ANDRETTA, ADELE

Roseville Tribune and Register, Friday, 11-16-1928

Funeral Services Tomorrow for Mrs. Adele Andretta

Adele Andretta of 306 Coronado Avenue died at the Sutter Hospital in Sacramento on Wednesday morning. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning from St. Rose’s Catholic Church, and burial will take place in the Roseville Cemetery. The body is at the Broyer & Magner Mortuary. Mrs. Andretta is survived by her husband Samulado and by two sons, aged seven and three years, and by a brother, Bellusimi.

BENSON, JULIA nee VANDERVORT

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 1-23-1929

Funeral Services for Mrs. Julia Benson Held Yesterday

Funeral services for Mrs. Julia Benson were held Tuesday at 2:30 PM at the chapel of Broyer & Magner, Rev. H. E. Wells of the First Methodist Church conducted the services, and the favorite hymns of Mrs. Benson, “Rock of Ages” and “Lead Kindly Light,” were beautifully sung as a duet by Mrs. B. C. Knapp and Mrs. P. W. Dornfeld. The casket was taken to the Sylvan Cemetery for burial. Pall-bearers were Dr. Hoffman, Herman Lampkin, W. T. Butler Sr., Peter Hanson, R. Rasmussen, and Frank Gaffney. Mrs. Bensonn is survived by all of her four children, P. J. Benson, Mrs. Margie Parramore, W. H. Benson of Roseville, and Grace Carrier of Berkeley. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren living are Mrs. Bonita Lohwasser and children, George and Willie Walrath of Los Angeles; Mrs. Darlene Muir and son Leonard Muir of San Francisco; Raymond Wheeler of Roseville, son of Mrs. Parramore; and William Warren Carrier of Berkeley, son of Mrs. Carrier. Two sisters and a brother also survive Mrs. Benson, Mrs. H. Reynolds and Mrs. Sarah Umlor and John Vandervort, all of Michigan. Julia Vandervort was born in New York state in 1851 and was taken by her parents to the state of Michigan when an infant, being one of a family of twelve children. They traveled to Michigan with an ox team. She lived there continuously until she came to Rocklin in 1887 with her husband, with the exception of five years spent in Florida shortly prior to her coming west. Her marriage to H. L. Benson occurred in 1872, and her first three children were born in Michigan. Mr. Benson was a locomotive engineer and died September 11, 1888, from fatal injuries received while in service near New England Mills the day previous, just eleven months after coming to Rocklin to enter the employ of the Southern Pacific Company. The fourth child was born three months after the father’s death, and Mrs. Benson bravely faced the world alone with her four small children, residing at Rocklin for several years and later going to Sacramento to live with her oldest daughter, Margie. Of late years, she has divided her time among her children’s homes. Her health had been failing for some time, and she passed peacefully away Saturday morning, January 19, 1929, in the arms of her daughter, Mrs. Parramore at the latter’s home in Roseville. She would have been 78 years of age on February 12.

CAMPBELL, RICHARD C.

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 10-31-1928

Funeral Services Held Monday for Richard Campbell Who Died Here Saturday at the Age of 73 Years – Crossed Plains in 1857 with his Patents

Richard C. Campbell, well known Roseville man and son of one of the early pioneer families in this section of the state, passed from this life on Saturday, October 27, 1928. Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon in the Sylvan Cemetery where the body was laid to rest in the family plot. Rev. M. E. Coen, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, conducted the services. Mr. Campbell was born in Arkansas in 1855 and crossed the plains with his parents in 1857, arriving in Placerville late in that year after a six months’ overland journey. The family lived for a time in Placerville and later in Sacramento and Rocklin, coming to Roseville about twenty years ago. Mr. Campbell was crippled in early childhood by a fall and was never married. He is survived by two brothers, Peter H. Campbell of Roseville and Philip Campbell of Vallejo; four sisters, Mrs. N. A. Lowell of Sacramento, Mrs. L. E. Purdy of Roseville, Mrs. C. M. Fitzgerald of San Francisco, and Mrs. Allie Deardoff of Auburn Boulevard; and three half-sisters, Mrs. V. C. Gorst of Portland, Mrs. F. Horan of Sacramento, and Mrs. L. L. Muschett of Los Angeles.

CHRISTENSEN, CARL JOHAN

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 12-12-1928

Funeral Rites Sunday for Carl Christensen Who Met his Death Last Friday Thru the Accidental Discharge of Shotgun

Funeral services were held at the chapel of Broyer & Magner last Sunday afternoon for Carl Christensen, who met his death on Friday, December 7, 1928, through the accidental discharge of his shotgun. Rev. Thomas H. Mee, former pastor of the Methodist Church and who was Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop No. 1 of which Carl was a member, conducted the services. Mrs. B. C. Knapp and Mrs. P. W. Dornfeld sang beautifully “No Night There” and “Under His Wings.” Those who lovingly bore the casket to its last resting place in the Sylvan Cemetery were close friends of the deceased, Bradford Bergantz, Arthur Mabin, Watson Doll, Joseph Palace, Roy Garner, Vernon Baker, John Stull, Kingdon Graham, and Lawrence Deunsing. A beautiful tribute from the many friends was apparent in the abundance of flowers and floral pieces. Carl Johan Christensen was born in Sacramento, California, November 23, 1912, the youngest son of Hans Emil and Anne Marie Christensen. In the early fall of 1916 he accompanied his parents to Roseville where the remainder of his brief life was passed. Here he attended the Vernon Street and the Atlantic Street schools, graduating in June 1928, and in September entered the Roseville Union High School. He had the happy faculty of making friends and enjoyed the play life of the neighborhood to an extent seldom surpassed in its naturalness and simplicity. Ever before he had reached the Boy Scout age, he regularly accompanied his older brothers to the meetings of Troop No. 1, as well as the Glen Methodist Sunday School. Upon his twelfth birthday, he enlisted in scouting, which he pursued for three years, after which he found pleasure in other activities. For several weeks he had not been well and while absent from school, he wandered with companions frequently into the surrounding country. It was while on one of these trips on Friday afternoon, December 7, 1928, that the unforeseen accident befell him, casting a cloud of sorrow over the entire community and bringing anguish to the household of which he was a cherished member. Beloved by all, he had a cheery smile that bespoke his carefree nature that found liberal expression among the young and those older grown. His inclination was toward mechanics, and it was his intention to follow such a course upon resuming his studies shortly. But this was not to be, the mystery for the present being concealed while we gain no response from vanished hand or the voice that is still. Besides the grief-stricken father and mother, he leaves to mourn his loss two brothers, Robert Roland, Marshall T. J., and one sister, Evelyn Emilie Christensen of Roseville, where a host of friends unite in tender sympathy and earnest solicitation for these in their hour of irreparable loss.

Inquest Held Saturday

The inquest to establish for official record the cause of the death of Carl Christensen was held at the city hall last Saturday afternoon with Deputy Coroner Guy West presiding. The accident occurred near the plant of the Roseville Sand Co., where Harry Phillips is employed. Phillips, who was almost an eye witness to the tragic event, and he and Wallace Gooch, Christensen’s boy companion on a hunting expedition, were called as witnesses at the inquest. Phillips testified that Christensen placed the stock of his shotgun on the ground with the muzzle pointing toward the region of the heart, and with the gun in this position, he proceeded to pump the shells out of the magazine. Mr. Phillips said that he was just thinking that this was a dangerous method of ridding the gun of its contents when suddenly a loud report was heard and he saw young Christensen stagger back and fall with blood flowing through his shirt in the region of the heart. Immediately he telephoned for a physician and finally was forced to drive to the office of a local physician, who, however, was occupied with another patient and did not respond. Mr. Phillips returned to the scene of the accident to find that young Christensen had passed away in his absence. Young Gooch testified substantially the same, and the case was left in the hands of the jurymen who returned a verdict to the effect that Carl Christensen had come to his death by wounds that were self-inflicted accidentally. The coroner’s jury was composed of A. C. Coyan, A. A. Chambers, W. O. Briggs, Cady Martin, L. E. Deming, and L. O. Kinkle.

CLARK, FLORENCE nee HUNT

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 12-19-1928

Many Friends Pay Loving Tribute to Beautiful Life When Funeral Services are Held Sunday for Mrs. A. B. Clark

Funeral services were held at the chapel of Broyer & Magner Sunday afternoon for Mrs. Florence Clark, who passed away at the hospital in Auburn on Friday, December 14, 1928, after an illness of many months duration. Rev. B. W. Brock was the officiating pastor. Beautiful hymns were sung by the choir consisting of Mrs. B. C. Knapp, Mrs. Irl B. Robinson, W. G. Rees, and C. C. Hart, with Mrs. Gerald Gasser at the piano. Hearts were mellowed and sympathizing tears were shed as the singers rendered the beautiful words of “Asleep in Jesus” and “When the Golden Bells Ring for You and Me.” Pastor Brock read comforting passages of scripture from I Cor. 15, Colossans, and II Cor. 5. He prayed for the strength that can only come from the Heavenly Father in the trying hour, that they might look up through their tears and sorrow and say “Not my will but Thine be done.” According to the request of the departed upon her death bed, the pastor’s remarks were based on the 23^rd Psalm. In tender tones with a voice at times choked with tears, the minister spoke of the sterling character of the deceased. Florence Clark was born in Kentucky, February 14, 1896. Here she spent her girlhood days and in the after days was united in marriage with Boyd Clark. She was converted in 1908 in Keokuk, Kentucky, and with her husband she later came to California and in 1921 she united with the Landmarker Baptist Church in Roseville. The pastor paid a magnificent tribute to her faithfulness in this organization in saying that she was intensely loyal with one supreme ideal, that of devotion to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The shadows sometimes came to her minister and in the contemplation of her service and supreme optimism there came the ray of sunshine that dispelled the gloom. She was a devoted mother, and her life will live in the lives of her children. She was a faithful friend, and her friendship stood forth in scintillating splendor in terms of love and service. Her place in the church, home, and community will indeed be difficult to fill. She had lived such a life that when she came to the end of the way, she was able to say, “I have fought a good fight, I have kept the faith, I have finished my course and henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness,” and not for me only but to all who love His appearing. She leaves to mourn and yet to rejoice over a life which is like the flowers that perform their bright ministry of love and folding their petals die, leaving behind a fragrance that never passes away, the loving and devoted husband, A. B. Clark, and children, Roy, Eldon and Flora Modell; two sisters, Flora Fowler of Gerber and Pearl lJarvis of Oklahoma; three brothers, Chester, Joseph, and Rev. Charles Hunt of Mt. Shasta; and a half brother, William Tigue. The interment was in Roseville Cemetery. The pallbearers were K. Rogers, Jess Beard, Guy Griffith, Ed Kestell, and Ray and C. Davis.

COLE, LUTHER F.

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 10-17-1928

Brakeman L. F. Cole Died Suddenly at Sparks Last Saturday Night

Funeral services for L. F. Cole were held at 2 PM Monday from Garlick’s Undertaking Parlor, Sacramento, and burial was in the Odd Fellows Cemetery. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen was in charge of the services, and six members of that order acted as pallbearers: Don L. Bass, W. J. Fitzgerald, Everett Stillmes, Frank Morleys, M. Lavaile, and Joe Clark. Trainman Cole died very suddenly in Sparks, Nevada, about midnight, Saturday. He was stricken suddenly with a sharp pain in the pit of his stomach while in his caboose just ready to start to Roseville. He was carried at once to a doctor but had expired before reaching the office. He was 50 years old. He is survived by his wife of Roseville and his mother, a sister, and a brother, all residing elsewhere.

COLEMAN, MARY E. nee TRIANT

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 12-5-1928

Mrs. Mary E. Coleman, Former Resident, Buried Here Monday

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary E. Coleman, who died in Sacramento on November 30, 1928, at the age of 76 years, were held in Sacramento Monday afternoon, and burial took place in the Roseville IOOF Cemetery beside the body of her late husband, Frederick Coleman. Mrs. Coleman formerly resided in Roseville and had many friends here. She was the sister-in-law of Mrs. Ida Butler of Roseville, and of George Coleman of Antelope. She is survived by her brother, Lyman Triant of Willows and her sister, Mrs. Josephine Deeble of Sacramento, and by her nieces, Mrs. Let Arters of Antelope and Mrs. Phil Hoffner of Roseville.

CORNISH, REBECCA E. nee RIBLE

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 12-5-1928

Mrs. Rebecca Cornish Passed Away Monday After Long Illness – Funeral Services This Forenoon at Ten O’clock at St. Rose’s Church

After many months of lingering illness in bed, Mrs. Rebecca E. Cornish passed away at 12:40 PM Monday, December 3, 1928, at the home of Mrs. McCord, 412 Sierra Boulevard. Funeral services will be held this Wednesday morning at ten o’clock from St. Rose’s Catholic Church. Mrs. Cornish was a native of Ohio and was 63 years of age when she passed away. She came to California with her husband about thirty years ago, living in Rocklin until 1908 when the railroad terminal was moved to Roseville, since which time they had lived in Roseville. Fred Cornish, her husband, passed away about three years ago. They had no children. Mrs. Cornish is survived by her oldest sister, Mrs. Emma Conner; a brother, Martin Rible, sergeant of police of Sacramento; and by her nieces, Mrs. Jessie Holzworth and Mrs. Florence Arata, all of Sacramento. She was a charter member of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Order of Railway Conductors of Roseville, joining at its inception in 1910. She was also a member of Rose Chapter No. 292, Order of the Eastern Star. While Mrs. Cornish was not of the Catholic faith during most of her lifetime, nevertheless she expressed a desire before her death to be buried from the same church as her late husband who was of that faith. Mrs. Cornish was a woman of strong personality and was very active in social and lodge circles for many years. She will be greatly missed by her many friends, neighbors, and associates. She resided for many years on Shasta Street.

COX, AGNES D. nee McQUEEN

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 1-16-1929

Mrs. Agnes D. Cox Passed Away in San Francisco Saturday – Former Roseville Resident and Mother of Popular Family Expected to be Buried Here Today

The many friends of Mrs. Agnes D. Cox were grieved to hear of her death, which occurred Saturday, January 12, 1929, at her home in San Francisco. Death was due to heart trouble and followed an illness of about two weeks in bed. Agnes D. McQueen was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1861. She was united in marriage with David L. Cox forty-nine years ago, and he passed away at his home in Roseville three years ago on January 5^th at the age of 68 years. Mr. and Mrs. Cox lived in a number of places before coming here in 1915 and settling on a ten-acre tract known as the Cox place just west of Roseville. The home still stands near the base-line road just on the outskirts of the town. To this couple were born and reared ten children. Two sons, Luke L., one of the eldest, passed away many years ago and is buried in the east; and another, Dave L. Jr., died a few years ago in Sacramento where he lies buried. The eight children surviving are George Cox of San Juan, Hugh of Stockton, Ralph of Novato, Horace, Alexander and Miss Agnes Cox of San Francisco, Mrs. M. Moore of Stockton, Mrs. Walter Hanisch of Roseville, and Al Cox, an engineer on an ocean vessel, and thirteen grandchildren, the youngest of which, a boy, is the only grandson bearing the family name. Following the death of Mr. Cox and the removal to the Bay region of her two youngest sons, Ralph and Horace, the mother broke up her old home here and went to San Francisco where she kept house for the unmarried children and where she was close to them all excepting Al and Mrs. Hanisch. Mrs. Cox was a devoted wife and mother, and received in return the deep devotion of all of her children. She was a woman of beautiful and saintly character, of brilliant intellect, a great reader of good books and a kind and true friend to all. She was loved by all who knew her. The body will be brought to Roseville for burial beside her husband in the Roseville Cemetery. The funeral services will probably be Friday afternoon from the Broyer & Magner chapel, as word is expected from the son Al whose ship was to dock Tuesday at San Pedro. A message awaits him there, telling of his mother’s death, and if he receives it and can come for the funeral, the body will be held until his arrival. As we go to press, no definite funeral arrangements have been made, and none of the out of town relatives have arrived in Roseville.

CULBERTSON, LLOYD A.

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 12-5-1928

L. A. Culbertson Succumbs to Pneumonia – Funeral Held Saturday – Many Friends Pay a Tribute to Beloved Young Man

The many friends of Lloyd Culbertson were shocked to hear of his untimely death which occurred last Wednesday evening. Culbertson was at first stricken with la grippe and it was expected that he would soon return to his work, but the disease made steady inroads until it developed into late pneumonia which finally exacted its sad toll and Lloyd Culbertson joined the innumerable throng passing to the silent halls of death. The funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the chapel of Broyer & Magner, Rev. Greenleaf of Lincoln officiating. Interment was in the cemetery at Lincoln. The casket bearers were members of the clerical force of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. Flowers were everywhere apparent in the chapel, presenting a wonderful sight in their twining and intertwining, and the casket was almost buried beneath a marvelously beautiful spray of chrysanthemums, and surrounding the casket were lovely floral pieces from a number of friends, and outstanding among them was the chrysanthemum-studded pillow from the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, of which he was an honored and revered member. There were many other pieces, including one from the pottery works of Lincoln. Wreaths were suspended all about the walls in great profusion and beauty with their mute and eloquent testimony of the love of those who had known him in public life and in the home. The services were impressively conducted under the auspices of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, and the sermon preached by Rev. Greenleaf, pastor of the Methodist Church at Lincoln. Hearts were mellowed as the strains of the prelude were heard, and tears were mingled as Mrs. B. C. Knapp and Mrs. C. E. Sawtell sang “The Homeland.” As the strains of this inspiring hymn died away, Pastor Greenly rose and read the scripture from the Psalms and the fifteenth chapter of 1 Corinthians. The pastor said in part: “One of the easiest things is to make friends, while the most difficult is to keep friends. Lloyd Culbertson had the fine faculty of being able to make and to keep friends. No granite monument is necessary to commemorate his memory. The greatest monument to his life is in the fact that he combined in his soul the finest characteristics of noble friendship. Just to speak of his friendship is to see rising before us a beautiful and lasting memorial.” Lloyd Culbertson was born in Maxwell, California, in 1894. He received his early education in Lincoln and upon its completion he secured a position in the pottery works where he worked for some time and afterward became a bookkeeper in the railroad office, coming later to Roseville where he was employed in the railroad yard office. Altogether he spent sixteen years in the employ of the railroad. During the grape shipping season the last two years, he was employed in the office of Riolo Brothers, grape buyers and shippers, where the experience gained by him in his railroad work proved of inestimable value to his employers. He was at all times a loyal worker, having at all times the highest respect of all who knew him. He leaves to mourn his early departure, yet to rejoice in his well-spent life, a wife and nine-year-old daughter Inez; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Culbertson of Lincoln; and the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. Mattie Murch of Willows, Mrs. Letha Muns of Yuba City, Mrs. Alta Van Riper of Newcastle, LeRoy Culbertson of Marysville, Mrs. Opal Wyatt, Mrs. Frank Penciana, Thayne, Corrine and Irene Culbertson of Lincoln, and a host of friends.

EDWARDS, MATTIE LOUISA nee BENN

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 12-5-1928

Death of Well Known Placer County Woman

Funeral services were held Tuesday morning, November 27, 1928, for Mrs. Mattie Louisa Edwards of Clipper Gap who passed away at a Roseville sanitarium on the Saturday night previous from an attack of influenza. The funeral services, conducted by Broyer & Magner, were held from the Baptist Church in Auburn. Interment was in the Auburn Cemetery. Pall bearers were C. D. White, W. J. White, J. R. Sharp, John Flint, and Clyde Orr of Roseville and William Schooly of Clipper Gap. Mrs. Edwards was a native if Iowa and had just passed her fifty-ninth birthday. She had lived in the vicinity of Auburn for twenty years, first at Cool and the last fourteen years at Clipper Gap. She leaves to mourn her loss her husband, W. J. Edward of Clipper Gap; her daughter, Mrs. Ralph Sedgwick of Oakland; a sister, Mrs. W. L. McNutt of Grants Pass, Oregon; and a brother, Dave Benn of Long Beach; and a number of nieces and nephews, besides a host of friends. She was of a bright, cheery, lovable disposition and made friends with everybody. The large number of beautiful floral offerings testified to the esteem in which she was held. Following the funeral services, Mrs. Sedgwick, who had been in Roseville during her mother’s illness as a guest of Mrs. Earl Atwater, returned to her home in Oakland accompanied by her father who will remain with her for some time.

FANNCO, FEMINA

Roseville Tribune and Register, Friday, 11-23-1928

Seven-Months-Old Babe Died Here Tuesday

Little 7-months-old Femina Fannco, daughter of Lope F. Fannco, died Tuesday morning and was buried Wednesday morning in the Roseville Cemetery beside her mother who died at her birth. The services were at 10 AM from the Catholic Church. The baby’s mother formerly worked at the Lilywhite Laundry and was familiarly known as “Tiny.”

GRIGG, EVA nee Howell

Roseville Tribune and Register, Friday, 11-9-1928

Wife of Baptist Minister Passed Away Wednesday – Mrs. Walter F. Grigg Succumbs After Many Weeks of Suffering – Funeral This Afternoon

Mrs. Walter F. Grigg, wife of the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Roseville, passed away at the family residence, 278 Folsom Road, Roseville, Wednesday, November 7, about 3:00 o’clock PM. Mrs. Grigg had been ill since August 23 and since October 5 has been so critically ill that it was required the services of graduate nurses both day and night to attend her. For the past week her suffering had been constant and most intense. But she was reported Wednesday morning to be improved, and arrangements were being made to move her to the sanitarium at Arbuckle Friday. She had taken some nourishment, the first she had taken for a week, seemed brighter and more cheerful than she had been for a week, when suddenly, without a moment’s warning, about 3 PM, she passed away without a struggle. Mrs. Grigg was born in Carthage, Missouri, August 8, 1882. She was converted in a revival meeting in Carthage under the preaching of Rev. Walter F. Grigg, who was at that time known as the “Boy Preacher,” and on September 2, 1902, she and Rev. Grigg were united in marriage. She, with her husband and family, came from Jamesport, Missouri, to Grimes, California, in 1917, where Rev. Grigg was pastor of the church. While she has resided in Roseville only since last March, she had made a host of friends who have always admired and loved her for her quiet, lovable disposition and her consistent Christian character. She was very patient through all her prolonged suffering and passed out with a sweet smile on her face. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the chapel of Broyer & Magner on Vernon Street, after which the body will be taken to Santa Ana, California, for burial. Three sons, four daughters, and husband survive her.

GWILLIAM, CLARENCE G.

Roseville Tribune and Register, Friday, 12-21-1928

Mr. and Mrs. Guy Gwilliam Mourn Loss of Only Son

Clarence G. Gwilliam, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Gwilliam of Rocklin, died in the hospital at Auburn on Tuesday night. While playing with some boys around a swing in the Rocklin school yard about two weeks ago, Clarence was struck in the abdomen by the seat of the swing occupied by a companion. He was apparently recovering from the injury sustained at that time, but he became worse and was taken to the hospital where he underwent an operation, but to no avail. Clarence would have been nine years of age had he lived until January 10, 1929. He is a grandson of Mrs. M. C. Walters of Rocklin; nephew of Miss Annie Walters, well known in Roseville; and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John Gwilliam, who lived in Roseville from 1917 to 1919 but now of Pennsylvania. Funeral service, private, was held at the residence in Rocklin at 2:30 PM, Thursday. Interment was in the Rocklin Cemetery.

HEMBREE, WALTER F.

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 12-19-1928

Walter F. Hembree Died in Sacramento Saturday

Walter F. Hembree died Saturday, December 15^th, at the Sacramento Hospital from the effects of a ruptured appendix. While he had been ailing for some time, he did not consult a physician in time to have the operation soon enough. His sudden death came as a great shock to his neighbors and friends. He was 37 years of age and a native of Arkansas. Funeral services were held at the Glad Tidings Tabernacle on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased leaves to mourn his loss his wife, Pearl, and five children, Orvis, Floyd, Shelton, Melbourne, and Doris. For several years, Hembree conducted Hembree’s Auto Top Repair Shop on Second Street. He left Roseville for a while, but last spring he and the family returned and took over the business again.

Roseville Tribune and Register, Friday, 12-21-1928

Walter F. Hembree Funeral Services Were Held Tuesday

Largely attended funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon at the chapel of Broyer & Magner for Walter F. Hembree, who passed away on Saturday, December 15, 1928, in the Sacramento Hospital. Rev. Paul B. Franklin was the officiating clergyman. The choir, consisting of Mrs. E. Coon, Mrs. A. H. S. Boese, and Mrs. S. B. Matthews, sang “I Would Change My Cross for a Starry Crown.” Pastor Franklin, in speaking of the deceased, said that he was born in Washington County, Arkansas, July 24, 1891. He was united in marriage with the companion of his years in 1914. They came to California in 1916 and resided in Roseville the past eight years, with the exception of several months’ sojourn in their native state. In his splendid life and helpfulness to others, he won a host of friends. Pastor Franklin said: “The departed had on the Sunday previous to his death reconsecrated his life, and during his brief illness he constantly spoke of his faith in God and his readiness to face death. He was a loving, kind husband, and the home conditions were ideal. As a father his life was given to the great task of inspiring his children to seek to reach the heights of character. In his last hours he spoke to his boys, beseeching them to become real and vital Christians and to be ready to meet him if God should call him home. During his sickness he craved the water which because of the nature of his illness had to be denied him. Turning to his pastor, he said, ‘If I cannot drink this water I will, if God calls me, drink the everlasting water in heaven’.” The minister emphasized the text, “Watch, be ye ready.” Brother Hembree was prepared and has gone to be with his Heavenly Father. Rev. and Mrs. Franklin sang a duet, setting forth the wonders and splendors of heaven. Interment was in the Sylvan Cemetery where the pastor conducted a brief service. Those who are left to mourn are the loving and devoted wife, four sons and one daughter, Orvis, Floyd, Shelton, Melbourne, and Doris. Mr. Hembree became ill on Monday, December 9, but did not think it necessary to call a physician. He grew worse and a physician was called on Wednesday, and upon his advice the patient was immediately rushed to a Sacramento hospital. On Friday he underwent an operation for appendicitis. It was then thought that he would recover, but his friends were shocked to learn that he passed away on Sunday, December 16, shortly afternoon.

MACCHIOTTI, ATTILIO

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 11-28-1928

Motorcycle Rider Meets Death Here in Mysterious Manner

Sunday morning, Attiglio Machutti, a carpenter of Roseville, was found on Church Street in front of the Mexicali Rosa Café, lying a short distance from his motorcycle and sidecar in an unconscious condition. The Tribune representative discovered in his investigation that the tragedy occurred at 1:15 o’clock Sunday morning. In conversation with one of the waitresses, the Tribune man learned that at the time mentioned, she heard a crashing noise and the night cook, hearing the same noise, stepped out into the street and found Mocchutti lying near his machine which was still in an upright position, although it had crashed into the curbing, which would seem to explain the noise which both the cook and waitress heard. The cook, who seemed reluctant about giving his name, picked up the unconscious man and at the time he says that he did not appear to have a scratch or injury of any kind upon his body. The unconscious man was carried into the café and placed in a chair. It was then that blood was observed to be flowing from the man’s nostrils, which would seem to indicate internal injuries. While the man was unconscious, the cook sought to give him stimulant. The injured man did not respond, and the hours went by until about 4:15 AM a friend of the unfortunate man came and recognized him. Securing aid, the man was carried to his room not far from the scene of the accident. Finally after some interval, a physician, whose name could not be secured, was called and Mocchutti was taken to the Southern Pacific Emergency Hospital where he died Sunday night. In looking over the scene of the accident, it would appear that the victim of the tragedy approached Church Street from Cedar, possibly at quite a speed. Just at the corner of Cedar and Church is a large hole, and in examining the tracks of the motorcycle and sidecar, it would seem plausible that in essaying to make the turn, Mochutti’s car swerved into the hole and then the tracks make a turn to the left of the middle of the street, finally crashing into the curbing to the left of the street. The tires were found to be perfectly flat. A deep cut is to be seen in the asphalt. At this point, the car must have swerved with terrific rapidity to the left, possibly catapulting Mocchutti with an awful force to the street. The blood from the nostrils might, as has been said, indicate internal injuries. Some people have held the theory that the man was foully dealt with, but the above related circumstances would seem to militate against this theory.

[Submitter’s note: The name of the deceased was spelled different ways; however, the spelling in the name title comes from the death index which, presumably, is the correct version.]

MURCH, ANITA

MURCH, BILLY

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 10-10-1928

Funeral Services Held for Lincoln Resident

The funeral of Miss Anita Murch of Lincoln was conducted from the Broyer & Magner Chapel at 2 PM Tuesday. Rev. H. E. Wells of the First M. E. Church of Roseville read the services. Interment was in the family plot in the Lincoln Cemetery. Miss Murch is survived by her father, Charles Murch, and a large number of brothers and sisters, all of Lincoln. On Saturday last, a nephew of the deceased, Billy Murch, eight months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Murch of Lincoln, was buried from the Broyer & Magner Chapel here, with Rev. H. E. Wells officiating. His death occurred at the Sutter Hospital in Sacramento.

ORNELAS, JESUS M.

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 12-12-1928

J. M. Ornelas Funeral Services Held Friday

Funeral services for Jesus M. Ornelas, who died at his home, 106 C Street in this city on Wednesday, December 5, 1928, were held at St. Rose’s Catholic Church on Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock, Rev. Fr. P. J. O’Sullivan celebrating high mass. Interment was in the Roseville IOOF Cemetery. Mr. Ornelas came to Roseville nine years ago and was employed by the Southern Pacific Company until about four years ago when he was obliged to quit on account of his health which has previously become impaired through working in mines. He is survived by his wife and five small children, the oldest five years of age, and his mother, Josephine Mendez.

PRICHARD, ELIZABETH

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 11-28-1928

Rocklin Girl, 11, Dies After Auto Crash Monday – Car Overturns When Hit by Another Auto Between Here and Rocklin

Mrs. Harrietta Prichard and her three children were returning from Lincoln to their home in Rocklin Monday evening. About 7 o’clock, just before reaching the midway service station of Dick Ross on the Roseville-Rocklin Road, another car collided with the Prichard car and the latter was turned around in the direction of Roseville, turning on its side. One daughter, Elizabeth, aged eleven years, was caught beneath the car while Mrs. Prichard and the two other children were confined within the wrecked automobile. Willing hands soon extricated the little one and the others from the wreck. Elizabeth was rushed to the Southern Pacific Emergency Hospital in Roseville where Dr. B. Woodbridge did everything possible to save the life of the little girl, but he was fighting against the grim reaper and the odds were too great. At 12 o’clock midnight her slender form tremblingly gave up the spirit, and she was gone to the better land. The grief of the family is accentuated by the absence of the father who is a patient in the sanatorium at Weimar and unable to leave to lend aid to the stricken family. The other car was driven by A. Mackomich of Rocklin. He was accompanied by his wife and Mrs. R. C. McKenzie. Mr. Mackomich is held in no way to blame by Mrs. Prichard who declares it purely accidental. Mr. Mackomich got another automobile, brought the little girl and her mother to the hospital, and rendered all possible assistance to the family in their bereavement. Funeral services for Elizabeth Prichard will be held in the Glad Tidings Tabernacle on Riverside Avenue at 10 o’clock AM on Friday. Interment will be in the cemetery in Rocklin.

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 12-5-1928

Funeral Services Are Held on Friday for Elizabeth Prichard

Funeral services were held last Friday forenoon in the Tabernacle on Riverside Avenue for Elizabeth Prichard who met her death in an automobile accident on the Rocklin Road. The Tabernacle was beautifully decorated with choice chrysanthemums. The funeral cortege reached the Tabernacle a few moments before, and the little casket was lovingly borne by six of the little girl’s friends from Rocklin, dressed in white. The services were impressively begun with a touching and comforting prayer by her pastor, Rev. Paul Franklin, in which he petitioned the kind Heavenly Father to help the bereaved to realize that death is only a fleeting shadow which is the realization of the Father’s presence, is flooded by the sunshine of his tender love and sympathy, and that there might come to them the consciousness of His everlasting arms about them. Then came one of the most beautiful and tender features of the service as her little childhood sweetheart, Charles Coon of Lincoln, sang the stately and majestic hymn “The Old Rugged Cross.” Of the hope of the centuries as it rests in the old rugged cross, rising in its majesty towering o’er the wrecks of time. The sermon by Pastor Franklin was based upon I Thess. 4, “I would have you know, brethren, concerning them who are asleep that ye sorrow not as those who have no hope. She’s gone but the little house in which she walked in with us. Our only hope is in Jesus. As He rose from the dead, so shall we break asunder the bonds of the grave and from death the sting shall be taken and victory shall be snatched from the grave. As the beautiful flowers perform their bright ministry of love and fold their petals and die and yet their fragrance is preserved, how true it was of little Elizabeth as she spoke to her schoolmates of Jesus and lived His life before them. She thus preached a far better sermon than many of our great preachers. Our hearts,” said the pastor, “are cheered by the thought of the beautiful welcome that awaits her in that better land where there shall be no more sorrow and no more tears.” The impressive sermon was drawn to a close with a few words of exhortation to the living to emulate the life of the little one that each one should be ready when the final summons should come. The tender service was concluded by the rendering of the comforting hymn, “Asleep in the Arms of Jesus.” Many loving friends passed before the little casket and then following the little one to her last resting place in the Rocklin Cemetery.

RUFFNER, NICHOLAS OLIVER

Roseville Tribune and Register, Friday, 12-21-1928

Engineer N. O. Ruffner Died in San Francisco Thursday Morning

News of the death of N. O. Ruffner of Roseville, locomotive engineer for the Southern Pacific Company, which occurred at the S. P. hospital in San Francisco early Thursday morning, came as a shock to his friends. He was reported much better on Wednesday and was able to receive calls from some of his fellow engineers from Roseville. Mr. Ruffner is survived by his widow and by several brothers living in Sacramento. The funeral services will be held in Sacramento, but word has not been received, as The Tribune goes to press, of the time nor the date of the funeral. Mr. Ruffner went to the general hospital in San Francisco about six weeks ago. About four weeks ago, he submitted to an operation from which he rallied and recovered. Some two weeks later, he was stricken with pneumonia but was apparently recovering when death came suddenly.

Roseville Tribune and Register, Friday, 12-28-1928

Nicholas O. Ruffner Funeral Services Are Held Saturday

Funeral services for Nicholas Oliver Ruffner of Roseville, locomotive engineer of the Southern Pacific Company, were held at Ryan’s Mortuary, Sacramento, on Saturday, December 22, 1928, at 2:30 PM under the auspices of the B. of L. E. of Roseville and of the Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints. Elder W. H. Dawson spoke a few words eulogizing the departed brother. The high esteem in which he was regarded by his friends and associates was beautifully expressed by a wealth of floral pieces and bouquets. The Elks Lodge of Sacramento conducted the services at the grave in the Odd Fellows Cemetery. Mr. Ruffner passed away at the Southern Pacific Hospital in San Francisco from bronchial pneumonia, following an operation. He had been in a generally run-down condition for some time before he went to the hospital. His age was 38 years 7 months. Mr. Ruffner held membership in the Elks Lodge of Grass Valley, Fraternal Order of Eagles, and Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen of Sacramento and of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers of Roseville. He had lived here with his wife about two years, coming from Sacramento. Left to mourn his loss are his widow, Edna Ruffner; brothers, Charles E. and Leroy E. Ruffner; sister, Mrs. Cynthia Arise; and his wife’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James T. Murphy, all of Sacramento. Mrs. Ruffner has broken up housekeeping here and gone to live in Sacramento with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James T. Murphy.

RUMSEY, LEE

Roseville Tribune and Register, Friday, 11-16-1928

Lee Rumsey, Aged 81 Years, Died in Auburn Monday

Lee Rumsey of Roseville, father of Mrs. George C. Woodward and Mrs. W. E. Brown of this city, passed away in a hospital at Auburn, Monday of this week. Mr. Rumsey was born in Coldwater, Michigan, in 1847. He came to California about six years ago and has resided with his daughter. Mr. Rumsey was a kind, loving father and was known as a man of estimable character. His friends will sincerely regret his departure.

SAIKI, SENGO

Roseville Tribune and Register, Friday, 11-16-1928

Wife of Roseville Merchant Died in Weimar Tuesday

The wife of C. T. Saiki, proprietor of the Roseville Fish Market, passed away at the Weimar Sanitarium Tuesday, November 13^th, after months of intense suffering. Burial took place in Sacramento on Thursday. Mrs. Saiki was well known to many Roseville customers since she was always in the store on Church Street until her health began to fail. Sue is survived by her husband and several step-children.

SHUPER, MICKEY

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 12-5-1928

Infant Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Shuper Died Friday

Mickey, two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Shuper, died at the home of his parents at 324 B Street last Friday. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the chapel of Broyer & Magner. Interment was in the Roseville Odd Fellows Cemetery.

SIGGINS, MARY

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 1-30-1929

Mrs. Siggins, 87, 50-Year Resident Passed Away at the Auburn Hospital Monday – Funeral and Burial Here This Afternoon

Mrs. Mary Siggins, well known and long time resident of Roseville, passed away at the Auburn Hospital at 7:30 AM Monday, January 28, at the age of 87 years. Funeral services will be held this (Wednesday) afternoon from the chapel of Broyer & Magner at two o’clock. Rev. Thomas H. Mee of Sacramento will conduct the service. She will be buried in the Roseville Cemetery beside her husband and stepson. Mrs. Siggins came to Roseville with her husband P. V. Siggins and his son in the late seventies of the last century, fifty years ago. From about 1890 to 1898, Mr. Siggins was in partnership with Mr. Sawtell, father E. C. Sawtell, in a building located between the alley on Lincoln Street north of the present Lewis Drug Store to Pacific Street. They conducted a general country store. Mr. Siggins passed away about twenty years ago. Mrs. Siggins for a number of years conducted a dressmaking and millinery shop. After her husband’s death, she went east for several months and upon her return built the little cottage on Grove Street which she has occupied ever since. Up until the time of her accident a week ago last Sunday, she has kept her own house and done her cooking and washing, and seemed extremely active for her years. She had the flu a few weeks ago but had recovered. She was lying down on Sunday afternoon and, thinking she heard someone at the door, started to get up and caught her toe, either in the bedspread or the rug and fell, breaking her hip. She was removed to the hospital at Auburn on Monday for X-ray examinations and lived until the next Monday. Her death was probably due to the shock and her age. Mrs. Siggins never had any children of her own. Her only living relatives are an elderly sister and niece residing in Pennsylvania.

SNYDER, ELIZABETH nee WILLIAMS

Roseville Tribune and Register, Friday, 1-25-1929

Funeral Services for Mrs. George D. Snyder at Colfax This Afternoon – Wife of Engineer Snyder Passes Away at Sutter Hospital Tuesday Evening Following Operation

Funeral services for the late Mrs. George D. Snyder, who passed away about 11 o’clock Tuesday evening, January 22, 1929, at the Sutter Hospital in Sacramento following an operation, will be held at the West’s Undertaking Parlors in Colfax this (Friday) afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Interment will be in the Colfax Cemetery. Mrs. Snyder was taken suddenly ill last week and was taken to the Sutter Hospital where she underwent an operation. She rallied from the effects of this but became worse and died Tuesday evening at the age of 44 years, 11 months, and 17 days. Mrs. Snyder was born in Colfax on February 5, 1884, and was reared to womanhood in the city of her birth. She was united in marriage to George D. Snyder, who survives her, and with him moved from Colfax to Roseville where they have resided the past eighteen years at 354 Main Street. Besides her bereaved husband, Mrs. Snyder is survived by her mother, Mrs. Sarah Williams of Colfax; four sisters and two brothers: Mrs. Ed. Hutchinson of Portland, Mrs. Lily Black of San Francisco, Mrs. Mary Dressen and Mrs. Anna Schillinger of Colfax, John Williams of Colfax, and Robert Williams.

SODORETTI, LUCY nee CORLOTT

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 12-12-1928

Death of Mrs. D. Sodoretti Occurs Here Saturday

Mrs. Lucy Sodoretti passed from this life at her home, 512 Alola Street, in this city on Saturday, December 8, 1928, at the age of 33 years. She is survived by her husband, Dominic Sodoretti; her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Corlott; and a brother, Luther Corlott. Funeral services were held at St. Rose’s Catholic Church Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, Rev. Fr. P. J. O’Sullivan officiating.

STEWARD, ISAAC

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 12-5-1928

Isaac Steward, 71, Eleven-Day Resident, Died Here Monday

Isaac Steward, aged 71 years, a resident of Roseville only eleven days, died at 111 E Street, Monday, December 3, 1928, as the results of the flu. He was a native of London. The body will be shipped to Baker City, Oregon, for burial. He has a sister living in Sacramento, and relatives from Billings, Montana, will arrive to take care of the remains.

TERRELL, ROBERT

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 10-31-1928

Robert Terrell Died at the Age of 89 Years

Robert Terrell, aged 89 years, a native of California, passed away October 23, 1928, at the Guy P. DeKay ranch. Funeral services were held Friday at 10 AM from the Broyer & Magner Chapel. Rev. H. E. Wells of the First M. E. Church read the services. Interment was in the Roseville IOOF Cemetery. Terrell had lived on the DeKay ranch nearly all his life, having been employed there by Guy DeKay’s father. He was unmarried and leaves no near relatives. He had a large number of friends, as the beautiful floral tributes signified.

TURNER, MARTHA ESTHER nee WHITEHEAD

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 1-9-1929

Funeral Services Held on Monday for Pioneer Placer Co. Resident – Large Concourse of Friends Pay Loving Tribute to Martha E. Turner Who Passed Away at Loomis January 4

The death of Mrs. Martha E. Turner, beloved Placer County pioneer mother, occurred at the home of her son, F. W. Turner, in Loomis last Friday evening, January 4, 1929, at the age of 79 years, 3 months, and 2 days. Mrs. Turner had been ill with a severe cold the past two weeks and was confined to bed. Although her illness was not considered serious, she passed away peacefully Friday evening after she had expressed a wish to retire for the night. Funeral services, which were attended by a large concourse of friends from all over the county, were held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the funeral parlors of Mehl & Hislop in Auburn. Rev. Eccles of the Penryn Church read the funeral services, and interment was in the Newcastle Cemetery under the auspices of Penryn Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, of which Mrs. Turner was long a beloved member. Martha Esther Whitehead was born in Pike County, Missouri, October 2, 1851. She came to California with her family in 1852 and ’53, being carried in the pommel of a saddle nearly all the way. The family first settled in eastern Placer County. While in her teens she was united in marriage February 8, 1868, to F. W. Turner at Cisco. She was bereft of her companion several years ago. Mrs. Turner is survived by her sister, Mrs. Ella Clinkkinbeard of Santa Rosa; a son, F. W. Turner, and two grandsons, Fred M. and Joseph Henry of Loomis, and an adopted son, Charles R. Turner of Roseville. Always cheerful, of a sunny disposition and kind and charitable, she will live long in the memory of countless residents of Placer County for the many kind and charitable words and deeds administered throughout her long and useful life. She was known to many outside of her immediate family as “Grandma” and was beloved by all with whom she came in contact. The sympathy of a large concourse of friends in Roseville and Placer County is extended to her bereaved family in Loomis and her adopted son, Charles R. Turner of this city whom she brought up and cared for since he was a child. Besides Mr. and Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Agness Elliott, Mrs. M. W. Nason and Mrs. R. F. Brill, a large number of Roseville friends and members of the Eastern Star attended the funeral services.

WEBSTER, Mr.

Weekly Patriot (Iowa Hill), Saturday, 2-12-1859

Serious Accident

On Wednesday last, while Messrs. Finley and Webster were preparing a blast in the South Point Tunnel, the blast prematurely exploded, knocking Mr. Finley down and fatally injuring Mr. Webster by breaking one of his thighs, a rib, and the concussion rupturing the diaphragm, causing the intestines to protrude into the cavity and upon the left lung. He lingered in great pain until Thursday evening when his spirit took its flight to realms of immortality. This evening, Saturday, his remains were followed to their last resting place by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Templers (to both of which he was a member), and a large number of citizens. Mr. Webster was formerly from Ohio and was about 30 years of age. He was a gentleman much beloved in our community, and his place will long be vacant in our midst. It creates a feeling of extreme sorrow and desolation for the mind to dwell upon the sad fact that one who moved amongst us but a few days since, with all the fond anticipations and lofty aspirations of buoyant manhood, is today consigned to the dark, cold tomb to await the final summons of the archangel who shall herald all, the “quick and the dead,” into the presence of the God of Nations.

WILBUR, WILLARD J.

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 1-16-1929

Funeral Services for W. J. Wilbur Are Held Sunday – Former Esteemed Roseville Resident Met Accidental Death in Sacramento

Williard J. Wilbur, former highly esteemed resident of Roseville, was the victim of accidental death in Sacramento on Thursday evening, January 10, 1929. Mr. Wilbur left his home early in the evening to attend church and was struck at the corner of Nineteenth and I streets by an automobile driven by Miss Adele Gilmore of Sacramento. Later in the evening, his wife became alarmed at the prolonged absence of her husband, and upon telephoning to the police, received the sad and startling intelligence that he had been struck and killed by an automobile and his body was in the morgue. Willard J. Wilbur was born on March 10, 1860, in West Buttes, Sutter County, California, son of Willard W. Wilbur who with his father crossed the plains in 1852. There he attended the public school and grew to young manhood, and during his later teen age attended business college in Sacramento, after which he returned to his home community where he engaged in farming in which he made a singular success and merited the confidence of his fellow countrymen. Ever energetic, he accomplished unusual tasks while he was noted for his adherence to every detail of agricultural life and domestic happiness. His interest in public matters continued unabated throughout his useful life of nearly three score and ten years. For several terms he served as school trustee of West Buttes and was superintendent of the Meridian Sunday School during the greater portion of years in the home church. His loyalty, devotion, and religious integrity marked him as a true friend in the cause of righteousness. His chief joy was in helping others know the friend whom he early learned to serve. Kindly, cheerful, and deeply solicitous of human welfare, he endeared himself to all who knew him. In November 1888, he was united in marriage with Miss Mary Ellen Gray, also of a West Buttes pioneer family, this happy union being blessed with four children. A son, Lester Wilbur, passed from this life shortly after returning from the World War in 1918. Their home was the Mecca for friendly gatherings until six years ago when the family moved to San Jose for three years and to Roseville for two years during which their daughter Ruth taught school. Last September they moved to Sacramento from which final summons was given on Thursday evening, January 10, 1929, leaving a devoted husband and loving father, the choice heritage of an obedient son, an esteemed Christian citizen whose radiant life left a glow in the circles where he moved as upon individuals when he befriended from a generous heart, intent upon honoring his Maker by thought, word, and deed. Even in the enjoyment of a rich measure of health, he gave of his best. With failing eyesight, he relied the more upon the storehouse of memory and the reading by others for a renewal of that buoyancy that made him a most welcome guest and prophet of the new day when we shall see as we are seen and know as we are known. His sudden removal while on his way to the House of Prayer marks a notable coronation from which priceless lessons may be learned concerning Him who said, “My ways are not your ways, neither are my thoughts your thoughts.” Besides his bereaved widow, he leaves to revere his sainted memory, one son Ross Wilbur of Sutter City, and two daughters, Mrs. C. N. Parmenter of Loomis, Placer County, and Miss Ruth May Wilbur of Sacramento, and one granddaughter, Miss Margaret Wilbur of Berkeley. Of the eight brothers and sisters, but two remain, Dr. P. S. Wilbur of Marysville and Mrs. E. C. Morse of Seattle, Washington. Joining with these is a host of friends among young and old who pay loving tribute to this man among men whose good works will long live as the evening benediction that his advancing years signified. The funeral services, which were held from the Sutter City Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday afternoon, were conducted by Rev. Thomas H. Mee of Sacramento, assisted by Rev. P. N. Petersen of Sutter City, with W. G. Rees, H. C. Slater, Mrs. P. W. Dornfeld, and Mrs. B. C. Knapp, Roseville, singing “In the Garden,” “The City of Gold,” and “Face to Face.” Mrs. H. C. Slater was accompanist. Interment was in the family plot in the Neyesburg Cemetery at West Buttes where friends from far and near assembled with many choice floral offerings befitting the beautiful, unselfish life whose wholesome influence abide.

ARMES, ARTHUR

Roseville Press-Tribune, Monday, 8-15-1966

Arthur Armes, 64, a native of Newcastle and a fruit rancher in that community for 40 years, died August 11 in an Auburn hospital. Rosary was recited Friday evening at the Chapel of the Hills, with Mass offered Saturday at 10 AM in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary R. Armes, Newcastle; two sons, Bruce Armes of Newcastle and Larry G. Armes of Imperial; a brother, Fred Armes of Pacific Grove; and two sisters, Mrs. Julia Duncan, Hollister; and Mrs. Margaret Wilson, Placerville.

BUCKLEY, LIBBIE

Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 6-2-1877

Sudden Death

Last Friday a six-year-old daughter of M. Buckley, residing near Clipper Gap, died after an illness of only two days. She had been attending school every day but on Thursday morning, just before school time, suddenly became unconscious and remained so until the next day when she breathed her last. Dr. Shackleton was sent for on Friday but arrived there only a short time before she died. Her remains were interred in the Odd Fellows Cemetery, Auburn, on Sunday.

BURT, GEORGE

Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 4-14-1877

The Funeral of George Burt

The remains of George Burt, the unfortunate engineer of engine No. 70 who was killed in the collision at Cascade on the 4^th, were interred at Rocklin last Saturday with impressive ceremonies. After the conclusion of the inquest on the night after the accident, the body was taken to Sacramento where it was prepared for burial. The hearse was escorted to the depot by members of Sacramento Tribes, Improved Order of Red Men, where it was placed on a flat car attached to a special train provided by the railroad company for the transportation of the remains and attendants. The train reached Rocklin at 3 PM where it was met by Delaware Tribe, No. 48, Imp. O. R. M. of Newcastle, of which deceased was a member, and also by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. These, with a large number of the friends and acquaintances of the dead engineer, escorted the remains to the round-house which was tastefully decorated and draped in mourning. The casket was placed on a handsome catafalque erected near the center of the building and around it in appropriate order were ranged the officiating clergyman and friends of the deceased, the Red Men, and the Brotherhood. Elder Peck of Ophir delivered an impressive funeral discourse, and a choir and organ rendered the music selected for the occasion. At the conclusion of the services, the Red Men took charge of the remains, those in attendance forming in procession to accompany them to the cemetery where the burial service of the Order was read over the grave. The funeral was one of the largest ever held in the county, large numbers coming from a distance to testify their respect for the memory of the dead.

BUTLER, CLARE

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 5-8-1929

Pneumonia Brings Death to Little Girl

A very sad death occurred at five o’clock Sunday when Clare, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Butler, passed away at the Sutter Hospital, after an illness from pneumonia of only a week’s duration. She was eleven years of age and in the fifth grade at grammar school. The little girl was taken to the hospital Saturday afternoon. She possessed a loving, sweet disposition and was loved by her playmates and everyone with whom she came in contact. She is survived by her parents and by two brothers, Alyn, 10 years, and Keith, 6 years of age. Funeral services are to be held from the Broyer & Magner Chapel this (Wednesday) afternoon at 3:30 o’clock when school children are to attend in a body accompanied by teachers. Interment will be made in the Roseville Cemetery, and she will be laid to rest side by side with her uncle, the late Alyn W. Butler. Rev. W. E. Coen will conduct the services.

CASE, ROY

Roseville Tribune and Register, Friday, 6-28-1929

Driver Killed as Dynamite Load Explodes on Road

Roy Case, driver of a truck owned by the Biggs Dray Company of Oakland, was instantly killed near Baxter’s Camp on the Reno highway yesterday afternoon when five and a half tons of explosives on the truck ignited and exploded. The explosion occurred shortly after the truck had passed a crew of road workmen, and when the men arrived at the scene, the truck was a total wreck and all the telephone and power lines in the vicinity were down. The highway was badly torn up. The body of Case, with the top of the head blown off by the explosion, was taken from the truck cab. It had been cremated in the flames, burning in powder and gasoline. Eight boxes of giant powder were taken from the truck unexploded. State Traffic Officers Neal Marvin of Auburn and Charles LaPorte of Roseville investigated the explosion. It occurred at 12:15 o’clock, and Case’s watch was found to have stopped at 1:15. Cause of the explosion was undetermined. At several places on the road, however, it was reported that the load on Case’s truck seemed poorly balanced. At one place the truck, a new machine, was said to be very hot. Two men were reported riding with Case earlier in the day, but no trace of them was found at the scene of the explosion. The explosives were for the Callahan Construction Company at Soda Springs, doing construction work at Cisco.

DODGE, EVA nee HARRIS

Roseville Tribune and Register, Friday, 5-15-1929

After Long Illness Death Comes to Eva Harris Dodge – Native of Iowa and Resident of Roseville Since 1912 – Was Member of First M. E. Church

Following a long illness borne with Christian fortitude, Mrs. Eva Harris Dodge passed to the great beyond Saturday at eleven o’clock at her home on Folsom Road. She was a native of Iowa and had lived in Roseville since the year 1912. She had endeared herself to a wide circle of friends and relatives here. She joined the Methodist Episcopal Church early in life and was a member of the First Methodist Church of this city at the time of her death. She is survived by her husband, E. P. Dodge, two brothers, C. C. Harris of Los Angeles and Herbert E. Harris of Whittier. Funeral services were held at Broyer & Magner Chapel Tuesday morning at ten o’clock, the services being conducted by Rev. H. E. Well. Interment was made in Sylvan Cemetery.

ELIOPOLUS, JOHN

PIERACCI, ELI

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 7-3-1929

Funerals Today for Two Drowned Sunday in River

Funeral services will be held today over the bodies of Eli Pieracci and John Eliopolus, Roseville boys who were drowned near Fair Oaks Sunday while swimming in the American River. Funeral services for Eli Pieracci, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Pieracci of Elm Street, will be held from Rose Catholic Church at 10 o’clock this morning, the Rev. Father Connor of Auburn officiating. Interment will be at Odd Fellows Cemetery. The funeral of John Eliopolus, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Eliopolus, will be held at 2:30 from the Broyer & Magner Chapel. The Rev. Father Skufies of Sacramento will officiate. The body will be buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery. The boys, Pieracci, 15, and Eliopolus, 12, were drowned while swimming near the Fair Oaks bridge. Eliopolus apparently was seized with cramps, and his friend Pieracci, who was near him, went to his rescue. The pair locked in a death struggle. The body of Pieracci was discovered floating in the river a few minutes later. A plane from Del Paso Airport, piloted by Ingvald Fagerskog, was impressed into service in the search for Eliopolus’ body. While patrolling the water a half mile below the scene of the drowning, Fagerskog sighted the other body submerged, and it was recovered in a motorboat from Fair Oaks. Louis Guisti, 16, also of Roseville, companion of the drowned boys, narrowly escaped their fate when he went to their rescue. Weakened from his fight to aid the pair, he struggled to the shore and was on the verge of collapse when he reached the bank.

FOSTER, JOSEPH N.

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 4-17-1929

Local S. P. Engineer Passed Away Suddenly in Sacramento April 13 – J. N. Foster Dies on Operating Table at S. P. Emergency Hospital – Funeral Services Yesterday

Friends in Roseville and elsewhere were greatly shocked to learn of the sudden death of Joseph N. Foster, local S. P. locomotive fireman, which occurred in Sacramento on Saturday, April 13, at the Southern Pacific emergency hospital. The deceased had undergone an operation for the removal of his tonsils at the S. P. General Hospital in San Francisco five days before his death. Upon his return to Roseville, an abscess formed and infection started, making it necessary to go to the hospital on Saturday for an operation. The patient passed away on the operating table. Deceased was born in Grass Valley, May 10, 1897. Seven years ago he was united in marriage with Hazel F. Dost. He is survived by his wife and his mother, Mrs. Emily Stewart of Grass Valley. He was a member of Sacramento Lodge No. 58, B. of L. F. and E., the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and Roseville Lodge No. 1293, Loyal Order of Moore, being a Past Dictator of the latter organizations. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning from the chapel of Broyer & Magner, the local Moose lodge having charge. Interment was made at Grass Valley.

FRANKLIN, M. J. nee BAXTER

Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 5-19-1877

Death of Mrs. I. W. Franklin

Ed. Argus:--It is with deep regret that I chronicle the death of Mrs. I. W. Franklin, the wife of one of our most respected citizens, who died on Tuesday, the 8^th instant at noon after the short illness of four days. Her death was unexpected to all and cast a deep gloom over the whole community. Mrs. Franklin was from Jackson County, Missouri, and has lived among us for seven years, during which time, by her quiet and gentle manner and her many noble qualities, she had endeared herself to all who knew her. She performed all her duties like one who felt the responsibility of living and the necessity of being well prepared for that future where “the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest.” The funeral took place on Wednesday. The remains were taken to the Odd Fellows Hall, Roseville, where the funeral sermon was preached, attended by a very large number of sympathizing friends, every available conveyance in the town being brought into requisition, so eager were those who knew her to pay the last tribute of respect to one they esteemed so highly while living and so sincerely mourned when dead. The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Larkin of the M. E. Church, of which the deceased was a member, and was based upon the passage of scripture contained in the 18^th verse of the 8^th chapter, St. Paul’s Epistle to the Romans. After the services in the hall were concluded, her remains were taken to the Odd Fellows Cemetery where the last sad rites were performed and the body committed to the earth, there to rest until God shall call together his elect and precious ones and take them home. Loving hands strewed the grave with flowers, and many were the expressions of sorrow by those who stood around her grave.

FREDERICK, ALLEN HENRY

Roseville Press-Tribune, Tuesday, 8-16-1966

Allen Henry Frederick, 65, for the past 17 years an employee at Weimar Medical Center, died August 15 in Auburn. A native of Iowa, he came to Auburn 20 years ago. He was a past president of the Weimar Medical local, AFL-CIO. Survivors include his wife, Leonora Frederick of Auburn; a son, Charles Frederick of Minnesota; a daughter, Mrs. Betty Mitchell of Marysville; two brothers, Edward of Wisconsin and Theodore of Minnesota; and a sister, Malinda Olson of Minnesota. Services will be Thursday at 2 PM in the Chapel of the Hills, Auburn, with the Rev. Clarence Freeman officiating. Burial will be in the new Auburn District Cemetery.

FRIEND, CHARLES J.

Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 1-13-1877

Death of an Old Citizen

Chas. J. Friend, an old and well-known citizen of this county, died on Tuesday, January 9^th, at the residence of his son-in-law, F. A. Edler, in this place. Mr. Friend came to California in 1849 and has been a resident of Placer County ever since. He was 78 years old at the time of his death. The funeral took place on Thursday at 10 o’clock, and a large number of the old friends of the deceased followed his remains to that last resting place in Odd Fellows Cemetery.

GORDON, ROBERT

Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 1-13-1877

A Shocking Tragedy

Monday last about noon, the community was shocked by the report that Robert Gordon was shot, and inquiry developed the fact that this was too true. He was found in a little arbor in his garden just back of the Argus office, suffering from the effect of a pistol shot through the region of the stomach, the ball having entered the body near the lower end of the breast bone and ranging upward and to the right, coming out some inches to the right of the spine. The weapon which sped the fatal shot was a Colt revolver of very large size and did its deadly work but too well. Mr. Gordon had left the house about 10 o’clock to go to the garden where he often spent considerable time and where he was seen, walking back and forth, as if in deep study, but a few minutes before the occurrence. The crack of the pistol was heard by several persons, but as he was in the habit of firing at gophers and sometimes shot off the pistol for the purpose of cleaning it, no one thought anything of it. Not coming to dinner when it was ready, his wife went to call him, finding him as above stated in the arbor. He expressed his gratification at her arrival, saying he was sick and that he was afraid he would die alone. Mrs. Gordon immediately went for assistance to remove him to the house, not yet having discovered that he had been shot. In a very short time, J. M. White, Jas. Walsh, and others arrived, and in reply to their questions as they were raising him from the ground, told them he was shot and stated in effect that the shot was accidental. He was removed to his residence and medical aid summoned. It was evident that he was suffering severely, and an examination showed that there was no hope for his life. About 7 o’clock the same evening, after several hours of extreme agony, he breathed his last. His brother in San Francisco was telegraphed for, and other relatives and friends hurried to his bedside. The funeral services took place at 10 o’clock on Wednesday morning, the 10th, the remains being interred in the old burying ground. A very large concourse of people followed the body to the grave, business being entirely suspended, and nearly everyone in town showing their respect for the deceased by attending the funeral. At the grave, Hon. J. E. Hale pronounced a brief eulogy over the remains, and no minister of that faith being accessible, E. L. Craig read the burial service of the Episcopal Church. The deepest sympathy was felt and expressed by all for Mr. Gordon’s untimely fate. He had lived for upwards of twenty-five years in Auburn where for all that time he was regarded as a generous, whole-souled man, and where he had made friends of all who met him by the hearty and sturdy honesty of his character. It seems almost incredible that the strong, generous, cheerful man who has so long been a prominent figure on our streets should be so suddenly removed by the hand of death. The first impression, upon hearing the news of the tragedy, was that he had committed suicide. This was strengthened by the fact that he was known to be in financial trouble, and that his difficulties were weighing heavily on his mind. For the purpose of ascertaining the facts in the case, Coroner Swett summoned a jury and held an inquest on the remains on Wednesday morning. The jury consisted of B. D. Dunnam, W. B. McGuire, G. B. Macomb, J. A. Filcher, V. V. Mann, and JC. L. Simons, all well-known and reliable citizens. [Submitter omitted inquest testimony.]

HAKL, SARAH JANE nee JOHNSTON ROGERS

Roseville Press-Tribune, Monday, 8-15-1966

Mrs. Hakl, Life-Long Resident, Dies at 81

Sarah Jane Hakl, born in Roseville 81 years ago and a life-long resident here, died August 13 in the Roseville Hospital. Her home was at 210 Fern Street. Mrs. Hakl was the daughter of Thomas E. Johnston and Jane Straugh. Her maternal grandfather came from Germany during the gold rush days and settled in the Elverta-Reigo area, becoming a rancher there. Her father, Thomas Johnston, was born in Sutter’s Fort. He became a butcher, having a slaughter house in Reigo and hauling meat by horse and buggy into Sacramento. Mrs. Hakl was the widow of the late Stanley C. Hakl, who died in 1957. He had owned and operated a machine shop located in the former Maurice Mahan garage where the Roseville post office now stands. When the post office was built on the site, he moved the machine shop to Clinton and Fern where he operated it until his death. Eight children survive: Nathanial E. Rogers of Roseville; Quentin W. Rogers, Eugene, OR; Wesley B. Rogers, Concord; Ellery R. Rogers, Roseville; Garnett F. Rogers, Santa Rosa; Gladys M. Painter, Roseville; Marchetta Drive, Sacramento; and Freda Bohn, also of Roseville. There are 14 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; a brother, Robert Johnston, Sacramento; and three sisters, Violette Bodman, Los Angeles; Maggie Goold, Pleasant Grove; and Gertrude Fraizer, Arroya Grande. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 PM in the Lambert Funeral Home, 400 Douglas Blvd., with Elder J. W. Scott officiating. Cremation will be at East Lawn, Sacramento.

HAMAN, MABEL ELIZABETH nee FIDDYMENT

Roseville Press-Tribune, Friday, 8-12-1966

One of City’s Oldest Pioneers Dies at 81

Mrs. Mabel Elizabeth Haman, 81, a native of Roseville and a life-long resident, died August 11 in Wheeler, Oregon, while on a vacation. Mrs. Haman had been a teacher in the first to third grades of the Roseville schools for 46 years prior to her retirement. She was the third generation of school teachers, her mother and grandmother both having taught school lhere. She was the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Fiddyment. Her father had come to Roseville in 1853 with his mother, a widow who bought land west and north of Roseville for $1 per acre, and maintained it as a ranch for many years. The elder Mrs. Fiddyment donated the land for the Pleasant Grove School, built the building herself, and was its first teacher. Walter Fiddyment married Ella Bond of Elk Grove, also a teacher. Two of their daughters, Mabel Elizabeth Haman and Marjorie Chilton, became teachers, and the third, Mrs. Florence Henion, is a music teacher. Mabel Elizabeth was chosen a festival queen in Roseville about 1906. She was married to George Haman, who died in 1926. She was a life-long member of the Roseville Presbyterian Church and donated one of the windows of the church in memory of her father, a charter member of the church. She was a member of the Roseville Women’s Improvement Club, of the Roseville Better Gardens Club, the Placer County Historical Society, and the Retired Teachers Association. She is survived by her sisters, Marjorie E. Chilton and Florence Henion; two sisters-in-law, Cora Fiddyment and Alice Haman; nephews Frank Chilton, Walter, John F., David F. and Russell F. Fiddyment; and two nieces, Patricia Martyr and Cora Lee Corin, all of Roseville. Funeral services will be Monday, August 15, at 2 PM in the Lambert Funeral Home, 400 Douglas Blvd., with the Rev. Eugene Barnard of the Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be in the Roseville Cemetery.

HOOPER, EARL T

Roseville Press-Tribune, Monday, 8-22-1966

Earl T. Hooper, 67, a US Army veteran of World War I, died August 18 in the Veterans Administration Hospital at Martinez. A native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he was formerly owner and operator of the Loomis Motel. He also was a former rancher and had been employed at McClellan Air Force Base. Survivors include his wife, Freda K. Hooper of Loomis; a son, Graham E. Hooper, also of Loomis; a daughter, Winifred Limbaugh of Hayward; four grandchildren; and a sister, Catherine Forbes, Iowa. Private services were conducted Saturday at Sands’ Foothill Chapel, Loomis, with the Rev. John Corson officiating. Cremation was at Sierra View Crematory, Marysville.

HUBER, GEORGE WILLIAM

Roseville Press-Tribune, Tuesday, 8-23-1966

George William Huber, 50, of 1213 Crestmont, Roseville, a conductor for the Southern Pacific Railroad, died August 22 in Roseville. A native of Bisbe, Arizona, he had been a resident of California for 44 years and came to Roseville from Grass Valley 25 years ago. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Local No. 340. Survivors include his wife, Esther J. Huber, Roseville; a son, George W. Bryant Huber, Grass Valley; a daughter, Georgene Huber, Roseville; a step-daughter, Christina E. Stewart, Roseville; his mother, Mrs. Martha Jean Landrum; and a brother, Frank B. Huber, both of Los Angeles; a sister, Virginia Leamons, Chula Vista; and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Rahtz, Roseville. There are five grandchildren. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 PM in the Lambert Funeral Home, 400 Douglas Blvd., Roseville, with Elder J. W. Scott of the Missionary Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Sierra Hills Memorial Park.

KEATON, GRACE KNIGHT nee WILLIAMSON ABBICK

Roseville Press-Tribune, Thursday, 8-18-1966

LINCOLN—Graveside services were held this morning in the Lincoln Cemetery for Grace Knight Keaton, 88, who died in an Auburn hospital Tuesday. She was a native of Illinois and had lived in Placer County for 33 years. Surviving are a son Kenneth Abbick of Lincoln; a daughter Marian Starr of Sacramento; one grandchild; and one great-grandchild. Arrangements were made by the Clark Funeral Home.

KOUKALEK, JAMES

Roseville Tribune and Registr, Wednesday, 4-17-1929

Funeral Services Here This Morning For Well Known Loomis Resident

James Koukalek of Loomis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wenzel Koukalek, passed away at the Highlands Hospital, Auburn, on Saturday, April 13, 1929. He was a native of Minnesota and was 35 years of age. His death was caused by heart failure following an illness from influenza. The deceased was an automobile mechanic and had been in the employ of Reeves & Doty, automobile dealers in Loomis. Funeral services will be held from St. Rose’s Catholic Church, Roseville, this Wednesday morning at ten o’clock. Interment will be in the IOOF Cemetery. Besides his mother and father, he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. F. E. Schunenan and Mrs. J. M. Marsh of Loomis, and two brothers, Antona Koukalek of Loomis and Frank K. Koukalek of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. Funeral arrangements are in charge of Broyer & Magner.

KOUKALEK, KATHERINE nee WANNINGER or WENNIGER

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 7-3-1929

Mrs. Koukalek, 77, of Loomis Buried Here

Funeral services were held Monday morning from the Catholic church for Mrs. Katherine Koukalek, 77, of Loomis. Burial was at Odd Fellows Cemetery. Deceased leaves a husband, Antonio, and two daughters, Mrs. J. M. Marsh and Mrs. F. E. Kuneman, all of Loomis.

LANDIS, JAMES S.

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 6-19-1929

James S. Landis, Early Pioneer, Laid to Rest

Members of the Odd Fellows, to which the late James S. Landis had belonged for 62 years, officiated Sunday at his funeral services at the Lincoln Odd Fellows Hall. He died Saturday at the home in Lincoln where he had lived for 30 years. Landis was born in Ohio 83 years ago. As a child of 6, he came across the plains by ox team with his parents in 1852. They settled near Marysville. The greatest part of his life was spent in mining in Trinity, Yuba, Calaveras, Placer, and Nevada counties. With his wife, Mrs. Bertha C. Landis, librarian of the Lincoln Public Library, he celebrated their 50^th wedding anniversary four years ago. Besides his wife, he leaves a daughter, Mrs. William Phillips, Jr. of Alameda, and a son, J. W. Landis, Diamond Springs merchant. He was an uncle of Judge J. B. Landis, Auburn; Charles H. Landis, Klamath Falls, Oregon; Miss Mila Landis of Sacramento; and Mrs. Lura Fratt, Petaluma. A brother, John Landis, preceded him in death two years ago.

LAWSON, TALMAGE WHITE

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 10-24-1928

Five-Year-Old Rocklin Boy Dies After a Day’s Illness

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon, October 23, at 3 o’clock for little Talmage White Lawson, who passed away Sunday evening at 8 o’clock after but a day’s illness. The services were held at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene E. Lawson, in Rocklin and were under the auspices of the Church of Latter Day Saints. President Lorenzo Roskelly was in charge, and addresses were made by Sacramento missionaries of the church. Musical selections were given by Lorenzo Roskelly and Mrs. Clara Vanderhoff who rendered a vocal duet; by Miss Doris Kelley and Mrs. S. D. Sandusky who were vocal soloists, and by little Marjory Goddard and Francis McCann who gave a vocal duet. Miss Ethel McCann was the piano accompanist for all the numbers. Burial was in the Rocklin Cemetery. The boy was taken suddenly ill Sunday morning with bowel trouble, supposed to have been caused from his eating some green fruit. He was five years and eight months of age and was born in Sacramento County.

LEONARD, SAMUEL

Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 4-21-1877

Death of a Pioneer

Last Thursday, April 19^th, Samuel Leonard, a native of Pennsylvania, aged 66 years, was found dead at Pino. Coroner Swett was notified and went down and held an inquest on the remains, the finding of the jury being that death resulted from old age and general debility. Deceased was an early settler in this county, having resided at and near Pino for about 28 years. In early days he was engaged in mining, after which he, in company with one or two others, kept a public house on the overland stage route known as the Indian Valley House about two miles from Pine Grove, a place now extinct. At times he also worked at his trade, which was that of a carpenter. After a few years he retired and has been living a quiet and inactive life ever since. He has been in failing health for several years past. He was well known and leaves many friends. It is said that his only relative living is a sister residing in Oregon.

LEWIS, JENNY

Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 2-3-1877

Little Girl Burned to Death

Tuesday evening last, Jenny, aged three years and six months, daughter of Samuel Lewis, was burned to death at the residence of her parents, West Main Street. The little girl and the baby were left in the house for a few minutes by their mother, who went to visit a next door neighbor. When the mother went out, little Jenny was playing with two envelopes, and it is supposed that she lighted one at the fire in the stove and thus set fire to her clothing. Her mother heard the scream of the little one and ran to her assistance. The child was found drawn up in a chair with her clothing almost entirely burnt off. She was able to articulate “Oh, Mamma!” and soon became insensible, dying in a short time afterwards. Dr. Jones was called but found the little sufferer beyond the reach of medical skill. Her skin was so burned that it stripped off from her body, and only the feet were found to be untouched by fire.

MARTIN, HULA MAIE nee ANDERSON

Roseville Press-Tribune, Thursday, 8-18-1966

LINCOLN—Funeral services will be held Friday morning in the Assembly of God Church for Hula Maie Martin, 60, who died at Weimar, Placer County, August 16. She was a native of Oklahoma and had lived in Lincoln for 25 years. She was a member of Friendship Chapter Order of Eastern Star No. 67 in Lincoln. Surviving are sisters Alice Williams of Kansas City; Julia Fairless of Lincoln; Bertha Griffin of Erick, OK; Ester Anderson of Portland, OR; and brothers Marvin Anderson of Erick, OK; George Anderson of Clear Lake; and Artie Anderson of Tuscola, OK. Arrangements were made by the Clark Funeral Home, and burial will be in the Lincoln Cemetery.

McCABE, JOHN

Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 2-3-1877

Suicide at Colfax

Last week we briefly mentioned a suicide at Colfax. The particulars of the case, as near as we can learn them, are as follows: A man named John McCabe, recently from Nevada City, went into the restaurant of Wm. Farrall at Colfax and ordered supper. While waiting, he was observed to put something into his mouth. In a few minutes he was seized with violent cramps and in less that half an hour was dead. A piece of paper with strychnine adhering to it was found on the floor, and from another slip on the table his name was ascertained. An inquest was held, and the fact developed that he had taken his own life, and that strychnine was the deadly agent employed. He had previously complained of bad luck in business, and said he did not want to live. He had also written to friends at San Jose, saying he intended to take his life. He left money enough to pay his funeral expenses.

MELGOZZA, GASPAR

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 2-27-1929

Shooting Fray Results in Death of Local Mexican

Gaspar Melgozza, residing at 731 Fig Street, Roseville, was fatally wounded at five o’clock Saturday evening in a home on Oakland Avenue where he was visiting at the time. It is alleged that there had been a long-standing enmity between Melgozza and Salvador Gomez, who was also present in the home. The feud was resumed and in the argument that followed Melgozza was shot and fatally wounded, dying Sunday morning at the Auburn Hospital. He was afterwards taken to the home of his brother at 308 Fifth Street. The deceased leaves a wife and five brothers, Raymond, Jesus, Cliofas, Guadalupe, and Jose Melgozza. The funeral services were held in St. Rose’s Catholic Church at ten o’clock Tuesday morning. Interment was in the Odd Fellows Cemetery. The alleged murderer has been apprehended and lodged in jail in Auburn. The date of the trial will be set later. Attorney C. H. Hanlin has been retained to defend the accused.

MORGAN, JOHN

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 3-27-1929

Death of John Morgan Occurred Friday Night – Funeral Held Sunday

John Morgan, aged 54 years, passed away at his home in Roseville Friday after an illness of only a few days from pneumonia. He is survived by his wife Mrs. Sadie B. Morgan; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Bennett of Penryn, Mrs. Dora Crawford of Georgetown; a brother, Henry Jones of Roseville; and an adopted son, Edward Morgan of Stanford University. Funeral services were held on Sunday at the Broyer & Magner Chapel, and interment was made at Rocklin. On account of the serious illness of Henry Jones, it was thought advisable not to tell him of his brother’s death. Roseville Aerie No. 1582, Fraternal Order of Eagles had charge of the funeral. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hazeltown of Sacramento were here to attend the funeral. Mr. Morgan had been a resident of Roseville for many years, having conducted a saloon here until a few years ago when he opened a resort along the Auburn Ravine. A few months ago, he returned to Roseville to engage in business. He was well known and beloved by a host of friends and was best known as a good sportsman, being especially interested in baseball.

MORROW, NORMAN

Roseville Press-Tribune, Thursday, 8-18-1966

Norman Morrow, 76, a veteran of World War I and a switchman and yard master for the Southern Pacific Company for 45 years prior to retirement, died August 16 in San Francisco. A native of Minnesota, he came to Roseville in 1920 and resided at 320 Main Street. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lodge No. 203 of Roseville; the Alyn W. Butler Post No. 169, American Legion; the Minerva Rebekah Lodge No. 72, Roseville; the Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 4221; and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen No. 994. Survivors include his wife Minnie Brown Morrow of Roseville; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Beryl Stephens, Sacramento; a grandson, Earl Stephens, Sacramento; and three stepsons, Harold P. Brown, Roseville; Donald N. Brown, Walnut Creek; and Robert E. Brown, Roseville. Funeral services will be Friday at 10 AM in the Lambert Funeral Home, 400 Douglas Blvd. with the Rev. Keith Kirk of the Friends Church of Citrus Heights officiating. Burial will be in Masonic Lawn Cemetery, Sacramento.

NEWCOMB, LOTTIE BELL nee INMAN

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 4-17-1929

Well Known Lincoln Matron Passed Away Saturday

On Saturday, April 13^th, 1929, Mrs. Lottie Bell Newcomb, a resident of Lincoln, passed from this life following an operation in an Auburn hospital. She was the wife of Thomas F. Newcomb and was forty-three years of age. Funeral services will be held in Lincoln at the Methodist Church this (Wednesday) afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Burial will be in the Manzanita Cemetery, Lincoln. She was a native of Washington state. She is survived by her husband T. F. Newcomb and the following children: Mrs. F. M. Nelson of Sacramento, Thomas Floyd Newcomb, Frederick Inman Newcomb, and Cora Jane Newcomb of Lincoln; by one sister, Mrs. May Vining of Waitsburg, Washington; and by two grandchildren.

PIERCE, MARTHA CHRISTINA

Roseville Tribune and Register, Friday, 3-22-1929

Mrs. Martha Christina Pierce, Pioneer California Resident, Passed Away Here Tuesday

After a lingering illness of several weeks, “Grandma” Martha Christina Pierce passed away on Tuesday evening, March 19, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sadie Butler, at 107 Willow Avenue. She was 88 years of age and was born in Kentucky, coming to California fifty years ago. Her husband, William A. Pierce, preceded her in death some time ago. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Butler, a son, Newton Pierce, and by a number of grandchildren living in or near Roseville. Funeral services for Mrs. Pierce were held at the Broyer & Magner Chapel at 2:00 PM Thursday with Rev. Carl Glesser of the Church of God officiating. Interment was in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.

RAYMOND, IONE

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 6-26-1929

Mrs. Ione Raymond, wife of Frederick D. Raymond, Southern Pacific engineer of Roseville, died Sunday at the Southern Pacific Hospital in Sacramento after an illness of several weeks. She was a native of Nevada. Besides her husband, she leaves a sister, Mrs. Addie Preston of Corning. Funeral services were held Monday at Sacramento, the services being conducted by the Rev. E. M. Tate. Cremation followed at East Lawn Cemetery.

RICHARDSON, CLIFFORD L.

Roseville Press-Tribune, Monday, 8-22-1966

Clifford L. Richardson, 41, of 362 Linden Avenue, Auburn, died August 18 in Sacramento. A native of Long Beach, he came to Placer County nearly 40 years ago and had been a resident of Auburn for the past nine years, associated with the Ted Fowler Chevron Service Station. He was a veteran of World War II. Funeral services will be at 2:30 PM Tuesday in the Auburn Ward Chapel, Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints. Bishop William J. Mitchell will officiate. The Citrus Heights Chapel, Price and Shoemaker Northridge Funeral Service, is in charge. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Johna V. Richardson, Auburn; four daughters, Johna B. Richardson, Meadow Vista, Norma Woodruff, Fremont, and Carol and Ruth Richardson, Auburn; a son, Robert Richardson, Murray, Utah; a brother, Glenn Richardson, Sacramento; and a sister, Velma Maize, Auburn.

ROBERTS, ELLA ELIZABETH nee GOLDMAN

Roseville Press-Tribune, Tuesday, 8-23-1966

Ella Elizabeth Roberts, born 82 years ago in Illinois and a resident of Loomis for the past 24 years, died August 20 in an Auburn hospital. She was a retired employee of Highland General Hospital, Auburn. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Velma Odgen of Loomis; a son, Winfred N. McAlister of Montana; a sister, Mrs. Pearl Bonnett, and a brother, Stanley Goldman, both of Illinois; 12 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were today at 2 PM in the Loomis Methodist Church under the direction of Sands’ Foothill Chapel. The Rev. John Corson officiated. Burial was in the Roseville Cemetery.

SANDERS, MARY nee BURD

Roseville Tribune and Register, Friday, 6-21-1929

Mrs. Mary Burd Sanders, Lincoln Pioneer, Dead

Mrs. Mary Burd Sanders, pioneer resident of Placer County, died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Lydia B. Gerber of Alameda, on Monday. She was the mother of Mrs. Charlotte Sartain and of the late Frank Sanders, and grandmother of Beverly Allen and great-grandmother of Bobby Allen, all of Lincoln. The deceased crossed the plains at an early date. Funeral services were held Thursday at 1:30 o’clock in Lincoln from the Methodist Church under the auspices of Friendship Chapter No. 67, Order of the Eastern Star, of which the deceased was a charter member.

SASAKI, TAFT KOKICHI

Roseville Press-Tribune, Friday, 8-12-1966

Taft Kokichi Sasaki, born in Japan 79 years ago and a fruit rancher in the Rocklin area for 60 years, died August 11 in the Roseville Hospital. He was a member of the Placer County Japanese-American Citizens League (JACL), the Placer County Farm Bureau, and the First Methodist Church of Loomis. He is survived by his wife, Asa Sasaki; sons Jay and Ernest Sasaki, all of Loomis; and daughters Mildred Iida and Clara Hattori, both of Seattle. There are 12 grandchildren. Funeral services, under the direction of Sands Foothill Chapel, will be Monday at 10:30 AM in the First Methodist Church in Loomis. Burial will be in the Rocklin Cemetery.

SHEPARD, STELLA MAE SCOTT

Roseville Press-Tribune, Monday, 8-15-1966

Mrs. Stella Mae Shepard, 73, a native and long-time resident of Missouri who came six months ago to make her home with a daughter in Meadow Vista, died August 11 in an Auburn hospital. Services were set for today at 2:30 PM in the Chapel of the Hills with burial in the new Auburn Cemetery. The Rev. Phillip T. McGallian officiated. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Viola Barnard of Meadow Vista, Mrs. Edna Alexander of Sepulveda; two sons, Leslie Scott of Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, and Elmer W. Scott, Saudi Arabia; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

SOARES, BENJAMIN

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 2-13-1929

Death of Ben Soares Occurred at Rocklin Sunday Evening

The death of Benjamin Soares occurred at the home of his brother in Rocklin, February 10, 1929, following a short illness from pneumonia. He would have been 66 years of age on February 17^th. Funeral services will be held at the Catholic Church in Roseville Thursday at 10 o’clock AM, and interment will be in the Rocklin Cemetery. Broyer & Magner will be in charge of the services. He is survived by his widow Katherine Soares; two daughters, Mrs. Laura Carroll of Oakland and Mrs. Delma Collins of Applegate; one son John Soares of Rocklin; three sisters, Victoria Marshall of Rocklin, Minnie Roberts of Dunsmuir and one living in the east; two brothers Joseph Soares of Rocklin and Emil Soares of Montague; and three grandchildren. All will be present at the funeral except the sister in the east. Mr. and Mrs. Soares owned a small ranch near Rocklin and also a rooming house and cottages at Yreka. He divided his time of late years between the two places. Mrs. Soares was in Yreka at the time of his death, not knowing that he was ill.

TILL, MARY WEBER

Roseville Tribune and Register, Friday, 3-15-1929

Mrs. Mary Till Passed Away Here Wednesday

Mrs. Mary Till, aged 70 years, a native of Chicago, passed away at her home at 410 Berkeley Avenue on Wednesday morning, March 13^th, 1929. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at ten o’clock from St. Rose’s Catholic Church, Roseville. Mrs. Till is survived by her husband, Herman Till, and by a son, C. A. Weber of Roseville, and a daughter, Mrs. Elmer Johnson of Chicago, who will arrive Saturday morning to attend the funeral services.

UNKNOWN MAN

Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 6-9-1877

The body of an unknown man was found on the 4^th instant on Canyon Creek near Dutch Flat. The man had red hair, was about 6 feet in height, and was well dressed. In one of his pockets there was found a pair of spectacles, $5.45 in silver, and a pocket-book containing a receipt for transportation endorsed M. or W. Clements, dated Peoria, Ill., Nov. 13, 1875, and signed by C. R. Williams, agent.

WALKER, MARY

Placer Weekly Argus, Auburn, Saturday, 4-14-1877

Died—At Rocklin, March 30^th, Mary, wife of D. M. Walker, a native of New York, aged 39 years and 7 days. Deceased was well known to Placer County people, having been a resident of this county from the days of its earliest prosperity. She had been under treatment for about 5 months for a disease of the throat and was apparently fast recovering; but on the day mentioned, during the absence of the entire household, the gathering broke and death ensued before she was discovered. She leaves a husband and four bright and interesting children, three boys and one girl, beside a large circle of friends, to mourn her loss.

WALLEN, SANFRID

Roseville Tribune and Register, Friday, 4-26-1929

Well Known Rocklin Resident Passed Away at Home Wednesday

Sanfrid Wallen passed away at his home in Rocklin on Wednesday after an illness of about a year’s duration. The deceased was a granite cutter by trade and in this manner contracted a malady that ultimately caused his death. He was born at Holy River, Finland, on November 28, 1884, and came to Rocklin to make his home in the year 1902. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Tyyni S. Wallen, and two daughters, Miss Edna Wallen and Miss Alice Wallen of Rocklin. Funeral services will be held Saturday.

WELLER, HOMER T.

Roseville Tribune and Register, Friday, 5-17-1929

Homer T. Weller Passes on in Chico Hospital Tuesday

Homer T. Weller died at a Chico hospital Tuesday evening at the age of 49 years. Several weeks ago, he left Roseville to go to Richardson Springs on account of his health and was later removed to the hospital. The immediate cause of his death was nephritis. The deceased had lived in Roseville for a number of years and had conducted a service station on Atlantic Street. The remains were shipped by Broyer & Magner to Fresno for burial beside those of his wife, who preceded him in death. He is survived by a brother, Clarence Weller of Long Beach.

WOODWARD, JAMES A.

Roseville Tribune and Register, Wednesday, 2-27-1929

Father of Mrs. R. Falltrick Passes Away Monday Night

The death of James A. Woodward, Civil War veteran and pioneer resident of California, occurred at the home of his daughter, Mrs. R. Falltrick on Coronado Avenue Monday evening, February 26, 1929, at the age of nearly 88 years. Deceased had been in failing health for some time, and the end came peacefully. Funeral services will be held this (Wednesday) afternoon at 2:00 o’clock from the chapel of Broyer & Magner. Mr. Woodward is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Hattie May Falltrick of this city and three sons, George A. and James A. Woodward of Winnemucca, Nevada, and Arthur G. of Truckee. His wife preceded him in death several years ago. Deceased was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 29, 1841, and would thus have been 88 years of age March 29 this year. He served with great honor to his country during the Civil War, and shortly after his discharge came to California with his family, locating in the Monterey peninsula district. He followed work in railroading for many years, and until five years ago had resided for some time in the Veterans Home at Sawtell. He had made his home with his daughter here for the past five years where every tender care and kindness was given him.