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- Charles Summer BROOKS, aged 47, died at his home in
this city Monday, after a
- week's illness caused by Flu Pneumonia.
- Born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, he there grew to manhood,
in 1896 uniting in
- marriage to Miss Minnie THOMAS, of Burnet, they making
their home at Waupun, later moving to Fond du Lac and later to
Evansville, where he has since been employed as engineer for
the D. E. Wood Butter Co.
- Mr. BROOKS saw service in the Spanish-American war
as a volunteer later joining
- the regular army where he saw service on the Mexican border
just prior to the World War.
- The funeral services will be held at the Baptist church this
afternoon at 2:30, the Rev.
- PRATT, officiating. Interment will be in Maple Hill
Cemetery.
- He is survived by his widow and three children, Nathan, Harriet,
and Vernon.
- Juliaette CHAPIN MAIN was born in the Town
of Union, June 2, 1853. She was
- the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. CHAPIN. She
received her education at the district school in the vicinity
of Brooklyn and at the Evansville Seminary.
- In later life she was married to Edwin Dakin MAIN
of Oregon. Five children were
- born to them. Mrs. Celia RHODES, Florence, deceased,
Mrs. Idell TUSLER, Oregon, Stanley D. MAIN, Madison
and Lillian H. MAIN of Pasadena, Cal.
- She is survived by her children, three sisters, Mrs. Anna
BURGESS, Portland,
- Oregon, Mrs. Emma WHITTIER, California, Mrs. Lillian
MARTIN of Beloit and one brother, Fred CHAPIN,
this city.
- Funeral was held last Friday afternoon at the Presbyterian
church, Rev. W. A.
- GESKE, officiating. [p. 4, col. 3]
- Thomas STEELE, who for twenty-five years resided on
the BOYNTON farm, just
- west of Evansville and who was well known by a large circle
of acquaintances, departed this life at his home just west of
Leonard Park, where he, with his sisters have resided for the
past six years.
- Mr. STEELE was born in Dane County, August 8, 1857
and was honored by the
- Town of Union as its chairman for many years.
- Funeral services were held Sunday at the home, the Rev. D.
Q. GRABILL, of Fort
- Atkinson, officiating. Interment was in Maple Hill.
- He leaves to mourn his decease, Mrs. Mary McGRAW,
Syene, and the Misses
- Jennie, Ida and Tina STEELE, Evansville; one brother,
William, Evansville. [p. 4, col. 4]
-
- Courtesy of Ruth Ann Montgomery.
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