Alameda County, California Death Notices and Listings
 

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Died-Rosenberg-On Tuesday, May 19, 1896, at 9 p.m., Mrs. Jane Rosenberg, formerly of Santa Barbara, dearly beloved wife of T.H.B. and deeply mourned mother of Will, Frank, Isabella, Phebe, Bertha, Charles, Gracy, Cleve and Eloise Rosenberg and Mrs. A.P. Olson.
     Funeral services at their residence, 2-36 Buena Vista avenue, Alameda, Friday May 22, 1896, at 2 p.m. Interment private, Mountain View Cemetery.
"After life's fitful fever, she rests well."

May 20, 1896 Oakland Tribune, Oakland California

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Funeral of Sherman J. Fish
Alameda, Sept. 10-The funeral of Sherman J. Fish, who died on Friday was held from his late home on Encinal avenue on Sunday afternoon. Burial was at Mountain View Cemetery.

September 10, 1900 Oakland Tribune, Oakland California

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Died-Dam-In this city March 14, 1905, Mary, beloved wife of the late Samuel Dam, and mother of A.F. and A.S. Dam and Mrs. H.B. Baker, Mrs. F.G. Bell and Mrs. Emily Shrey, a native of Maine, aged 90 years 5 months and 7 days.
     Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend the funeral Thursday, March 16, at 2 o'clock p.m., at the late residence, 714 Market street, Oakland. Interment private.

March 15, 1905 Oakland Tribune, Oakland California

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Died-Barnes-In this city, March 14, 1905, Thomas, beloved husband of Catherine Barnes, a native of Ireland, aged 71 years 3 months and 20 days.
     Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend the funeral Thursday March 16 at 8:30 o'clock p.m., from his late residence, No. 1128 Third Street; thence to the Church of the Immaculate Conception, where a requiem high mass will be celebrated for the repose of his soul, commencing at 9 o'clock a.m. Interment St. Mary's cemetery.

March 15, 1905 Oakland Tribune, Oakland California

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Died-Bowbeer-In this city March 14, 1905, at 862 Filbert Street, Stanley, beloved son of B.F. and Mary A. Bowbeer. A native of Oakland Cal., aged five months and eleven days.

March 15, 1905 Oakland Tribune, Oakland California

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PIONEER WOMAN IS DEAD
Mrs. Mary A. Long Passes Away At Her Home in West Oakland
     Mrs. Mary A. Long, who has been a residence of Oakland for the past three years and who arrived in San Francisco with her family in October 1853, passed away this morning at 2 o'clock at her residence, corner of Pine and Taylor streets, West Oakland, at the age of ninety-two years. Mrs. long was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, February 12, 1813, and upon her marriage to her late husband, Maxwell Long, moved to Ohio where she remained until the return of her husband from California in the early part of 1853.
     The family took steamer for California and passing across the Isthmus of Nicaragua upon mule back arrived in San Francisco and at once went to Eldorado County where Mr. Long had valuable mining interests. Upon the founding of the town of Folsom. Mr. Long and family made their home in that place until 1867, when they moved to Oakland.
     Mrs. Long, up to within a few days of her death, retained to a remarkable degree the strength and vigor of which she was so fully endowed with in her younger life. Her circle of acquaintances was large throughout the State and especially in Sacramento and Eldorado and Alameda Counties.
     Deceased leaves two daughters and two sons, Mrs. E.A. Eastman, Mrs. Ada Dennen, Henry E and Emery M. Long with an adopted daughter, Mrs. Alice Smith.

January 2, 1905 Oakland Tribune, Oakland California

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Died-Mallory-In this city, December 30, 1904, Thomas H. Mallory, a native of Ohio, aged 69 years 3 months and 8 days.
     Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend the funeral services tomorrow (Tuesday) January 3, at 2 o'clock p.m. at the hall of Oakland Lodge, No. 171 B.P.O. Elks, 416 Fourteenth street, Oakland.

January 2, 1905 Oakland Tribune, Oakland California

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DEATH OF PIONEER
Former Gold Seeker Succumbs to Attack of Heart Failure
     Berkeley, Jan. 3-Franklin Grove, aged 80 years of age, succumbed to an attack of heart failure yesterday afternoon, and died while sitting in an arm chair by the library table in his sister's home.
     The dead man was a Missourian, one of the band of hardy spirits who crossed the plains in'49, drawn to California by tales of fortunes quickly won in the El Dorado of the West. He engaged in mining and later in business in various cities of Northern California, achieving a fair measure of success.
     The aged pioneer had made his home with a sister, Mrs. M. A. Woods for some time, at 2344 Fremont street. The funeral will be held Wedensday from Mrs. Woods' home, after which the body will be cremated at the Oakland Crematory.

January 3, 1905 Oakland Tribune, Oakland California

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Died-Bronson-In this city, Jan. 2, 1904, Elizabeth, wife of the late A. Bronson and beloved mother of Mrs. A. Cottle and Mrs. Bridgeman of Oakland and F.C. Lathrop of San Jose, a native of Illinois, aged 65 years, 10 months and 26 days. Friend and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend the funeral services to-morrow (Wednesday) morning, Jan. 4, 1905, at 10:30 o'clock at the parlors of Albert Brown, No. 572 13th street. Interment private. San Jose papers please copy.

January 3, 1905 Oakland Tribune, Oakland California

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Died-Saville-In this city Jan. 3, 1905, Wilfred, beloved son of Walter and Sarah Saville and brother of Mrs. Martha Shaw, Mrs. F. Rauch, Mrs. E. Champion, Mrs. A. Noy, Mrs. C. Carl, Annie and Tillie Saville, a native of England, aged 21 years, 4 months and 20 days.

January 3, 1905 Oakland Tribune, Oakland California

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Died-Hill-In this city, January 3, 1905, Jessie, beloved daughter of Riley and Isabel Hill of Vacaville, a native of Missouri, aged 21 years 4 months and 3 days.

January 4, 1905 Oakland Tribune, Oakland California

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Died-Kinsell-At San Lorenzo, January 4, 1905, Henry Searing Kinsell, husband of Eliza Smyth and father of Henry Smyth Kinsell, son of Mary and the late George Kinsell and brother of Dr. Benjamin, Helen R, Dudley Kinsell and Mrs. Herman Swartz, aged 38 years 5 months and 1 day. Funeral private.

January 6, 1905 Oakland Tribune, Oakland California

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Died-Baldwin-In this city, January 7, 1905, Alexander, beloved husband of Rachel C. Baldwin, and father of John A., William H. and Herbert H. Baldwin, Mrs.A. F. Carpenter and Mrs. E.O?. Sphwagerl, a native of New Brunswick, aged 72 years 2 months and 2 days.
     Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend funeral services Monday, January 9, 1905, at 2 o'clock p.m., from Delehanty & Havens' undertaking parlors, 969 Clay street, under the auspices of Oak Leaf Lodge No. 35 A.O.U.W. Cremation Oakland Crematory.

January 7, 1905 Oakland Tribune, Oakland California

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Died-De Land-In this city, January 6, 1905, Alvord, beloved father of John A., Charles H. and Harry De Land and Mrs. W.G. Doane, a native of New York, aged 89 years 2 months and 16 days. remains at the parlors of Henry Evers, 865 Washington street.
     Funeral services and interment strictly private.

January 7, 1905 Oakland Tribune, Oakland California

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Died-McCarthy-In this city, January 9, 1905, James, beloved son of Daniel and Catherine McCarthy, and brother of Daniel, William, George, Mary and Amelia McCarthy and the late J.J. McCarthy, a native of Chicago, aged 32 years 11 months and 7 days.

January 9, 1905 Oakland Tribune, Oakland California

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Died-Keegan-In this city, January 9, 1905, Margaret Keegan, widow of the late Timothy Keegan and aunt of N.J. Collins, a native of Ireland, aged 75 years.

January 9, 1905 Oakland Tribune, Oakland California

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Obituary
     Rufus King, born January, 1817, and died January 4, 1905, aged 87 years. Mr. King was a grand old man, loved by all who knew him. He and his life companion came to this coast some fifteen years ago to visit his daughter, Mrs. M Van Wermer, then living in Eureka, Humboldt county. While there his wife took sick and died. He never seemed to be the same man after his wife's death. After his daughter came to Oakland he came here to live with her only on condition that when he passed away his remains were to be taken to Eureka and laid to rest by the side of his wife. His daughter has kept her word and has gone to Eureka with the remains, where she will arrive today.
     One more kind father, one more old veteran, gone to join the Grand Army of Christians on the other shore. Peace be unto him through all eternity.
Rev. W.R. Bair

January 9, 1905 Oakland Tribune, Oakland California

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Death of George Freyer
     George Freyer, who resides at Sevent and Grayson streets, Berkeley, died last night in a local hospital. He was a native of England and has resided here for the last six years. He was formerly a resident of Australia. He leaves a wife.

January 10, 1905 Oakland Tribune, Oakland California

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MURDER of BERRY KESTERSON of Oakland County CA
Born 13 January 1903 - Died 30 September 1935


Berry Kesterson, an Oakland man, killed in a prospectors feud at American River Canyon, had a premonition of death. This was revealed today by his sister, Mrs. Frank Burghart of 3515 Porter Street. "One day when my husband and I were visiting Berry at his mine he said he would like to be buried in the Canyon if he should die there."

But the prospector's wish will not be fulfilled by relatives who feel his statement might have been prompted by the difficulties of the dangerous trail leading out of the rock-walled canyon. His body will be brought back to Oakland by his older brother, George Kesterson, who l eft on this m ission this morning.

The Oakland prospector, 32 at the time of his death, was the youngest of a family of six, all California residents, though only two live in this city, Mrs. Burghardt said. Kesterson, an interior decorator, had devoted a large part of his time in the last three years to placer mining in the canyon where he was recently killed. He had been quite successful there his sister said.
Contributed by Rosemary Reeves - Transcribed by Christine Walters  - from an Oakland Newspaper 1935
 

 

 

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