NOTE; ALL OBITS ARE FROM ATCHISON GLOBE
WIL MATTHIAS, SHANNON MERCHANT SUCCUMBS (June, 1945)
William Matthias, 64, merchant and elevator operator at Shannon died at
3:15 o'clock this morning at his home after being seriously ill for six
weeks. He was a life-long resident of Atchison county.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Mark's Lutheran
Church in Atchison, conducted by the Rev. S. A. Hamrick and the Rev. A.
W. Malin. Interrment will be in Mount Vernon. His body will be at the
Stanton & Stanton mortuary until 1 p.m. Monday when it will be taken to
the church to lie in state until the time of services.
Mr. Matthias was born April 5, 1877, near Huron. January 23, 1907 he
was united in marriage to Miss Anna Delfelder. The family lived in
Atchison until moving to Shannon in 1932.
Surviving besides the widow are two daughters, Miss Agnes Matthias of
the home and Mrs. Harry Clark, Shannon; two brothers, Arthur Matthias,
Atchison and Charles Matthias, Huron; a sister, Mrs. William Graner,
Atchison, and three grandchildren, Harry Bill, Barbara Jean and Dorcas
Lea Clark
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MRS. WILLIAM MATTHIAS DIES
Mrs. William Matthias, 70, a resident of Atchison county all her life,
died at 11:20 a.m. today at her home. She had been in failing health
the last four years, but her condition did not become critical until
about 10 days ago.
Mrs. Matthias was born February 26, at Effingham, a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Delfelder, pioneer settlers in this county, and she and Mr.
Matthias were married January 23, 1907. Mr. and Mrs. Matthias lived all
their married life in and around Atchison. For several years they
operated the store and elevator at Shannon. Mr. Matthias died four
years ago.
Mrs. Matthias is survived by two daughters, Miss Agnes Matthias who made
her home with her mnother, and Mrs. Harry Clark of Lancaster; three
brothers, George Delfelder of Effingham, John Delfelder of Oelrichs, S.
D. and Fred Delfelder of Los Angeles, California; three sisters, Mrs.
Emil Ebner and Mrs. Arthur Matthias, both of Atchison, and Mrs. Louis
Brenner of Warrensburg, Mo; and three grandchildren, Harry Bill, Barbara
Jean and Dorcas Clark.
SERVICES FRIDAY
Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. in St. Mark's
Lutheran Church with the Rev. Vance Baird, pastor, officiating. The
body will lie in state at the church between 1 p.m. and the time of
service. Burial will be in Mount Vernon Cemetary with Stanton and
Stanton mortuary in charge.
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MATTHIAS RITES TOMORROW
Funeral Services for Arthur Matthias, Sr. will be held at the Sawn-Dyer
Chapel at 2 p.m. tomorrow, the Rev. Richard Dunning officiating. Burial
will be in the family lot in Mount Vernon Cemetary.
Arthur Matthias was born on a farm southeast of Huron April 28, 1875, a
son of Frederick and Agnes Bodendoerfer Matthias, attended High Prairie
school, and in 1901 started farming for himself on a farm a mile east of
his parents' home.
On October 20, 1909 he married Miss Emma Delfelder of Effingham, who
passed away four years ago. In 1916 they purchased the Leo Dagenais
farm and orchard south of Atchison where he conducted an extensive
business in apples and other fruits until they moved back to their
former farm in the spring of 1952 because of failing health.
When he lived near Atchison he was a member of the Float School Board a
number of years. All his active life he had been an enthusiastic worker
in the interests of farmers and fruit growers.
He leaves his daughter, Mrs. Minnie Berges, a son Arthur F. Matthias,
Atchison and a number of nieces and nephews.
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MATTHIAS RITES HELD AT LOCAL CHAPEL
Funeral services for Mrs. Emmna Delfelder Matthias, 74, wife of Arthur
Matthias, prominent Atchison county farmer and orchardist, who died at 3
a.m. Sunday at her home three miles north of Lancaster, were held at 2
p.m. today at the Sawn-Dyer chapel, the Rev. Robert Cocher, pastor of
St. John's Lutheran Church at Lancaster, officiating. Burial was in
Mount Vernon Cemetary. Pallbearers were Wallace Ashcraft, Luther
Blodgett, Carl Matthias, John Scholz, Walter Schwarzer and Leslie
Delfelder.
Mrs. Matthias was born on a farm a mile west of Effingham August 15,
1879, a daughter of Frederick and Anna Wagner Delfelder, early Atchison
county settlers. She attended the Effingham elementary school and the
Atchison County High School, and in 1902 came to Atchison, where she was
head milliner in the Lake Store until her marriage to Arthur Matthias
October 20, 1909. They went to housekeeping on the Matthias homestead
three miles north of Lancaster, where they resided until 1917, when they
purchased the farm in the Float Neighborhood.
In 1930 her husband, Arthur Matthias, set out a large orchard and for
years maintained the well known Matthias Fruit Farm. They sold the farm
there two years ago to the Schuele Brothers and moved back to the
homestead north of Lancaster.
She had been in failing health about six months and her condition had
been critical the past three months. She was a life-long member of the
Lutheran church. During the years on the fruit farm she made a wide
acquaintance she greatly enjoyed. Her pleasing personality and charming
manner endeared her to a great many friends. During her long illness,
she was a patient sufferer, considerate and appreciative.
Besides her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. O. F. Berges,
the former Miss Minnie Matthias, of Mission, Kansas; a son, Arthur F.
Matthias, Atchison, a grandson, Frederick Barton Matthias, Atchison; two
sisters, Mrs. Emil Ebner, Chadron, Neb., and Mrs. Louis Brenner,
Warrensburg, Mo., and a brother, Frederick Delfelder, LosAngeles,
Calif. Three borthers, George Delfelder of Effingham, John Delfelder of
Chadron, Nebraska and Jacob Delfelder, Riverton, Wyoming. A sister,
Mrs. William Matthias of the Shannon community preceeded her in death.
Instead of floral offerings the family requested that contributions to
the cancer fund be made at the Sawn-Dyer funeral home.
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Obit sometime in 1910
FREDERICK MATTHIAS, SR. Age 76 years, died at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Julius Peterson, 1328 South Eighth Street, at 8 o'clock this
morning of paralysis, after a three months' illness. His home was at
Lancaster, but he came to Atchison two months ago to receive medical
attention.
Frederick Matthias was one of the characters who started with nothing
and amassed a small fortune in Kansas land. He was born in Germany,
coming to America in 1852. He first located at Madison, Wis., where he
married Miss Agnes Bodendoerfer. They came west and located in Atchison
about 1860. He was a barber, and for seven years conducted a shop on
Commerical, between Third and Fourth streets. He was a good barber and
prospered. In 1867 he bought a half section of land near Huron for $400
and moved onto it. He kept adding a quarter and an eighty until he
owned a section. Of this amount, 560 acres are still in the family. It
is worth $100 an acre. Besides the Huron land, he owned a quarter
section near Effingham, and a section in Osborne county. In 1901 he
divided up the home farm among his children and moved to Lancaster and
began to take life easy. Besides his widow he leaves the following
children: Mrs. Julius Peterson, of Atchison, Mrs. W. H. Graner and Fred
Matthias, of Lancaster; George, Charley, Arthur and William Matthias, of
Huron; Mrs. Jacob Juencke, of Farmington, and Mrs. Rudolph Luehe, of
Perry Oklahoma. There are also thirty-one grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren. All the children are in Atchison for the funeral.
After a short service at the home of Mrs. Peterson, Sunday, the body
will be taken to Lancaster on the train, leaving Atchison at 11:45 a.m.
The final funeral services will be in the Lancaster cemetary. The Rev.
Carl Krueger will officiate at the funeral. Mr. Matthias was always an
honorable man. No better citizen ever lived in Lancaster township.
Mrs. Agnes Matthias, age 86 years and seven months, died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Graner, 711 Green Street, Friday evening from
complications and old age, having been confined to her room for six
months. Mrs. Matthias was born in Germany, November 30, 1834. and came
to America in 854, locating in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was married
to Frederick Matthias in 1855, who died in this city January, 1910.
Mrs. Matthias came to Atchison April 1861, lived her six years and in
the spring of 1867, moved to a farm north of Lancaster, which her sons
now own.
The following children survive her: Fred Matthias, of Lancaster, George
and Charley Matthias, of Huron; Mrs. Jacob Juencke and Will Matthias, of
Farmington; Arthur Matthias and Mrs. W. H. Graner of Atchison; Mrs.
Rudolph Lueke, of Perry, Oklahoma and Mrs. Minnie Peterson of Atchison.
Also a daughter who preceded her in death. A short service at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Graner at 711 Green Street at 1 p.m. Monday
conducted by Rev. Heinz. Pallbearers at the Lutheran Church, Lancaster,
service will be her grandsons; A.J.Matthias, Gus Juencke, Louis Graner,
Herbert Matthias, Fred Juencke, and Max Matthias. Requested, no
flowers.
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Atchison Globe, April, 1927
CITY'S OLDEST RESIDENT DIES
--End Comes to Frederick Delfelder at Age of 98--To County in 1860--
Atchison's oldest citizen, Frederick Delfelder, 98, died Friday night a
7 p.m. at his home, 601 Division Street. Death followed two weeks of
serious illness from complications due to old age.
Mr. Delfelder had been a resident of Atchison County for 67 years. He
came here in 1860 from Cook County, Illinois, and remained in the county
continuously until his death, except for four years residence near
Winfield. Sixteen years ago he moved from his farm home near Effingham
to Atchison, retiring from active farm life when almost eighty years
old.
Mr. Delfelder was born in Mendorf, Bavaria, October 18, 1829. He came
to this country when he was 18, locating first in New York. From there
he went to Illinois and then came to Atchison County. He married Miss
Anna Wagner of Arrington in 1862.
Seven of the eight children born to Mr. and Mrs. Delfelder survive.
They are Mrs. William Matthias, 601 Division, Mrs. Arthur Matthias,
Route 3, Mrs. Emil Ebner, Tenth and Laramie Streets; Mrs. George
Delfelder, Effingham; Mrs. Louis Brenner, Arrington, John Delfelder,
Aldrich, S. D. and Fred Delfelder, Jr., Dixon, California. There are 21
grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
Short funeral services will be held at the residence at 2:45 this
afternoon with public services at Trinity Lutheran Church at 3 o'clock.
Burial will be in Mount Vernon Cemetary. The Rev. F. W. C. Jesse will
be in charge.
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Thursday, July 11, 1974
HARRY CLARK DIES; RITES ON SATURDAY
Harry L. Clark, 68, 1219 North Third Street, died yesterday at
Physicians and Surgeons Hospital in Shreveport, La. He had been
visiting his son and daughter in Shreveport since June.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Sawn-Dyer
Chapel with the Rev. Ronald MacLennan, pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran
Church, officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memory Gardens with
graveside services conducted by Active Lodge 168 AF & AM.
Friends may call at the Stanton Mortuary after 9 a.m. Friday. Members
of the family will receive friends at the mortuary from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Friday.
Mr. Clark was born at Wallula in Leavenworth Coounty on September 13,
1905. The family later moved to the Good Intent community and as a boy
attended Star Rural School.
He was a farmer in the Lancaster and Shannon area for a number of years
and worked for the Atchison Specialty Company. Mr. Clark and the former
Margaret Matthias of the Shannon community were married July 13, 1935.
They moved to Atchison in 1962, and he worked for the Brox Quarry Co.,
until 1968 when he suffered a stroke. Mrs. Clark died June 26, 1972.
He was a member of St. Marks Lutheran Church and Active Masonic Lodge.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Dewey (Jean) Brown of the home; and
Mrs. R.D. (Dorcas) Low, Shreveport, La, and one son, Harry William
(Bill) Clark, Shreveport; three sisters, Mrs. Birdie Stacey and Mrs.
Edna Peak, both of Atchison, and Mrs. Gertrude Sommerfeld, Valley Falls;
two brothers, Glen Clark and Robert Clark, both of Atchison 10
grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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June 25, 1973
CLARK RITES FRIDAY
Mrs. Margaret Clark, 64, 1219 North Third Street, died last night at the
Atchison Hospital. She was a nurses' aide at the Atchison hospital and
Cray Senior Manor before retiring two years ago.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at the Stanton Chapel
with the Rev. Ronald MacLennan, pastor of St. Marks Lutheran Church
officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memory Gardens. Members of the
family prefer that memorials be contributions to the American Cancer
Society.
Mrs. Clark, the former Margaret Matthias, was born June 23, 2909 at
Huron, a daughter of William and Annie Delfelder Matthias. She attended
Atchison County schools and was graduated from Atchison High School in
1927. She attended the Atchison Business College and worked as a
secretary for Harry Vanstrum at Blish, Mize & Silliman, Inc.
In 1932 she moved to Shannon with her family and they operated the
store, post office and grain elevator for several years. She and Harry
L. Clark were married July 13, 1935 by the Rev. William Wheeler, who was
pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran Church. They established their home on
the Matthias farm near Lancaster.
They later moved to Atchison and Mrs. Clark worked 10 years as a nurses'
aide at the Atchison Hospital and Cray Senior Manor before retiring.
She was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church.
Surviving are her husband of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Dewey (Jean)
Brown, Atchison, and Mrs. R. D. (Dorcas) Low, Shreveport; a son Harry W.
(Bill) Clark, Shreveport; a sister, Mrs. Ira (Agnes) Faurot,
Nortonville, six grandchildren, including a granddaughter, Karen Clark,
whom she helped raise.
She is survived by seven step grandchildren and two
step-greatgrandchildren.
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Monday, April 6, 1998
FLORENCE H. LOW
Florence Hazel Low, 87, Atchison, died Sunday, April 5, 1998, at the
Atchison Hospital.
Memorial Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Mark's Lutheran
Church the Rev. Valerian J. Ahles officiating. The body was cremated.
Burial of the cremains will be in Sunset Memory Gardens. Visitation
will be from 7 - 8 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mark's Lutheran Church.
Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials are suggested to St. Mark's Lutheran Church.
Mrs. Low worked for a short time as a cottage mom for the Atchison Youth
Center.
She was born April 25, 1910 in Cheyenne County, Kansas, the daughter of
Louis D. and Ida Ross Waters. She attended grade school and graduated
from high school in Bird City, Kansas. Mrs. Low was a member of St.
Mark's Lutheran Church, the Order of the Eastern Star, Beauceants and
White Shrine. She had been a scout leader and enjoyed sewing and
playing cards.
She married John Samuel Low on March 24, 1934 in Topeka. He died
December 17, 1968. She was also preceeded in death by two brothers and
three sisters.
Survivors include five sons, Robert D. Low, Shreveport, La., Norman Low
and David Bruce Low, Atchison, and J. Stanley and Neal C. Low,
California; a daughter, Donna Osborn, Faucett, Mo.; 23 grandchildren; 32
great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.
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December 18, 1968
JOHN S. LOW DIES AT 55
John S. Low, 55, Cleaning Room Foreman at Rockwell Mfg. Co., LFM
Atchison Division, died at 7:30 p.m. yesterday at his home in Bellevue
Heights. Death was apparently due to a heart attack. Mr. Low and
worked yesterday at LFM where he was an employee 32 years.
He was born July 1, 1913 at Nortonville, a son of Robert R. and Clara
Shaw Low. The family later moved to Cummings, then to Atchison. Mr.
Low attended school at Cummings and Atchison, and was graduated from
Atchison High School in 1931.
He and the former Florence Waters of St. Francis were married in Topeka
in 1934 and have made their home in Atchison since. Mr. Low was a
member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Active Lodge No. 158 AF&AM, White
Shrine, York Rite bodies and Abdallah Shrine.
Surviving are Mrs. Low of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Harlan (Donna)
Osborn, 1120 Kansas Avenue; five sons, John Stanley Low, Whittier,
Calif., Norman D. Low, 1700 P Street, Robert Low, Shreveport, La. Sp-5
David Bruce Low, Fort Carson, Colo., and Petty Officer Second Class Neal
C. Low on the USS Ranger near Vietnam; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
R. Low, Atchison, two sisters, Mrs. Maurice (Isabelle) Knoch and Mrs.
Gilbert (Elizabeth) Zschoche, both of Atchison, and 16 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Stanton Chapel,
the Rev. Charles Hanson Officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memory
Gardens.
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March 2, 1972
CLARA B. LOW DIES; RITES ON SATURDAY
Mrs. Clara B. Low 77, 1331 North Third Street, died at 10 o'clock last
night at the Atchison Hospital where she was admitted early Monday. She
had been in failing health for several months. Funeral services will be
held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Stanton Chapel with the Rev. Thomas J.
Bennett, pastor of the First Christian Church, officiating. Burial will
be in the Nortonville Cemetary.
Members of the family will receive friends from 7-8:30 p.m. tomorrow at
the Stanton Mortuary. They suggest memorials may be given to the
Atchison County Historical Society. Mrs. Low retired in 1957 as a
supervisor at the Kansas Children's Receiving Home where she was
employed for 16 years.
She was born at Cummings September 1, 1894, a daughter of Samual A. and
Emma Frances Shaw, and moved to Nortonville with her parents when she
was six months old. After attending the public schools at Nortonville,
she and Robert R. Low of Nortonville were married December 24, 1910 at
Oskaloosa. They made their home on a farm near Nortonville three years,
and resided in Nortonville after that until moving to Cummings in 1918.
They moved to Atchison in 1926.
Mrs. Low was a long time member of the First Christian Church and
participated in many church activities. She was a member of the
What-So-Ever-Sunday School class and was a past president of the County
Convention of Christian Churches.
She was a member of the Martha Washington Chapter of the Order of
Eastern Star and was present chaplain, was a member of the White Shrine
and the Order of Beauceant and Rebekah Lodge. Mrs. Low was a member of
the Atchison County Historical Society and took part in its activities.
She was a member of the Farmington Extension Unit and a former member of
the Atchison County Home Economics Advisory Committee.
Surviving are her husband, Robert Low, of the home, two daughters Mrs.
Gilbert (Betty) Aschoche and Mrs. Isabelle Knoch, both of Atchison, nine
grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. A son, two sisters and two
brothers preceeded her in death.
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ROBERT LOW DIES; SERVICES ON TUESDAY
Robert R. Low, 86, died unexpectedly late Saturday night at his Mall
Towers apartment. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, 2 p.m. at the
Stanton Chapel. Rev. John Muncy, pastor of the First Christian Church,
will officiate, and burial will be at the Nortonville Cemetary. The
family will receive friends from 7-8:30 o'clock this evening at the
mortuary. Memorials are suggested to the Atchison County Historical
Society.
Pallbearers will be his grandsons, Norman Low, Bruce Low, William
Zschoche, Scott Knoch, Harlan Osborn and Michael Schneider. Mr. Low was
born June 10, 1891 at Nortonville, the son of John A. and Agnes Mair
Low. He attended Nichol's School southwest of Nortonville and later
farmed in that area. He married the former Clara Bell Shaw on December
24, 1910 at Oskaloosa. The couple made their home in Nortonville, then
in Cummings, They moved to Atchison in April 1928.
Mr. Low began working as a section foreman for the Santa Fe Railroad on
August 1, 1916, and retired from that job in September, 1956. Upon
retirement he and his wife spent much time traveling. Mrs. Low preceded
him in death on March 1, 1972.
He was a member of the First Christian Church, Mount Zion Masonic Temple
No. 366 at Nortonville for over 50 years; Knights Templar of Atchison;
Abdallah Shrine, Kansas City; Crescent White Shrine, Martha Washington
Chapter No. 215, Order of the Eastern Star, bothy at Atchison, and
Knights of the Orient at Huron.
He was a 50-year member of the IOOF Lodge at Nortonville, and a 50 year
member of the Modern Woodmen Lodge at Atchison. He belonged to the
Toltech Lodge in Topeka, and was a charter member of the Atchison County
Historical Society.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Isabelle Knoch, Mrs. Betty
Aschoche, nine grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren, and one
great-great grandchild.
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Jacob Levi Shaver lived in Goodhue Park in Atchison and died December 3, 1920. He was born May 26, 1858 in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He came west in 1882 and settled on a farm near Cawker City, Mitchell Co., Kansas. There he remained for 8 years at the end of which time he came to Atchison and settled on the Conlon farm a few miles west of Atchison. During recent years he and his family lived in Atchison and his last job was with the Missouri Pacific. Marriage to Alice Ulin occurred at Beloit, Kansas. She lived at Lincoln County before her marriage. Services were led by Rev. Arthur Long, pastor of the Christian Church of which the deceased was a faithful member. Burial was at Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
Atchison Daily Globe May 19, 1930
Retired Letter Carrier and Resident of Atchison Many Years
Joel Burris ("Bert") Signor, 80, retired letter carrier, died shortly before 8 o'clock yesterday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ida Fortune, 716 Santa Fe Street. Mr. Signor had been in failing health for the last three years but had been confined to his bed for less than a week. Death resulted from a diabetic condition.
The passing of Bert Signor removes from Atchison one of the town's best known and most popular figures. During his service of 29 years as a letter carrier, hundreds of Atchison people came to know and like him. He was polite, punctual in his work and of a highly cheerful disposition.
Mr. Signor was born in Downswell*, N. Y., May 10, 1850, and came to Atchison after he had reached young manhood. His first job here was in the maintenance department of the Burlington railroad. He went to work later as a packer in the Cain & Handthorne Mill, and then on May 1, 1888, he was appointed to the letter service department in the Atchison post office under the postmastership of H. Clay Park. Mr. Signor carried the "No. 4" route through north Atchison until September 30, 1917, when he fell while on duty and broke his shoulder. He was given government compensation and treated in various government hospitals until August 20, 1929, when the retirement bill was passed, and then pensioned.
Mr. Signor married Mary E. Graham in Atchison on November 18, 1884. Mrs. Signor died here January 20, 1920.
He is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Ida Fortune, Atchison; Mrs. James R. Craig, Pueblo, Colo.; Mrs. Clarence Shaver, who lives south of Atchison; Mrs. Georganna Koontz, Downswell*, N. Y.; and Mrs. Cora Rice, Livingston Manor, N. Y.; one son, J. B. Signor, Jr., Atchison; one step-son, Ben H. Graham, Topeka; and two brothers, George Y. Signor, 82, Downswell*, N. Y.; and Albert E. Signor, 85, East Orange, N. J. Twenty-two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren also survive.
Mr. Signor was a member of the Abdallah Shrine of Leavenworth.
The body is at the Sawin & Douglass parlors, where it will remain until noon tomorrow (Tuesday) when it will be taken to St. Mark's Lutheran church to lie in state until the hour of the funeral, 3 o'clock. The Rev. W. E. Wheeler, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery, where the Masonic service will be held at the grave.
Pall bearers will be the following Atchison post office employees and Masons: George H. Raish, Charles E. Medlock, Thomas E. Garvey, George A. Blakeslee, Ambrose L. Locker, and John G. Schaffer.
* Downswell, N. Y. should be spelled Downsville, N. Y.
Atchison Daily Globe, February 18, 1912:
Mrs. Martha Anderson died this morning at 3:10 after an illness which confined her to the house for five years, and kept her bedfast since last August. Her death occurred at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Bert Signor, 914 North Ninth Street, with whom she has made her home for eighteen years and whose devotion was a comfort to her declining years. Mrs. Anderson celebrated her 85th birthday last January. She was a widow for fifty-two years. Her husband died en route to Kansas from their home in Indiana. His death and burial occurred at Winterset, Iowa, and her remains will be placed beside him there. Five years ago Mrs. Anderson was stricken with paralysis. She grew gradually worse and her death was due to the complications, which have arisen since she was first stricken. She is survived by four grown children: H. R. Anderson, Mrs. Bert Signor, A. B. Anderson, all of Atchison, and Mrs. N. E. Bennett of Abilene. At 4 o'clock this afternoon brief funeral services were held at the Signor home, after which the remains were carried to the train, and Mrs. Signor and her brothers H. R. and A. B. Anderson, accompanied them to Winterset, where the funeral and interment will occur tomorrow.
From The Winterset Madisonian, (Winterset, Iowa) February 21, 1912:
Mrs. Martha Anderson died on last Sunday evening at her home in Atchison, Kansas, and the body was brought here and burial at Stringtown this forenoon. The deceased was an aunt of Ed. Chase of this place and of Mrs. Allen Applegate of Cedar Rapids and was one of the early settlers of the Stringtown neighborhood. The husband died here in 1859. She was 87 years old on last New Year's Day and on that day suffered a stroke of paralysis, which hastened her death.
Atchison Daily Globe, Friday, January 30, 1920:
Atchison lost a highly respected citizen last night at 7 o'clock, when Mrs. Mary E. Signor, 64 years old, died at their home, 1014 South Seventh Street. Death was due to leakage of the heart, with which Mrs. Signor had suffered for 18 months. She did not take to her bed until December 3, and since that time has never left it. At times Mrs. Signor suffered greatly, but was always patient, cheerful and thoughtful of others. She leaves her husband and the following children: Mrs. Ida Fortune, of Atchison; Mrs. V. E. Shaver, of Pueblo, Colo.; Mrs. C. H. Shaver, who lives south of town; J. B. Signor, Jr., who is with the regular army stationed in Honolulu, and who has been in Atchison for the last two weeks, and Ben H. Graham, a son by a former marriage who lives in Topeka. She also leaves a sister, Mrs. N. E. Bennett, of Abilene, Kansas, who has been with her constantly since December 23, and a brother, A. B. Anderson, who lives on Santa Fe street.
Mrs. Signor was born in Lebanon, Indiana, October 24, 1855. She came to Atchison with her mother and brothers, in 1880, so she has lived in Atchison 40 years. Thirty-five years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Signor were married in Atchison and have always resided here since that time. Mrs. Signor was a devoted member of St. Mark's Lutheran church. She was a quiet woman, intensely devoted to her family and her many kindnesses, where people were ill, will be remembered in numerous Atchison homes. The funeral services will not be decided upon until the daughter from Pueblo arrives. She is expected today.
Atchison Daily Globe, Saturday, January 31, 1920:
The funeral of Mrs. Mary E. Signor will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, from St. Mark's Lutheran church, the Rev. Patterson conducting the services. The pallbearers will be selected from the Masonic lodge, as Mr. Signor is a Mason. Interment will be in Oak Hill.
S. E. Harburger Dies After Long Illness
Samuel E. Harburger, died at 7:30 o'clock last evening at his home, 321 North Eleventh Street,
after an extended illness. When he retired in 1941, Mr. Harburger was manager of shopping service for the Kansas City Merchants Association. Before going to Kansas City he practiced law in Atchison many years.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 pm Saturday at the Sawin & Douglas chapel. The Rev. Samuel E. West. , Jr. will read the Episcopal burial rites. Interment will be in Mt. Vernon Cemetery. The pallbearers will be O. P. May, Maurice O'Keefe, Karl Root, Steadman Ball, J. W. Lowry and John Buehler.
A son of Asher and Fannie Harburger, Samuel E. Harburger was born in Baltimore, Nov. 24, 1869. When he was eight years old his parents removed to Centralia, Kansas where they established a general store. After attending Kansas State college, Manhattan and Kansas University, Samuel E. Harburger came to Atchison to read law in the office of Smith and Solomon. Later he also read law in the office of John Buehler's grandfather, Simon Conwell at Seneca.
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Upon being admitted to the bar, Mr. Harburger became an attorney in the Waggener & Orr law office in Atchison, where he remained 25 years. Later he became a partner in the law firm of Orr & Harburger. His partner was the late James W. Orr.
About 32 years ago, Mr. Harburger went to Kansas City to become associated in the law firm of New & Krautoff. After a few years he was made assistant superintendent of the Jones Dry Goods Co store an conceived the idea of a shopping service. He operated this type of business for some time and later became manager of the Kansas City Merchants association shopping service.
June 15, 1898 he married Miss Josephine Platt of Atchison. Thirty-five years ago they built the
attractive home at 1001 Atchison Street now owned by Frank Lentz. Besides his wife, Mr. Harburger leaves two children, Platt Harburger, San Antonio, Texas and Mrs. Dora Wilkin, Chino, California and 2 grandchildren.
Mr. Harburger was a member of the Mason Lodge and Woodmen of the World. He was a man of gentle manner, great tolerance and fine ideals. It was a pleasure to meet and know him. Mr. Harburger wanted a full program of activities at all times for his hands as well as his mind and he accomplished much during a lifetime of useful service. His was an honorable record of achievement.
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