The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-14
MRS. MARY HhGERTY
A PIONEER RESIDENT
CALLED BY DEATH
woman Almost Century Old Sue.
cumbs Sunday Evenfng-Had Re.
sided in WatertOwn Since 1851
Funeral Wednesday.


sided in WatertOwn Since 1851
Funeral Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary Hagerty, nee Mccarthy,
an old and much respected resident of
WATERFOWL, entered into eternal rest
at the family home, 1919 Third
street, Sunday evening due to the in
frmities of old age, as she was past
SIS years of age and her death was
not unexpected.
Mrs. Hagerty was the widow of the
late John Hagerty, who died in 1899.
She was born June IL, 1923 in Kilgar-
rem, County Kerry, Ireland, and came
to the United States in 1916, settling
in Boston, where she remained until
1851, when she came to WatertOWn
where she has made her home since.
She is survived by half sister, Mrs
Mary O'Neil of Milwaukee, also we'll
past four score years. The surviving
children are: John Hagerty,- St. Paul,
Florence Hagerty, Spokane, Patrick
Hagerty, Minneapolis, Mrs. L. J.
DUNCAN, Mrs. T. J. Crowley, Milwau-
kee, William Hagerty, Miss Hannah
Hagerty, WatertOwn. There are seven
grandchildren and one great grand
child -
Mrs. Hagerty was a woman greatly
devoted to her home and children and
was a regular attendant at ST. Bern
ards church until the Entertainments
of old age compelled her. to remain at
home. She lived good and useful life
and has gone to the reward that
awaits those who strive to live ac-
cOrding to the golden rule
Mrs. Hagerty's advent to Watertown
antedated the railroad, and the jour-
ney westward at that time was made
by water or OK team, necessitatinR
many privatiOns and hardships She
was a girl of IA when Timothy John
son, the founder of Watertown, stepp-
ed from his canoe on the west side
OF Rock river and preempted the vir-
gin forest land which now comprises
a portion of Watertown.
The funeral will take place on We'd
nesday morning to St. Demands
church at 9 o'clock. The burial will
be in ST. Bernard's cemetery. 49,.
John Kintopp, Jr.
Mr., and Mrs. john kintopp,. route /,
Hustisford, mourn the death of"their
son, John Kiitopp, Jr..,,E which oecutr-
ed at Jefferson Barracks, st: louis.
following an attack '''of the ,Au' and
pneumonia. This IS the; second son Of
the Kintopp family in the service Of
Uncle Sam to give up his. life, a
brother being brought here for burial
only a few :. days ago from, Camp
Grant. He. is survived by his parents,
three. sisters, Mrs Gustave Hoppe,
Hustisford. Misses Minnie and Lena
Kintopp,. at home, and four brothers,
Herman, Juneau, Arthur, Edwin and
Henry, at home. Decedent was "a
years iapf age: His father left this
morning for. Jefferson Barracks and
will brng the body to Husttsford for
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- ais. Edward Kehr. -. =.
The death OF Edward @Kehr, sson of
the late 3D. Kehr: of .Watertown took
died last week at his, home in. Milwau-
kee,' aged so years He was born and
reared in Watertown1 The burial took
place last week at his home in Mil
IS survived by his widow, two. sisters,
Mrs George Bruegger and Mrs. Paul
Eeonhardy;t &a Willistnm,E N. D., and
three brothers, Charles, Milwaukee,
fOrvifle;; @Pittsburg xzand i Herman,
Scranton, Pa. :. Il :.
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Mr.: and Mrs. George Saeger, town
OF Ixonia, mourn the death of their
son Wilfred, aged three months, which
occurred Saturday morning. The
funeral took place this afternoon.
lnterment was made in the Ixonia
cemetery -
The funeral of Mr.. Arthur Raben-
horst, who died of pneumonia Thurs
day evening, will be held Tuesday
afternoon with services at the home in
Main street at, 2 o'clock. Interment
will be made in Oak Hill cemetery =.
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Mr.: and Mrs. John Brennan GIL
Garfield street, mourn the death of
their daughter one month 9 old who
died Saturday morning. Burial was in
Oak Hill cemetery Sunday '-~;
John Benninger of Reeseville died
In the family home last week, aged SO
years.. He is survived by his widow.
Mr.. Benninger was a cousin of Mrs.
G. H. Hafemeister of this city.
What Really Counted.
Miss 7ellowleaf-"A weman's age
doesn't really matter" Miss Caustique
mo; the thing that counts is how
J long she has been that age."-Life.