Rev. William G. Houpt, many years
ago pastor of the German Reformed
church on German Hill for a number of
ears, died Jan. 7, 1918, at the home cf
his son-in-law, Jacob Wagner, in Tio-
nests township, where he had made his
home for some time. His home had been
f1ear Venus for many years. He is sur
vived by his wife and two children, Mrs.
Bettie Wagner and Mrs. Annie Lewis.
On account of failing health he had done
no ministerial work in recent years. He
was aged so years.
| He was buried 10 the Venus cemetery,
the following acting as pail bearers: VIM.
and Charles Korb, Lewis and Henry
Wagner, G. W. Allio and John Mong
Rev. A. F. Rohr, of Shippenville, con-
Quoted the funeral services at the grave.
CoNARD.
Thomas Jefferson Conard, for year or
more a resident of Hickory township,
died at his home mile above Endeavor,
on Friday, Jan. 10th, 1913, of valvular
disease of the heart The deceased was
born near Cool Spring, Jefferson county /,
Pa, in 1850, and was therefore in his 63d
Miss Matte Hill, of snberry township,
Vensngo county, Pa, who, with nine
children survives him. Four of these
children are at home and five are resi-
dents of the State of Indiana. Three sis
ters also survive, Mrs. Mary Hill, of Cool
Spring, Pa, Mrs. Horace Heath and
Mrs. Stacey Rustler, of Endeavor, Pa.
Mr.. Conard was member of the Masonic
fraternity, and although not member Of
the lodge at Tionesta, number of the
brethren from here and the vicinity Of
his late home attended his funeral, which
was held on Sunday in the Presbyterian
church of Endeavor, Rev. f. A. Reese of
the f. NJ. church. assisted by Rev. j. f.
Scherer, officiating The interment was
made in the East Hickory cemetery.
COLLINS.
Joseph V. Collins, former resident of
Oil City, died at San Diego, CAL, Wednes-
day, in his S4th year. He was son of
Jabez and Adeline Doud Collins, and was
born in Cortlandt county, N. Y, May 20,
1929. He worked on his fathers farm Gntil
young man and then went to Coftiandt,
where he learned the painting trade and
came to this section along in the COS, en-
gsging in the lumber business, and for a
time was associated with his brother,
Truman d. Collins, of Nebraska, this
county, then located and numbering on
Beaver creek in Hickory township. Mr..
Collins built the brick hotel building now
occupying portion of the site of the
Arlington holsl. oil City, and then known
at the Collins house. DE disposed of it to
Michael Geary, since deceased. Mr..
Collins was also at one time engaged in
mercantile pursuits at oleopolis when
that busy hamlet was the eastern termi-
nus of the old Pithole Valley railroad.
Following his sale of the hotel, Mr..
Collins went to San Diego, CAL, where he
established hotel, one of the largest de-
voted to the trade of winter tourists in the
State. and of wide reputation. His wife
died several years ago and he is sur
yived by three daughters aud four sons.
500 REWARD, 500.
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