WHITLEY COUNTY, INDIANA
OBITUARIES
Fort Wayne Sentential April 9 1918
MRS. B.F.SHULL DIES
Well Known Whitley County Woman Dead Near Laud,
Columbia City, Ind. April 8, Mrs. B.F. Shull, one of the best-known residents of Whitney county, residing near Laud, died at the age of 60 years at the MacBeth Hospital Sunday from pneumonia, having contracted the disease six weeks ago, when she and her husband both became ill of the malady and the husband died. the disease infected an eye of Mrs. Shull, and Dr. Wheelock of fort Wayne, removed the member. However, the patient failed to rally and passed away with regaining consciousness. She leaves three children and several other relatives. the funeral occurred Tuesday.
Fort Wayne Sentential April 10 1918
TWO WHITLEY COUNTY PIONEERS ARE DEAD
Mrs. Mary Holderbaum and Mrs. Mary Jeffries Die At Age of Seventy.
Columbia City, Ind. April 10- Mrs. Mary Holderbaum, who had spent her entire life in Whitley county, having been born in Troy township seventy years ago, is dead at the home of her son, city Councilman C.N. Holderbaum, in this city, with whom she had lived for the past two years. she had long been ill of complications. she was a member of W.R.C. and the Rebekah orders, and a lifelong member of the Baptist Church. He son was absent in Arkansas on business when the death came and the funeral arrangements will await his arrival. she leaves three children, C.N. Holderbaum, of Troy township, and Mrs. Mary Taylor, of near Lawill
MRS. JEFFRIES DEAD
Mrs. Mary Jeffries, for seventy years a resident near Churubusco, died Tuesday noon after a long illness at her country home. She leaves three children and one sister. She was a member of a colored family that came to Whitley county by "underground railway" during the days before the civil war and the family had prospered and were well respected. the husband died twenty years ago. He was a prominent stock raiser of Whitney County.
Fort Wayne Sentential April 22 1918
FOUR DEATHS OCCUR IN WHITLEY COUNTY
Columbia City Ind. April 22 The deaths of four people, well known in Whitley County, and three of them residents of the county, occurred Saturday.
Mrs.Reuben Koch, aged 50, died at her home in Churubusco Saturday morning at 8 o'clock after a lingering illness, having been ill six years from a complication of heart trouble and dropsy, following a stroke of paralysis. One daughter proceeded her in death four years ago, she being the wife of Prof. Maudy, of the Churubusco Schools. the husband and six brothers and one sister survive. the funeral was held Sunday in Auburn and the burial also took place there.
Mrs. Chas Felter died Saturday noon at her home near South Whitley after a long illness. she had undergone two surgical operations in Hope Hospital, fort Wayne, last November, for a cancerous affection and had never been well since, but for a time was a little improved. She leaves a husband and her mother, Mrs. John Mundy, who resided with her. the funeral was held Monday at 2 o'clock at South Whitley, with interment in the South Whitley cemetery.
Mrs. Lee Evans, of South Whitley, passed away Saturday in Fort Wayne at the home of her sister, Mrs. Fred Seymour, where she had been a guest for a week and suffered a fatal attack of pneumonia. the remains were shipped at her home in South Whitley and the funeral occurred Monday, with interment in the South Whitley Cemetery.
August Fronhie, prominent banker and business man, of Pierceton, who was taken to the st. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne Friday, died there the same evening from dropsical trouble, from which he had suffered for some time. He was taken to the hospital from treatment, but the trip in the ambulance was too much for him to withstand in his weaken condition. Mr. Prohley was born in Alsace-Lorraine seventy-five years ago and came to Pierceton in 1861, and associated with him in business for many years was a brother, who died several years ago. Mr. Prohley was a devout member of the Catholic Church. It was expected the funeral would occur Monday.
Aug 3 1918
WALKER FIRST WHITLEY COUNTY BOY KILLED
Columbia city, Ind Aug. 3
Amos Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Walker, who was killed in action in France, July 22, is the first soldier from this county to be killed in action since this country entered the war. He was the fourth soldier to die in the service, however, Chas. Warnick, son of Lewis Warnick, of Union township, died at Jefferson barracks, St. Louis, last summer and was the first soldier to die.Marshall Kerns, son of Mr. and Mrs, tom Kern's of this city died at fort Douglas Arizona from pneumonia and Lieutenant Scott Baker, of the regular army, died at San Francisco.
Walker was born in Douglas county, Missouri. Feb 23 1896, and was 22 years of age his last birthday. He had spent most of his life as a farmer boy in this county. He registered in the draft June 5 1917, and was sent with the first draft contingent from this county last September, to Camp Taylor. From there he was sent to Camp Shelby, and transferred to Camp Merritt, and was sent overseas last May. since arriving in France he has been in active service with his unit at the front all the time.
he is survived by his father and step mother, and a brother, Roy Walker, who is now with the 150th Field Artillery, of the Rainbow division, and who is now in the front line on the Rhelms-Soissons salient. A step-brother, Verlin Rogers, is in the Convoy service on one of the big trans-Atlantic transports. Two sisters, Frances J. Walker and Martha Walker, at home, and Mrs. Walter Winebrenner, of Churubusco, also survive. His father is a day laborer at the Peabody Lumber company's sawmill and is quite aged and feeble, and the death of his son is a hard blow to him. the young man had his life insured with the government for $10,000.
February 12 1920
REV. CHARLES S. PARKER IS BURIED AT SOUTH WHITLEY
South Whitley Ind. Feb 12 The funeral of Rev. Charles S. Parker, 54 years old, who died at his home in Des Moines, Iowa last Saturday, with influenza-pneumonia, was held here Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Pence, parents of the decedent's wife.
The deceased was born in Huntington County in 1865. He educated himself for the ministry and during his lifetime achieved considerable fame and success in his profession. At two different times he was pastor of the local UB church, holding his last pastorate here eighteen years ago. It was while he was minister here that he met and married Miss sue Pence in 1898.
From the local pastorate Rev. Mr. parker was called to Elkhart Ind. where he presided for many years from the latter place he held various pastorates in this state and Illinois and one year ago accepted the pastorate of the Castle U.B. Church at Des Moines, Iowa one of the largest churches in that city. he was a man of unusual ability and was considered one of the best pulpit orators ever heard here.
the wife a son, Paul three brothers, Thomas Parker of Huntington, Richard Parker of Fort Wayne, James Parker of Philometh, Ore. and one sister, Belle Parker of Chehulis, Wash, are the surviving relatives.
Short funeral services were in charge of Rev. Mr. Groves, pastor of the UB church at Elkhart, burial in the South Whitley Cemetery.
July 12 1920
OLD RESIDENT OF WHITLEY COUNTY PASSES AWAY
Columbia City Ind. July 12 the funeral of Mrs. Sarah J. Elshire, one of the oldest residents of Whitley County who has resided in this county for the past eighty-one years and who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ben Burns just east of this city in Columbia Township, Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock of a complication of disease incident to old age, was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the United Brethren Church in this city. burial was in the South Park Cemetery, Rev. L.A. Luckenbill conducting the services.
Sarah J. Fox was born in Jay County, Ohio and was 88 years , one month and 38 days old. At the age of seven she came with her parents Peter and Hanna Fox, to Whitley county, where she made her home in Washington and other townships. She was first married in 1853 to William Taylor who died several years ago leaving five children, all of whom are dead but one son. D.A. Taylor of Thorncreek Township, and Mrs. Ben Burns, with whom she made her home during the summer. She was again married to Joseph Elshire in 1875 and one daughter, Mrs. Harvey bBoom, survives this marriage. Mrs. Elshire was one of nine sisters, one of whom Mrs. Rufina Heltsley, of Seattle, Wash. survives. During the winter Mrs. Elshire made her home with her daughter at Camden.
Benjamin F. Beeching, 65 years old, a farmer east of this city, dropped dead while in the yard of a neighbor. the widow, seven children and several brothers and sisters survive.
Mrs. Bryant: Mrs. Lloyd T. Bailey has been called to Dowaglac. Michigan by the death of her sister, Mrs. Bryant.
Nancy J. (Mannon) Fager, widow, 81 years old, native of Whitley County. is dead at Pierceton. Two nieces, Mrs. Alice Holderman and Mrs. Jennie Norris survive.
February 14, 1923 Indianapolis Sunday Star
South Whitley Man Dead,
COLUMBIA CITY, Ind Sept. 18, 1918
William Nichols, of South Whitley, died Monday evening: at 7:30 o'clock, At the Lutheran hospital, in Fort Wayne. He was taken there some
days ago and underwent an operation for cancer of the stomach. He was born In Whitley county, Nov, 6,1860, to Bethany and Sarah Nichols
He married Catherine Whitoman, who passed away six years ago The following children survive: Mrs Leon, and Boots, Grovertown; Mrs.,
Florence Heeter, Sidney, Mrs. Jacob Mishier, Kosciusko county; Mrs. Frank Fox, South Whitley; Maude, at home Oren, Sidney; Roy, at South Whitley: and Ed, whose address is unknown.
County Name: Whitley, Columbia City,
State: IN Newspaper: Columbia City Post and Mail
Submitters Name: Tom Johnson
Obit: John W. Johnson was born in Jefferson County, Ohio in the year of 1820 but later came to Stark County, thence to Wayne County, Ohio where he resided until he attained his manhood.
By his first marriage to Christina B. France he was the father of twelve children, she died in 1871 in Indiana. six of the twelve survive him.
In 1871 he married Catherine Smith of Stark County, Ohio who together who together, with one son of this union survive him.
In 1853 the subject moved from Wayne County, Ohio to Whitley County, Indiana.where he has continusly resided on his farm until his death.
Thus has another old pioneer been summoned from his labors.
In politics he was a democrat of the strongest type. His religon as he remarked to us a few days before his death while in the field at work, was to do right , pay your debts and be honest towards your fellow man, to which principles be strickly adhered and practiced, as all who knew him will attest.
John W. Johnson died suddenly at his home in Peabody, Indiana Sunday evening July 11,1894.
Columbia City, Indiana Post & Mail.
(Tom Johnson great great grandson is looking for parents names of John W. Johnson, if anyone has information contact me at Tomrj99@aol.com) May 20,2009
Mrs. Burton Brady Dead
Special to the News
Columbia City, Ind. March 6 Sarah Rebecca aged 40 wife of Burton Brady South Bend barber, who with his family formerly lived in South Whitley, died Monday afternoon at the home fo her parents Mr and Mrs John Kannel of Richland township, following a long illness due to lung trouble Six weeks ago she came to the home of her parents from South Bend. Three children Esther, John and Fred. and a brother Ira Kannel of Cleveland township also survive Funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o clock at the UB church South Whitley, with interment in the town cemetery.
3/6/1918 Fort Wayne News Sentinel
Contributed by Erica Beatty
MRS. B.F.SHULL DIES
Well Known Whitley County Woman Dead Near Laud,
Columbia City, Ind. April 8, Mrs. B.F. Shull, one of the best-known residents of Whitney county, residing near Laud, died at the age of 60 years at the MacBeth Hospital Sunday from pneumonia, having contracted the disease six weeks ago, when she and her husband both became ill of the malady and the husband died. the disease infected an eye of Mrs. Shull, and Dr. Wheelock of fort Wayne, removed the member. However, the patient failed to rally and passed away with regaining consciousness. She leaves three children and several other relatives. the funeral occurred Tuesday.
Fort Wayne Sentential April 10 1918
TWO WHITLEY COUNTY PIONEERS ARE DEAD
Mrs. Mary Holderbaum and Mrs. Mary Jeffries Die At Age of Seventy.
Columbia City, Ind. April 10- Mrs. Mary Holderbaum, who had spent her entire life in Whitley county, having been born in Troy township seventy years ago, is dead at the home of her son, city Councilman C.N. Holderbaum, in this city, with whom she had lived for the past two years. she had long been ill of complications. she was a member of W.R.C. and the Rebekah orders, and a lifelong member of the Baptist Church. He son was absent in Arkansas on business when the death came and the funeral arrangements will await his arrival. she leaves three children, C.N. Holderbaum, of Troy township, and Mrs. Mary Taylor, of near Lawill
MRS. JEFFRIES DEAD
Mrs. Mary Jeffries, for seventy years a resident near Churubusco, died Tuesday noon after a long illness at her country home. She leaves three children and one sister. She was a member of a colored family that came to Whitley county by "underground railway" during the days before the civil war and the family had prospered and were well respected. the husband died twenty years ago. He was a prominent stock raiser of Whitney County.
Fort Wayne Sentential April 22 1918
FOUR DEATHS OCCUR IN WHITLEY COUNTY
Columbia City Ind. April 22 The deaths of four people, well known in Whitley County, and three of them residents of the county, occurred Saturday.
Mrs.Reuben Koch, aged 50, died at her home in Churubusco Saturday morning at 8 o'clock after a lingering illness, having been ill six years from a complication of heart trouble and dropsy, following a stroke of paralysis. One daughter proceeded her in death four years ago, she being the wife of Prof. Maudy, of the Churubusco Schools. the husband and six brothers and one sister survive. the funeral was held Sunday in Auburn and the burial also took place there.
Mrs. Chas Felter died Saturday noon at her home near South Whitley after a long illness. she had undergone two surgical operations in Hope Hospital, fort Wayne, last November, for a cancerous affection and had never been well since, but for a time was a little improved. She leaves a husband and her mother, Mrs. John Mundy, who resided with her. the funeral was held Monday at 2 o'clock at South Whitley, with interment in the South Whitley cemetery.
Mrs. Lee Evans, of South Whitley, passed away Saturday in Fort Wayne at the home of her sister, Mrs. Fred Seymour, where she had been a guest for a week and suffered a fatal attack of pneumonia. the remains were shipped at her home in South Whitley and the funeral occurred Monday, with interment in the South Whitley Cemetery.
August Fronhie, prominent banker and business man, of Pierceton, who was taken to the st. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne Friday, died there the same evening from dropsical trouble, from which he had suffered for some time. He was taken to the hospital from treatment, but the trip in the ambulance was too much for him to withstand in his weaken condition. Mr. Prohley was born in Alsace-Lorraine seventy-five years ago and came to Pierceton in 1861, and associated with him in business for many years was a brother, who died several years ago. Mr. Prohley was a devout member of the Catholic Church. It was expected the funeral would occur Monday.
Aug 3 1918
WALKER FIRST WHITLEY COUNTY BOY KILLED
Columbia city, Ind Aug. 3
Amos Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Walker, who was killed in action in France, July 22, is the first soldier from this county to be killed in action since this country entered the war. He was the fourth soldier to die in the service, however, Chas. Warnick, son of Lewis Warnick, of Union township, died at Jefferson barracks, St. Louis, last summer and was the first soldier to die.Marshall Kerns, son of Mr. and Mrs, tom Kern's of this city died at fort Douglas Arizona from pneumonia and Lieutenant Scott Baker, of the regular army, died at San Francisco.
Walker was born in Douglas county, Missouri. Feb 23 1896, and was 22 years of age his last birthday. He had spent most of his life as a farmer boy in this county. He registered in the draft June 5 1917, and was sent with the first draft contingent from this county last September, to Camp Taylor. From there he was sent to Camp Shelby, and transferred to Camp Merritt, and was sent overseas last May. since arriving in France he has been in active service with his unit at the front all the time.
he is survived by his father and step mother, and a brother, Roy Walker, who is now with the 150th Field Artillery, of the Rainbow division, and who is now in the front line on the Rhelms-Soissons salient. A step-brother, Verlin Rogers, is in the Convoy service on one of the big trans-Atlantic transports. Two sisters, Frances J. Walker and Martha Walker, at home, and Mrs. Walter Winebrenner, of Churubusco, also survive. His father is a day laborer at the Peabody Lumber company's sawmill and is quite aged and feeble, and the death of his son is a hard blow to him. the young man had his life insured with the government for $10,000.
February 12 1920
REV. CHARLES S. PARKER IS BURIED AT SOUTH WHITLEY
South Whitley Ind. Feb 12 The funeral of Rev. Charles S. Parker, 54 years old, who died at his home in Des Moines, Iowa last Saturday, with influenza-pneumonia, was held here Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Pence, parents of the decedent's wife.
The deceased was born in Huntington County in 1865. He educated himself for the ministry and during his lifetime achieved considerable fame and success in his profession. At two different times he was pastor of the local UB church, holding his last pastorate here eighteen years ago. It was while he was minister here that he met and married Miss sue Pence in 1898.
From the local pastorate Rev. Mr. parker was called to Elkhart Ind. where he presided for many years from the latter place he held various pastorates in this state and Illinois and one year ago accepted the pastorate of the Castle U.B. Church at Des Moines, Iowa one of the largest churches in that city. he was a man of unusual ability and was considered one of the best pulpit orators ever heard here.
the wife a son, Paul three brothers, Thomas Parker of Huntington, Richard Parker of Fort Wayne, James Parker of Philometh, Ore. and one sister, Belle Parker of Chehulis, Wash, are the surviving relatives.
Short funeral services were in charge of Rev. Mr. Groves, pastor of the UB church at Elkhart, burial in the South Whitley Cemetery.
July 12 1920
OLD RESIDENT OF WHITLEY COUNTY PASSES AWAY
Columbia City Ind. July 12 the funeral of Mrs. Sarah J. Elshire, one of the oldest residents of Whitley County who has resided in this county for the past eighty-one years and who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ben Burns just east of this city in Columbia Township, Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock of a complication of disease incident to old age, was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the United Brethren Church in this city. burial was in the South Park Cemetery, Rev. L.A. Luckenbill conducting the services.
Sarah J. Fox was born in Jay County, Ohio and was 88 years , one month and 38 days old. At the age of seven she came with her parents Peter and Hanna Fox, to Whitley county, where she made her home in Washington and other townships. She was first married in 1853 to William Taylor who died several years ago leaving five children, all of whom are dead but one son. D.A. Taylor of Thorncreek Township, and Mrs. Ben Burns, with whom she made her home during the summer. She was again married to Joseph Elshire in 1875 and one daughter, Mrs. Harvey bBoom, survives this marriage. Mrs. Elshire was one of nine sisters, one of whom Mrs. Rufina Heltsley, of Seattle, Wash. survives. During the winter Mrs. Elshire made her home with her daughter at Camden.
Benjamin F. Beeching, 65 years old, a farmer east of this city, dropped dead while in the yard of a neighbor. the widow, seven children and several brothers and sisters survive.
Mrs. Bryant: Mrs. Lloyd T. Bailey has been called to Dowaglac. Michigan by the death of her sister, Mrs. Bryant.
Nancy J. (Mannon) Fager, widow, 81 years old, native of Whitley County. is dead at Pierceton. Two nieces, Mrs. Alice Holderman and Mrs. Jennie Norris survive.
February 14, 1923 Indianapolis Sunday Star
South Whitley Man Dead,
COLUMBIA CITY, Ind Sept. 18, 1918
William Nichols, of South Whitley, died Monday evening: at 7:30 o'clock, At the Lutheran hospital, in Fort Wayne. He was taken there some
days ago and underwent an operation for cancer of the stomach. He was born In Whitley county, Nov, 6,1860, to Bethany and Sarah Nichols
He married Catherine Whitoman, who passed away six years ago The following children survive: Mrs Leon, and Boots, Grovertown; Mrs.,
Florence Heeter, Sidney, Mrs. Jacob Mishier, Kosciusko county; Mrs. Frank Fox, South Whitley; Maude, at home Oren, Sidney; Roy, at South Whitley: and Ed, whose address is unknown.
County Name: Whitley, Columbia City,
State: IN Newspaper: Columbia City Post and Mail
Submitters Name: Tom Johnson
Obit: John W. Johnson was born in Jefferson County, Ohio in the year of 1820 but later came to Stark County, thence to Wayne County, Ohio where he resided until he attained his manhood.
By his first marriage to Christina B. France he was the father of twelve children, she died in 1871 in Indiana. six of the twelve survive him.
In 1871 he married Catherine Smith of Stark County, Ohio who together who together, with one son of this union survive him.
In 1853 the subject moved from Wayne County, Ohio to Whitley County, Indiana.where he has continusly resided on his farm until his death.
Thus has another old pioneer been summoned from his labors.
In politics he was a democrat of the strongest type. His religon as he remarked to us a few days before his death while in the field at work, was to do right , pay your debts and be honest towards your fellow man, to which principles be strickly adhered and practiced, as all who knew him will attest.
John W. Johnson died suddenly at his home in Peabody, Indiana Sunday evening July 11,1894.
Columbia City, Indiana Post & Mail.
(Tom Johnson great great grandson is looking for parents names of John W. Johnson, if anyone has information contact me at Tomrj99@aol.com) May 20,2009
Mrs. Burton Brady Dead
Special to the News
Columbia City, Ind. March 6 Sarah Rebecca aged 40 wife of Burton Brady South Bend barber, who with his family formerly lived in South Whitley, died Monday afternoon at the home fo her parents Mr and Mrs John Kannel of Richland township, following a long illness due to lung trouble Six weeks ago she came to the home of her parents from South Bend. Three children Esther, John and Fred. and a brother Ira Kannel of Cleveland township also survive Funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o clock at the UB church South Whitley, with interment in the town cemetery.
3/6/1918 Fort Wayne News Sentinel
Contributed by Erica Beatty
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