South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-04
FOUR DEATHS IN
CITY YESTERDAY
From Pneumonia-Many New
Cases Reported During the
Day-HOSpitaI Full.

Forty new cases of influenza were
reported to the secretary of the
board OF health Sunday, as against
"a for the previous day. Numerous
cases OF pneumonia have broken out
In the city during the past few days.
no less than four deaths attributable
to the disease having occurred dur
ing Sunday. while several victims are
in a critical condition at the hospl-
tai Disagreeable weather conditions
yesterday helped swell the number
of sick cases. The hospital Is still
filed 20 the limit with patients. = g
/ cOrding to the health authorities the
ban will be frightened still further
unless conditions change very quick
F, ly.
Obituary Record.
Mrs. william L. Williamson, PIP S
/ Virgil St, died at the home of her
/ son. Robert Weikel, 314 n. Cedar
St. Sunday morning at IL o'clock
following a 10 days illness of in
huenza which developed pneumonia.
Her son, Robert Weikel, is seriously
III with the disease. Her daughter
| in-law, Mrs Weikel, died Friday
noon OF pneumonia. Her sister, Mrs.
| Homer Murray, died Saturday of the
| same disease.
| Mrs. Williamson was bern in Penn
| twp, June 2, 1870. and was IS years
| old. She spent her entire lifetime
in this township. She is survived by
her husband. two sons. Robert
Weikel. at whose home she died.
/ Sergt Charles F.. Weikel. Camp
Zachary Taylor, Louisville, KY; two
daughters, Leona and Elizabeth, re-
siding at home. She also leaves a
brother, Warren Robbins, Elkhart.
and a sister. Mrs. John Ludlow Of
South Bend.
Funeral services will be held at
the Finch and Sprague chapel Tues
day afternoon at 2:3O o'clock. Rev.
Floyd Johnson OF the First Baptist
/ church will Officiate. Burial will be
| at Fairview cemetery.
Mrs. Charles Case.
Mrs. Charles Case, 81 years old,
rs w Broadway. died at st. Jo-
seph hospital Sunday morning at
1880. after a 10 days illness OF
pneumonia.
Mrs. Case was formerly Miss
Edith Scheibelhut. and was born in
| Plymouth, Ind, June 26, 1887. She
| came TO Mishawaka IS years ago
| from Tennessee. She was married
to Charles Case in 1909. She is sur
vived by her husband. two children.
| Howard and Bernice. She also
leaves her mother. Mrs. Elizabeth
! Scheibelhut of this city.
The body was taken 10 the home
| OF Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Raab. 3O4
/ w Grove St Friends may view the
body Monday. Funeral services will
be held Tuesday morning at o'clock
1T ST. Monica's Catholic church. Rev.
| John II. Bleckmarn will officiate
| Burial will take place in st. Joseph
cemetery.
Joseph VandeWalIe.
Joseph VandeWalle, w. Sixth ST.
| died at St. Joseph hospital Sunday
afternoon at o'clock. Death was
due to pneumonia, from which he
! had been I'll for the past two weeks
He was born in Belgium 3s years
ago. He came TO Mishawaka from
France about three years ago. and
since that time has been employed
at the Rubber Regenerating COM
pany.
He is survived by a brother Au-
gust VandeWalle. 402 w. Tenth St
H ealso has wife and four chill
| dren In Belgium. Funeral arrange
ments will be completed later.
William j. Ii. Kirby.
William J. B. Kirby. 43S f. Mish-
awake av, died at St. Joseph hos
pital Sunday morning at 10 o'clock
after a weeks illness of pneumonia.
He was born in Kentucky % years
ago. He had resided in Mishawaka
for the past year, coming here from
Terre Haute. Ind. Two years ogo
ne was married to Miss Hervie
! Woollet. who survives He also has
two brothers. Sylvester OF Crawfords-
! Vile, Ind. and one residing in Kan
sas
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later.