Shawnee County Obituaries
Obituary and Death Notice Abstracts The Topeka Daily Capital
January, February and March, 1902
January
1st
W. J. Nuzum died Dec. 30 at his home, 208 Topeka Ave.; funeral Jan. 2
2nd
Funeral of Mrs. W. I. Miller held today at her residence, 1335 Topeka Ave.
4th
Peter DuFrane, 69, died Jan. 3 of lung trouble; father of Mrs. Haskins of the Sixth Avenue Hotel; also survived by wife and 10 other children; funeral Sunday.
Services for Mrs. Anna Wallace held yesterday; survived by son, Rev. George Patterson of Moberly, Mo. and several grandchildren; interment Rich Hill cemetery
7th
Oran Storer died Jan. 5; father in law of J. W. O'Neill of the Topeka Water Works; body sent to Florence, Mass., for burial.
Meda, two year old daughter of M/M J. A. Dice died Jan. 5 of pneumonia; burial Rochester cemetery.
Mrs. Anna Johnston Lindsley, wife of George Lindsley, died at Redlands, Ca. on Dec. 31; body brought back to Topeka for burial.
8th
The infant child of M/M W. C. Bacon, North Topeka, died Jan. 6; burial Rochester cemetery.
Mrs. H. M. Wright, North Topeka, died Jan. 7; services to be announced.
9th
Mrs. Sallie Montgomery, 40, died Jan. 7 of consumption; funeral today.
10th
Card of thanks from Mrs. Hattie Reed on the death of her mother.
11th
Mrs. J. H. Schroyer died Jan. 10; funeral today with burial at Forest cemetery.
Dr. P. I. Mulvane, 65, died Jan. 20 in Chicago of rheumatic fever; former Topekan, born in Newcomerstown, Ohio; leaves wife, two adopted children, and brother, Dr. G. J. Mulvane of Topeka.
12th
Robert H. Hunter, 64, died Jan. 11 from paralysis; funeral tomorrow.
Funeral of Charles N. Ela today; lived in Topeka since 1875; employed by State Printing Office.
14th
Mrs. Laura Bruffey, 53, died of tuberculosis the 13th at her home in North Topeka; funeral today.
Fannie Parker, 6, died of scarlet fever at the home 6 miles north of Topeka; burial Stewards cemetery.
George W. Davison, 25, died the 13th of tuberculosis; born Jan. 14, 1877 in Pulaski, Oswego Co., NY; brother of Thomas Davison of this place; burial Topeka cemetery.
15th
James D. Woods died Jan. 13 at his home on South Kansas avenue; funeral today.
19th
Walter Vicklund, 19 months, died Jan. 18 at the home of his parents.
Louis Abbott, 80, died Jan. 17 of paralysis; burial in Topeka cemetery.
Card of thanks from John T. Long on the death of his wife.
21st
Fred Renker, 56, died Jan. 19 at his home two miles north of the Rochester school house; wife died a few weeks ago; burial Rochester cemetery.
Mrs. Caroline Spetter, 74, died Jan. 20th at her home on North Madison street; funeral services from St. Joseph's church this morning.
Thomas S. Brown, former Topeka lawyer, died Jan. 19 of lagrippe at his home in KC
Mrs. Hattie M. Fellows died Jan. 19 following an operation; wife of former mayor Charles A. Fellows and mother of two children, a boy of 14 and a girl of 12.
22nd
Mrs. Malinda Vinton, 65, died Jan. 21st; wife of Peter Vinton; funeral tomorrow.
23rd
Mary P. Leedy, 49, died Jan. 20 at her home on West Fifth street.
Matilda J. Bigley, 28, died Jan. 22 of typhoid pneumonia at 1202 Quincy street.
Mrs. Margery Brown, 55, died Jan. 22 at her home at 1423 King street.
Thomas Munn died Jan. 22 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. M. Hughes, in Auburndale; born England in 1810, came to this county in 1839; survived by two other daughters, Mrs. Joseph Anram of Topeka and Mrs. Mary Van de Warker of Elgin, Ill.
John Lazell, 68, died this morning of heart failure; services Friday, with burial in the Rochester cemetery.
24th
Fay Brill, 17, daughter of M/M O. M. Brill of North Topeka, died Jan. 21 after an operation for appendicitis; burial in Louisville, Kansas.
25th
Miss Lulu McGee, North Topeka died Jan. 24 at her home; services today.
26th
James McGivern, 55, died Jan. 25 at his home in Oakland of kidney trouble; leaves a widow and three sons.
J. E. Russell, 74, died Jan. 24 of apoplexy; burial in Ellsworth, Kansas.
The 16 months daughter of M/M Walter Cook of North Topeka died Jan. 25; funeral from Prairie Home church this afternoon.
28th
Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, 88, died Jan. 26 at the home of her son, Levi Williams, in Fowler, Colo.; came to Topeka in 1858; burial here this afternoon.
The two day old infant of M/M Joseph McMillan was buried on the 27th.
Albert Benson, 47, died Jan. 26 of pneumonia; funeral was yesterday.
Edward Peterson, 22, died Jan. 26 of consumption; burial in Lawrence.
The infant child of M/M Carroll Cooper died Jan. 25 and was buried yesterday.
Corinne, 4 year old daughter of Thomas Payne, died Jan. 27 from burns she received from scalding water; burial Topeka cemetery.
Hattie Hughes, 36, died Jan. 26; funeral today.
29th
The funeral of Mrs. Martha Bird will be held today at St. John's A.M.E. church; an old settler and wife of Toliver Bird.
Martin Finney, 73, died Jan. 28 from a stroke of paralysis; services today at the Church of the Assumption.
The funeral of Arthur A. Beckesy, 32, was held yesterday, with burial in the Topeka cemetery; died in Kansas City; brother in law of W. R. Martin.
Mrs. Martha Ludington died at her home near Oakland Jan. 27; a resident here since 1857.
Harvey Shull, 27, died Jan. 28 of lung trouble; services tomorrow.
30th
Hiram Miller, 74, died Jan. 28 at his home 6 miles north of North Topeka; services tomorrow from the Pleasant Hill church.
Mrs. Annie Carter, 56, died Jan. 29 of pneumonia; her husband, John Carter, died an hour later; services not complete.
Mrs. Jennie Croskey died Jan. 29 of apoplexy; body to Wichita for burial.
Mrs. Jennie W. Dey/Day died Jan. 29 at Christ hospital.
M. J. Reynolds died Jan. 26 at Dover, OK; he was the father of Capt. Reynolds of the 23rd Kansas; burial in Topeka yesterday.
February
2nd
Byron Andrews, 32, of Argentine but formerly of Topeka, died here Feb. 1 following an operation; funeral today.
4th
The funeral of Mark Withers, killed Feb. 1 at the Santa Fe crossing, will be today.
5th
Elmer Lawrence of North Topeka died at Christ hospital [note: when?]
Dr. W. L. Burns died Feb. 4 of heart trouble at his home in North Topeka; survived by wife and two sons.
The funeral of John R. Libbey, Santa Fe conductor, will be held today; he died Feb. 3.
Henry McLaughlin, age 93 yrs., 11 mos. and 20 dys., died Feb. 1 at the home of his daughter, 5 miles south of Meriden.
6th
Mrs. Laura M. Moore, 51, died Feb. 5 of heart trouble; survived by her husband, J. R. Moore, and daughter, Mrs. Flora E. Carmer.
J. H. Baker, former resident, died in Ventura, Calif. Jan. 31; his wife died here 2 1/2 years ago; survived by four children: John of San Francisco; Ernest of Ohio; Mrs. May Reisner of Atchison, Kansas and Mrs. Carrie Randolph, Ventura, Calif.
8th
Mrs. Christina Gustafson, 79, died Feb. 6 at her home on Branner street; mother of Mrs. John Lindblad.
9th
Mrs. Helen Kay died Feb. 6th; surived by husband James Kay and two small children. [note: husband confessed to her murder]
11th
The funeral of Mrs. James Kay will be held today.
Michael Morrissey died Feb. 10 from blood poisoning; services tomorrow from Church of the Assumption.
Mrs. Harriet Overdear Boyd, 72, died Feb. 9; born in Mansfield, Ohio; came to Topeka in 1857; survived by husband, William Boyd; children, Anna L. Campbell of Lowman Hill, Mrs F. C. Bowen of Topeka, Mrs. J. C. Stetzner of Anadarko, O.T., Mrs. A. L. Fogg of Chanute and Edwin S. Boyd of Wamego; burial at Wamego.
Charles A. Pennybacker, 24, died Feb. 10 of consumption; funeral from Third Presbyterian church.
12th
The funeral of Mrs. Harvey D. Rice will be tomorrow from the family home two miles east of Topeka.
13th
Word was received of the death of Mrs. Laura S. Montgomery in Covina, Calif; the family moved from Topeka seven years ago; survived by husband, John C. Montgomery, and son, Jay Montgomery.
14th
Mrs. W. W. Saunders, 42, died Feb. 1 of lung trouble; burial at Linn Creek church cemetery.
15th
Mrs. Addie Rowley died Feb. 13 at her home in Oakland; funeral tomorrow from the Grantville church, with burial in the Grantville cemetery.
The funeral of Thomas Pallsy, colored, who died at his home on Topeka avenue on the 13th, will be held tomorrow.
The funeral of John Wybel, who died the Feb. 12th at his home three miles north of Meriden, was held yesterday at the United Brethren church; survived by wife and three children.
18th
John Atherton, 72, died Feb. 16 at his home; funeral held yesterday.
Mrs. Charles Green died Feb. 16th at her home in Rochester; funeral today from the Rochester school house.
Harry L Beard died Feb. 16 at Stormont hospital as the result of an operation for appendicitis; born Terre Haute, Ind., Oct. 27, 1876 to M/M L. Beard; survived by parents, a brother Arthur and a sister, Grace; funeral today.
Mrs. Anna E. Mason, 73, died Feb. 16; funeral from Grace cathedral today.
Henry J. Miller, 78, died at his home in Spring Valley, Ill. last week; father of Mrs. Charles J. Devlin of this place.
Pleasant Anderson, 75, died Feb. 16 of pneumonia; funeral today from the 14th Street Methodist church.
Daniel Wooden died Feb. 15 at his home on north Lincoln street; body sent to Lawrence for burial.
Jacob August died Feb. 16 at his home; cause of death was heart failure; born July 11, 1823 at Neikerchien, Bavaria; married Bertha Epstein at Philadelphia; survived by his wife and children: Mrs. Josephine Mendelson, Mrs. Phil Jacobs, Mrs. E. Baer and E. J. August, all of New York City and Albert J. August of St. Joseph, Mo., and David and Abe August of Topeka; also two sisters, Mrs. D. A. Wolff of Bryan, Ohio and Miss Yetta Klotz of Newark, N. J.
19th
Frank Coles, age 55, colored, died Feb. 17 at his home on North Jefferson street; funeral tomorrow.
20th
Mrs. A. E. Sweet died Feb. 19 at Marceline, Mo.; former resident of Topeka and niece of Mrs. H. U. Mudge; burial here tomorrow.
21st
Rev. Calvin Holman died Feb. 20 at his home on north Kansas avenue; born in Hopkinton, N. H. July 23, 1823; married Lucy Underwood in April 1842 in Putney, Vt.; survived by wife and children: Clara, Harriet, Laura and Edwin A., all of Topeka; burial Rochester cemetery.
The funeral of Eliza Fields, colored, at the A.M.E. church today.
22nd
Nellie Bell, nine year old daughter of Mrs. Mary Bell, died Feb. 20 of scarlet fever; body shipped to Iowa for burial.
Harold Roy Wrightt, eight year old son of S. F. Wright, died Feb. 20 of scarlet fever; funeral today.
23rd
Mrs. P. H. Butler died Feb. 22 in Pittsburg, Pa., of cancer; former resident of Silver Lake.
Mrs. Elizabeth Simmons, 60, died Feb 22 at her home on Van Buren street; survived by children: G. W. Simmons of New York, W. A Simmons of Memphis and Misses Ada, Jennie and Blanche of Topeka.
David Eckert died Feb. 22 at his home on West Tenth street from la grippe; survived by two sons, Frank and Will who farm southwest of Topeka; burial Topeka cemetery.
25th
Mrs. Belle Grote died at her home in West Side, Iowa on Feb. 22; wife of John F. Grote.
26th
Marguerite, nine year old daughter of William and Edith Craven Ebert of New York City, but former Topeka residents, was killed by an electice car at that place recently.
27th
Dr. Seth Vernella died Feb. 26 of heart disease; came here from Atchison twelve years ago.
March
1st
Fred, two year old son of S. F. Wright, died Feb. 27 of scarlet fever; second death in this family from this disease.
Frank J. Thomas, 46, died Feb. 27 after an operation for appendicitis; born August 17, 1856 in Adams, N. Y; orphaned at age 17; married Bertha Schadow on Oct. 17, 1880; survived by wife and three daughter, Bertha, Mabel and Margaret; funeral today.
William P. Thompson, 69, died Feb. 28 at his home on West Sixth street; survived by wife and a daughter, Mrs. William Guard; funeral tomorrow.
2nd
Florence Strickrott, 24, died March 1 at her home on Van Buren street; wife of E. S. Stickrott.
3rd
Manuel Moore, colored, died March 2 at his home in North Topeka; funeral today.
4th
Mrs. Theodore Martindale died March 2 at her home on Tyler street from cancer; born in Circleville, Ohio in 1842; mother of C. E. Young; burial in Topeka cemetery.
Mrs. Caroline Colwell, 89, died March 2 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. F. E. Fraser; also survived by two sons, H. J. Colwell of Michigan and M. B. Colwell of Cripple Creek, Colo.
5th
Miss Ida Glenn, sister of our residents, Mrs. J. H. Guy and Frank Glenn, died in Oberlin, Ohio yesterday.
6th
Mrs. Charles Luthye of Silver Lake died last Sunday in Kansas City of consumption; funeral was Wednesday at Silver Lake.
7th
Mrs. Harriet Crone, 66, died March 5 of paralysis; burial will be in Meriden.
The remains of William Jenks, who died March 4, will be sent to Republic, Ohio, for burial.
8th
Frank Devlin died March 7 as a result of a fight; burial in the Topeka cemetery.
S. B. Rhodes died March 7 at his home 16 miles north of Topeka, of pneumonia; interment in Coleman cemetery; his son died a week ago of the same disease.
W. M. Dignon, 57, died March 6 from blood poisoning from the effects of an old gunshot wound suffered in the Civil war; born Newark, N. J. on Aug 16, 1845; his first wife, Emma Reed, died in 1899; his second wife, the former May James and five children survive: Mr. C. A. Farron of Chicago, William M. of Seattle, Vernon E. of Chicago, Junita Dignon of Chicago, and Frank of Topeka; Topeka cemetery.
The funeral of Reuben Witch will be held this morning from the DeMoss and Penwell undertaking parlor.
Christian Bowman, 73, died March 7; survived by his widow and three children: Mrs. W. A. Potter of St. Paul, Orville S. Bowman of Kansas City and Clarence S. Bowman of Topeka.
9th
Mrs. J. M. West and husband were called to Chicago on Friday by the sudden death of her mother [another item said it was her sister].
11th
Mrs. Bertha M. Thomas died March 9 of consumption; her husband, Frank Thomas, died last month.
The infant child of M/M Reardon of 212 Hancock street died March 9.
12th
James Rhodes, 28, died March 10 at his home near Point Pleasant of pneumonia; third death in the family within the last two weeks.
The funeral of Mrs. W. A. Peffer will be tomorrow from the home.
Mrs. Mary Worsley, 98, died March 11 at her home on East Second street; burial at Wappingers Springs.
13th
Charlie Schenck, two year old son of M/M Wesley Schenck, died March 12 of scarlet fever; burial Rochester cemetery.
Mrs. Tekla Rippetoe, 68, died March 11 of dropsy at her home near Meriden; survived by her husband and children. one of whom is Mrs. Willard of Topeka.
Samuel O. Fulton, 55, died March 12 at his home on Walker avenue; body will be taken to Scranton for interment.
E. W. Wheeler, father of Mrs. W. H. Stormes of this city, died March 12 at his home in Ft. Scott of pneumonia.
14th
John Hatcher, 68, died March 13 at his home on Quincy street of Bright's disease; funeral Saturday.
18th
Mrs. Hannah Wright, 50, died March 17 of acute bronchitis at her home on Lime street; funeral today from the Christian church.
Mrs. W. C. Whittelsey died March 16 of apoplexy; funeral tomorrow from Unity church.
Rev. H. H. Lucas died March 15 at Emporia; burial will be in Topeka in the charge of the Mt. Moriah lodge.
Mrs. Charles Harkness died March 17 at the Fifth avenue hotel of pneumonia; body shipped to Chanute for burial.
19th
Mrs. Sarah E. Adams, 92, died March 18 of her granddaughter, Mrs. T. C. Cottle, in Oakland; Mrs. Adams was the the mother of James Barton Adams, of the Denver Post.
The funeral of Mrs. William Buchanan will be today.
James R., four year old son of R. S. Christian died March 18 of meningitis; interment today in Topeka cemetery.
20th
The funeral of Mood Shelton will take place today from the A.M.E. church.
E. G. Hastings died March 19 of pneumonia at his home in Grantville.
Ole Pederson died last night of old age; funeral on Sunday.
Mrs. May Hunter, 50, died last night at her home on Monroe, after an illness of a year; survived by two daughters, Mrs. Charles Jones, of this city, and Miss Daisy Hunter, a teacher in Branner school.
21st
B. F. Baker died March 20 at his home on west 10th street.
Mary Spaulding, 32, died March 20 of hemorrage of the lungs.
Mrs. John Simons/Simonds died March 20 of erysipelas; survived by husband and two sons, James Folsom and Charles Folsom; burial Topeka cemetery.
22nd
T. P. Cooper died at his home in Waverly; former resident of Grantville; burial in Topeka.
Mrs. J. E. Doleman died March 19 at her home in St. Joseph; former resident of Topeka.
23rd
Benjamin F. Baker died March 20 at his home on West 10th street; he was a lawyer and former principal of the high school at Burlingame; body will be taken to Washington, Ill. for burial.
Mrs. Phoebe Hower, 76, died March 21 at her home on North Chestnut of dropsy.
25th
The funeral of J. W. (or M. J.) Sloan will be this afternoon from the Central Avenue Christian church.
William Cooper Embree, 15 year old son of Dr. A. S. Embree, died March 24 from spinal meningitis at his home in Potwin
Andrew McGregor died March 24; born May 15, 1836 at Churchville, Nova Scotia; charter member and former post commander of Lincoln Post #1, G.A.R.; survived by wife and two daughters, Mrs. E. R. Manning of New Mexico, and Mrs. W. H. Lewis of Topeka; funeral will be from the family residence today.
Arthur Sage, 75, died at Highland Park died March 23 of cancer of the stomach; burial at Dover today.
26th
Dr. D. Rogers, 75, died March 25 of pneumonia; came to Topeka from Waterloo, Mo., in 1872; survived by three children Dr. S. L. Rogers, Mrs. E. D. Giles, and John P. Rogers; brother in law of Andrew McGregor, who died Sunday evening;
27th
Mrs. Dora Nichols died March 26 of peritonitis.
Mrs. U. T. Kendall, formerly Miss Louise Jones of this city, died March 26 in a Chicago hospital; she was 24 years old and leaves a husband, infant son and her mother, Mrs. Louisa Jones of West Tenth street; burial will be in Topeka.
29th
Josephine Irene Morris, 18 months, died March 27 of pneumonia; body taken to Lecompton for burial.
30th
Funeral services for J. S. Judd, father of Dr. C. E. Judd of Potwin, will be held tomorrow; remains will be shipped to White Hall, Ill. for burial.
Almina M. Prescott, 76, died March 29 at her home on Exeter street; survived by husband, W. R. Prescott, and seven children.
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