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12 stories matching funer

  1. A Funeral Mix-Up

    A widower's funeral arrangements go awry when a last-minute change in venue leaves mourners split between two churches.

    Jun 22, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyStrange But True

  2. The Sad Tale of a Funeral Con

    A man in mourning clothes successfully swindles a local funeral director out of three dollars under the guise of grieving for his dead wife.

    Oct 3, 1903The Evening StatesmanSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  3. The Sudden Loss of a Popular Dixie Resident

    A young life cut short at St. Mary’s Hospital sends shockwaves through the community of Dixie.

    Sep 19, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla County

  4. Passing of a Walla Walla Pioneer

    Gerhard Krack, a German immigrant and long-time resident, passes away at the local hospital following a brief illness.

    Jun 22, 1903The Evening StatesmanFirst Congregational Church, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County

  5. She Left County Limerick as a Child and Died on North Fourth Street

    Mrs. William Ryan crossed the Atlantic at seven, buried her first husband in Walla Walla in 1871, married again, and raised six children. Her funeral leaves the family home at 115 North Fourth on Friday afternoon.

    Oct 15, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla County

  6. Tragic Loss of Young Local Boy

    A young boy from Walla Walla passes away following an appendicitis surgery, highlighting the risks of early 20th-century medicine.

    Oct 7, 1903The Evening StatesmanEast Alder Street, Walla Walla, Walla Walla CountyScandal

  7. The Passing of a Local Pioneer

    Henry Steinberg, early Walla Walla settler and farmer, died at home yesterday after a short illness.

    Dec 22, 1903The Evening StatesmanElm Street, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County

  8. A Community Mourns a Young Mother

    Mrs. J. I. Windust passes away at the Walla Walla hospital, leaving behind a husband and five young children.

    Dec 31, 1903The Evening StatesmanDayton, Columbia County

  9. Tragedy Strikes a Political Family

    The twenty-one-year-old son of Senator John I. Yeend passes away in Seattle following a struggle with tuberculosis.

    Nov 4, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla County

  10. A Family Tragedy in Walnut Grove

    After failing to recover from a major surgery, a young mother leaves behind five children and a grieving husband in the Walla Walla community.

    Aug 11, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla County

  11. The Funeral Grifter of North Yakima

    An undertaker is conned out of five dollars by a man feigning the grief of a widower.

    Oct 9, 1903The Evening StatesmanYakima, Yakima CountyTrue Crime

  12. The Final Trek of Michael Buckley

    A frontier packer and pioneer who survived the rigors of the Idaho mines and the early Walla Walla valley succumbs to double pneumonia.

    Sep 17, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla County

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