The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-05-14
Recent Deaths.
STRAIN.

In Oil City Sunday morning, of cancer of
the stomach. She was the daughter Of
our townsmsn, w. w. Walford, aud was
aged SS years. Her first marriage was to
man named Vandermark, who died
leaving three children, now aged: Mabel
10, Millard II, and Fora 10. Her second
marriage was to Michael Strain, we'll
known in this community, to which un.
ion three children were born, Henry,
Mary and Edward, aged respectively l3
Z, and years. Connected with this
death the Oil City Derrick of Monday tells
this pathetic story: "The mother begged
to be taken from com Portable bed in the
Oil City hospital, where every possible
care Was taken of her, to a bare aud desc
late room, entirely. unfurDished save for
cot and chair, In order that she might
spend her last days with her three small
children. The physicians of two hospi-
tails having given up her case as hopeless.
the woman asked to be taken to the dingy
two rooms that her husband had rented
on Bridge street; so 10 days ago her wish
was granted, and there she fingered un-
I'll Sunday morning at l;20 O'Clock when
the death angel came and took her away,
no doubt to a happier world than this.
When she passed away, her father, W. w.
Walford, of Tionesta, q grizzled survivor
of the Civil war, still spry and active in
his S3rd year, and the little ones were at
her bedside" The funeral was held at 2
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, with inter-
ment In Pinoak cemetery, near Oil City.
ENGDAHL.
Andrew John Engdahl one of the
highly respected residents of West Hick-
ory, Pa, died at his home there at ten
o'clock Sunday morning, May IL, 1913,
after a long illness. He was born in
Jankopings, Sweden, July %, 1859, and
came to America in Octo Der, 1881. He
spent short time in Sheffield, Pa, and
a number of years in the west, princi-
pally in Minnesota. In 1886 he located
in West Hickory, which was his home to
valued employe in the tannery of the
Pennsylvania Hide and Leather Co.
Being an expert workman and faithful in
the discharge of his duties, he was made
foreman, holding the position for four
teen years. AS soon as possible Mr.. Eng
dahl became a citizen of his adopted
country. being naturalized in the courts
of Forest county, and was good citizen
In every sense of the word. he was
frugal and industrious and until i'll
health compelled his retirement from
active work he was never idle. As
kind husband and father, and good
neighbor, he will be greatly missed in the
community. For about ten years he was
great sufferer from asthma, which,
with complication of dropsy and heart
trouble caused his death at the time
stated. In early life he was confirmed in
the Swedish Lutheran church, remaining
faithful to the end; he was also member
Of Tionesta Lodge, No. 1863, 1. o. o. F.
April q, 1888, in Titusville, Pa, Mr..
Engdahl was united in marriage with
Miss Marie Josephine Peterson, who sur
wives him, together with these children,
all at home: Arthur Engdahl, Mrs. A.
Ii. Carson, Clarence and Josephine Eng
dahl. He is also survived by two BROTH
ers and one sister, namely: Peter c., of
Paxton, ILL.,, August Engdahl, of Sweden,
and Mrs. Peter Gustafson, of Triumph,
Warren county, Funeral services will
be held Wednesday afternoon in the
Swedish Lutheran church at Triumph
and the interment will be made in the
cemetery there. Rev. Carl Jacobson, of
Warren, and Rev. W. W. Dale, of West
Hickory, will conduct the services.
FITZGERALD.
Wednesday afternoon, May 7, 1913, at
l:l5 O'Clock, there passed away Margaret
Emma Lawrence, wife of Edward w.
Fitzgerald, OF Kane, Pa. The deceased
had entered the hospital at her home
Monday evening and submitted to an
operation so trivial in its nature that she |
did not think it worth while to mention
it to her most intimate friends. Com
plications arose, however, which rem
dered her condition extremely critical |
and her husband and parents we're hastily |
summoned to her bedside, and they were
with her till the end came, which was
peaceful and painless. Death was caused |
by exhaustion from hemorages, which
bsffied the best medical skill.
Few deaths have shock ed and saddened |
so many hearts in this community where
the deceased was reared to young woman
hood, or at Kane where the past six or
seven years of her life we're spent. AS a
Tionesta girl Emma early won and re-
tanned the admiration and esteem of all
by her modest, yet CHEEKY, lovable ways,
and in womanhood and motherhood the
beauty and grace of her character con-
tinued to grow ever more charming un-
til her list of loyal friends was bounded
only by the circle of her acquaintance
ships. Upon the parents, brothers, sis
ters and near relatives this death falls
heavily, but to the devoted husband thus
suddenly bereft of his sweet, loving COM
panion, the blow comes with crushing
sorrow, and in this, the darkest hour of
his life, the deepest sympathy of com
munity which feels share in the great
loss, goes out to him in heartfelt tender
ness and sincerity.
Born at Henrys Mills, in Warren coun-
ty, Jan. IA, 1877, while her parents were
residents there, but who re-
turned to Tionesta few weeks after that
date, her life was spent here until her
hap py marriage with Mr.. Fitzgerald,
Dec. s. 1904, to which union we're born
two dauUhters and ona son. Ed wilma agad