WILSON, LEWIS, STEINHEISER, MCFARLAND, SEARS, TREMEAUX, BISTARKY, GILES, BEHLING, CENIS, CHARLIER, WADE, WALKER, DAVIES Thomas R. WILSON, the only son of R. R. WILSON of Noblestown, was born in England, April 19, 1891. He was brought to America with his parents when still an infant. He had been a resident of Noblestown for seven years. Fr four years he was a member of the Noblestown United Presbyterian church. He was employed in the mine until he was drafted into the army on April 3, 1918. He then became a sharp-shooter in Co. B, 320th Regiment. On October 10, 1918, he was killed in action in France. Mrs. Emma Hannah BEHLING LEWIS, wife of Thomas F. LEWIS, Sr., died at 3:15 o'clock Saturday afternoon, November 23, 1918, from pneumonia, superinduced by influenza. She was ill only eight days. Mrs. LEWIS was born in McDonald October 23, 1873, and has lived here since. Besides her husband she is survived by her mother, Mrs. August BEHLING, and the following children: Mrs. Charles ERB of the East End, Pittsburgh; Thomas, Jr., Edward, Mildred, Mary and William, at home; also the following brothers: August and Ike (Isaac) BEHLING of McDonald; two sisters, Mrs. Benjamin LEWIS and Mrs. John TERLE, also of McDonald, and one grandson, Charles ERB, Jr. Funeral services were held at her late home Tuesday, afternoon at two o'clock in charge of the Rev. W. D. IRONS, D. D. Interment was made in Robinson's Run cemetery. Henry STEINHEISER, aged 32 years, died in the Washington hospital on Thursday, November 22, 1918 after an illness of influenza and pneumonia. He lived in McDonald until about five years ago. He married Miss Mary Ellen PILKINGTON of Midland, who died June 19, 1917. He is survived by his two small daughters, Minnie and Rachel, and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Charles STEWART, Mrs. Emile DEHAUX, Mrs. August BONDY, John STEINHEISER, all of McDonald: George STEINHEISER, all of McDonald; George STEINHEISER of Lucerne Mines, Pa., and Best, with the American Expeditionary Forces in France. Funeral services were held Sunday, with interment in the Canonsburg cemetery. Elizabeth Margaret, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas MCFARLAND of Terrace street, died at 1:40 o'clock Sunday morning November 24, 1918, after six weeks' illness of influenza and pneumonia. Miss MCFARLAND was born March 23, 1889, at Irwin, Pa., and had spent practically all her life in the McDonald section. She was a member of St. Alphonsus' church. She leaves her parents, three brothers and two sisters: James of Camp Forest, Ga.; Patrick and John at home: Mrs. William WALKER of McDonald, and Miss Mary Ann at home. Funeral services were held at St. Patrick's church at Noblestown at 9:30 o'clock Wednesday morning. Interment at the Noblestown cemetery. Mrs. Etta SEARS, wife of Roy SEARS, died at 8:20 o'clock Wednesday evening, November 20, 1918, in the Canonsburg hospital after a two weeks' illness of influenza and pneumonia. Mrs. SEARS was born May 1, 1884. Besides her husband she is survived by her father, Dallas AYRES, of Briar Hill; three sisters, Mrs. John RUE of Westland, Mrs. Elmer MCCULLOUGH of near Santiago, and Rachel AYRES of Canonsburg; one brother, Robert AYRES of Westland, and one half-brother, Frank CUNNINGHAM, of the South Side, McDonald. Mrs. SEARS was formerly Mrs. Henry GOEDICKE, he being killed nine years ago last January. Funeral services were held from her late home in Canonsburg Saturday afternoon, November 23d. Interment was made at Canonsburg. Jules Vivan TREMAUX, 41 years old, died of pneumonia on Monday, November 18, 1918, at 10 a. m. The deceased was born in France and came to the United States with his parents when thirteen years old. He was a member of the Solidarite Lodge of McDonald, and a trustee of the Co-operative store in Lincoln avenue. Besides his wife and an infant daughter, Lucinne Rosalie, he leaves three sisters, Mrs. George COTTLE of Carnegie, Miss Mary TREMEAUX and Miss Marguerite TREMEAUX of Pittsburgh, Mrs. R. C. WHITNEY of McDonald is a step-daughter and Adolph FAINGNAERT is a step-son. The funeral took place Wednesday afternoon. Interment was in Robinson's cemetery. Mrs. Emil BISTARKY died of pneumonia in the Oakdale influenza hospital on November 20, 1918. She leaves her husband and eight children. The funeral service was held in St. Patrick's church on Friday, November 22, 1918. Interment was in the Noblestown cemetery. Mrs. Walter GILES died at her home in Barr street, Saturday evening, November 16, 1918, at 8:30 o'clock, as the result of an attack of influenza, followed by an illness of pneumonia. She had been sick only a week. Mrs. GILES was formerly Mary Alescelia FABRE. She was born in Paris, France, April 17, 1880. She was united in marriage in 1899 to Addison RUMBAUGH of Noblestown. In 1912 she was married to Walter GILES of McDonald. Mrs. GILES is survived by her husband, Walter E. GILES, one daughter, Margaret, and two sons, William GILES and Lorenzo Fabre RUMBAUGH; two sisters and one brother. Funeral services were held Monday, November 18th, in charge of the Rev. W. D. IRONS, D. D., and the Rev. Alexandre MAGE, D. D. Interment was in Robinson's Run cemetery. Lillian JONES BEHLING, wife of John BEHLING, died at her home in North McDonald street, on Friday morning, November 22, 1918, at 10:55 o'clock of pneumonia. Mrs. BEHLING had been ill about one week. She was born at Bridgeville, January 11, 1893, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen JONES, and had lived in this vicinity all her life. She was a member of Robinson's Run United Presbyterian church. On August 13, 1915, she was married to Mr. John BEHLING of McDonald. Mrs. BEHLING is survived by her husband and a baby fifteen months old. Seven sisters and two brothers also survive: Mrs. C. A. ADAMS of McDonald; Mrs. Leonard WHITTAKER of Pittsburgh, Mrs. William NEWMAN of Carnegie, Mrs. C. A. BECK, of Freedom, Pa., Misses Mabel, Jennie and Gwendolyn at home; William JONES of Heidelberg and Stephen at home; also her parents. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Joseph CENIS, one of McDonald's most respected Belgian residents, died at her home on Liberty street on Sunday night, November 17, 1918. Pneumonia, superseded by influenza, was the cause of her death. Mrs. CENIS was one of McDonalds's foremost Belgian women, having a life acquaintance with her people, not only in McDonald, but in other parts of the country. She was born in Belgium. She took active interest in all work pertaining to the welfare of her people and the Allied countries as well during the war. Mrs. CENIS was twice married. Her first husband was Paul WAUTHIER. Mrs. CENIS was aged 59 years and is survived by her husband and six children: Josephine and Joseph at home, Mrs. John SMITH and Mr. Paul WAUTHIER of McDonald, Mrs. Joseph CENIS of Bulger, and Mrs. Emile CHARLIER of Midway. Nine grandchildren also survive. Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon, November 19th. Interment was in Robinson's Run cemetery. Emile CHARLIER died at the St. Francis hospital, Pittsburgh, on Thursday, November 21, 1918. He was aged 40 years. Mr. CHARLIER's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jules CHARLIER, came to this country when he was an infant, arriving at McDonald October 16, 1879. He was a coal miner and worked at the E. B. MCKEE coal mine, east of McDonald. About six weeks ago he became ill and was taken to the hospital. He is survived by his wife, Bertha DEHAUX, and two daughters, Amelia and Lenora, at home; his mother, Mrs. Josephine CHARLIER, two sisters, Mrs. Mary EVANS of Oakdale, and Mrs. Alice SMITH of Butler, Pa.; three brothers, Jules J., president of the Midway National Bank; Fred of Pittsburgh, and Eli of McDonald. Eli was the first Belgian baby born in McDonald. Funeral services were held at the late home in Valley street on Sunday afternoon. Interment was in Robinson's Run cemetery. Edwin Luke WADE died at his home in Midway on Thursday morning, November 21, 1918, at 9:15 o'clock. Mr. WADE had been ill only five days. Pneumonia was the cause of his death. Mr. WADE was born in Midway on July 14, 1892. He was the son of E. S. and Sarah J. WADE, and had lived in Midway all his life. He was traffic manager for the Carnegie Coal Company. He was a member of the Baptist church of Midway and of the Garfield Lodge No. 604, Free and Accepted Masons of McDonald, Northern Jurisdiction of Pittsburgh, also Syria Mosque Shrine, I. O. O. F of Midway, Eastern Stars of McDonald and Royal Arch Masons and P. O. S. of A. of Midway. Mr. WADE is survived by his wife, Mary HICKS WADE, and two sons, Edwin and Willard. He is also survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.S. WADE of Elmcoat, Ohio County, W. Va., and one brother Eugene WADE of Midway, and one sister, Mrs. Rose HUTCHINSON of Carnegie. Funeral services were held at the late home on Saturday afternoon. Interment was in the Midway cemetery. Mrs. May Ellen WALKER, aged 76 years, one of the most highly respected residents of McDonald, died at her home in Third street Tuesday afternoon, November 26, 1918, at 4:30 o'clock, of a general breakdown following an illness of five days. She was born in Eldersville April 3, 1842, and was a daughter of the late William and Margaret COSGROVE. On September 26, 1867, she was married to Thomas J. WALKER of Eldersville. For the past 34 years she had been a resident of McDonald and was a member of the Presbyterian church here for 30 years. She is survived by her husband and one son, Arthur, of Rennerdale. The following nephews and nieces also survive: Mrs. S. W. CRISS, Steubenville; W. A. COSGROVE, Vanderbilt; Clyde and Dale MELVIN and Mrs. L. D. MCCREADY, Eldersville; Annie COSGROVE, Pittsburgh; and Mrs. C. C. MCGREW, McDonald. Three grandchildren also survive. Funeral services were held at her late home this Wednesday evening. The body will be taken on the ten o'clock train Thursday morning to Eldersville, where it will be interred. David DAVIES, aged 30 years, died Sunday evening, November 24, 1918, at ten o'clock at his home in Barr street of pneumonia, following a nine-day illness of influenza. He was a glass blower. He was a member of the First Presbyterian church of McDonald, and was active in the Men's Bible Class of that church. He leaves a wife and one child.

I joined this and because I have joined ancestry.com and doing a lot of research this week,I cant remember why I signed up for this .Can you tell me what the list is about.It looks like obituaries but why are they sent. Laura Love , Peace and Harmony ----- Original Message ----- From: "Victoria Hospodar Valentine" <vvalentine4@comcast.net> Cc: <PA-SW-OBITS@rootsweb.com>; <PAWASHIN@rootsweb.com>; <PA-CARNEGIE@rootsweb.com>; <PAALLEGH@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 6:20 AM Subject: [PA-SW-OBITS] WILSON, LEWIS, STEINHEISER, MCFARLAND, SEARS, TREMEAUX,BISTARKY, GILES, BEHLING, CENIS, CHARLIER, WADE, WALKER,DAVIES Nov. 29, 1918 McDonald PA Record > WILSON, LEWIS, STEINHEISER, MCFARLAND, SEARS, TREMEAUX, BISTARKY, GILES, > BEHLING, CENIS, CHARLIER, WADE, WALKER, DAVIES > > > > Thomas R. WILSON, the only son of R. R. WILSON of Noblestown, > was born in England, April 19, 1891. He was brought to America with his > parents when still an infant. He had been a resident of Noblestown for > seven years. Fr four years he was a member of the Noblestown United > Presbyterian church. He was employed in the mine until he was drafted > into > the army on April 3, 1918. He then became a sharp-shooter in Co. B, 320th > Regiment. On October 10, 1918, he was killed in action in France. > > > > Mrs. Emma Hannah BEHLING LEWIS, wife of Thomas F. LEWIS, Sr., > died at 3:15 o'clock Saturday afternoon, November 23, 1918, from > pneumonia, > superinduced by influenza. She was ill only eight days. Mrs. LEWIS was > born in McDonald October 23, 1873, and has lived here since. Besides her > husband she is survived by her mother, Mrs. August BEHLING, and the > following children: Mrs. Charles ERB of the East End, Pittsburgh; Thomas, > Jr., Edward, Mildred, Mary and William, at home; also the following > brothers: August and Ike (Isaac) BEHLING of McDonald; two sisters, Mrs. > Benjamin LEWIS and Mrs. John TERLE, also of McDonald, and one grandson, > Charles ERB, Jr. Funeral services were held at her late home Tuesday, > afternoon at two o'clock in charge of the Rev. W. D. IRONS, D. D. > Interment > was made in Robinson's Run cemetery. > > > > Henry STEINHEISER, aged 32 years, died in the Washington > hospital on Thursday, November 22, 1918 after an illness of influenza and > pneumonia. He lived in McDonald until about five years ago. He married > Miss Mary Ellen PILKINGTON of Midland, who died June 19, 1917. He is > survived by his two small daughters, Minnie and Rachel, and the following > brothers and sisters: Mrs. Charles STEWART, Mrs. Emile DEHAUX, Mrs. > August > BONDY, John STEINHEISER, all of McDonald: George STEINHEISER, all of > McDonald; George STEINHEISER of Lucerne Mines, Pa., and Best, with the > American Expeditionary Forces in France. Funeral services were held > Sunday, > with interment in the Canonsburg cemetery. > > > > Elizabeth Margaret, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas MCFARLAND > of > Terrace street, died at 1:40 o'clock Sunday morning November 24, 1918, > after > six weeks' illness of influenza and pneumonia. Miss MCFARLAND was born > March 23, 1889, at Irwin, Pa., and had spent practically all her life in > the > McDonald section. She was a member of St. Alphonsus' church. She leaves > her parents, three brothers and two sisters: James of Camp Forest, Ga.; > Patrick and John at home: Mrs. William WALKER of McDonald, and Miss Mary > Ann at home. Funeral services were held at St. Patrick's church at > Noblestown at 9:30 o'clock Wednesday morning. Interment at the Noblestown > cemetery. > > > > Mrs. Etta SEARS, wife of Roy SEARS, died at 8:20 o'clock > Wednesday evening, November 20, 1918, in the Canonsburg hospital after a > two > weeks' illness of influenza and pneumonia. Mrs. SEARS was born May 1, > 1884. > Besides her husband she is survived by her father, Dallas AYRES, of Briar > Hill; three sisters, Mrs. John RUE of Westland, Mrs. Elmer MCCULLOUGH of > near Santiago, and Rachel AYRES of Canonsburg; one brother, Robert AYRES > of > Westland, and one half-brother, Frank CUNNINGHAM, of the South Side, > McDonald. Mrs. SEARS was formerly Mrs. Henry GOEDICKE, he being killed > nine > years ago last January. Funeral services were held from her late home in > Canonsburg Saturday afternoon, November 23d. Interment was made at > Canonsburg. > > > > Jules Vivan TREMAUX, 41 years old, died of pneumonia on Monday, > November 18, 1918, at 10 a. m. The deceased was born in France and came > to > the United States with his parents when thirteen years old. He was a > member > of the Solidarite Lodge of McDonald, and a trustee of the Co-operative > store > in Lincoln avenue. Besides his wife and an infant daughter, Lucinne > Rosalie, he leaves three sisters, Mrs. George COTTLE of Carnegie, Miss > Mary > TREMEAUX and Miss Marguerite TREMEAUX of Pittsburgh, Mrs. R. C. WHITNEY of > McDonald is a step-daughter and Adolph FAINGNAERT is a step-son. The > funeral took place Wednesday afternoon. Interment was in Robinson's > cemetery. > > > > Mrs. Emil BISTARKY died of pneumonia in the Oakdale influenza > hospital on November 20, 1918. She leaves her husband and eight children. > The funeral service was held in St. Patrick's church on Friday, November > 22, > 1918. Interment was in the Noblestown cemetery. > > > > Mrs. Walter GILES died at her home in Barr street, Saturday > evening, November 16, 1918, at 8:30 o'clock, as the result of an attack of > influenza, followed by an illness of pneumonia. She had been sick only a > week. > > Mrs. GILES was formerly Mary Alescelia FABRE. She was born in > Paris, France, April 17, 1880. She was united in marriage in 1899 to > Addison RUMBAUGH of Noblestown. In 1912 she was married to Walter GILES > of > McDonald. > > Mrs. GILES is survived by her husband, Walter E. GILES, one > daughter, Margaret, and two sons, William GILES and Lorenzo Fabre > RUMBAUGH; > two sisters and one brother. Funeral services were held Monday, November > 18th, in charge of the Rev. W. D. IRONS, D. D., and the Rev. Alexandre > MAGE, > D. D. Interment was in Robinson's Run cemetery. > > > > Lillian JONES BEHLING, wife of John BEHLING, died at her home > in > North McDonald street, on Friday morning, November 22, 1918, at 10:55 > o'clock of pneumonia. Mrs. BEHLING had been ill about one week. She was > born at Bridgeville, January 11, 1893, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen > JONES, and had lived in this vicinity all her life. She was a member of > Robinson's Run United Presbyterian church. > > On August 13, 1915, she was married to Mr. John BEHLING of > McDonald. Mrs. BEHLING is survived by her husband and a baby fifteen > months > old. Seven sisters and two brothers also survive: Mrs. C. A. ADAMS of > McDonald; Mrs. Leonard WHITTAKER of Pittsburgh, Mrs. William NEWMAN of > Carnegie, Mrs. C. A. BECK, of Freedom, Pa., Misses Mabel, Jennie and > Gwendolyn at home; William JONES of Heidelberg and Stephen at home; also > her > parents. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon. > > > > Mrs. Joseph CENIS, one of McDonald's most respected Belgian > residents, died at her home on Liberty street on Sunday night, November > 17, > 1918. Pneumonia, superseded by influenza, was the cause of her death. > > Mrs. CENIS was one of McDonalds's foremost Belgian women, > having > a life acquaintance with her people, not only in McDonald, but in other > parts of the country. She was born in Belgium. She took active interest > in > all work pertaining to the welfare of her people and the Allied countries > as > well during the war. Mrs. CENIS was twice married. Her first husband was > Paul WAUTHIER. > > Mrs. CENIS was aged 59 years and is survived by her husband and > six children: Josephine and Joseph at home, Mrs. John SMITH and Mr. Paul > WAUTHIER of McDonald, Mrs. Joseph CENIS of Bulger, and Mrs. Emile CHARLIER > of Midway. Nine grandchildren also survive. Funeral services were held > on > Wednesday afternoon, November 19th. Interment was in Robinson's Run > cemetery. > > > > Emile CHARLIER died at the St. Francis hospital, Pittsburgh, on > Thursday, November 21, 1918. He was aged 40 years. > > Mr. CHARLIER's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jules CHARLIER, came to > this country when he was an infant, arriving at McDonald October 16, 1879. > He was a coal miner and worked at the E. B. MCKEE coal mine, east of > McDonald. About six weeks ago he became ill and was taken to the > hospital. > He is survived by his wife, Bertha DEHAUX, and two daughters, Amelia and > Lenora, at home; his mother, Mrs. Josephine CHARLIER, two sisters, Mrs. > Mary > EVANS of Oakdale, and Mrs. Alice SMITH of Butler, Pa.; three brothers, > Jules > J., president of the Midway National Bank; Fred of Pittsburgh, and Eli of > McDonald. Eli was the first Belgian baby born in McDonald. Funeral > services > were held at the late home in Valley street on Sunday afternoon. > Interment > was in Robinson's Run cemetery. > > > > Edwin Luke WADE died at his home in Midway on Thursday morning, > November 21, 1918, at 9:15 o'clock. Mr. WADE had been ill only five days. > Pneumonia was the cause of his death. > > Mr. WADE was born in Midway on July 14, 1892. He was the son > of > E. S. and Sarah J. WADE, and had lived in Midway all his life. He was > traffic manager for the Carnegie Coal Company. He was a member of the > Baptist church of Midway and of the Garfield Lodge No. 604, Free and > Accepted Masons of McDonald, Northern Jurisdiction of Pittsburgh, also > Syria > Mosque Shrine, I. O. O. F of Midway, Eastern Stars of McDonald and Royal > Arch Masons and P. O. S. of A. of Midway. > > Mr. WADE is survived by his wife, Mary HICKS WADE, and two > sons, > Edwin and Willard. He is also survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.S. > WADE of Elmcoat, Ohio County, W. Va., and one brother Eugene WADE of > Midway, > and one sister, Mrs. Rose HUTCHINSON of Carnegie. > > Funeral services were held at the late home on Saturday > afternoon. Interment was in the Midway cemetery. > > > > Mrs. May Ellen WALKER, aged 76 years, one of the most highly > respected residents of McDonald, died at her home in Third street Tuesday > afternoon, November 26, 1918, at 4:30 o'clock, of a general breakdown > following an illness of five days. She was born in Eldersville April 3, > 1842, and was a daughter of the late William and Margaret COSGROVE. On > September 26, 1867, she was married to Thomas J. WALKER of Eldersville. > For > the past 34 years she had been a resident of McDonald and was a member of > the Presbyterian church here for 30 years. She is survived by her husband > and one son, Arthur, of Rennerdale. The following nephews and nieces also > survive: Mrs. S. W. CRISS, Steubenville; W. A. COSGROVE, Vanderbilt; > Clyde > and Dale MELVIN and Mrs. L. D. MCCREADY, Eldersville; Annie COSGROVE, > Pittsburgh; and Mrs. C. C. MCGREW, McDonald. Three grandchildren also > survive. Funeral services were held at her late home this Wednesday > evening. The body will be taken on the ten o'clock train Thursday morning > to Eldersville, where it will be interred. > > > > David DAVIES, aged 30 years, died Sunday evening, November 24, > 1918, at ten o'clock at his home in Barr street of pneumonia, following a > nine-day illness of influenza. He was a glass blower. He was a member of > the First Presbyterian church of McDonald, and was active in the Men's > Bible > Class of that church. 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Laura, This is a listing of Southwest PA obituaries. Victoria is a real trooper when it comes to doing the research and sharing it. Every once in a while she sends out a gold mine of information for me and more often than that for others. Les Peine