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CEMETERIES LISTED FOR LARAMIE COUNTY:
BETH EL (Municipal)
LAKEVIEW (Muncipal)
MEMORIAL GARDENS (privately owned)
MT. SINAI (Jewish)
I.O.O.F.
OLIVET (Catholic)
OBITS:
Transcribed by Barbara & Bill Ziegenmeyer http://montana2u.com/html/info_.html
Date: 1918-12-05; Paper: Wyoming State Tribune- Cheyenne State Leader
Husband and Wife Are Today Buried in One Grave, Victims of Flu. Twelve Deaths Recorded Today Chronicle
HUSBAND AND WIFE ARE TODAY BURIED IN ONE GRAVE, VICTIMS OF FLU
Twelve Deaths Recorded Today Chronicle Malady's Toll in Cheyenne and Vicinity
One of the few double funerals which has ever been held in Cheyenne willtake place this afternoon when Mr.and Mrs. Dennis, of this city will be buried In Lakeview cemetery in one
large grave. Both of them are victims of the influenza. Mrs. Dennis died onNovember 29, and her husband died on December 2. They leave a thirteenmonths old baby.Rev. J J. Stubblefield of the
Presbyterian church will have charge of the funeral services, which will be held from Early's chapel.
MABEL PETRIE
Mabel Petrie, a daughter of E. M. Sandy, died yesterday, death being
caused from influenza. Her husband also died from the disease on November 21, making two families whichhave been wiped out by the disease.Her body will be shipped to Long Pine,
Neb., for burial today.
GEORGE C. PEDERSON
George C. Pederson, a switchman employed by the Union Pacific, succumbed to the disease this morning,and will be buried here although funeral arrangements are not yet com-pleted. He is survived by his mother and one brother, who live on the Little Bear mail route, near Paola.
NELLIE PLAIN
Nellie Plain is also a victim of the disease, having died yesterday. Funeral services will be held tomorrow from the family home at 2410 Thomas street, with Rev, Stubblefield in charge.
She is survived by her husband. R. J. Plain, of the same address.
MRS. GERTRUDE I. KINNEY
Funeral services for Mrs. Gertrude I. Kinney were held yesterday after-
noon, with the Rev. George Van Winkle, of the Baptist church, in charge.
She died from influenza and pneumonia.
THOMAS I. JONES
Thomas I. Jones of Fine. Bluffs died of the disease yesterday, and his body
will be shipped from Cheyenne to Sterling, Colo., today for burial.
GEORGE AINSLEY
George Ainsley succumbed to the malady in the Union Pacific hospital today. He lived at 1614 Pioneer avenue. Funeral services will be announced later.
HELEN L. ZIMMERMAN
Helen L. Zimmerman, a stenographer employed by the Union Pacific coal company, was a victim of the malady today. She lived at 516 East 18th street, and died at St. John's hospital.
Her body will be shipped to Ironton, Ohio, for burial. Three members of her family
at that place also have the disease, and none of them are able to come to Cheyenne
for her body. She was popular with the employees of the coal company, and her.
loss will be keenly felt.
MRS. HEMPHILL
Mrs. Hemphill succumbed to the disease at St Johns hospital this morning She lived near Albion prior to coming to Cheyenne, and in as much as her family is down with the disease, no arrangements have been made for the funeral as yet.
VICTOR MARTINEZ
Victor Martinez is also a victim of the disease, he having died on December 3. Funeral services will be heldthis afternoon from Early's chapel, and he. will be buried at Lakeview cemetery.
FUNK INFANT
The infant son of R S. Funk, of this city, will be buried from Early's chapeltomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. This infant did not die of the disease.
With the exception of Cheyenne andseveral points in Johnson county, theflu situation over the state is gradually getting better. At the close of last week there were only 668 cases In Wyoming, that figure being lower by 326 then the total for week before lost, and also the lowest since November 1.In Johnson county there were 152 cases last Saturday, and that was more than there had been there for several weeks. All other counties save Laramie showed a decrease. Big Horn,
Campbell, Carbon, Crook, Fremont,Lincoln and Uinta, all of which have had a large number of cases, were, entirely free from the disease last Saturday.These figures were made public today at the office of the state board of health.
"Karen Isaacson Leverich" transcription:
Harry Franklin PITCHER married my grandfather's sister Edythe Marie
GRACE sometime in the early 1920s. She died in Colorado in 1928. Harry
died in Wyoming in 1980. Below is his obituary, from the newspaper
"Torrington Telegram" Wednesday 27 February 1980, page 3:
Harry Pitcher, 84, of Torrington, died at his home on Feb. 21. He
was born Dec. 20, 1895, at Fort Collins, Colo., the son of E. L. and
Isabel (Holbert) Pitcher. He graduated from high school at Fort
Collins and later attended Colorado State University at Fort
Collins.
Mr. Pitcher played semi-pro baseball for several years. He served in
the U.S. Army during World War I.
In 1936 Mr. Pitcher moved to Torrington where he was a field man for
the Holly Sugar Company. He also operated the Standard Bulk Oil
business at Hawk Springs, had the Minneapolis-Moline farm implement
dealership in Torrington and taugh an on-the-farm training program
in Eastern Wyoming for several years. He also worked with
grasshopper control for several years. Mrs. Pitcher retired in 1960.
He was a member of Travis Snow Post No. 5 of the American Legion in
Torrington. Mr. Pitcher is survived by a brother, Lynn Pitcher of
Windsor, Colo.; and by several nieces and nephews.
Services were held at 10 a.m. today at the Colyer Funeral Home in
Torrington with the Rev. Burton Kugler officiating. Burial will be
in Valley View Cemetery. A memorial has been established to the
Torrington American Legion Baseball Team. Military graveside
services will be conducted by Travis Snow Post No. 5 of the American
Legion and by the Wyoming National Guard.
The Colyer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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