Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-12-09
OBITUARY.
HARVEY w. MORANG.

Harvey w OOuWd INol dHS, NiCIiih
of the sad automobile accident last
Friday night, as told elsewhere in
this issue, was born in Ellsworth
November 10. 1875, younger son of
the late r. Eugene and Julia
(Woodward) Morang. All his life
had been spent here, and he had
survived well the hardest test of
character given to any man-to live
through boyhood, youth and man
! hood in his home community, and
win and hold the respect and admir-
alton of his fellow citizens.
The sudden and tragic striking
down of this man in the prime of life,
tearing him from the intimate bust
ness life of the city, was shock to
/ the community such as it has not
sustained for many years. But the
rush of neighbors and friends to that
stricken home, the outburst OF SYM
pathy for that bereaved, Invalid
| mother, was at once balm for
wounded hearts and a revelation OF
| the deep place in the heart of the
! community that this young man had
! won. quietly, unpretentiously.
Harvey Morang was not one to
|
honors living or monuments dead;
and yet he has builded to himself a
monument of greater and more en-
/ during influence than monuments OF
/ stone-devotion to his mother. In
! all the years of his manhood, this de-
T votion has been given, and since the
death of his father in March, l922,
he had been her sole companion, a
/ son and daughter both during the
! past months of her invalid
4 ism. Now he is gone, and that
! mother can say, with something al
most like JOY even in her great grief,
! that he never spoke cross word TO
her in his life. What monument
! is that?
Harvey Morang, as a young man,
entered his fathers store on Water
| street, and there learned the rudl-
ments of business. few years
| later he engaged in the confectionery
and tobacco business for himself, on
Main street, and he continued that
business without interruption until
his death Application to business
and strict integrity brought deserved
success.
L. AA''-
connections. He was one of only ten
32d degree Masons in Ellsworth. He
was member of Lygonia lodge,
Acadia chapter, and Blanque1orl
commandery, all of Ellsworth, East
! ern Lodge of Perfection and Rose
Croix chapter of Bangor, the Name
Consistory of Portland, Anah temple,
| Mystic Shrine of Bangor, and
Irene chapter, O. e. S., of Ellsworth.
He was also member of Lejok
| lodge, /. o. o. F., of Donaqua lodge,
X. of p, and of the Uniform Rank
of the latter order.
He leaves, besides his mother, one
brother, Fred e. Morang OF ELS
worth, and nephew, Alfred u.
| Morang.
The funeral was held at the home
on Court street Monday afternoon,
Rev. George S. Brookes officiating.
There was large attendance OF
friends and fraternal brothers, the
Masons attending in body, serving
as a guard of honor at the house and
as escort to the grave at Woodbine.
The bearers were Walter T. Thomas,
Harry Brown, r. H. Smith and
| Walter j. clark, Jf.
The floral tributes were magnifi-
cent. All the local orders to which
he belonged sent pieces, and there
were countless handsome tributes
from relatives and friends. All stores
were closed during the hour OF
funeral, as mark of respect.
Mary Ann, widow of Henry Cook,
formerly of Ellsworth, died Saturday
at Braintree, Mass, at the age OF
seventy-six years.
Mrs. Cook was born in Ellsworth,
a daughter of the late Daniel and
Catherine Harrington. She moved TO
Massachusetts about thirty years ago,
her husband being employed in the
Charlestown navy yard. Mr.. Cook
died eight years ago.
OF family of eight children born
to them, three survive-Charles F.
of Worcester, Mass, Frances and
Bertha of Braintree. She leaves also
two brothers, Henry Harrington of
indianapolis and William e. Harring-
ton of Ellsworth, and one sister, Miss
Carrie E. Harrington of Millinocket.
The body was brought to ELS
worth Monday, accompanied by the
three children and sister, the latter
having gone to Massachusetts when
Mrs. Cooks condition became critical.
Interment was at Woodbine ceme-