Greetings from Streator, Streator Daily Free Press Saturday, June 14, 1902 OLD SETTLER DEAD. Mr. Henry Riss died at the hospital this morning about 10 o'clock, aged 69 years and six months. Mr. Riss was one of the old residents of this vicinity, having settled on a farm in Otter Creek township thirty-six years ago. He was born in Germany on the 21st day of January 1833. His wife died eleven yeas ago the 28th day of this month. Mr. Riss leaves surviving him three sons, William, Joseph and John, one step-son George Brooker, and two daughters, Mrs. Henry Voight and Mrs. William Bruner. He was an uncle of Mr. George Riss of this city. Mr. Riss was a man of strict integrity, and was very industrious, and had accumulated quite a fortune. He had the good will of all who knew him, and was in every way an exemplary citizen. He had not been well the past few years, and a part of the time the past year he boarded at the Park Hotel. About a week ago he went to the hospital, and gradually grew worse until the end came. The body will be taken to the old home farm 6-3/4 miles east and 1 mile north of Streator, now occupied by the son John, and the funeral services will be held, Monday. The cortège will leave the house at 12:45 for Missal, where the services will be held. The interment will be made in the Funk cemetery near Kernan.