Alameda County CA Archives Obituaries.....Yorker, Elizabeth (Dow) February 21, 1923
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Oakland Tribune, February 21, 1923
Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California)
February 21, 1923 (Wednesday)
Page 3, Column 5

“DIED. YORKER – In Piedmont, Feb. 21, 1923, Elizabeth Dow Yorker, loving mother 
of Eva M. Yorker, and sister of the late Mrs. Gordon Stolp, and aunt of Fred 
Stolp, a native of Syracuse, N.Y.

Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend the funeral 
Friday, Feb. 23, at 2:30 p.m., from the chapel of Julius S. Gadeau, 2210 
Webster st., at 21st street.” END

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Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California)
February 21, 1923 (Wednesday)
Page 4, Column 2

“EASTBAY CLUB LEADER IS DEAD.

Mrs. Elizabeth Dow Yorker, prominent clubwoman and pioneer in the East bay 
cities, died suddenly at midnight last night at her home in Piedmont.  She was 
the mother of Miss Eva Yorker, executive secretary of the Alameda County Public 
Health Center, and the aunt of Frederick A. Stolp.  The funeral services will 
be held on Friday at 2:30 p.m. from a private chapel at Webster and Twenty-
first streets.

For more than a quarter of a century Mrs. Yorker has been prominently 
identified with the social interests of Oakland.  She was educated in Syracuse, 
N. Y. Active in Ebell, Mrs. Yorker for the past several seasons has been 
curator of the Original Writers’ section.  She is the author of many plays and 
short stories.  An original play is in rehearsal for production in Ebell 
clubhouse next month by the Little Theater club.  Mrs. Yorker was the organizer 
and for many years president of the Wednesday Bridge club, a small exclusive 
organization of the city.  Her religious affiliations have been with the First 
Congregational church.” END

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