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    1. [PA-SW-OBITS] ATEN, CARL, BRADY, STEVENSON, GERMAINE, SMITSKY, HOLLAND April 30, 1915 McDonald PA Record
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    3. ATEN, CARL, BRADY, STEVENSON, GERMAINE, SMITSKY, HOLLAND Robert McMinn ATEN died at his home at Enlow, on Saturday afternoon, April 24, 1915, at 5:30 o'clock, aged 68 years. The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon, April 27th, at his late residence. Interment took place in Valley cemetery. Mrs. Charlotta CARL, aged seventy-eight years, widow of August CARL, died Monday, April 26th, at 12 o'clock at the home of her son, August CARL, in Crosscreek township, near Langeloth. Death came as the result of a lingering illness due the infirmities of old age. Mrs. CARL was born in Germany but came to this country many years ago. All of her life in America had been spent in the vicinity of this place. Her husband, August CARL, died about ten years ago. She was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran church of near Hickory, and was well known and highly respected throughout the entire community. She leaves one son, August CARL. The funeral services were held at the Evangelical Lutheran church Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, in charge of the Rev. Adolph EBERT of Mt. Washington. Interment was in Mt. Prospect cemetery. Mrs. CARL, whose maiden name was SEABRIGHT, was born March 15, 1837, in Uslar, Hanover, Germany, and had been in this country about forty-eight years. She had two sons, August, who survives, and Fred, who died in October 1913. Mrs. CARL and this latter son lived on a farm near Hickory. Since his death she had made her home with her son August. Besides the son and three grandchildren, there survive the following nieces and nephews: Mrs. Herman KASTE, Mrs. Charlotta LANGHURST and Mrs. John GROSHEIM of McDonald, Mrs. Lizzie ERBRIGHT of Bridgeville, Mrs. Mary WALTERS of Pittsburgh, Henry CARL of Oakdale and Otto CARL of Cherry Valley. Ralph Leo BRADY, 24 years old, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. P. A. BRADY of Arabella street, died suddenly on Monday, April 26th, at Casper, Wyoming. The deceased was born in McDonald. Two years ago he went West. Only two weeks ago his parents received a letter from him telling them that he was in charge of the warehouse of the Mid-West Oil Co. at Salt Creek, a village 40 miles from Casper, where they had only two mails a week. Besides the parents there survive the following brothers and sisters: Helen, the wife of J. B. FLAHERTY of Colorado Springs, Colo.; Hugh A. BRADY of San Antonio, Texas; Edward of Cripple Creek, Colo.; Marie, the wife of Frank COLLINS of McDonald, and John, Charles, Rose and Kathleen, at home. The body will be brought to McDonald and funeral services will be held Sunday morning at 11 o'clock in St. Alphonsus' church. Mrs. Robert STEVENSON, aged 75 years, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles FARRAR, at Oakdale, on Sunday, April 25, at 9:45 p.m. She had been failing in health for the past year, and death was due to a general breakdown. Mrs. STEVENSON was born and spent her entire life in this community, and was loved by all who knew her. She was a member of Raccoon church for forty-eight years. Besides her husband she leaves the following children: John of Burgettstown, Mrs. Charles FARRAR of Oakdale and Etta at home. One brother, Henry EATON of Sheraden, also survives. Funeral services were held at her late home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in charge of her pastor, the Rev. G. M. KERR. Interment in Candor cemetery. The body of Louis GERMAINE, aged 68 years, a workman at the Primrose mine of the Pittsburgh Coal company, was found by his daughter shortly after noon Monday, April 26th, hanging from a limb of a tree on the hill back of the daughter's home. Live had been extinct about half an hour. Little is known of the events which lead up to the last act of the man's life. According to the story of persons in the neighborhood, GERMAINE and his wife came to Primrose some years ago and not long after coming to that place his wife died. Since that time he had made his home with his daughter. About three weeks ago he was injured while at work in the mine. Since that time he had not been at work. At noon Monday the daughter went out to call him for his dinner but could not find her father. She then began to hunt for him and not long afterward made the grewsome (sic) find in the woods on the hill not far from her house. It is believed that worry over his physical condition was the cause of the deed. The funeral services were held at the daughter's home at noon Wednesday. Interment in the Chartiers Valley cemetery at Carnegie. Frightful burns received when she fell into a tub of scalding hot water resulted in the death of Mary SMITSKY, aged two and one-half years, daughter of Joseph SMITSKY, a farmer residing near Oakdale, last Friday morning at 9 o'clock. Preparing to scrub in the kitchen of the SMITSKY home, the mother had placed a tub of hot waster on the floor, the little girl stumbled and fell backward, her entire body with the exception of her head being plunged into the boiling liquid. The accident occurred on Wednesday of last week, but no hopes were entertained for her recovery at any time because of the frightful nature of the burns. The parents, three brothers and two sisters survive. The funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment in St. Patrick's cemetery at Noblestown. Isaac HOLLAND, son of Mrs. Ann HOLLAND, died suddenly Sunday morning, April 25, 1915. He was thirty years of age. He is survived by his aged mother, four brothers and five sisters, as follows: Henry, Bendy, Manoah and Enoch, Mrs. Elizabeth SHOTTEN, Jr., Mrs. Annie FELTON, Mrs. Joseph DUNKS and Mrs. John KENDALL, all of Midway, and Mrs. John MCCOY of Monongahela. Funeral services were conducted at the home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock by the Rev. E. J. MILLER of the United Presbyterian church, assisted by the Rev. E. V. SHOTWELL of the Methodist Episcopal church. Interment in Centre cemetery.

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