Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-03
HAPPENINGS IN
THE MAGIC CITY
Rose Theresa Mahoney Dies
After Notable Career as Stu
dent and School Teacher.
FITZGERALD NOW ON BENCH

The death of Rose Theresa Ma
honey, 26 years, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jerry J. Mahoney, a907 South
Fifteenth street, has aroused a pro-
found feeling of sympathy among
hundreds who knew the young wom-
an. Miss Mahoney served several
years as a school teacher, the last
two being at the Lincoln and Garfield
schools. She was a graduate Of the
South Side High school and was
widely known on the South Side.
The funeral will be held Tuesday
morning at the residence. Church
services will be at St. Agnes at 9
o'clock, Rev. Father Ahern, officiating.
Arrangements have been made.
Three brothers and three sisters
survive. Two of the boys are gradu-
ates of the South Side High school,
They are Frances, Fred, Ramona,
Ellen, Mary and Agnes.
Teachers of Greater Omaha will
take part in the funeral services.
Peter Koopman Dead.
Peter Koopman, 81, 1881 South
Eighteenth street, died Saturday at
his home, after a long illness. He is
survived by seven children and a
widow. The funeral was held this
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Cas-
telar Presbyterian church. Rev. c. c.
Meek will officiate Interment will be
made in Graceland Park cemetery.
Mr.. Koopman had lived here thirty
six years.
Surviving him are his widow, nine
children, Mrs. William Kunold, Mrs
Dan Ehlers, Mrs. Andrew Ross, Ralph
p, Henry, Margaret and Ben amin
Koopman of Omaha, w. J. Koopman
of Blair and Mrs. Van Vleet of Fair
field, Ia, eighteen grandchildren and
one great grandchild.
Deaths and Funerals.
E. Martin Stephens, "a, died Mon
day morning at the home of his SON.
in-law, Vern Johnson, near La Platte.
The funeral will be held Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock at the Union
church, Sarpy county. Interment will
be made in the Bailey cemetery.
Mrs. Catherine Eich, sc, 5618 South
Eighteenth street, died Saturday. The
body will be taken from the Brewer
chapel Wednesday morning to Mar
shalltown, Ia, for burial.
Margaret E. Murphy, aged TO-,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick
Murphy, 40l9 South Twenty-ffth
street, died Sunday morning after an
illness with pneumonia. Three broth
ers, Frank, William and Andrew, sur
vive, besides the parents. The funeral
will be held Tuesday morning at $50
o'clock at the home and at St.
Bridget's church at 9. Burial will be
made in St. Mary's cemetery.
The funeral of Josephine Emma, IS
day-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Steve Emma, 2527 Y street. was held
yesterday afternoon at the home. In
tenement was made in the Holy
Sepulchre cemetery.
The body of William E. Dervin,
who died Sunday at the home of Mrs.
w. J. Brennan, 59l9 Florence boule-
ward, was sent by Heafy & Heafy,
undertakers, to WATERFOWL, Wis,
yesterday.
Sustains Scalp Wound.
A. C. Bennett, %, SOLO South Thir-
tieth street, sustained a scalp wound
Sunday evening when he was pushed
from a grocery store at $3.50 South
Thirtieth street. The proprietor, who
was taken to the police station when
the, police were called in, said that
Bennett had been making trouble in
his store during the evening and in
evaporation he threw him out. The
injury resulted.
While scuff1ing with John Parnik,
2608 7 street in saloon at 26l3 N