Patterson Cemetery District Obits listing for 1912 Submitted by Gale Stroud 18 Aug 2007 This file is part of the California Tombstone Project http://www.usgwtombstones.org/california/californ.html These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Baldwin Raymond L Mrs 120425 p3 Death of Mrs. Baldwin; Mrs. Raymond L. Baldwin, whose illness was chronicled in this paper, died last Tuesday in the Lane hospital in San Francisco. The body was shipped to Newman for interment, and the funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. W. W. Kaler of the Methodist church officiating. While Mrs. Baldwin was a newcomer to Patterson, she had made a number of friends here, several of whom attended the funeral. The deceased was about 29 years of age, and leaves a husband and a baby girl, the latter only a month or so old. Blomgren A O 121205 p1 A. O. Blomgren Died on Tuesday Evening; A. O. Blomgren died at his home on Las Palmas Avenue Tuesday evening, December 3rd, at 10:30 o'clock. Mr. Blomgren had been ill for some time suffering from general tubercular and liver trouble. Blomgren Andrew O 121212 p1 Patterson's First Settler Laid to Rest The news of the death of Andrew O. Blomgren, which was briefly noted in these columns last week, caused much sorrow and regret among Mr. Blomgren s many friends in this community, although the news was not entirely unexpected, as he had been ill for a long time. He suffered from bowel and liver trouble, and for some years his health had been on the decline, his ailments confining him to his bed for some months previous to his death. Andrew O. Blomgren was born August 17, 1847, at Namsos, Norway, and was sixty-five years of age at the time of his decease. He and his family came to California about eight years ago, living for four years at Palo Alto and a year and half at Los Gatos previous to coming to Patterson. He arrived here April 24, 1910, and purchased a farm on Las Palmas avenue, where the family has since made its home. He was one of the first settlers on the Patterson Colony, and was widely known and respected for his many sterling qualities. He was a kind husband and father, and a citizen of which any community might have been proud. He was an officer of the Patterson Farmers' Association, having been its treasurer since the association was formed. Mr. Blomgren died Tuesday evening, Dec. 3rd, about 10 o clock, surrounded by his immediate family. As his brother, N. J. Blomgren of Patterson, was in the Middle West, the funeral was. postponed until Sunday, Dec. 8th at 2 p.m., all the necessary arrangements being made by Davis & Evans, the funeral directors of Patterson. The services were held at the Blomgren home by Rev. J. H. Brono of San Francisco, and interment was in Grayson cemetery temporarily, as Patterson has no cemetery as yet. The pall bearers were O. S. Lokka, Ole Brown, Sanfried Peterson, 0scar Engblom, E. Refsland and Thomas Christopherson. The deceased leaves a widow to mourn his loss and six children, Iver, Olaf, Albert, Edward, Christine, and Olena. He also leaves two brothers, N .J. Blomgren of Patterson and J. E. Blomgren, who resides in Michigan, and a sister, Mrs John Mickelson of Patterson. Brown George D 120418 p1 Whiskey Causes Another Death; The body of George D. Brown of Grayson, who is supposed to have either fallen or jumped out of a boat into the San Joaquin river about a week ago, was found three miles below Grayson Tuesday morning of last week. says the Modesto Herald. The funeral will be held today at the chapel of Bowker & Wood, interment being made in the family plot in the Citizens' cemetery. Brown and a companion named Boyle were on a fishing trip below Grayson at the time of the drowning. Both men are said to have been intoxicated and according to Doyle the accident happened while he was lying in the bottom of the boat asleep. When he awoke Brown and one of the oars were missing and the boat was drifting. As soon as Doyle could get to land he notified the neighbors, who started a search for the body, which was continued intermittently until the corpse was found Tuesday. The dead man was a son of ex-Supervisor Brown, formerly a prominent resident of the Grayson section, who died about two years ago. A brother of the dead man resides at Grayson, his step-mother at Stockton and he has several brothers and sisters living in Oregon. The family formerly owned considerable land on the West Side. Crosby Martha A 121024 p1 Martha A. Crosby Passed Away Monday; Martha A. Crosby, mother of Mrs. H. J. Gaines, died at the Gaines home on Fig avenue Monday, October 21st, death being due principally to old age, although the deceased had suffered more or less from heart trouble. Mrs. Crosby was born in 1828 and was 84 years and 6 months old at the time of her death. The deceased was born at Amherst, Massachusetts, and had six children, all of whom are now dead with the exception of Mrs. Gaines, with whom she had made her home for the last seventeen years. As Mrs. Crosby died suddenly and with no physician in attendance. Coroner Bowker was called, but held no inquest, his visit being a mere formality. The coroner did the necessary work of undertaking. The funeral was held at the family residence at 11 a. m. Tuesday morning, Rev. A. S. Mason conducting the services. Interment was in Grayson cemetery, but it is the intention to have the body removed to the Patterson cemetery as soon as the cemetery is established. Friends and acquaintances of Mrs. Gaines will be sorry to learn of the death of her mother, and will sympathize with her in her loss son. Graves Francis A 120801 p1 Death Summons Westley Pioneer; Francis Andrew Graves, 80 years of age, died at the home of his brother, W. H. Graves, six miles northwest of Westley, Monday morning, says the Modesto Herald. He was a bachelor and had resided with his brother for the past 14 years. He came to California across the plains 51 years ago and had engaged in various pursuits in Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties. The funeral was held in the East Union Church Wednesday afternoon, interment being made in East Union cemetery. Hanson Gilbrand 120321 p1 Gilbrand Hanson Passes Away Gilbrand Hanson, father of M. G. and J. G. Hanson, died last Thursday evening at the home of his sons on the colony. The deceased was a native of Norway and came to the United States in1867. During the last fourteen years he lived in California and since June 10, 1911, resided at Patterson. His wife having died some years ago, he made his home with his sons, beside whom he leaves no immediate relatives. Deceased was 72 years, 10 months and 23 days of age at the time of his death. The funeral services were held last Sunday at 10 o'clock, the interment being at Grayson cemetery. Abraham Peterson took charge of the services and the pall bearers were H. J. Jensen, A. Peterson, G. P. Garvik and T. L. Johnson. Hanson Jordan Mrs 120606 p1 Aged Woman Dies of Heart Disease; Mrs. Jordan Hanson, an aged woman who with her husband lived a mile or so from town south of the Standard Oil station, was found dead in the back yard of her home Monday morning of last week. The discovery was made by Mr. Hanson when he returned from a business trip to Patterson, and a neighbor, Andrew Haroldson, was called in and carried the body into the house and later on summoned Dr. A. M. Field and notified the county coroner at Modesto. On examination Dr. Field found that death had been caused by heart disease. The old lady had been ailing for some time, and only last Friday her aged husband had called in Dr. Field to attend her, as she seemed to be worse. The deceased was a native of Denmark, aged 77 years, 8 months and 10 days at the time of her death. She came to this state about seven months ago and about three months ago she and her husband bought a farm here and began building a new home. The funeral was held Tuesday, May 28th, interment being in Grayson cemetery Horr Charles V 120725 p 6 Death Of Charles Horr; Charles V. Horr, who was born in Stanislaus County fifty-two years ago, and who has lived nearly all his life on his farm near Westley, died at Modesto on the 16th inst. The deceased was a single man, and leaves six brothers, who served as pall-bearers at the funeral. Mr. Horr was very popular, and his passing will he deplored by a large number of relatives and friends. Jepsen Amalie 120808 p1 Girl Drowned Near Crows Landing Bridge; Amalie Jepsen, a young Danish employed as a domestic by H. S. Ellis of Crows Landing was accidentally drowned in the San Joaquin river near the Crows Landing bridge Sunday afternoon. In company with a large party of young people mostly from Crows Landing, Miss Jepsen went to the river and with others amused herself by wading; in the water, which in most places was very shallow. Where the main body of the stream ran, however, the water was 12 or 15 feet deep, and although warned, the girl went out too far and soon slipped into the current. With her at the time was Ole Birken of Newman, who also went into the deep water with her, and had a hard time to get out, although a good swimmer. The girl sank as soon as she went in, and the body was not recovered for some hours afterward. Jepsen Amalie 120808 p1 Jepsen Funeral Held at Newman; The funeral of the late Miss Amalie Jepsen, who was drowned in the San Joaquin River near the Crows Landing bridge, was held at the German Lutheran Church at Newman, August 6th, Rev. Grunow conducting the services. The West Side Index publishers the following particulars of the tragedy as given by Miss Anna Steffensen, one of the closest friends of the deceased: "Ole Berkins was out at the end of the bar, and Amalie went out to him. He felt himself slipping and pushed her back. She thought he was playing and went toward him again. In pushing her backward he lost his balance. He went under and she fell right over backward without a struggle and never said a word. "She was found in the same place where she went down, with nothing there to hold her. They worked with her for an hour, but not a drop of water could they get from her. "She told me she was always safe and when she got frightened she would say to herself, ‘I am safe, as God is always with me.'" The Index adds: "Speaking for the near friends of the deceased, Miss Steffenson and I. B. Nelson also wish to thank all who in many ways testified their sympathy." Miss Jepsen attended the Odd Fellows ball here, it is said, and will probably be remembered by a number of Patterson people. She was highly thought of by all who knew her. She had no relatives in this country. Johnson Sarah 120118 p2 Mrs. T. Johnson Called by Death Sarah Johnson, wife of T. L. Johnson, a Patterson farmer, died at her home near Patterson last Wednesday, the 10th inst., after a very brief illness. A husband and son survive her. Mrs. Johnson was born at Jarna, Sweden, December 9, 1835, and was 76 years of age at her death. She was married to her surviving husband in 1866 and came to the United States May 3, 1883. She lived on a farm north of Cokato, Minnesota, until 1904, when she and her husband moved into the village of Cokato, residing there until October, 1911, when they came to Patterson to make their home here with their son. The funeral was held at the family home, the interment being in Grayson cemetery. Rev. W. H. Roernes officiated, and the pall bearers were H. J. Jensen, Ed Thompson, C. J. Carlson and L. E. Han Kroh James H 120912 p1 Boy Killed in Railroad Yards; The eight-year old son of James H. Kroh, County Recorder of San Joaquin County, was crushed to death by a Western Pacific train at Stockton last Sunday. The accident occurred in the railroad yards and no one saw the lad killed, so it is not known just how it happened that he was run over. It is presumed, however, that the boy was playing around the cars and fell off one of them under the wheels. The death of boys in this, manner is a common occurrence -- far too common in fact and the Irrigator prints this item in the hope that the Patterson parents who read it will be more careful as to how they let their boys go. A number of youngsters have lately been in the habit of hanging around the depot and side tracks jumping on and off freight and passenger trains, etc., and their parents should see that this practice is stopped. Agent Spencer has succeeded in making the boys stay away from the station, but he can't patrol the entire line and the parents should do their share towards keeping the boys away from the trains. Lewis M A 120912 p4 Death Summons Supervisor Lewis; Supervisor M. A. Lewis died at Oakdale Tuesday, September 3rd after an illness of but a few hours. His death caused profound sorrow throughout the county, as he was well-known and greatly respected. He had served as supervisor for twelve years, and curiously enough was nominated for the office again the day he died. M. A Lewis was born in Columbia, Tuolumne county on April 4, 1864, and was 48 years of age at the time of his death. He leaves to mourn him a wife, and daughter, Miss Hazel Lewis; a brother, Frank Lewis of Oakdale; and two sisters, Mrs. Belle Starkweather of Phoenix, Arizona, and Mrs. Anna Hazard of Arroyo Grande, California. The funeral was held in Oakdale Thursday afternoon and was largely parts of the. county to pay the last respects to the deceased. The pallbearers were: W. K Patterson, Ed attended, friends coming from all Shadlich, Arthur Leach, William Rodden, Dr. Enndicott and Marshal Morrison. Of all of Lewis' friends none will miss him more than will Supervisor A. E. Clary of file 5th district. Clary was his friend and co-worker, and the oldest man on the board, while Lewis was the youngest. Both went on the board at same time twelve years ago, sat opposite each other at board meetings and worked together, one for the East Side and the other for the West Side. Both were authorities in road building, and some of the best roads in the county are found in Lewis' and Clary's districts Lovelace Richard 121212 p1 Death Came Suddenly To Richard Lovelace; Richard Lovelace, who lived in Patterson for some time and was well known here, died suddenly on December1st at Towle's station in Placer county. The funeral was held December 3rd interment being in the Dutch Flat cemetery. The deceased owned a mining claim called the "Paystreak," in Humbug Canyon, about seven miles from Towle's, and had gone up there to do some work on it. On the day of his death he was sitting in a chair in the store in Towle's talking to the proprietor, whom he had known for a long time. The storekeeper left him to wait on a customer, and when he returned he discovered that Lovelace had been taken by a seizure during his absence and was beyond speech. A physician was sent for, but evidently Lovelace had expired before the summons was sent. Richard Lovelace was a native of Iowa, aged 54 years. He left a widow, who is at present visiting relatives in the East, and a son, D. F. Lovelace of Patterson. The latter attended to the funeral arrangements for the deceased, returning to Patterson the following day. Metzger C E Mrs 120505 p1 Mrs. Metzger Succumbs From Operation; Just as we went to press Thursday word was received from Modesto that Mrs. C.E. Metzger had died Thursday morning. She could not survive the shock of the operation which she recently underwent. Newman Simon 121010 p1 Simon Newman Died Sunday Night; A busy and useful life was ended when Simon Newman, founder of the town of Newman, president of the Simon Newman company, a director of the Bank of Newman, and one of the leading business forces in this section of California, passed away at his home in San Francisco late Sunday night. Mr. Newman had been almost an invalid for two year's past, since he underwent a very serious operation, one kidney being entirely removed. Although he rallied and at times during the intervening two years had seemed fully recovered, he fully recognized that he might not live much longer. He was as well as usual on Friday and Saturday, going to the office, and attending to business, and seemed strong. Sunday he was stricken with apoplexy, and although everything possible was done for him, the end came about midnight. The deceased was 66 years and 5 months of age. He was a native of Bavaria, but had spent most of his life in California. He leaves many relatives to mourn his loss. In this country he leaves two brothers, Sigmund J. and Juda, and one sister, Mrs. S. Wangenheim, while one brother and two sisters remain in Germany. He leaves a family of five children, two married daughters, Mrs. Max Blum and Mrs. Julius Cahn, and three sons, Louis J., Edwin and Walter. Julius Wahlhaus of this place is a nephew of the deceased. -- West Side Index. Preddy Agustus C 121205 p1 Lose Infant Son; Agustus Chamberlain Preddy, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Preddy, of the Standard Oil station, died last Saturday evening at 5:30 o'clock, aged two months and two days. Services were held Tuesday; afternoon at the home of the bereaved parents, after which the body was shipped to Oakland for cremation. Davis & Evans, funeral directors of Patterson, prepared the body for shipment and took charge of all arrangements. Preddy Agustus C 121205 p5 Died; Preddy - at Patterson, Nov. 30th, 1912, at the residence of his parents, Austin Chamberlain, dearly beloved son of Sydney Lawson and Alda Preddy, and beloved brother of Marion and Charles Freddy, a native of Patterson, Cal., aged 2 months and 2 days. Rogers Arthur S 120919 p1 Arthur S. Rogers Died Sunday; Arthur S. Rogers died early Sunday morning at the home of his father Manuel Rogers, who owns a large ranch in the hills west of Grayson. Death was caused by tuberculosis, from which the young man has been a sufferer for some time. He was a native of Oakland and aged 22 years 8 months and 8 days. He had recently been employed in one of the Crows Landing banks. The body was shipped to Oakland, where services will be held and interment made in an Oakland cemetery. -- Modesto Herald. Saluegue infant 120411 p1 Death of Infant; the six-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Saluegue, who live on fifth street, died Tuesday. The child had an attack of pneumonia about a month ago, but recovered after a hard fight for life. It suffered a second attack, however, which proved fatal. The body was shipped to Newman for interment. Sperry E A Mrs 120328 p1 Mrs. E. A. Sperry Dies in Spokane Mrs. E. A. Sperry, mother of C. A. Sperry of Patterson, died at her home in Spokane, Washington, last Thursday. According to the brief information received here, Mrs. Sperry suffered an accident and did not recover consciousness, but just how the accident happened has not been learned, as her son received only brief telegrams. Mr. Sperry would have gone to his mother at once when the news of her condition reached him, but was advised that it would be useless for him to make the trip, as his mother could not live until he could reach her side. Stadden Harry W 120711 p1 Stadden Funeral At Newman; The funeral of H. W. Stadden who was accidentally killed by a fall from a pile of baled hay near his home on Salida avenue, took place at Newman last Friday, the services being held in the Methodist Episcopal Church. The fatal accident occurred Friday, June 28th, but the funeral services were postponed in order that, a son, H. J. Stadden of Cleveland, Ohio could arrive to attend them. He got here on Wednesday of last week and brought with him Rev, L. E. Conner of Cleveland, who officiated at the services. The two youngest daughters of the deceased joined their brother at Omaha.as did Mr. George Hazzard, a brother-in-law of E.E. Elton, son-in-law of the deceased. H. J. Stadden expects to return east within a few days, and will take the body of the deceased back with him for interment in the family lot in Cleveland. The Stadden family are newcomers to Patterson, having only recently located on their Salida avenue farm and much sympathy is felt for the widow and children in their bereavement. Stadden Harry W 120719 p1 Accidental Fall Killed H. W. Stadden; Harry William Stadden, who recently purchased a farm on Salida avenue just outside the city limits and who moved here from the east with his family, was accidentally killed at his home last Friday, June 28th It appears that Stadden was working on a stack of baled hay near his house, and in pulling a bale around the hay hook he was using slipped out, causing him to lose his balance and fall heavily to the ground some feet below striking on his head. A neighbor, W. H. Beall, who was working in a nearby field, was informed of the accident and immediately went for medical aid but it happened that Dr. Field was out on a case and Dr. Stratton of Newman had to be summoned. The injured man was too seriously hurt to be saved, however, and his death occurred about 2:30 in the afternoon. The accident happened about 10:30 in the morning. The deceased was a native of England, aged 66 years and 7 days at the time of his death. He leaves a widow, one son and five daughters to mourn his loss, two of the daughters living in Patterson. He also leaves five brothers and a sister whose homes are in the East. Undertaker Davis of Newman was called in to take charge of the funeral arrangements, and the body was removed to Newman Friday evening. where it was embalmed and held pending the arrival of Harry J. Stadden, son of the deceased, from Cleveland, Ohio, at which time the funeral will take place. Yowell Ray 120704 p1 Ray Yowell Killed by Train; J. H. Utz, received the sad news last Friday of the death of his nephew, Ray Yowell, a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Yowell of Fresno, which occurred near Frenc Camp early Thursday morning. It seems that Ray, who was only 17 years old, in company with two other youths, one from Fresno and the other from Los Angeles, was traveling along the railroad track. Becoming weary, the boys laid down to rest and all three went to sleep with their heads close to one of the rails and did not awaken until a Southern Pacific train was no near them that there was little chance of escape. Ray and the Los Angeles boy were instantly killed, and the other boy severely injured, but is expected to live. Mr. Utz feels the death of his nephew very severely, as the boy was practically raised in his home. The body was shipped to Fresno, where the funeral was held Sunday afternoon.