OBITUARY

(Gettysburg Herald--December 7, 1893 )

Died--At his home in Cunningham township, Nov.29, 1893, of the general infirmities of age aggravated by a slight, cold, Heman P. Lake, aged 71 years 9 months and 6 days.

Deceased was born Feb. 22, 1822, in St. Lawerence county N. Y.; moved to Michigan in early youth, where his father was a government surveyor; was a pioneer in Illinois, Iowa and,

South Dakota; came to Moody county S.D., in 1882 and to Potter county in 1884. In his prime, Mr. Lake was a man of more than ordinary physical and mental energy, becoming quite prominent in local affairs in several localities, holding county offices, etc.  He leaves a wife and five children, three sons and, two daughters. The funeral services occurred Saturday from the Cong’l hall in Gettysburg under the ministration of Rev. Fish.

            A peculiarity in Mr. Lake’s physical condition was the fact that of his having gained his second eyesight after using glasses for twenty years, during the last two years of his life he was able to read independently of them and had discarded their use.

OBITUARY

(Gettysburg Herald--March 29, 1894 )

Charles Wesley Loveless died at the Dakota House, the residence of his son F. A. Loveless, March 22, 1894, of kidney affection, being 65 years of age since the 10th, of Nov. last.

Deceased was born and raised in Saratigam N.Y.; was married at 2l and at the age of 26  moved to Ioga county Pa., where he resided until coming Potter county in March, 1884, following which date he lived for a year-and-a-half on land in Owatonna township we believe, returning to Pennsylvania at the end of that period where he remained until November last when he and wife again returned here, but with the intention of remaining only about a year visiting their sons and meantime proving up on timber claim held here.  His family comprised five children, two sons and three daughters; both of the former, W.W. and F. A. Loveless, being residents of this locality.  The remains were shipped east last Monday for burial, accompanied by F. A. Loveless and the widow of the deceased.