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ALLEN, GRANT
Roseville Tribune and Register,
Friday, 1-10-1930
Grant Allen, 65, of Lincoln
Answers Call
Grant Allen, 65, of Lincoln died in a Sacramento hospital
Tuesday from a fractured hip received about a week ago. Allen
had made his home in Lincoln since he was 12 years old. At
various times, he clerked in local stores and for several years
served as a rural mail carrier. Surviving are Mrs. M. A. Kells
of Russell, Iowa; Mrs. Laura Stillwagon of Los Angeles; Mrs. T.
Shockey of Sacramento; Mrs. T. L. Coffey of Santa Rosa; Mrs. Iva
Sparks of Lincoln; sisters, and Edmund Sparks of Lincoln, a
brother. (Submitted K. Marynik)
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ALLEN, IRA PHILBROOK
Roseville Tribune and Register,
Wednesday, 1-15-1930
Pioneer Rocklin Resident Passes
Away Saturday
After several days of suffering, followed by unconsciousness,
Ira Philbrook Allen, pioneer Rocklin resident, passed away at
the Sutter Hospital, Sacramento, Saturday morning, January 11,
at the age of nearly 78 years. Deceased had undergone a major
operation on his throat last month, after which he was taken to
his home at Rocklin where it was thought he was recovering
nicely. Complications set in, however, and he was removed to the
hospital where everything possible was done by medical aids to
relieve his suffering, but to no avail, and he passed away
surrounded by his beloved wife and three daughters. Funeral
services were held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the chapel
of James R. Garlick in Sacramento. Interment was made in Masonic
Cemetery. A large concourse of friends of the family from
Rocklin and Roseville were in attendance at the services to pay
final tribute to a man beloved by all who had known him. Ira
Philbrook Allen was born in Meddybemps, Maine, April 13, 1851,
and would have been 78 years of age next April. He came to
California in 1878, locating at Rocklin where he pursued his
trade as a stonecutter. He owned a quarry there from which he
turned out the granite used in the court house at Auburn,
Masonic Hall in Penryn, and a prominent mausoleum in Oakland. In
1885 he was united in marriage to Lily Rose at Auburn. To this
union was born four children, who besides his devoted wife,
survive to mourn his loss. They are Mrs. Susie Ross and Mrs.
Ethel O’Connor of Roseville; Ira P. Allen Jr. of Tacoma,
Washington; and Mrs. Jennebelle Witt of Stockton. Several
grandchildren also mourn his passing. Deceased had resided in
Rocklin over forty-five years, always maintaining his home
there, while following his trade in other cities of California.
He was an honorary member of the National Stonecutters’ Union
and was held in the highest esteem by union officials as well as
all fellow members of his trade. His son, Ira P. Allen, was
unable to be present at the funeral because of an attack of
pneumonia at his home in Tacoma.
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BARBER, WILLIAM
Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn,
Saturday, 7-13-1878
Fatal Accident—On Tuesday afternoon, William Barber,
aged 22, whose parents reside at Alta, was instantly killed
while logging at the Alabama mill. It appears the men had to
drop the log some three feet to reach the skids, when the rope
with a large hook at the end which Barber was holding, was
wrenched from his grasp and swinging around with great velocity
struck him, breaking his jaw and neck, and, of course, killing
him instantly. This makes the third fatal logging accident in
our district within a month.
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BROWN, CHARLEY “FRENCH CHARLEY”
Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn,
Saturday, 8-17-1878
Paralysis and Death—On Friday morning of last week, an
old man known as Charley Brown or French Charley was found in a
helpless condition in a ravine near his cabin on the road to
Manhattan Bar, a mile and a half from Auburn. Word was brought
to town to Mr. Andrew Kelly, his nearest neighbor and on whose
land the cabin stood. A wagon was dispatched to bring the
unfortunate man to the County Hospital. He was found in a
partially nude state as though he had got up and gone out during
the night and had suddenly been stricken with paralysis, which,
it was afterwards ascertained, was the case. In this condition,
he lay until discovered between 10 and 11 o’clock Friday
forenoon with an almost torrid sun baking the flesh on his bare
back and legs. He was conscious but unable to speak and had been
taken care of by the kind-hearted Mr. Kelly until assistance was
obtained. He was brought to the hospital where he died on
Sunday. Deceased had eked out a very precarious living, partly
by mining in the ravines, partly by hunting. He was a Frenchman,
apparently about 55 years of age. He had no relatives in this
part of the county.
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BRUSSO, LENA MARGARET nee
LANGREHR
Roseville Press-Tribune, Thursday,
1-14-1965
Lena Margaret Brusso, 70, of 107 Keehner Avenue, died in the
Roseville Hospital where she had been a patient since November.
The daughter of the late Gerdt H. Langrehr, she was born and
grew up in Sacramento where her parents were early-day
residents. She was the widow of the late Joel H. Brusso,
well-known engineer of the Southern Pacific Railroad. A resident
of Roseville for 49 years, she had been a member of Heber
Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, since 1926, and served as
treasurer of the chapter since 1936. She was especially honored
by the chapter some years ago for her long period of service.
She also was active in the Treasurers’ Association of Eastern
Star and was a member of the GIA, Auxiliary to the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers. Three daughters survive, Ruth Perry of
Roseville, Helen Gold Chamberlain of Auburn, and Margaret Ostman
of Courtland. There are four grandchildren. A brother, Fred H.
Langrehr, lives at Dunsmuir. Funeral services will be at 2 PM
Friday in the Lambert Funeral Home with the Rev. Eugene Barnard
of the First Presbyterian Church officiating. Cremation will
follow at East Lawn, Sacramento. Memorial gifts may be made to
the Placer County Heart Fund, and to the Presbyterian Church of
Roseville.
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COBURN, ALMA E. nee GREGORY
Roseville Tribune and Register,
Wednesday, 11-27-1929
Last Rites for Mrs. Alma Coburn
Said Here Monday
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon from the Broyer &
Magner Chapel for Mrs. Alma E. Coburn, who died Friday after an
illness of more than two weeks with pneumonia. The service was
conducted by the Rev. M. W. Coates. Burial was at Rocklin
Cemetery. The deceased, wife of Charles Coburn, was born May 12,
1893, near Penryn. She was a daughter of Mrs. Amanda Gregory of
Loomis and the late Judge John Gregory of Rocklin and Roseville.
Besides the husband, three children survive. They are Merl, 16;
Marvin, 14; and Carlyn, 6. Three sisters and three brothers
survive. They are Mrs. Susan Royer of Roseville, Mrs. Lena Dias
and Mrs. Mabel Sheehan of Loomis, Joseph Gregory of Sacramento,
N. A. Gregory of Vallejo, and Frank Gregory of Roseville. Mrs.
Coburn spent her early life at Rocklin, attending school there.
She was married to Charles Coburn in 1911 and the family lived
for a time in Nevada, later moving to Roseville.
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COOK, JAMES
Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn,
Saturday, 8-3-1878
Death of James Cook
On Monday morning about half past 9 o’clock, the community of
Colfax was shocked by the announcement that James Cook, a well
known and much esteemed citizen of that town, had been fatally
injured while at work in the Rising Sun Mine near that place.
About two hours later, the sad news of his death fell like a
pall upon the townspeople, most of who felt as though a personal
bereavement had come to them. The facts of this melancholy
occurrence are briefly as follows: Mr. Cook was employed at the
bottom of a winze or air-shaft when a bucket which was being
lowered got afoul of timbers or struck the side of the shaft.
This had the effect of capsizing the bucket and detaching it
from the hook. It fell a distance of thirty or forty feet,
striking Mr. Cook on the head. Aid was promptly rendered, but it
was of no avail. His skull had been fractured above the right
temple. Other injuries about the head were noticeable, and blood
flowed from his ears and nostrils. In a little while he breathed
his last. The body was conveyed to the Masonic Hall and in due
time was placed in a handsome new burial casket which had been
ordered from Grass Valley. A committee from Illinoistown lodge,
No. 51, F&AM (of which deceased had been a member in good
standing for over ten years previous to his death) had been
appointed to watch over the remains on Monday night. Funeral
services were held on Tuesday afternoon at the Methodist
Episcopal Church and also at the grave. The sacred edifice was
thronged to its utmost capacity, a number of those present being
representatives from the Masonic lodges in the adjacent towns to
whom telegrams had been sent. Members of the fraternity were
present from Grass Valley, Dutch Flat, Gold Run, and Auburn,
besides a full turnout of the lodge at Colfax. Rev. W. A. Hughes
preached a brief but pathetic sermon from the Ninetieth Psalm,
directing the attention of his auditors to the central truth
that death is but the link that binds the present to the
hereafter. The choir, consisting of Miss Addie Hayford who
presided at the organ, Mr. and Mrs. Wm B. Storey, Mr. W. B.
Hayford and Mr. W. Benjaman, sang with very touching melody some
very appropriate hymns. Although the day was rather
uncomfortably warm, the church was cool and well ventilated, the
glaring sunlight was excluded, and the hush of solemnity was
unbroken save by the sweet cadence of the sacred sounds which
fell upon the ears of the reverential and mournful listeners.
The pall-bearers were six in number—A. B. Brady of Grass Valley,
L. T. Allen of Colfax, W. G. Wolfe of Iowa Hill, W. A. Hanes and
D. Ingersoll of Colfax, and W. C. Stokes of Grass Valley. The
funeral was one of the largest ever seen in Colfax—all classes
joining in the honors to the dead. The Masonic procession under
the marshalship of C. M. Kopp of Dutch Flat was, for a town like
Colfax, quite an imposing turnout. Among those whom we noticed
in the ranks were Hon. J. C. Coleman of Grass Valley; A. G.
Oliver of Gold Run; Messers. Hollenbeck, Kinkade, Borland, Holle,
and Hellwig of Auburn; and a number of other prominent citizens
from abroad. At the cemetery, the impressive services of the
Masonic burial were read, and many were the moist eyes as the
leaden clods fell upon the bier of him who but a few brief hours
before was one of themselves, a strong, healthy man, a
sympathetic friend, an upright citizen, and an esteemed brother.
Deceased was 38 years of age and a native of New York where his
relatives live. “Peace to his ashes!”
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COYAN, WILLIAM SHERMAN
Roseville Tribune and Register,
Wednesday, 1-29-1930
W. S. Coyan, Native of Lost
Camp, Dies at 66
Death removed one of the oldest pioneers of Placer County
when William Sherman Coyan died yesterday morning at the Auburn
Hospital at the age of 66. Deceased was born at Lost Camp,
Placer County. He went to school at Blue Canyon before there was
a railroad there. Death followed a hopeless illness of several
months due to cancer. Four children and two brothers were at his
side when the end came. For many years Mr. Coyan was with the
Southern Pacific Company. After he was pensioned, he went with
the PG&E and had been with that company several years. Two
brothers live in Roseville. They are G. E. Coyan, Southern
Pacific engineer; and A. E. Coyan. Four children surviving are
Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald of Inglewood; Mrs. Hazel Bergeman of
Gardnerville, Nevada; Mrs. Harry Fleming of Markleeville; and G.
W. Coyan of Markleeville. Five nieces of the deceased live in
and near Roseville. They are Mrs. N. S. McCrary, Mrs. A. L.
Davidson, and Mrs. William Clancy of Roseville, Miss Trinnie
Smith of Courtland, and Mrs. Georgia Cartwright of Richmond.
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DEAN, JOHN
Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn,
Saturday, 7-6-1878
Last Wednesday night, a man named John Dean was run over by
the cars at Roseville. His head was completely severed from his
body. Deceased formerly lived near Lincoln. He was about 40
years of age and a native of Ireland. No one knew how the
accident happened.
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DOLAN, J. E.
Roseville Tribune and Register,
Friday, 2-14-1930
Mystery Seen in Man’s Death by
Colfax Train
The mysterious death of a man believed to be J. E. Dolan, El
Paso, Texas, railroad worker, apparently beneath the wheels of a
westbound train near Colfax, is being investigated by Coroner
Colin B. Hislop. The body was found near Landers, just west of
Colfax, by a train crew and brought to Auburn. The partial
identification of the body as that of Dolan was made by Hislop
from a card found in a wallet a short distance from the body.
Efforts, however, to communicate with anyone in El Paso who has
been able to identify the body from the description Hislop wired
south have been to no avail. Marks found along the track
indicate the body had been dragged more than a mile. It was
badly mutilated. More mystery attached to the death when the
man’s wallet was found to have been rifled. His bedding, some
distance away, had been unrolled.
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DORNFELD, PAUL WILLIAM
Roseville Tribune and Register,
Friday, 1-3-1930
Little Paul Dornfeld Is Laid to
Rest Here
Funeral services were held at Broyer & Magner chapel
yesterday afternoon for Paul William Dornfled, little son of Mr.
and Mrs. P. W. Dornfeld, who passed away Monday in San
Francisco. A large crowd was in attendance. Rev. Harry O’Kane
conducted the funeral, and Mrs. B. C. Knapp acted as soloist.
Eight little boys, cousins and playmates of the deceased, acted
as pallbearers. They were: Jack Omohundro, Whitney Kennedy,
Harry Preisser, Eugene Bock, Bobby Scott, Arthur Bass, Jerald
Blair, and Vernon Weldon. The baby was laid to rest in the
Roseville Cemetery amid a profusion of lovely flowers. Among
out-of-town people in Roseville yesterday to attend the funeral
of Paul Dornfeld were: Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Kennedy and family and
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Davis of Carmichael, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Vincent of Fair Oaks, Mrs. John Viera and Mrs. Preisser of
Loomis.
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DUCK, WILLIAM
Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn,
Saturday, 9-28-1878
The Valley of the Shadow
The grim reaper has been busy with
his sickle hereabouts during the past week. … William Duck,
formerly a supervisor of this county and an old-time resident of
Yankee Jims, died at Reno, Nevada, last Saturday. His death was
occasioned by an overdose of morphine taken to produce sleep.
The dose was enough to kill three ordinary men, though he lived
quite a considerable time after taking it. He was a man much
respected by all who knew him. This could not be better attested
than by the fact that 240 school children were in attendance at
his funeral which was one of the largest every seen in Reno.
[Submitter’s note: First and second paragraphs are
transcribed elsewhere.]
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DYER, JOHN, son of
Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn,
Saturday, 10-12-1878
Personals—A little son of Mr. John Dyer died of
diphtheria at Colfax, Tuesday.
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EGGERT, CHARLES FRANCIS
Roseville Tribune and Register,
Wednesday, 12-18-1929
Private Funeral Held for R. H.
Eggert Infant
Private funeral services were held Monday afternoon for
Charles Francis Eggert, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Eggert,
who died shortly after birth Sunday night. Interment was at
Sylvan Cemetery. Mrs. Eggert yesterday was reported resting
well.
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FOLGER, EDWARD R.
Roseville Tribune and Register,
Wednesday, 2-26-1930
Edward R. Folger, 71, Dies at
Bakersfield
Edward R. Folger, a resident of Rocklin and Roseville for
many years and well known among Southern Pacific employees, died
at the home of his nephew, Frank L. Hogeboom, in Bakersfield
Saturday, February 22, where he had gone three weeks ago for a
visit. During late years, he had held a position as watchman at
the Lincoln Street crossing. He had resided for the last four or
five years at a home on the J. E. Beckwith property. He was 71
years of age. He suffered a stroke of apoplexy last Tuesday.
Funeral services were held in Sacramento. The body was cremated,
and interment made in that city yesterday. He had never married.
One sister, Mrs. Susie Clow of Santa Cruz, survives him.
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FOSTER, EMMETT
Roseville Tribune and Register,
Wednesday, 12-4-1929
Funeral Is Held Here for
Five-Year-Old Boy
Funeral services were held from the Broyer & Magner chapel
Friday for Emmett Foster, 5-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. D.
Foster of 306 Judah Street. Rev. Harry W. O’Kane, pastor for the
Methodist Church, conducted the services. The boy died Thursday
of pneumonia after an illness of three days. His parents have
been here but three months. The father is employed by the
Pacific Fruit Express.
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GRANGER, GEORGE
Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn,
Saturday, 7-6-1878
Man Killed—Yesterday morning at Dutch Flat, George
Granger, a saloon-keeper, was shot and killed by J. R. Tracy, a
sport better known as “Dick” Tracy. It appears that they had a
quarrel over a small amount of money, but it was finally settled
when Tracy left the saloon. In a short time, however, he
returned and without giving Granger any warning, fired at him
three times, the last shot passing entirely through his head,
killing him instantly. During the excitement, Tracy made his
escape but afterwards returned and gave himself up to the
officers.
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GREENWOOD, SAMUEL S.
Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn,
Saturday, 10-12-1878
S. S. Greenwood, who was reported in last week’s Argus
as having received severe injuries by the upsetting of his wagon
on the Rattlesnake Road, died at his home last Monday. It is
something noteworthy that he has been married three times, his
first wife was burned to death and his second wife was found
drowned in a spring.
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HACKETT, JOSEPH M.
Roseville Tribune and Register,
Wednesday, 1-15-1930
Former Rocklin Postmaster Found
Dead Saturday
Joseph M. Hackett, well-known retired S. P. telegrapher, was
found dead at his home here Sunday morning by friends who were
in the habit of assisting him. Dressed only in his night
clothes, he had fallen, striking his head against a box, cutting
a deep gash in the back of the head and ear. Mr. Hackett was a
native of Altoona, Pennsylvania, and would have been 67 years of
age yesterday. He came to California at the age of 16 years and
worked as telegrapher in Sacramento, later coming to Rocklin
where he had resided for about forty-eight years. He was
pensioned in 1913, after which he became postmaster, serving for
16 years without the loss of a single day. Last June he resigned
this position on account of ill health. He is survived by one
brother, James B. Hackett of Altoona, Pennsylvania. A brother,
Don Z. Hackett, railroad engineer, was killed in a wreck near
Colfax some 30 years ago. A sister, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Gerber,
passed away a few years ago at Fair Oaks. A nephew, Geo. C.
Truman, resides in Sacramento. The remains are to be cremated
and interred in the Rocklin IOOF Cemetery.
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HAGGMAN, WILLIAM
Roseville Tribune and Register,
Friday, 2-14-1930
Meningitis Fatal to Will
Haggman, Rocklin Boy, 23
William Haggman, 23, died early Wednesday morning at the
Sacramento hospital from spinal meningitis. Haggman, who has
been employed in the local yard office of the Southern Pacific,
was taken sick Saturday and removed to the hospital Sunday. He
died shortly after midnight Wednesday morning. Because of the
nature of the illness, all funeral arrangements have been
private. The body was taken in charge by the Hislop Undertaking
Parlor at Auburn. Young Haggman was a native of Rocklin and made
his home there with his mother and a brother and sister. He
attended the Roseville high school and for the last two years
played on the Rocklin ball team in the Placer-Nevada League. He
leaves his mother, Mrs. Ella Haggman, sister Mary and brother
Alex, an employee of the Roseville branch Bank of Italy. Funeral
services were held over the grave yesterday afternoon at 1
o’clock, the body having been interred earlier in the day.
Numerous large, floral pieces marked the funeral. Members of the
yard crew of the Southern Pacific and PFE Brotherhood of Railway
Clerks, Rocklin ball players, and pals of the dead youth sent
wreaths.
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HEALD, MOSES
Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn,
Saturday, 9-28-1878
The Valley of the Shadow
The grim reaper has been busy with
his sickle hereabouts during the past week. First, we have to
record the death of Moses Heald, an aged and highly respected
citizen of this county in which he has resided since 1854. He
was a man respected by all who knew him, being intelligent,
honest, and affable. He was a native of Massachusetts,
unmarried, and 65 years of age. With the exception of one
brother, T. A. Heald, who is in business in San Francisco, his
relatives are all in Massachusetts. He was buried in the Odd
Fellows Cemetery at Roseville last Sunday.
[Submitter’s note: Second and third paragraphs are
transcribed elsewhere.]
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HIGBEE, J. O.
Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn,
Saturday, 7-6-1878
Dutch Flat Items—On Monday evening J. O. Higbee of
this town dropped dead on the sidewalk in front of his store. On
being raised by friends who ran to his assistance on seeing him
fall, he only gave two heavy gasps and expired. The post-mortem
held by Drs. Martin and Wilson disclosed aneurism of the heart
to be the cause of his death. The aorta, or big artery of the
heart, burst and flooded it with blood. Mr. Higbee was an old
resident of Dutch Flat, having settled here in ’54 or ’55. The
deceased was advanced in life, being stated to be 68 years of
age. From letters left by deceased, it is found that he has
relatives in Ohio, to whom the news has been telegraphed. The
deceased was also supposed to have a niece residing in San
Francisco or San Jose.
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HYATT, CARRIE E.
Roseville Tribune and Register,
Wednesday, 12-4-1929
Emigrant Gap Woman Dies
The body of Mrs. Carrie E. Hyatt of Emigrant Gap, a pioneer
resident and native of this county, was buried at Auburn
Saturday. She died in the Sutter Hospital at Sacramento. She
leaves a husband, a daughter, two sisters, three brothers, and
one granddaughter.
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LEAHY, KATHERINE nee HOY
Roseville Tribune and Register,
Friday, 1-31-1930
Mrs. Katherine Leahy Is Buried
at Rocklin
The death of Mrs. Katherine Leahy occurred at Weimar, January
18. Funeral services were held January 21 at the Catholic Church
in Rocklin, and interment was in the Rocklin Cemetery. Deceased
was born in Loomis and had spent her entire life there. She was
the wife of Thomas Leahy; mother of Andrew, Anna, Margaret, and
Thomas Leahy; and sister of Andrew, John, and James Hoy.
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LOVEJOY, GEORGE FORESTON
Roseville Press-Tribune, Tuesday,
9-18-1990
Nov. 1, 1921 – Sept. 16, 1990. Former Rocklin firefighter
George Foreston Lovejoy died at his home in Rocklin Sunday. He
was 68. He was a lifelong resident of Rocklin. He was retired as
assistant fire chief of the Rocklin Fire Department with 38
years of service. He also worked for 15 years for the Union
Granite Company as a stonecutter. He was a veteran of World War
II, having served in the Army. There will be a funeral service
at 2 PM Thursday at the Lambert Funeral Home, 400 Douglas Blvd.
in Roseville. Interment will be in Rocklin Cemetery. Mr. Lovejoy
is survived by his sisters, Constance Jacobsen of Rocklin and
Ruby Manes of Lincoln; brother, Albert Harris of Rocklin; a
stepson, Alan Donoho of Houston, Texas; a granddaughter; three
nieces; and three nephews.
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LOVEJOY, LAURA BELLA nee
JOHNSON
Roseville Tribune and Register,
Wednesday, 10-23-1957
Mrs. Lovejoy Dies; Funeral To
Be Friday
Mrs. Laura Bella Lovejoy of 102 B Street died Tuesday at the
Roseville Hospital. Mrs. Lovejoy, 79, was born in Lincoln and
had been a resident of Roseville since 1912. She is survived by
her husband, Warren Lovejoy; and a son, George L. Wilson, both
of Roseville; a sister, Sarah Sorenson of Lincoln; and four
grandchildren, Marlene Johonie, Warren Wilson, George Wilson
Jr., all of Roseville, and Albert Wilson of Savannah, GA. There
is one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held at the
Lambert Funeral Home in Roseville at 2 PM Friday, with the Rev.
C. Edgar Manherz of the First Methodist Church officiating.
Burial will be in the Lincoln Cemetery.
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MACHADO, LUZ
Roseville Tribune and Register,
Wednesday, 1-8-1930
Mrs. Luz Machado Laid to Rest
Here Tuesday
Funeral services were held from St. Rose’s Catholic Church
here yesterday afternoon for Mrs. Luz Machado who passed away
Sunday at Stockton at the age of 84. Interment was at Roseville
Cemetery. Mrs. Machado was the mother of Mrs. T. W. Falltrick of
Roseville and the grandmother of Roy, Lila, and Tommy Falltrick
and William Burchard; all of Roseville.
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MARRIOTT, JAMES H. “JIM”
Roseville Tribune and Register,
Friday, 1-24-1930
Son of First 49er Romance, Born
at Nevada City in 1851, Summoned Here
James H. Marriott, who died here Sunday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Ethel Blair, at the age of 78, was the first
white child to be born at Nevada City, according to the Grass
Valley Union of Tuesday, which says: “He was the son of James
Marriott and Sara O’Hara, who met on a steamer bound for
California, ‘round the Horn. The meeting resulted in their
marriage on their arrival at Sacramento in 1848. They came to
Nevada City in 1850, and here on January 11, 1851, their first
son, James, was born.” Jim, as he was known throughout his life,
was educated in the public schools of this city and North
Bloomfield. Leaving school, he entered the employ of mining
companies at North Bloomfield and continued in this work until
his retirement in 1917. He was proficient in his work and at 21
was foreman of the well-known old Malakoff Mine near North
Bloomfield. It was here that he cast the last brick of gold when
hydraulic mining was placed under the ban of law, and a replica
of this brick is now on display in the Ferry Building at San
Francisco. With hydraulic mining closed in this county in 1884,
he removed to Osceola, Nevada, and became superintendent of the
Osceola Mining Company. He was also engaged in the general
mercantile business in Osceola. Mr. Marriott was twice married,
his first wife being Miss Mary Downing. Three children were born
of this union, they being Mrs. Ella Doyle; Lee R. Marriott of
Ely, Nevada; and Clara E., deceased. His second wife was Miss
Mary O’Connor of the ridge section. The children born of this
union are Mrs. Ethel M. Blair and Albert Marriott of Roseville;
Henry, Earl and Chester Marriott of Ely. Mr. Marriott was a
splendid type of man, of sterling character, standing for those
things that were for the best interests of the communities in
which he lived. He was born of pioneer parentage, grew up with
the pioneers of this state and county, and he possessed the
generous attributes of the pioneer. It was said of him that a
prospector could always get a grubstake from Jim Marriott. In
addition to the sons and daughters who survive him, he leaves
two sisters, Mrs. G. W. Buckley of San Jose and Mrs. G. D.
Kellenberger of Los Angeles; 11 grandchildren; a nephew, Joseph
E. Marriott of Nevada City; and a niece, Mrs. Harry Crase of
Grass Valley. He was a member of the various Masonic bodies,
being a member of the Masonic lodge and chapter at Ely, the
Knights Templar and the Shriners. He was also a member of the
Eastern Star.
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McBRIDE, JAMES
Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn,
Saturday, 10-26-1878
Found Dead—James McBride, a young man about 25 years
of age, well known in Auburn, being a nephew of John McBride of
Rattlesnake, was found dead in a cabin about a mile from
Emigrant Gap on Wednesday. Deceased had been employed in J.
Milliken’s saw mill and was missing since Sunday, the 13th.
His disappearance excited no comment for several days, when at
last search was made for him but in vain. On Wednesday, Mr. W.
Sumner again set out to hunt up the missing man and came upon
the body about half a mile from the saloon on the Bear Valley
Road where he had laid down, as it is thought, while
intoxicated. The night succeeding was a stormy one it will be
remembered, the weather being cold and snow falling, and the
exposure caused his death. No inquest was held on the body.
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McCARREL, DELORES F. nee
THOMPSON
Roseville Press-Tribune, Tuesday,
9-18-1990
Jan. 17, 1922 – Sept. 17, 1990. Delores F. McCarrel, 68, died
at Roseville Hospital Monday. A native of Salt Lake City, Utah,
she had lived in Roseville for 36 years. She had moved to
Sacramento in 1922. She was a homemaker and a member of the
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps. She was a graduate of Sacramento
High School. There will be a private cremation, arrangements
made by Cochrane’s Chapel of the Roses. Mrs. McCarrel is
survived by her son, Brian McCarrel of Roseville; brother, John
L. Thompson of Sacramento; sister, Madeline A. Vining of
Roseville; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Douglas, who died in 1972. Memorial
contributions may be made to the Roseville Hospital Oncology
Unit and left at the funeral home.
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MUNSELLE, HAROLD “SPIKE”
Roseville Press-Tribune, Tuesday,
9-18-1990
Oct. 9, 1924 – Sept. 15, 1990. Harold “Spike” Munselle died
at Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Sacramento on Saturday. He was
65. Born in Rugby, ND, he had lived in Loomis since 1972. He
moved to Roseville in 1926. He was a driver for Dry Mix Products
for 25 years, retiring in 1972. He had also worked for the
Roseville Police Department and for the Placer County Sheriff’s
Office. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the
Navy, and he belonged to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 904
in Loomis. There will be graveside service at 10 AM Thursday at
the Newcastle Cemetery under the auspices of the Loomis VFW 904.
Arrangements have been made by Cochrane’s Chapel of the Roses.
Inurnment will be at Newcastle Cemetery. Mr. Munselle is
survived by his wife, Marilyn C. Munselle of Loomis; daughters,
Carol Garcia of Grass Valley, Lori Dietrich of Citrus Heights,
and Linda Rupert of North Highlands; parents, Jack and Jimmy
Munselle of Roseville; brother, Russell A. Munselle of Loomis;
sister, Patsy Ann Ganger of El Centro; mother-in-law, Ione
Beckman of Santa Ana; grandchildren, Tammy Gayaldo of North
Highlands, Darrin Gayaldo of Roseville, Kelley, Brandon and
Amber Dietrich of Citrus Heights, Raynee Hartley of Roseville,
Ben Hartley of Grass Valley, and Ramona Anderson of Roseville;
and a great-grandson, James Smith of Roseville. Memorial
contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society and
left with the staff of the funeral home.
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NEELY, SAMUEL F.
Roseville Tribune and Register,
Wednesday, 1-29-1930
Samuel F. Neely, 61, Dies in
his Caboose
Samuel F. Neely, 61, Southern
Pacific conductor, died suddenly at Colfax Monday afternoon.
Funeral services will be held from the Broyer & Magner Chapel
this afternoon at 2 o’clock. Interment will be at East Lawn
Cemetery. Death came to the veteran conductor on the run from
Sparks into Roseville. At Truckee he complained of not feeling
well, but he remained at his post. A short time before the train
entered Colfax, Conductor Neely went out to set his signals.
When he returned to his caboose, he sat down and a few minutes
later slumped over. He was dead when examined by Dr. Peers of
Colfax who had been summoned to meet the train. Deceased leaves
a widow, Lilly. Their home is at 217 Sierra Boulevard. He had
been a conductor with the Southern Pacific many years, moving to
Roseville 16 years ago. He was a native of Pennsylvania. Rev.
Jackson of Los Angeles will conduct the funeral services here
this afternoon. Members of the Brotherhood of Railway Conductors
will assist in the services.
Roseville Tribune and Register,
Friday, 1-31-1930
Many Gather to Pay Respects at
S. F. Neely Bier
Funeral services for the late Samuel F. Neely, who passed
away suddenly while on duty on his train at Colfax Monday, were
held from the Broyer & Magner Chapel Wednesday afternoon. A
large concourse of friends assembled to pay their last respects
to a man greatly beloved by all, who was summoned so suddenly
and unexpectedly from their midst. Services were conducted by
the Rev. H. T. Jackson, a brother-in-law of Mr. Neely of Los
Angeles, assisted by the Rev. J. L. Harvey of Elk Grove, former
pastor of the Presbyterian Church here. Burial took place in
East Lawn Mausoleum, Sacramento. Casket-bearers were George
Green, James Davis, L. H. Smith, F. A. Baker, W. J. McNeil, and
A. J. Schwestka, friends and neighbors of the deceased. Samuel
F. Neely was born 61 years ago in Washington County,
Pennsylvania, where he grew to young manhood, moving to Iowa in
later years. He was united in marriage to Miss Lillie Barber of
Plain Grove, Iowa, December 30, 1902. Three children were born
to this union, all of whom died in infancy. He engaged in
farming for several years, later entering the employ of various
railroads in the east. In 1913, Mr. and Mrs. Neely moved to
Roseville where he entered the employ of the Southern Pacific
Company. He had been a freight conductor for many years and at
times was in the passenger service. Deceased was a member of
Faith Lodge No. 179 at Mount Ayre, Iowa, and Roseville Division
No. 574, Order of Railway Conductors, the latter organization
assisting in the funeral services. Besides his bereaved widow,
Mrs. Lillie Neely, he leaves to mourn his sudden passing two
sisters, Mrs. W. U. Watson of Washington, DC, and Mrs. C. T.
Leason of Mount Ayre, Iowa; and a brother, J. C. Neely of San
Antonio, Texas. A sister, Mrs. James Ingram, passed away in 1920
at Neosha, Missouri. Mrs. Neely’s brother-in-law and sister, the
Rev. and Mrs. H. T. Jackson, and Mr. Neely’s niece, Miss Helen
Ingram of Los Angeles, were here to attend the funeral services.
Mr. Neely was a man of exemplary character and highest Christian
ideals. He was greatly beloved and held in the highest esteem by
the men with whom he worked and by his neighbors, and will be
greatly missed by a host of friends.
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NOBLE, NORMA
Roseville Tribune and Register,
Wednesday, 1-8-1930
Long Suffering of Mrs. R. E.
Noble Ends
Private funeral services were held yesterday for Mrs. Norma
Noble, wife of Engineer R. E. Noble, who died Saturday after a
long illness. The funeral was from the chapel of Broyer &
Magner, and interment was in Roseville Cemetery. Besides her
husband, the deceased leaves a sister, Mrs. Louise Miller of
Maxwell; and two cousins, Mrs. A. H. Miller of Sacramento and
William Klewe of Colusa.
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OLIVER, WILLIAM B.
Roseville Tribune and Register,
Wednesday, 1-8-1930
Auburn Man Buried
Funeral services were held at Auburn Saturday for W. B.
Oliver, 72, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Joseph B.
Francis, after an illness of 10 days’ duration. Oliver came to
Auburn several years ago from Sacramento. Prior to that time, he
resided at Salt Lake City.
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PELLETIER, CHARLES JACOB
Roseville Tribune and Register,
Wednesday, 12-18-1929
Drowns in Reservoir
An inquest was held at Auburn Wednesday over the body of
Charles Jacob Pelletier, 40, who was drowned in a reservoir near
the Baltimore mine on the Forest Hill divide. It is believed he
slipped and fell into the lake. An old hat floating on the
surface caused the reservoir to be drained and the body to be
found.
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PELSTER, MARTIN
Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn,
Saturday, 10-12-1878
Shocking Fatal Accident –
Caught by a Revolving Shaft and Beaten to Death
It becomes our sad duty to chronicle the very sudden and
tragic ending of Martin Pelster, a young man well known in this
community. He was employed at the mill of Salmon & Pelster on
North Ravine, about two miles west of Auburn. It is a small
custom mill of five stamps, run by water power, and his father
is one of the owners. Martin and his father were in the habit of
relieving each other at the work, the former working at night
and the latter during the daytime. On Tuesday evening, Martin,
as usual, was at his post all alone. About half past ten o’clock
he was heard by Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Gwynn, who live a short
distance from the reservoir, whistling. At this time it is
thought he was regulating the water supply. Soon after, they
noticed by the sound of the mill machinery that the battery was
running slower and with somewhat irregular motion, though the
fact excited no particular comment at the time. But, as
subsequent developments clearly indicate, it must have been
about this time that the unfortunate youth met his death which
occurred under the following circumstances: It appears that he
ascended to a raised footway or platform to oil the machinery.
On one end of a rotating iron shaft, close to which he stood,
some empty sacks had been fastened by means of wires to keep the
oil from dripping. This wire caught his clothing, and in a
moment he was wound up close and tight and was in the pitiless
clutch of the unyielding monster. The ill-fated young man was
carried round and round, his legs at every revolution striking
against a 20-inch beam above and another large beam below. The
period of his suffering is a matter of mere conjecture. In the
morning when the father came to work, little dreaming of the
fearful and untimely end of his one remaining boy, he was almost
paralyzed with grief to find only his dismembered remains. He
ran frantically to the house of Mr. Gwynn, who came out to meet
him. Upon inquiry being made as to the cause of his haggard,
wild appearance, the broken-hearted father only swung his hands
above his head and exclaimed, “Oh, God! My boy” My boy!” This
was all the information Mr. Gwynn could obtain except, “Run to
the mill and see.” Both men ran back to the scene of carnage.
Mr. Gwynn, being younger, was there first. He looked around in
the mill for the young man, but not seeing him, he cast a glance
upward at the shaft and saw the shreds of clothing. That told
the dreadful story. A moment later, he picked up part of a foot,
and then taking a gold pan, filled it with the torn and
mutilated remains. But the details are too sickening to dwell
upon. Looking through outside, Mr. Gwynn saw the now crazed
father trying evidently to beat out his own brains with a stone.
He at once interposed to prevent this and led the poor man away.
The funeral, which was large attended, took place from Pellow’s
Hotel near Ophir on Thursday. The remains were deposited in the
Odd Fellows Cemetery in Auburn.
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RAHN, THOMAS
Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn,
Saturday, 9-21-1878
Suicide at Tahoe—Last Monday evening, a man named
Thomas Rahn committed suicide at Bay City, Lake Tahoe, by
drowning. He was seen to jump into the water but before
assistance reached him, life was extinct. He was a stranger in
those parts, having come from Truckee that day where he had been
on a spree for some time. His nationality was unknown, and he
was about 35 years of age. Coroner Redfern held an inquest on
the remains Wednesday.
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RAY, LILLIAN nee SNEAD
Roseville Tribune and Register,
Friday, 1-17-1930
Wife of Conductor C. H. Ray
Passes
Mrs. Lillian Snead Ray, wife of Conductor C. H. Ray, passed
away at a Stockton hospital Wednesday, January 15, after an
illness of several months’ duration. She was 32 years of age.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray resided on Irene Avenue before she was taken to
the hospital, Mr. Ray having since moved to Encinal Avenue. The
deceased before her marriage three years ago lived in Shawnee,
Oklahoma. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at the
Broyer & Magner Funeral Parlor and were conducted by Rev. W. M.
Coates. Mrs. Irl B. Robison and Mrs. Lutz were the soloists.
Pallbearers were V. E. Watts, G. Garland, J. H. Berry, and W. G.
Kuhlman. Interment was made at Sylvan Cemetery.
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RODGERS, MANUEL
Roseville Tribune and Register,
Wednesday, 2-19-1930
One Killed, Another Hurt in
Orchard Blast
Manuel Rodgers of Newcastle died at Auburn Friday night from
injuries he received Thursday afternoon in the premature
explosion of caps used in blasting trees in an orchard near
Newcastle. Manuel Gomez, fellow worker of Rodgers, was reported
at the Highland Sanitarium as having a possible chance to
recover. Gomez lost both hands and both eyes. Rodgers suffered a
severe chest wound and the loss of an eye. Gomez told Dr. L. B.
Barnes of Auburn, who was called to the ranch to administer
first aid, that he was attaching a cap to a fuse leading to a
charge of dynamite beneath a tree when the cap burst. The
dynamite was not set off. Gomez was holding other caps in his
hand at the time of the blast and these also were set off.
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SANBORN, SUSAN
Roseville Press-Tribune, Thursday,
1-14-1965
Funeral services for Susan Sanborn, 87, will be tomorrow at
10 AM in Cochrane’s Chapel of the Roses, 103 Lincoln Street,
with Pastor John A. Monroe of the Roseville Church of the
Nazarene officiating. The body will be sent to Harrison’s
Funeral Home at Tama, Iowa, where services will be Monday at 2
PM. Burial will be in the Tama Cemetery. Mrs. Sanborn, a native
of Steeltown, Ireland, came to the United States in 1907 and
made her home in Philadelphia, PA. She moved to Iowa in 1911 and
to Roseville in 1954. She was a member of the Free Methodist
Church of Marion, Iowa. Her home in Roseville was at 107 Fremont
Street. The widow of the late Joseph W. Sanborn who died in
1936, and the mother of the late Joe Sanborn who died in 1918,
she is survived by a son, Bryan B. Sanborn of Laramie, WY, and a
daughter, Matilda P. Anderson, Roseville. There are nine
grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
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SANDS, ED
Roseville Tribune and Register,
Wednesday, 1-29-1930
Ed Sands of Auburn, Aged 68, Is
Called
News reached Mrs. R. J. Ricci yesterday of the death of her
brother, Ed Sands of Auburn. He was 68 years of age. He was a
member of the firm of Winkelman & Sands, grain dealers of
Auburn, and was well known in Roseville. His wife preceded him
to the grave several years ago. The following sisters and
brothers survive him: Mrs. R. J. Ricci of Roseville, Mrs. Minnie
Castillo of Greenwood, Mrs. C. P. Richardson of Oakland, Mrs.
George Hodkins of Sacramento, Jesse Sands of Hilt, Tom Sands of
Folsom, and Roy Gordon of San Mateo.
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SMITH, BENJAMIN FRANK
Roseville Tribune and Register,
Friday, 1-10-1930
B. Frank Smith, 63, To Be
Buried Today
Funeral services will be held at Rocklin at 2 o’clock this
afternoon for Benjamin Frank Smith who died at his home there
Wednesday. The funeral will be from the late home of the
deceased. Interment will be at Rocklin Cemetery. Roseville Lodge
No. 222, F&AM will have charge of the services. The deceased was
born at Clipper Gap, Placer County, May 22, 1867. He was retired
several years ago after a lifetime in the service of the
Southern Pacific as an engineer. After retiring from
railroading, he went to Idaho and engaged in farming. About ten
years ago, he returned to Rocklin and has resided there ever
since. He is survived by a sister and three brothers: Mrs. Jane
Garrity of Rocklin, Preston W. Smith of Auburn, Albert Smith of
Los Angeles, and Clarence Smith of Dallas, Texas.
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THOM, ROY ROBERT
Roseville Press-Tribune, Thursday,
1-14-1965
Roy Robert Thom, 72, a former resident of Roseville and
Citrus Heights before moving to Madera, died Jan. 11 in Madera.
Funeral services will be Saturday at 10 AM in the Lambert
Funeral Home with the Rev. Wilbur C. Christians of the First
Baptist Church of Sacramento officiating. Burial will be in
Sylvan Cemetery. Survivors include three sisters, Jessie Foster
of Citrus Heights, Kathryn Rasmussen of Sacramento, and Evelyn
Findley of Oakland; and two brothers, Hobart Thom of Sacramento
and John Thom of Oregon City, OR.
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TUBBS, MARTIN B.
Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn,
Saturday, 9-28-1878
The Valley of the Shadow
The grim reaper has been busy with
his sickle hereabouts during the past week. … The next we feel
called upon to notice is that of Martin B. Tubbs, an old
resident of Yankee Jims where he has carried on the saloon
business for years. He had been partially paralyzed in his hands
and feet for some years. His death, which was rather sudden,
occurred on the 19th. He was buried at Forest Hill
Friday by the Masons. He was a native of New York, aged 52
years.
[Submitter’s note: First and third paragraphs are transcribed
elsewhere.]
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WALKER, ELMER C.
Roseville Tribune and Register,
Wednesday, 1-22-1930
Pneumonia Claims Elmer C.
Walker, 68
Funeral services were held from the Broyer & Magner Chapel
yesterday afternoon for Elmer C. Walker, 68, who died Sunday
after an illness of a week with pneumonia. The service was
conducted by the Rev. Harry W. O’Kane, pastor of the Methodist
Church. Interment was at Odd Fellows Cemetery. Deceased was a
native of Wisconsin, coming here in 1918 to make his home in
Roseville. He was a carpenter by trade and was the father of
Mrs. P. S. Andrews and Mrs. W. R. Calvin. Other children are
Charle_ [illegible line], Roy S. Walker of Missouri, Archie C.
Walker of Iowa, Clyde C. Walker of Sacramento, and Vern A.
Walker of Texas. He leaves a sister, Mrs. Edna Carr of Los
Angeles.
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WONG SOON
Roseville Tribune and Register,
Friday, 1-3-1930
Frost on Highway Causes Fatal
Injury
Frost on the pavement leading into Newcastle from Penryn
caused the death of one and severe injuries to another Tuesday.
Wong Soon, 12, of Newcastle was instantly killed, and his
father, Wong Hee, foreman for F. W. Barkhaus & Sons of Gold Hill
district, is at the Highlands Sanitarium with a severely injured
knee and many lacerations about the head and legs.
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WOOLEY, JAMES E.
Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn,
Saturday, 8-3-1878
Killed by the Cars—On Tuesday morning, a quarter past
six, as the second section of No. 7 bound eastward was nearing
Gold Run, the locomotive struck a hand-car containing three or
four sections hands, injuring one of them—a young man named
James E. Wooley—in such a frightful manner that he died that
same afternoon about half past five. His right arm was cut off
near the shoulder, the face was badly scarred, and other
injuries about the body and legs were inflicted. The accident is
due to the fact that deceased and his companions did not know
there was a second section coming. He was at breakfast when the
first section passed, so he did not see the danger flags which
it carried. The collision occurred in a cut, and the noise of
the hand-car drowned the noise of the approaching train. The
other men jumped off in time to save themselves, however.
Deceased was a brother-in-law to Seland Cadjew of Colfax and to
Charles O. Bissell, freight engineer, formerly of the same town.
He was buried at Colfax on Wednesday afternoon, a number of the
friends of the family going up from Clipper Gap where deceased
lived to attend the funeral. He was a young man and unmarried.
His father and mother, four sisters, and a brother were the
chief mourners.
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WRIGHT, CHRISTOPHER
Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn,
Saturday, 10-26-1878
Found Dead—Christopher Wright, an old man aged 71, was
found dead on Monday night in his cabin at Brown’s Ranch, about
eight miles northeast of Sheridan. He lived alone and had been
sick some time previously. Coroner Redfern being notified, went
down Wednesday evening and, after some difficulty, found the
place where deceased lay. He engaged help and had the remains
decently interred. No inquest was held as neighbors in that
vicinity are few and remote.
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ARP, RAYMOND E.
Journal-Republican, Auburn, Thursday, 11-4-1954
Raymond Arp Loses Life in Crash
Raymond E. Arp, 60, a resident of Gold Run and former Roseville
High School teacher, lost his life when his automobile crashed
into a bridge on Highway 99E three miles south of Lincoln
Monday. The car overturned into a creek bed, which contained
about two feet of water. Highway Patrolman William Bunk arrived
at the scene shortly afterward and administered artificial
respiration but was unable to revive Arp. A witness, Raymond
Vaughn of Sacramento, said the car apparently just drove into
the end of the bridge. It did not appear to skid or swerve prior
to the accident. Coroner Francis West is conducting an
investigation into the death. Two weeks earlier Arp was
hospitalized in Auburn after being found in a dazed condition
near the North Fork dam. The deceased had been a teacher at
Roseville High since 1926. Since he retired in 1951, he had been
living at Gold Run where he raised chinchillas. Survivors
include his wife, Mrs. Virginia Arp; a daughter, Mrs. Walter
Zgraggen of Sacramento; and a son, Vincent Arp of Berkeley. Arp
held membership in Roseville Lodge of Masons and the Alyn Butler
Post, American Legion. Funeral services will be held at 10 AM
Thursday in the Lambert funeral parlors in Roseville under the
direction of the Farnsworth Mortuary. Cremation will follow.
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AHART, MABEL nee DODGE
Auburn Journal, Wednesday, 2-26-1975
Funeral services were held Tuesday in Clark’s Funeral Home
for Mabel Dodge Ahart, 93, who died in a rest home in Modesto
February 20. She was a long-time resident of Lincoln, having
been born near there in 1882. She was the widow of Henry Whitley
Ahart who died in 1966. She was a graduate of Humphries Normal
in Stockton and taught school in Lincoln for a short time. She
was active in Farm Bureau and served as president of the State
and National Farm Bureau, and was the first woman to be
appointed a member of the State Board of Agriculture. She served
on national committees under President Franklin Roosevelt. She
has been a member of Friendship Chapter, Order of Eastern Star,
Placer Parlor Native Daughters of the Golden West, the Woman’s
Club, and Business and Professional Women’s Club of Lincoln. She
was clerk and treasurer of Lincoln and was given a testimonial
dinner upon retirement. She served on the Lincoln Centennial
Committee and wrote its history. Surviving are a sister, Yvonne
York of Los Angeles; three daughters, Dolores Russell of
Modesto, Evelyn Crawford of Cocoa Beach, FL, and Greta Miller of
Long Beach; two grandchildren, Larry Mugar of Phoenix, AZ, and
Brenda Burney of Santa Ana; and six great-grandchildren.
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BEITH, JOSEPH
Roseville Tribune and Register, Friday, 9-20-1929
Auto Fire Burns Prove Fatal to Father of Twelve
Joseph Beith, 37, dairyman west of Lincoln, father of 12
children, was fatally burned Tuesday night when his automobile
caught fire as he was returning to his home. The cause of the
accident has not been determined as Beith was unable to give any
details of the mishap. He died several hours later at the
Highland Hospital, Auburn. It is believed that the gasoline
tank, which was under the seat, may have exploded. The accident
occurred about three and a half miles west of Lincoln on the
Nicolaus Road. Beith, with his clothing in flames, was
discovered by Harry Chandler of Lincoln endeavoring to
extinguish the fire in the machine. Chandler stripped his
burning clothes from him and then rushed him to the office of
Dr. C. Conrad Briner at Lincoln for first aid. Beith is well
known throughout the Lincoln district. He formerly was employed
by Postmaster J. M. Cremin of Marysville and Wheatland,
orchardist, on the latter’s dairy, but in recent years has been
operating his own dairy. Beith, a native of France, is survived
by his widow, Barbara, and his 12 children, the oldest of whom
is 14 and the youngest 4 months. They are: Joe, Willie, Annie,
Margarite, Rose Marie, Albert, Otto, Johnnie, Lenoir, Mary,
Dalphine, and Betty Lou Beith. Beith, a resident of Central
School District, delivered milk in Roseville and was well known
here. His wife and sons will continue the business. The body is
at the Broyer & Magner Chapel. The funeral will be held at the
Catholic Church at Lincoln this afternoon.
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BRADBURY, MAURICE JOSEPH
Roseville Press-Tribune, Wednesday, 2-19-1969
Maurice Joseph Bradbury, who retired as a colonel in the US
Army after 33 years of service, died Feb. 18 in his home, 21
Arroyo Drive, Auburn, aged 66 years. He served with the US Army
during World War II in hospital administration and, following
his retirement, came to Auburn and served as administrator for
Highland General Hospital. He also was part owner of the
hospital. After selling his interest in the hospital, he owned
and operated the Sportsman’s Trading Post with his son, Robert.
He was a member of the Auburn Chamber of Commerce, past
president of the Auburn Chapter of Reserve Officers Association,
a member of the Auburn Boat Club and the Auburn Rotary Club. He
is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary G. Bradbury, and a son,
Robert N. Bradbury, Auburn; a daughter, Barbara Jean Hutchinson,
Sacramento; three grandchildren; and two sisters, Harriet
Kisseberth of Santa Monica and Wilma McCormick of Phoenix.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Rotary Foundation.
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BRESNIN, ELLEN MARY
Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 9-25-1929
Miss Bresnin Passes
Ellen Mary Bresnin, a native of Ireland but a resident of the
United States for 78 years, a resident of California for 55
years, and a resident of Auburn for 38 years, passed away at her
home in Auburn Tuesday after an illness of several months. Death
came at the age of 87 years. Miss Scanlon, Mrs. Smith, and
several other nieces and relatives are left to mourn the death
of Miss Bresnin who was beloved by all who knew her. Funeral
services were held from the Catholic Church Thursday in Auburn,
and Rev. Father Vereker said Mass over the remains.
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COMSTOCK, FRANKIE L.
Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 11-17-1877
Died – In Rocklin, Nov. 7th, of membranous
croup, Frankie L., son of W. H. and Amine Comstock, aged 5 years
and 13 days.
Obituary – A large number of neighbors and friends
gathered at the funeral, which was held at the Congregational
Church. The pastor spoke from the words of the Savior, recorded
in Matt. xviii, 14: “Even so it is not the will of your Father
which is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.”
Schoolmates from both the district and Sabbath schools joined in
singing the hymn, “Gone to the grave is our loved one, gone with
a youthful bloom,” and as they recalled how only last Sabbath he
took his accustomed seat among them and joined in the customary
exercises of the Sunday school in which he so much delighted,
and as they came to the words, “They are going down the valley,
the deep, dark valley; we shall see their faces never more,”
there were few that were unmoved to tears for little Frankie was
beloved by all, and though so young, had by his bright and
cheery face and uniformly good deportment made himself a general
favorite. And many neighbors and friends and especially the
members of the Sabbath school, mourn his loss and sympathize
deeply with his bereaved parents in their affliction.
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CULLUM, GEORGE
Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 12-29-1877
Obituary – Col. Cullum was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb.
19th, 1803. He came to this state in March 1852 and
immediately settled in Placer County, where he has resided ever
since – over 25 years. He was well and favorably known
throughout western Placer, where he commanded the respect of
all. He had been in business from the date of his arrival until
six years ago, since which time he has lived in retirement. He
leaves an aged widow and an only daughter, who is the wife of an
old resident of this county – P. L. Chamberlain. The funeral
took place on the 26th, and as a mark of the respect
and esteem in which he was held, a large number of friends
turned out to pay their last tribute to his memory. The
assemblage was the largest of the kind ever seen in western
Placer. As a further mark of the esteem in which he was held,
the business houses of Lincoln closed their doors, that all
might attend the obsequies.
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ELLIS, MARVIN VROOMAN
Roseville Press-Tribune, 1-23-1980
1903-1980. Marvin Vrooman Ellis, born in North Dakota 77
years ago, died Jan. 22 in the Roseville Hospital. He had
retired as a pipefitter-plumber and had resided in Roseville for
the past eight years. He was a Roseville Senior Citizen Club
member. Survivors include four daughters, Ardis Miller of Old
Station, CA, Lyle Bertach, Lorraine Jones and Elaine Tong, all
of North Dakota; three sons, Alton, Harlan and Dorrel Ellis, all
of North Dakota; 30 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren;
and a devoted friend, Mrs. Irene Hall of Roseville. He was the
father of the late Lloyd Ellis. Memorial services will be
Thursday, Jan. 24 at 2 PM at the Orangevale Free Methodist
Church, 8790 Oak Avenue, Orangevale. Private interment will be
in North Dakota. The Mt. Vernon Mortuary is in charge.
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FIGAROLI, JOSEPHINE nee PIERUCCI PANELLI
Auburn Journal, Wednesday, 2-26-1975
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 AM today in St.
Dominic’s Catholic Church, Colfax, for Mrs. Josephine Figaroli,
74, who died February 22 in an Auburn hospital after a short
illness. Burial will be in the Colfax District Cemetery under
the direction of Quinn’s Sierra Chapel. A native of Italy, she
had lived in Colfax for 33 years and operated the Shady Glen Bar
and Restaurant. She was a member of Ceanotha Council No. 9,
Order of Pocahontas, of Grass Valley, and the Jess E. Taylor
Post No. 2003 VFW auxiliary. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
Julia McCullough of Roseville; son, John Panelli of Colfax; a
brother, Pietro Pierucci of Chicago, IL; four sisters, Rosa
Biancalana of Chicago, Isabella Lembi of San Francisco, and Pia
Pierucci and Teresa Santucci of Italy; and six grandchildren.
Memorial may be given to the Cancer Society or the Heart Fund.
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FORBES, BLISS H.
Auburn Journal, Wednesday, 2-24-1975
Bliss H. Forbes, 78, of Dutch Flat, died February 23 in a
Roseville Hospital following a short illness. No services were
held. Cremation and inurnment in the family plot in the Dutch
Flat Masonic Cemetery were under the direction of Quinn's Sierra
Chapel of Colfax. Mr. Forbes was born in San Jose and was a
retired foreman of the signal department for the Southern
Pacific Railroad Co., having last served on the Coast Division
for more than 30 years. He was an army veteran of World War I
and a member of the Watsonville Veterans of Foreign Wars post.
He also was a member of King David Lodge No. 209, F&AM, of San
Luis Obispo and Placer Chapter No. 49, Order of Eastern Star,
Dutch Flat. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Orra Olesen of
Dutch Flat.
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FOSTER, KATIE
Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 12-15-1877
A Child Fatally Burned While at Play
Wednesday afternoon between four and five o’clock, four
children were playing together on the hill a short distance back
of Mr. C. A. Foster’s place, about half a mile below Ophir. Two
of them belonged to Mr. Foster, and two to Mr. R. B. Symington,
his next neighbor. The children, in their play, came upon the
smoldering embers of a fire which remained after the burning of
some brushwood. Katie Foster undertook to fan the fire with her
little brother’s hat, stooping over as she did so. Her dress
thus caught fire, and the poor child ran about screaming
frantically. Mrs. Foster heard the cries and rushing out sought
to extinguish the flames which, however, she did not succeed in
doing until a blanket was obtained from the house. By this time,
however, nearly every vestige of clothing on the poor little
tortured victim had been either burned or torn off. The child
was taken home and as tenderly cared for by the neighbors as
their opportunities would permit. Dr. Shackleton of this town
was immediately sent for and, being courteously invited to take
a seat in his buggy, we accompanied him to the scene of the
occurrence. An examination by the doctor showed that the limbs
about the knees, together with the back, the arms, and a part of
the face, were of a blackish-brown color, the flesh being
literally baked. Notwithstanding her condition, she did not
appear to suffer very much; only at times while the doctor was
applying an ointment which he had taken with him would she cry
out in pain. We were much amazed at the fortitude she displayed.
She was entirely conscious. She asked for a drink several times
and requested the attendants to let her go to sleep. She seemed
also to have considerable strength left, turning herself over in
the bed when it was found necessary to do so. The case is a sad
one, the prevalent belief being that she can scarcely recover,
and that if she does, she may be crippled for life by the
contraction of some of the sinews. Mrs. Foster had her hands
severely burned while trying to save her child and was unable to
do much for her. Fortunately, the kind-hearted, active sympathy
of her neighbors leaves nothing to be desired in this respect.
The family has had quite a series of minor domestic misfortunes
to contend with during the past season, all of their five
children having been taken with the diphtheria, one of them
being quite sick of it even now. Since the above was written, we
learn that the child died Wednesday morning. She was buried from
the Catholic Church in this town yesterday at two o’clock. The
remains were followed to the grave by about sixty persons.
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GARRITY, JOHN B.
Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 9-25-1929
John B. Garrity, 84, Last of Civil War Veterans Is Buried
John B. Garrity, an old and highly respected resident of
Rocklin, passed away at his home Friday noon, September 20,
after an illness of less than a week. Mr. Garrity was a native
of New York State, aged 84 years, 8 months, 28 days. He was a
Civil War veteran and a Southern Pacific pensioner, having
worked as a machinist at both Rocklin and Roseville shops. His
happy, genial nature and sterling character made for him a large
circle of friends throughout the county who sincerely mourn his
passing. Services were held from the late residence Sunday
afternoon at 2 o’clock, Rev. T. H. Mee of Sacramento
officiating. Members of the veterans’ organizations had charge
of the services at the grave and composed the firing squad. Taps
were sounded by Star Scout Willard Geyer of Troop No. 1 Boy
Scouts of Roseville. Interment was in the Rocklin Cemetery. John
B. Garrity enlisted in the Union army in 1863. He was honorably
discharged as a sergeant June 10, 1865. He moved to Rocklin in
1879, bringing new locomotives to California and entered the
Rocklin shops of the Southern Pacific as foreman. In 1910, two
years after the shops were moved to Roseville, he was placed on
the pension roll. He served as city clerk of Rocklin when that
town was the largest city in Placer County. For several years he
had been a prominent figure at Memorial Day observances as the
last of Rocklin’s Civil War veterans. He is survived by his
widow, Jane W. Smith Garrity, to whom he was married at Rocklin
in 1884. Among the former Rocklinites who were here Sunday to
attend the funeral of the late John B. Garrity were: Engineers
Wright and Trott, Mr. and Mrs. C. Soule, Mrs. Jennie Harter of
Sacramento, George Prescott of Reno, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Pendergast
of Sacramento, George West, Guy Lukens and Orrin Lowell of
Auburn, and a large number of Roseville friends.
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GLADDING, ALBERT J.
Roseville Tribune and Register, Friday, 8-23-1929
Heart Attack Fatal to A. J. Gladding, 71
A. J. Gladding, 71, for 50 years associated with business
enterprises in the east bay, died Wednesday of a heart attack at
the Hotel St. Mark in Oakland where, with Mrs. Gladding, he had
arrived Tuesday night for a brief visit. Early Wednesday
morning, Gladding awoke and declared he was feeling ill. A
physician was summoned, but before medical aid arrived, he had
died. For the last several years, Gladding has resided at
Lincoln. He was associated with a San Jose clay products firm,
though retired from active business since 1923 when a
reorganization of the firm of Gladding, McBean & Company took
place. Born in Chicago in 1858, Gladding came to California when
17 years old and in 1875 entered the firm of Gladding, McBean &
Company, which was founded by his father, Charles Gladding. From
1875 to 1923, he was actively associated in the business as
first vice-president of the concern. He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Carrie Gladding; three sons, Charles, Chandler and
Augustus Gladding, and seven daughters, Mrs. Helen Hogle, Mrs.
Dorothy Warmoth, Mrs. Grace Dickey, Mrs. Doris Haas, Mrs. Anita
Collett, Mrs. Caroline Vinson and Mrs. L. F. Williams.
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GREENE, HAYMOND
Roseville Press-Tribune, 1-23-1980
1907-1908. Haymond Greene, 73, a native of Sacramento and a
resident of Loomis for 12 years, died January 21 in Sacramento.
He had been a freight agent for the Southern Pacific Railroad
prior to retirement. He was a member of the Apostle Faith
Tabernacle of Auburn. Survivors include his wife, Della F.
Greene of Loomis; a son, Donald D. Greene of Pilot Hill;
daughters Shirley Lorrance of Loomis and Sheila Elliott of
Roseville; a brother, Preston Greene of Sacramento; and 13
grandchildren. Service will be Thursday at 10:30 AM at Sands’
Foothill Chapel, Loomis, with burial at East Lawn Sierra Hills,
Sacramento.
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HECTOR, ROBERT
Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 8-21-1929
Robert Hector Buried Saturday at Auburn
Funeral services were held at Auburn Saturday afternoon for
Robert Hector, 80 years old, who died at his home there
Thursday. Interment was at Auburn Cemetery. Mr. Hector was a
pioneer of Sacramento and Placer counties. He was the father of
Dr. Robert Hector of Berkeley, Mrs. R. L. Hollingsworth of
Sacramento, and Mrs. W. G. Hemphill of Roseville.
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HELLAR, WILLIAM T.
Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 8-7-1929
In Memoriam
William T. Hellar passed away in an Oakland Sanitarium July
25, 1929, after suffering for about four months. Episcopal
services were held at Grant D. Miller undertaking parlors July
27, where many relatives and old-time friends gathered to pay
their last tribute of respect with their presence and beautiful
floral offerings to the departed loved one and friend. The
deceased was born in Petersburg, Virginia, December 14, 1849,
and came to California in 1859 with his parents, the late Thomas
and Eliza Knock Hellar, and one sister and three brothers. They
came by way of New York and Panama on the steamers Northern
Light and Orizba. His parents purchased 403 acres of farming
land near Hayward in Alameda County and named it Hope Ranch.
There, nestling among the foothills in a beautiful home supplied
with all the luxuries of a prosperous country farm, amidst
happiness with devoted Christian parents, William grew to young
manhood with four brothers and four sisters. He was educated in
the Hayward schools and was successful as scene artist, in
carriage painting, and in paperhanging. At Hayward in 1873, he
was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Ann McCray of Visalia and
lived in a home built for his bride on a portion of the Hellar
ranch. Of that union, seven children were born—Mrs. Grace
Thompson of Oakland, Martin C. Hellar of Roseville, Mrs. William
Burke and Lloyd Hellar of Oakland, and the late Ralph, Willie
and Johnnie Hellar. In 1876 William with his family accompanied
his parents and their family to Kansas, near Wichita, where they
took up claims on the fertile prairie land in Sumner County,
raising corn, melons, yams, and vegetables, besides hogs, geese,
ducks, and chickens, selling eggs by the peck and bushel. They
also engaged in the artificial stone business with success.
There were 32 people by the name of Hellar, all relatives,
living in the southern part of Kansas at the same time. About
1881 the two families returned to California, the parents going
to their old home near Hayward, which they had rented for four
years, and William Hellar working at his trade again in Hayward,
later going to Visalia where they owned a fine fruit ranch and
where most of their lives were spent. Since the death of his
wife in 1923, Mr. Hellar has resided most of the time with his
son, M. C. Hellar. Beside his children left to mourn his loss
and five grandchildren, Melvyn, Guirdon and Burdette Thompson
and Clark and M. C. Hellar Jr.; a brother, S. W. Hellar in
Trinity County, and sisters, Mrs. Annie C. King, Mrs. M. A.
Kreiger, Mrs. Nora I. Haines, and a half-sister, Mrs. W. H.
Seaver, all of Roseville; besides 17 nieces and nephews and 16
grand-nephews and nieces. The following lines will often occur
in the memories of his children: The years of his life were
only four score / When the messenger whispered low, / “The
Master has come and calleth for thee.” / He answered, “I’m ready
to go.” / We gaze alone on his portrait tonight, / And more than
ever we love him, / And we thank the Lord that he gave to us /
Such a good, old-fashioned father.
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HOHMAN, FRED
Roseville Tribune and Register, Friday, 9-6-1929
Sheriff’s Aid Ends Life in Despondency
Fred Hohman, property custodian at the Placer County
courthouse and for several years a deputy sheriff, committed
suicide Wednesday morning by shooting himself in the head with a
high-powered rifle. Hohman’s body was found at 10:20 by Coroner
C. B. Hislop and Sheriff Elmer Gum, who were called after a shot
was heard in a cabin in the rear of Hohman’s home. Hohman has
been absent on leave from his duties at the courthouse for
several weeks because of illness, and friends say he has been
despondent for some time. He is survived by three sisters, Mrs.
Ida Bradbury of Auburn, Mrs. Geral Stout of Roseville, and Mrs.
Stapleford of Seattle, Washington.
Roseville Tribune and Register, Friday, 9-13-1929
Funeral Held Friday for Deputy Sheriff
Funeral services were held at Auburn Friday for Fred Hohman,
former deputy sheriff and courthouse custodian, found dead at
his home Wednesday from the effects of a gunshot wound. The Red
Men conducted the funeral, after which the remains were taken to
Sacramento for cremation. A coroner’s jury summoned by C. B.
Hislop brought in a verdict that Hohman came to his death “from
a gunshot wound.” Mrs. Gerald Stout of Roseville is sister of
the dead man.
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HUFFMAN, RUTH CAROLYN nee SPIER DAVIDSON
Auburn Journal, Wednesday, 2-26-1975
Services for Ruth Carolyn Spier Huffman, an Auburn resident
for 10 years, were conducted Saturday at the Chapel of the
Hills. Mrs. Huffman, a native of Arkansas, died February 19 in a
local hospital. She was 83. Survivors include her husband;
Burrows Huffman; two sons, Chester Davidson of Florida and Elmer
Davidson of Louisiana; a daughter, Opal Forbus of San Diego; a
sister, Alice Wurn of Oklahoma; 20 grandchildren, 20
great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. Interment
was in the New Auburn District Cemetery.
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JOHNSON, GEORGE W.
Roseville Tribune and Register, Friday, 9-20-1929
Last Rites Said for Judge G. W. Johnson
With the Roseville Masonic Lodge in charge, last rites were
conducted from the Broyer & Mahner Chapel yesterday morning for
Judge George W. Johnson, whose death occurred Tuesday morning. A
large number of friends gathered to pay tribute to the man who
has made his home in Roseville for more than 35 years. The
casket was banked high with many floral pieces sent by friends
and organizations with which Judge Johnson was connected. An
escort of Knights Templar from Auburn accompanied the remains
from the chapel to East Lawn Cemetery, Sacramento, where the
body was cremated. Judge Johnson was never married and leaves no
known relatives. He was a Southern Pacific conductor and was
retired on pension a few years ago. Four years ago, he was
elected justice of the peace of Roseville township and was later
appointed city police judge, holding both offices until his
death. He was a member of Roseville Masonic Lodge, Ben Ali
Shrine of Sacramento and the Knights Templar Commandery of
Auburn.
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KECK, JACOB
Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 9-15-1877
Death of Jacob Keck
Last week as we went to press, we received the sad
announcement of the death of Jacob Keck of Colfax, which
occurred at Sacramento on Friday, September 7th. Mr.
Keck had been a resident of Colfax for a quarter of a century
and had been in business as a storekeeper most of that time. He
was buried at that place on Sunday last by Colfax Lodge, No.
132, of Odd Fellows, of which society he had been an honored
member since the Lodge was established there. We tender our
respectful sympathy to his bereaved family.
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KELLEY, TIMOTHY
Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 9-11-1929
Crane Accident Fatal to Timothy Kelley, 44
Timothy Kelley, 44, resident of Roseville for nine years, was
fatally injured early Monday morning when he was struck in the
head by the bucket of a crane unloading gravel from railroad
cars. Kelley was employed by the Pacific States Construction
Company, contractors engaged in the paving of Atlantic Street.
He slipped and fell in front of the moving crane, and his skull
was fractured. The injured man was given emergency treatment at
the Southern Pacific Hospital here. He died in a short while,
however. Kelley was a native of Ireland. He was a member of the
Moose and Eagles lodges. For many years he was a member of the
building and bridge division of the maintenance department of
the Southern Pacific Company in Nevada. Kelley leaves two
brothers, Patrick and Frank, who live at Roseville. A brother
and sister live in Illinois, and they have been notified of his
death.
Roseville Tribune and Register, Friday, 9-13-1929
Signal Is Blamed for Timothy Kelley Death
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon for Timothy
Kelley, killed Tuesday morning when he was struck in the head by
the bucket of a crane unloading gravel on the Southern Pacific
siding here. Kelley was 44, a native of Ireland. He had lived in
Roseville nine years. Funeral services were at St. Rose’s
Catholic Church. Interment was at Roseville Cemetery. An inquest
was held over the body Wednesday. The verdict was accidental
death caused by inadequacy of the signals used on the crane
unloading material for the Atlantic Street paving. The operator
of the crane, however, was exonerated from all blame.
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LARSEN, DIANE LEE
Roseville Press-Tribune, Wednesday, 2-19-1969
Diane Lee Larsen, eight-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Mervil Larsen of rural Newcastle, died Feb. 18 in a Sacramento
hospital. She was a student in the Newcastle School and a member
of the Sunday Scholl of the First Baptist Church of Orangevale.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by six sisters,
Violet, Nancy, Judy, Annette, Mary, and Sherry; a grandmother,
Lillian Larsen; and an uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Ellis. Funeral services will be tomorrow at 9 AM in Mt. Vernon
Church of the Valley, 8201 Greenback Lane. Burial will be in Mt.
Vernon Cemetery.
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LEAVELL, LOUIS LYCURGUS
Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 9-25-1929
L. L. Leavell, Native of Lincoln, Passes
Louis Lycurgus Leavell, aged 52, who died at his home at
Lincoln Thursday, was born and reared near Lincoln where his
early boyhood was spent. In 1900 he was married to Miss Etta
Fuller, and they made their home in Lincoln until 1908, when
they moved to Nicolaus and he conducted a butcher business until
1910 when he again came to Lincoln where he had since resided
and owned his own shop since 1924. He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Etta Leavell, and seven children: Gladys, Arthur, Richard,
Kathryn, Thomas, Loren, and Martha Leavell; a mother, Mrs.
Martha Finney of Concord; a half-brother, John Finney of
Oakland; a half-sister, Mrs. Nora Fosket of Concord; the late
Arthur Leavell; and one step-brother, C. E. Finney of Lincoln.
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MULHOLLAND, THOMAS B.
Roseville Press-Tribune, Wednesday, 2-19-1969
Thomas B. Mulholland, 59, of 336 Pleasant Street, Roseville,
died Feb. 17 in Sutter Memorial Hospital. A native of Butte, MT,
he came to Roseville in 1954 and was employed as a teamster with
the Arden San & Gravel Company of Sacramento. He was a member of
Local No. 150, Teamsters Union, Sacramento. Survivors include
his widow, Marjorie A. Mulholland; a son, Thomas R. Mulholland,
both of Roseville; two daughters, Marilyn E. Mulholland,
Roseville, and Carol J. Barringer, Citrus Heights; five
grandchildren; and three sisters, Marie Kelly, Butte, MT,
Kathleen Frisby, McAllister, MT, and Marguerite Bojio, Sonora.
Rosary and Requiem Mass will be offered at 10 AM tomorrow at St.
Rose Catholic Church with the Rev. Father James J. Corcoran
officiating. Burial will be in the Roseville Cemetery.
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NASON, LUCY M. nee ELLIOTT
Roseville Press-Tribune, Wednesday, 2-19-1969
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy M. Nason, 75, are set for
tomorrow at 2 PM at Cochrane’s Chapel of the Roses, under the
auspices of Rose Chapter No. 2929, Order of Eastern Star. Also
officiating will be the Rev. Phillip Pierson of Christ Unity
Church of Sacramento. Burial will be in the Roseville Cemetery.
Mrs. Nason, who resided at 525 Sierra Blvd., Roseville, died
Feb. 17 in the Roseville hospital. A native of Damascus, Placer
County, she came to Rocklin in 1907 and moved to Roseville in
1916. She was a member of Rose Chapter No. 252, Order of Eastern
Star, Emerald Lodge No. 135, Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, and Placer Division No. 322,
GIA to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. The widow of the
late Malcolm W. Nason who died in 1965, she is survived by two
brothers, Irvin D. Elliott and Thomas R. Elliott, and two
sisters, Marie Leveque and Marguetie Brill, all of Roseville.
Remembrances may be made to the Roseville Community Hospital
Expansion Fund and may be mailed directly to Roseville Community
Hospital, 333 Sunrise Avenue.
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NEEP, WILLIAM ALFRED
Auburn Journal, Wednesday, 2-26-1975
Funeral services for William Alfred Neep, an Auburn area
resident for 18 years, will be conducted at the Chapel of the
Hills at 10 o’clock this morning. Mr. Neep, a native of
Sacramento, died February 22 in a local hospital. He was 62.
Survivors include his wife, Esther J. of Auburn; three sons,
Harold G. of Auburn, Roger L. of Loomis, and William A. of
Foresthill; three daughters, Charlotte H. Titus of Alaska,
Esther J. Hicks of Nevada, and Sherry S. Jones of Auburn; a
brother, Albert of Roseville; a sister, Virginia Beeman of
Roseville; and 19 grandchildren.
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NELSEN, ANDREW
Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 11-10-1877
Despondency and Death
On Tuesday morning the dead body of a man named Andrew Nelsen
was found on Hall and Rayer’s ranch in the hills seven miles
above Lincoln. Messrs. Hall and Rayer both came up to Auburn
immediately to notify the coroner. From them we gleaned the
following information. Deceased had come up from Alameda County
with Mr. Rayer about six weeks ago. He had worked for Mr. Rayer
and the latter having decided upon removing with his family to
this county, Nelsen, who had little or no means, asked if he had
any chance for a job if he came up with him, and Rayer said he
didn’t know; he might come up and they would see. So he
accompanied Rayer. While on the way up and when near Roseville,
Nelsen received a kick from a horse on the right arm. Although
no bones were broken, that member was rendered entirely useless
and at times it caused him much suffering. Finding it did not
become better, he became despondent and was heard to say more
than once that he wished he had been killed at the time of the
hurt and that he had a mind to blow his brains out. It would
seem, further, that he was somewhat of a hypochondriac from the
fact that even before he sustained the injury, he had been heard
to remark that a poor man had no right to live; that life was a
failure without riches, and so on. He borrowed Mr. Rayer’s gun
on Monday and went off, as he said, to kill a rabbit or two. Not
returning that evening, search was made for him next morning by
Rayer, who found him dead, as already stated, near a white oak
tree about six hundred yards from the house. He had been shot in
the pit of the stomach, and that he did the deed himself there
is every reason to believe as the clothing covering that part of
his body was burned by the powder. He was a single man, about 35
years of age. A verdict of suicide was returned.
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NORTON, JOHN
Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 10-13-1877
Killed by a Drunken Indian
A man named John Norton was shot by an Indian about one
o’clock yesterday about three-quarters of a mile above the
Carlson toll-house and not far from the United States Ranch. The
wounded man was brought to town by Mr. Carlson and taken to the
hospital. This was about six o’clock in the evening. In answer
to inquiries, he stated that he was coming along the road with
his blanket on his back when a couple of Indians, with guns in
their hands—one tall and the other short—asked him for money. He
replied that he had none to give and passed on. But this did not
suit their purpose. One of them drew a knife on him, but he
eluded the would-be assassin only to fall a victim to the other
one who fired, the ball striking him in the back near the lumbar
region and coming out in front. He died about an hour after
being brought to the hospital. Mr. Carlson was told by another
Indian that he (the Indian) knew the two who shot Norton. It is
probable, therefore, that they will be arrested, if they have
not been already.
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NOVI, ROSINA
Roseville Press-Tribune, Wednesday, 2-19-1969
Mrs. Rosina Novi, 72, of 1232 Pahn Avenue, died early today
at the Roseville hospital. She is survived by a son, Thomas Novi
of Ogden, Utah, and a daughter, Sue DeVries of Roseville.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Cochrane’s Chapel of The
Roses, 103 Lincoln Street
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PEDERSON, SAMUEL P.
Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 9-25-1929
Friends Raise Funds to Bury S. Pederson
Friends have begun the collection of a fund to pay the burial
expenses of Samuel P. Pederson who ended his own life last
Saturday morning by shooting himself in the head with a shotgun.
Pederson, a former Southern Pacific machinist, had made his
living for several years by gambling. At the time of his death,
he had no money at all. Pederson’s divorced wife and his
daughter Marguerite came here Monday to view the body. They made
no arrangements for the funeral. Pederson took his own life in a
room at 116 Irene Avenue where he lived. When he fired the shot,
doors leading to other rooms of the house were open, and blood
and bits of his head were blown into other rooms. Pederson was a
native of Norway, 46 years of age. He was sometimes known here
as Samuel P. Moreland. The body is at the Broyer & Magner morgue
awaiting burial.
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POE, EDNA nee ZEH
Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 7-24-1929
Funeral Today at 2:30 for Mrs. Edna Z. Poe
Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Zeh Poe will be held from the
Broyer & Magner Chapel this afternoon at 2 o’clock. Burial will
be in the Sylvan Cemetery. Her pastor, Rev. Paul Giesser of the
Church of God, will officiate. Mrs. Poe passed away at 7 PM
Sunday at the Sutter Hospital where she had been taken a few
days previous. Her illness, however, extended over a period of
two months. She had always been strong and well until last
winter when a long siege of influenza undermined her health.
Mrs. Poe was born December 22, 1888, at the ranch home of her
parents two miles south of Roseville. She attended the Dry Creek
School and grew to young womanhood in this vicinity, becoming
the wife of Edward G. Poe August 4, 1910. One child, Ervin,
survives this union. For the last 25 years, Mrs. Poe has been
actively engaged in church work. On the death of her own mother
eight years ago, she took over the teaching of her Sunday school
class and has continued in that work every since. She was ever a
kind, lovable, conscientious, loyal wife, mother, daughter,
sister, and friend. Her friends were legion and her loss among
them will be keenly felt. Her mother, Mrs. Rose Zeh, and five
brothers and sisters have preceded her in death. Left to mourn
her loss are her beloved husband and son; her father, Christian
Zeh; and one sister, Louise Zeh of Oakland; and a brother,
Edward Zeh of Sacramento. Casket bearers will be John and
Rudolph Glesser, Philip Neueiburg, Joe Neueiburg, M. McMahan,
and S. F. King.
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PRICHARD, CLAUDE LESLIE
Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 8-7-1929
Funeral Held Monday for Claude Prichard
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon from the
Congregational Church at Rocklin over the body of Claude Leslie
Prichard, 34, who died at the Weimar Sanitarium last Friday
after a lingering illness. The funeral was conducted by the Rev.
Paul B. Franklin, pastor of the Foursquare Lighthouse at
Roseville. Interment was at Rocklin Cemetery. Rev. W. R.
Steelberg, pastor of the Foursquare Church at Sacramento, sang
by request “God’s Promises Are Sure” and closed with “Some Day
He’ll Make It Plain.” There was a large attendance of friends.
The deceased was a native of Indiana, where in 1915 he was
married to Henrietta Tewell. Besides the wife, two children
survive—Leroy and Lena Grace. An elder daughter, Elizabeth, was
killed in an automobile accident eight months ago. Mr. Prichard
was taken to the Weimar Sanitarium nearly a year ago, suffering
from lung disease.
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RICE, LUCY nee LUZELL
Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 8-18-1877
Who Knows Her Relatives?
A correspondent of the Argus at Roseville has sent us
a death announcement which will be found in another column—that
of Mrs. Rice which occurred at that place last Saturday, August
11th. We are requested to give the following
particulars: About a year ago, Mr. Rice and his wife came to
Roseville from Nevada City. Rice left his wife at the hotel and
went to the mountains mining. Soon afterward, he returned and
removed her to the house of Capt. Brown to board and again left
for the mines. In course of time, Mrs. Rice gave birth to a
child—a girl. Time passed and no tidings reached her from her
absent husband, and knowing nothing of his whereabouts, the
mother went to work in a family to gain a livelihood for herself
and babe as she was without means. About two months ago, the
babe was taken sick and died. Shortly after the child’s death,
the mother’s health gave way. She was taken back to Capt.
Brown’s house where Mrs. Burns, the captain’s daughter, nursed
her and gave her every attention. She gradually sank, however.
She had no desire to live but rather to be laid in the grave
beside her child. She felt sure that her husband was dead and
did not believe that he was capable of deserting her, as she
said they had lived happily together for three years. She said
she knew he could not have deserted her. She came to California
about five years ago with her father, mother, two sisters, and a
brother from Cold Springs, Cattaraugus County, New York. It is
not known where any of her relatives are living—perhaps she
herself did not know. All that is known of her history, in
addition to what has been stated, is that her maiden name was
Lucy Luzell, and that she and her husband had resided in Nevada
City before coming to Roseville. She was well educated and had
evidently moved in the higher circles of society. The citizens
of Roseville subscribed enough money to bury her respectably. A
very large funeral procession followed the remains to the Odd
Fellows’ Cemetery where she was buried. This is published in the
hope that it may reach the notice of her relatives or husband,
if living.
[Submitter’s note: The surname Luzell might be the phonetic
spelling of Loiselle.]
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SAUNDERS, ROBERT E.
Roseville Press-Tribune, Wednesday, 2-19-1969
Robert E. Saunders, 47, of 512-1/2 B, Church Street, died
Feb. 13 in Auburn. A native of Oregon City, OR, a jeweler, he
came to California 15 years ago and to Roseville one year ago.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Marie Comeau of Melverkee,
OR. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 PM at the Lambert
Funeral Home, 400 Douglas Blvd., with the Rev. Robert Pirtle
officiating. Burial will be in the Roseville Cemetery.
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SCHOTT, MABEL MARTHA nee HANNAMANN BODERMAN
Roseville Press-Tribune, 1-23-1980
Services for Mabel Martha Schott, 64, will be Thursday, Jan.
24 at 2 PM at Lambert Funeral Home, 400 Douglas Blvd. Pastor
James Berner of Ascension Lutheran Church of Citrus Heights will
officiate. Burial will be in the Roseville Cemetery. A native of
Iowa and a resident of Roseville for the past 18 years, she died
Jan. 21 in Roseville. She was a past president of the Emblem
Club of Roseville. Survivors include her husband, Jack H. Schott
of Roseville; four sons, Duane and Robert Boderman, both of
Sacramento, Jerome G. Schott of North Carolina and Jack P.
Schott, Fair Oaks; a daughter, Margot B. Ross, Citrus Heights;
her mother, Agnes Hannamann of Roseville; 11 grandchildren; and
one great-grandchild. Memorial gifts may be made to the heart
fund.
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SHERIDAN, LEONARD D.
Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 8-21-1929
Heart Attack Claims Pismo Man in Hotel
Leonard D. Sheridan, 51 years old, who came here two weeks
ago from Pismo Beach, died suddenly Monday morning in his room
in the Rex Hotel a few minutes after he had asked that a
physician be summoned. He was dead when the physician arrived.
Death is believed due to heart failure. The body is at the
Broyer & Moyer morgue awaiting arrangements for burial by
relatives of the dead man. One brother lives in Nevada and
another in Maryland. There is a sister in Springfield, Missouri.
Sheridan was a veteran of the World War and is believed to have
seen overseas service. A receipt among his effects indicated
that he carried a government insurance policy of approximately
$10,000. He had been employed since his arrival here by C. H.
Conn at the West House. He worked there a few months about a
year ago, going from here to Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo
County.
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UNKNOWN MAN
Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 11-10-1877
Suicide – On Tuesday the body of an unknown man was found
hanging to a tree about half a mile from Roseville near the
picnic ground. Coroner Swett, upon being notified, went down to
that place and held an inquest. The deceased was found suspended
to the limb of a tree and almost entirely concealed from view by
the overhanging branches. He was found accidentally by some
parties who were hauling wood in the vicinity. It was in this
way they discovered a bundle of clothing comprising the
following articles neatly folded under a bush: a black sack
coat, a pair of white drawers, white under-shirt, and check
over-shirt. A dog that was with them by scenting and running
around a tree a few rods distant directed the attention of the
men to the body. It was found to be that of a man, and it is
thought he must have been 50 to 55 years of age. He had on a
woolen shirt and a pair of overalls. The bones were denuded of
the flesh, and it was the belief of the coroner’s jury that the
body must have been hanging since the middle of September.
Nothing was found upon his person excepting a couple of business
cards—those of the International and Western hotels in
Sacramento and what purported to be a recommendation written by
one McCarthy recommending Mr. Hickey as a steady, industrious
man or something to that effect. A verdict of suicide was
rendered by the coroner’s jury.
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UNKNOWN MAN 2
Roseville Tribune and Register, Friday, 9-20-1929
Unable to Identify Body at Dutch Flat
Unable to assert the identity of the man found dead on the
Southern Pacific Company’s right of way near Dutch Flat
September 16 by three deer hunters, a coroner’s jury summoned by
C. B. Hislop brought in a verdict that death was caused by a
gunshot wound inflicted with “suicidal intent.” George Hager,
George Waite, and Edward Ramsey discovered the remains while on
a hunting trip. Wallace Folsom, who investigated the matter for
the sheriff’s office, asserted a hat purchased in Sacramento was
worn by the man at the time of his death, but none of the other
articles found with him gave any clues regarding his identify or
the locality from which he came. Folsom estimated the man had
been dead more than a month.
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WAGGONER, NELSON V.
Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 11-10-1877
Another Murder
It is our painful duty to announce another of those terrible
crimes by which the majesty of the law has been grossly outraged
of late, the morals of our population shocked, and its fair fame
sullied. One man has been hurled into eternity unprepared, and
another finds a place in a felon’s cell, and the families of
both slayer and victim are plunged into the depths of
unspeakable woe. The crime we have now to chronicle was
perpetrated at Gold Bar—formerly known as Mammoth Bar—on the
Middle Fork of the American River, seven or eight miles from
here; last Sunday afternoon about half-past two o’clock, under
the following circumstances, as near as we can learn. Something
more than a year ago, Mr. Nelson V. Waggoner located a claim at
the place above mentioned. An interest in this claim was
acquired by Paschal Varnum in August last. Subsequently both
parties appear to have bonded the mine to a third party, who has
been endeavoring to sell the same in New York. Recently, this
party wrote to the owners asking an extension of time in paying
for the claim. To this Varnum objected until he should receive a
bonus of $1,000 extra. Some ill feeling between the
partners—Waggoner and Varnum—was thus engendered, although they
are represented as having been on terms of intimate friendship
previously. This was several weeks ago. Since that time, Varnum,
with his family, had been living at Smith’s Hotel at Auburn
Station. On the day above mentioned, Mr. Waggoner, in company
with a couple of gentlemen, was returning from the claim and
while passing the place where Varnum had dwelt, the latter, who
had gone there that morning from Auburn, stepped to the door and
accosting the party, asked Waggoner if he had said that “Varnum
might go to h__l.” Waggoner said he had. Varnum told him to take
it back and either said he would shoot him if he did not or made
a threatening motion to do so. The parties were close together
at the time, and Mr. Terry, one of the companions of Waggoner,
entreated Varnum with whom he was also on friendly terms, not to
shoot. Waggoner said he would take nothing back and Varnum might
shoot if he wanted to. Scarcely had the words been uttered
before Varnum hastily raised his pistol and shot him in the
breast. Waggoner fell, moaned a few times, and expired. The
slayer, after writing some letters to friends, came to town and
gave himself up. He is a man of 45 and a native of New
Hampshire. He has a wife and four children. Deceased was a New
Yorker, 42 years of age. He also was a man of family, leaving a
wife and one child, a boy of about 4 years. Mr. Waggoner is
spoken of by everybody as having been a peaceable, good citizen.
His corpse was placed in a coffin and brought to Auburn Station
Monday night by a committee of the Good Templars of Auburn,
deceased having been a member of that order. Next day the
remains were conveyed to You Bet, Nevada County, for interment,
where deceased formerly dwelt. The Hon. T. P. Blue,
ex-Assemblyman from that county and a resident of You Bet, was
brother-in-law to deceased. On Monday, Coroner Swett proceeded
to the scene of the tragedy to hold an inquest. A jury was
impaneled consisting of Jacob F. Miller, F. A. Barbour, James
Hunter, Thomas Rosanko, John B. Jeffries, and John Thomas, who
rendered the following verdict: That Nelson V. Waggoner came to
his death on the 4th day of November, 1877, by a
pistol shot fired by Paschal Varnum.
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WEIRICK, WILLIAM C.
Roseville Tribune and Register, Friday, 8-9-1929
Well Known Lincoln Resident Succumbs
W. C. Weirick died at the family home in Lincoln early Monday
morning, August 5, from a prolonged illness. He leaves his
widow, Mrs. Ella Esther Weirick; a daughter, Mrs. Nellie
Goodenough; and a son, Alexander Weirick, all of Lincoln.
Funeral services were held from the family home at 10 o’clock
Tuesday morning, with the Free and Accepted Masons officiating.
Weirick recently received a 50-year Masonic jewel awarded to him
by the lodge in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. The body was shipped Tuesday
evening to Mt. Vernon, Ohio, for burial.
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WILSON, JOHN
Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 12-22-1877
John Wilson, a resident of Monono Flat, while at Michigan
Bluff on Sunday evening last, fell down the back steps of the
Sazerac Saloon, receiving injuries from which he died in a few
hours. His age was about 35.
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WORTELL, EUGENIA THERESA nee HUNTER
Auburn Journal, Wednesday, 2-26-1975
Funeral services for Eugenia Theresa Wortell, 89, an Auburn
area resident for 34 years, will be conducted at the Chapel of
the Hills at 2 o’clock this afternoon. Mrs. Wortell, a native of
Ash Grove, IA, died February 22 in an Auburn hospital. Survivors
include her husband, Arthur W. of Auburn; two sons, Frank of
Sacramento and Jean of Gardena; three grandchildren, two
great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.
Interment will be in the New Auburn District Cemetery.
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YAMANE, ELLIS SADAO
Auburn Journal, Wednesday, 2-26-1975
Funeral services for Ellis Sadao Yamane, a Loomis resident
for 58 years, were conducted Monday night at the Placer Buddhist
Church in Penryn. Mr. Yamane, a native of Japan and a retired
cabinet maker, died February 21 in a Sacramento hospital. He was
73. He belonged to the Placer County chapter of the Japanese
American Citizens League. Survivors include his wife, Chisako;
two sons, Edward T. of Roseville and David T. of Sacramento; a
daughter, Margie Sing of Sacramento; a sister, Mrs. Yusao Mamba
of Japan; and six grandchildren. Sands’ Foothill Chapel was in
charge of arrangements. The rites were followed by cremation.
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