Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-22
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Saturday afternoon at $500, Mrs. g:
G. Raymond passed away of pneumonia
following influenza, after an illness of
IL days, in her 46th year.
Mrs. Raymond, who before her mar
rage, was Anna Dow, was born in Min
neapolis, March 9, 1872, the: family
when she was child moving to Sank
Rapids and subsequently to st. Cloud,
where she grew. to womanhood, and
where she lived until her marriage to
Mr.. Raymond on September 20, 1898,
after which they made their home in
Little Falls.
Mrs. Dow was a member of the Epis-
copal church Of St. Cloud, but since her
marriage attended the local Congrega-
tional church, the church Of her hus-
band, she having been member Of the
Ladies' Working club of that church.
She was also member of the Eastern
Star, Royal neighbors and the Musical
Art Club. Mrs. Raymond was willing
worker in the Red Cross, doing what
ever her limited time and health would
permit.
In her heart she carried those she
loved, and her ha4A was never weary,
her step never Milling in ministering
unto and caring for those who were in
any way dependent upon her.
Besides her husband, there survives
FIVE children, Ralph, Gertrude, Lola,
Charles and Lester, all at ahome.
Interment was at Oakland Sunday at
ternoon at O'Clock, Rev. Fl. j. Buck
ingham> of the Episcopal church officiat-
ing at the cemetery y .-*<s~. ..,..
DR.. Edward W. Kerkhoff, editor of
the Pierz Journal, passed away Friday
morning at 4:30 O'Clock from pneumo.
MIA, following influenza. The: doctor
had not been feeling we'll the Saturday
previous, but as people from here had
talked to him over. the telephone but
a couple days before his death on bus
mess, there was no occasion to know
that he was in the grip Of serious ILL.,
ness. 49,. -
Dr.. Kerhoh attended the schools at
Melrose and graduated from the Mime
apolis Academy in 1896 and entered a
hospital at Minneapolis as inferno. Lat
or. he attended Hamline university,
graduating from the medical depart
ment in 1899. He took up the practice
of medicine at Pierz in 1900, which pro-
fession he continued to follow, although
some time after locating in Pierz, he
also conducted the Pierz Journal and
was interested in farming. ..-."
He was married in 1894 to Miss Rose
Vorath of Pierz, two children, Milton
and Carl, having been born to them.
Mrs. Vorath and one of the children are
ill with influenza. %saa 'tsss
DR.. Edward H. Kerkhoff was . man
Of intellect, quiet and unassuming; and
the loss to his friends and village Of
Pierz, will be greatly felt. s $ -
He is survived, besides his wife and
two children, by three sisters, Mrs. Hen
ry Niefeld of Stearns county, Mrs. j.
D. Rydholm of Washington and Mrs.
Elizabeth. Coe.
Burial was at Pierz Saturday morn
ing.
Theodore Branchaud, pioneer resi-
dent Of Morrison county, passed away
at st. Gabriel's hospital Thursday eve
ming Of last week at $3.50, from paraly-
sis He received the stroke while Wis
iting a sister at Waubun last July and
had been kept to his bed Throughout
his Illness.
Theodore Branchaud was born at
Belle Prairie 81 years ago the 22d Of
last February, where he resided until
about 1895, when he went into the SER
vice Of the government as head farmer,
serving at White Earth, Beaulieu ard at
the Rosebud agency in South Dakota.
He returned to Morrison county about
eight years ago, settling on farm in
Bellevue. He was an owner of good
deal Of land and q man Of means.
He leaves q brother, Martin Branchau
Of Waubun, and four sisters, Mrs. r. P.
Fairbanks, White Earth; Mrs. o. Chan
donet and Mrs. D. F. ~Doucette of Wau-
bun and Mrs. Dan Morrison Of Wash
ington. Z. {
The funeral was from the church of
the Holy Family at Belle Prairie, Fri
day af ternoon at 3 'clock, and the re-
mains were inferred at the Belle Prairie
cemetery. beside those of his wife who
preceded him in death about a year and
a half. Sssgs Ii, s.,.. &
After an illness of seven days, Hector
Gendron, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Gen
dron, passed away from pneumonia at
Superior, Wis, where he was employed
in the shipyards.
Hector Gendron was born in Little
Falls and would have been 26 years Of
age on March IL. Outside Of q couple
years deceased had ALWAYS made Little