Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-01-06
DEATHS NUMEROUS
THE PAST WEEK

A NUMBER OF OLD RESIDENTS
AMONG THOSE WHO HAVE
PASSED AWAY
Mrs. Delphine Paquin; one of the
pioneer settlers of Morrison county,
died last Friday at midnight at = the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. Olive Met
finger, 707 Eighth street northeast.
Death was due to chronic diabetes and
1ephritic, from which she had been
confined to bed for nearly three months.
She was IS years old.
riage was Miss Delphine Houde, was
the daughter of Ester and Celestine
Houde. She was born in Wolf River,
Can, May II, 1916. In 1850, the fam
lily moved to Illinois and two years
later they came to Morrison county
and settled in Belle Prairie, then
comparative wilderness. There Miss
Houde grew to womanhooa and was
to Joseph Paquin on October
20, 1865. Mr.. Paquin was mustered
out of the army the previous July. Fr.
Buh, early missionary in this vicinity,
united them in marriage. They resid.
ed in Belle Prairie until 1862, when
they moved to Long Prairie. Mr.. Pa.
quin died there in. 1899 and in 1904 Mrs.
Paquin moved to Little Falls, where
she resided continually until the time
Of death. Mrs. Paquin was member
of st. Francis Xavier church here and
of the Sacred Heart society of that
church.
Surviving are five sons and three
daughters. The sons are George, Hen
ry and Sam Paquin Of Wilton, this state
R. L. Paquin of Cass Lake and David
E.. Paquin Of Round Prairie; and the
daughters are Mrs. Josephine Baker Of
Anad, Mont, Mrs. Olive Metzinger of
this city and Mrs. J. A. Smrekar Of
Boyce, La. There are "a grand chill
dren and 8 great grand children. Mrs.
Leon Boisjolie and Mrs. Rose Boisjolie
of this city are her sisters.
Funeral services were held at St.
Francis Xavier church Monday morning
at 9 O'Clock, FIR. A. Lamothe officiat-
ing. The remains were taken to Long
Prairie for interment beside the re-
mains Of her husband. All the chil=
dren were here before the death of
their mother.
Mrs. Anna Adams, a resident of Lit
tie Falls for over thirty years, and well
known here, died Monday at 1915 a.
n., at the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
William Becker, at Casselton, N. D.,
from apoplexy. She had been i'll for
several months and had been confined
to bed for two months. She was IS
years old.
Mrs. Adams, who before her marriage
was Miss Anna Mai, was born in Ger
many, August 10. 1916. She came to
this country when young girl and WAS
married to Peter Adams in Illinois Feb
ruary "a, 1870. The family came to
Little Falls in 1888 and has resided here
ever since. Mr.. Adams died about a
year and a half ago.
Surviving are four sons and three
daughters. The sons are Matt, Johr
and Joseph Of this city and Nick OF
Minneapolis and the daughters are Mrs
VIM. Becker and Mrs. Jake Becker OF
Casselton, n. D.. and Annie Adams Oh
Great Falls, Mont. There are 20 grand
children and 3 great grand children.
The remains arrived here Tuesday
morning and the funeral was held from
Sacred Heart church Wednesday morn
ing at $3.50, Rev. A. Altendorf oficiat
ing. Interment was in Sacred Hear
cemetery. All the children were herr
for the funeral.
W. E. Curtis, widowcr, Of this city
! died Friday morning at 2:40 'clock a
st. Gabriel's hospital Death wa
caused by a stroke Of paralysis, suffer
cd on Wednesday Of last week. MI
Curtis had been in the hospital for sew
eral weeks suffering with pneumoni
and was gradually recovering from thi
whom ne suffered the paralytic stroke
He was 50 years old.
Mr.. Curtis was born in Hersev, Wis
Sept. 26, 1860. He came to Little Fall
FIVE years ago and during most of tina
time has operated a grocery store 0
Fourth street northeast. He is SUI
vived by four sons, Asa, Earl and Cli1
ton of this city and Harry of Intern:
tional Falls. His wife died twent
years ago.
The remains were shipped to Amer,
Wis, where the funeral was held SUI
day. All four boys went to Amery fl
the funeral.
! Peter Schackman, who was an oil
resident of Little Falls, before movin
to Holdingford a number of years ag
died at St. Raphael's hospital, S
Cloud, yesterday morning, aged
years. He had been ailing for SON
; months.
Peter Schackman was born in low
coming to Minnesota in 1885.
: Three sisters and two brothers su
vive, Mrs. M. B. Blake and Jol
Schaclunan of Little Falls; Ma
: Schackman, Park Rapids; Mrs. Jol
Flick, Ionia, Ia, and Mrs. John Erie
man, Massilon, Ohio.
Burial will be at Holdingford.
Andrew B. Evans of Culdrum dit
Saturday morning at st. Joseph IS he
e pital, Phoenix, Ariz., from tuberculos
9 contracted while in the military sc
l. vice. He had been at Phoenix abo
q four months for treatment. The 7
8 mains arrived here Wednesday NOR
+ ing and were taken to Flensburg, whe
;, the funeral was held yesterday NOR
ing, from Sacred Heart church, F
/ Renkosiak officiating. Interment W
L in the church cemetery. Mr.. Eva
n was a brother Of Stephen Evans of tn
Q city. @E--~ '.l Il
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