Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-12-09
LOUIS McRAITH DEAD.
Son CT Mrs. Minnie Hutchinson Ne
Raith Passes Away at Cedar
Rapids.

Louis M13aith, son of Mrs NJ n
ME Hutchinson McRaith passed
away in Cedar Rapids hospital last
Friday. Mrs. HcRaith will be re-
membered as Minnie Hutchinson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Hutchinson, now residing at Sioux
City, and former residents of De-
corah Mr.. and Mrs. R. j Hutchia.
son and Mrs. 4 c. Hutchinson OF
DEBORAH went to Iowa City Saturday
to attend the funeral. The follow
ing concerning the young mans life
and death is taken from the Cedar
Rapids Gazette:
Louis Lee McRaith, after a heroic
battle for life, passed away at . p.
m. Friday at a local hospital, after
an illness of six weeks. At noon Sat-
urday the body was to be taken to
! Iowa City, the nome of his parents,
where the funeral services were held
Monday morning at st. Mary'S
! church.
was forced 10 submit to an operation
for appendicitis. He rallied from tn J
effects OF the operation and appar-
emily was on the road to recovery
and had been able to sit up for II
few hours each Gay n a wheel chair,
Then the young man suffered a re-
laTse and for several days his life
had been almost despaired of. The
strong constitution of Mr.. MCRaith
stood him in good stead, however,
and during the last few days he seem
ed to be gaining and had been able
to take nourishment in small quanti-
ties daily. He enjoyed good rest
Thursday night, and on Friday it
seemed that his recovery was asSur-
ed. Friday afternoon he had sink
ing spell from which he was I'M
able to rally.
Genuine sorrow was caused among
the acquaintance of Mr.. McRaitE
by the announcement Of his death.
Upright, ambitious and of a straight
forward nature, he was determined
to make a name for himself, and it
is of especial sadness that he should
be cut down in his young manhood
He came to Cedar Rapids two years
ago after his graduation from the
state university to take charge of the
office management of the Hutchinsoa
Ice Cream company, and a short
time ago had acquired an interest in
the firm
Mr.. McRaitn is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Nc
Raith, who has been constant at
tendant at his bedside since admit
tance TO the hospital; his brother,
Joseph McRaith, vice president VI
the Hutchinson company of Cedar
Rapids: and by two sisters, Helen
and Abbie of Iowa City. He is q
nephew of F. ID. Hutchinson.
Louis Lee McRaith was born at
+, Cedar Falls. May s, 1891. After be-
ing graduated from ST. Mary's high
school in Iowa City, he entered the
Sta'e University of Iowa, receiving
the degree of bachelor of arts at the
June commencement in 1913. He
made brilliant scholarship record
at the university and finished near
to the head of the class. He had sup
rlemented his formal education ~
much reading. 1t had been his desire
to rdy course of law, and he hai
already begun TO lay plans, when
would have permitted that gratlfica-
ticl of his ambition. Mr.. McRaith
| had always shown much interest IN
dramat;cs and had attained consider
| able prominence in amateur thea'rl-
calls in his student days. Mr.. No
Raith was a young man of deep re-
lgious feeling and followed careful
" the precerts OF his church. During
his residence il Cedar Rapids Mr..
McRaith had teen an earnest ana
Conscientious member Of the immac-
ulate Conception parish. Among his
many student activities was mem
bership in the Newman society an
organization composed of the Catho-
l!cb men of the university.