The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-08-22

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Brunswick township, which was held
at Brunswick, on Saturday, August
8. The facts and dates were compiled
with great care by the secretary,
Msr. E. G. Miner, and are of interest
to all present and former residents Of
the township as well as their friends:
Mike Bobick was born October 18,
1900, and died sometime in 1919 on
battle field in France. He enlisted Feb.
10, 1917, in Marine Corps S. Carolina
10th Co., 8 Battalion, 5 Regt.
With his step-father, Steve Kriyno-
wick and family he lived here in
Brunswick five years of his life, the
rest nj Cleveland. He was only 16
when he enlisted, so he gave his life
for his country quite young.
Lewis Fuller was born in Salaman-
cha, N. Y, Sept. "a, 1881. When two
years of age his father died and when
a young man he came here to Bruins
wick with his mother and grandmoth-
er. He later married Elsie Paige, of
N. Eaton and they always made their
home here. He died July 3, 1919, aged
81, leaving a wife, two sons, Eugene
and Earl Fuller, two daughters, Mrs.
Doris Scanlon and Mrs. Myrtle Man
ming, and 13 grandchildren, three
others dying in infancy. He was
buried in Mt. Pleasant cemetery.
Sarah Ansonetta Smith was born
at. Weymouth, Ohio, April II, 1912,
and died July 80, 1919, at the home of
her son, Edward in Cleveland, aged
" years, after an illness of four
months.
She. was united in marriage to Ly-
man Smith who died in the Civil war
on May II, 1868. To this union one
son was born, Charles Anson Smith.
On March 10, 1867, she married John
A. Stranahan who died here in Bruns-
wick in 1894, about one year after
they came here to live. To this union
two sons were born, Louis w. and Ed
ward W. who are left to mourn her
loss together with five grandchildren
and five great grandchildren and a
host of loving friends. She was
brought here for burial August End,
beside her husband, Mr. .Stranahan.
She attended these reunions each year
and enjoyed renewing old acquain-
tanceS.
A little baby girl-Alma Rae
was born April f8, 1919, to Ray and
Elizabeth Stewart Root and died
June 1, 1919, aged one month and
a half. 1t was laid to rest in the
Mt. Pleasant cemetery. s.
Stella M. Perkins was born in
Brunswick January 25, 1866, and died
June 2t. 1919, aged So years. Her
father died when she was but nine
years of age. She had always lived
at home, caring for her mother in
her old age, with untiring. love and
devotion. She leaves three brothers,
one sister, two nephews, eight nieces
and other relatives and friends to
mourn her loss. She was laid to rest
here at the center beside her sister,
Mary.
Ethel Amelia Finley, daughter of
VIM. Finley and wife, was born April
16, 1900, and died June 20, 1919, aged
10 years, two months and 13 days.
When fourteen years Of age she won
the domestic science contest at Litch-
field which gave her a free trip to
Columbus. At 16 she graduated from
Litchfeld high school then took six
weeks course at the Byron King
School of Oratory at Pittsburg. She
took her fourth year of high school
and one year of normal work at Me-
dina and at the age of 18 was grad
uated from Kent State Normal school
and then in fall of 1918 she came here
and taught in our primary school and
was loved by all the pupils, who were
in hopes she would come back again.
The last week Of her school she had
the flu and after going home other
sickness followed which finally caused
her death.
Mary Rose Petit was born near
Paris, France, April II, 1880, and died
in Brunswick May 7, 1919, at the age
, of SO years and 20 days. She came to
America with her parents at the age
of twelve and has lived the remainder
of her life time in Wayne and Medina
counties. On August 20, 1858, she
was united in marriage to Thomas
Sodin Tibbetts, of Brunswick, who
died February 10, 1917. To this union
were born ten children, of whom five
sons are living. Two boys and two
girls died in childhood and one son.
George, was laid to rest in Bruins
wick Just seven weeks before her
death. She leaves fifteen grandchil-
dren, seventeen great-grandchildren
and one sister, Mrs. Mary Moine, OF
Sterling, Ohio. The surviving sons
are John Samuel and Theodore, OF
this place, Charles, Of Cleveland, and
Thomas, of Lake Geneva, Wis.
A Mr.. and Mrs. Kush came out
here this spring from Cleveland anc
bought the James Simon farm anc
were here only few weeks wher
on May 27, 1919, Mrs. Kpsh, agec
about 60 years, died. She was taker
back to Cleveland for burial.
Thomas, SOL of Holden and Nancy
Ferriman, was born in Sharon town.
ship, April 9, 1845, and died in Me
dina May 13, 1919, aged "a years, one
months and four days. The deceased
attended the Sharon school until ht
was 16, then he went to- Richfield ant
became harness makers apprentice
which trade he only followed but {
few months when he enlisted in tiis
Civil war and was member of Bat
tery A. LIST Ohio Light Artillery, serv
ing his country faithfully until Aug
8t 19, 1850, when he received an honor
able discharge. Returning from camp
he came to- Brunswick and aon Dee: ~