Obits Booco, Isaac S and Catherine R, Lake and Routt County, Colorado Transcribed by Shelley Booco-Barnes (shellbbco@prodigy.net) 4/27/99 ------------------------------------------------ Mrs. Catherine R. Booco Obit Leadville's 'The Herald Democrat' Dec. 3, 1891 An Old Timer Passed Away Mrs. C.R. Booco wife of I.S. Booco the store keeper of Twin Lakes died at Whitehall, Montana on last Monday. Mr. Booco received a telegram announcing the sad news on Monday afternoon, and came to this city to arrange for the shipment of the remains here for interment. Mr. Booco during the early days of the city kept a large store near where Mr. M*** Londoner is now located. *? in the city who deeply sympathizes with him in hs bereavement. Mrs. Booco was visiting relatives in Whitehall, about sixty-five miles from Butte City, but the cause of her death has not yet been learned. ----------------------------------------------- Isaac Sherman Booco Obituary Leadville's 'The Herald Democrat' Tuesday, May 8, 1928 Transcribed by Shelley Booco-Barnes 4/27/99 Isaac Sherman Booco Isaac Sherman Booco, an early pioneer of Twin Lakes and Leadville who died at his home near Steamboat Springs May 2, was laid to rest in the P.O.S. of A. section of Evergreen Cemetery Monday afternoon. Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock from the Moynahan-O'Malia Mortuary, the body having arrived from Steamboat Springs late Sunday night. The Rev. F.C. Sager officiated. Those who acted as pallbearer to carry the casket to its final resting place were Mart Hurley, Frank Kendrick, John Sullivan, John Crowell, Jerry Simmons and John Ryan. "Abide with me", "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" and "No Night There" were sung by Mrs. F.C. Sager and Mrs. Frank E. Brown accompanied by Mrs. Catherine Dice. Among the delegation which attended the funeral from Twin Lakes were Mr. and Mrs. P.J. Ryan and E.J. Hoefnagles. Born in Ohio Oct. 21, 1828 Mr. Booco came to Denver in 1876 and two years later arrived in Leadville by stage coach. He engaged in the grocery business here on East Fourth Street where for two years he operated the only cold storage cellar in Leadville. In 1880 he moved with his family to Twin Lakes where he was post master and conducted a general store of mining supplies until the death of his wife Mrs. Catherine Booco in 1891. He then moved to a farm three miles south of Steamboat Springs on the Bear River where he resided until the time of his death. Several years ago he turned his farm over to his son G.V. Booco, retaining only a small lot where the house stood for himself. For the past few years he made his home with his son. Mr. Booco had been ill for several years and for the past year was unable to recognize friends or relatives. Last Wednesday he was wheeled out to the front porch by a wheelchair and his picture was taken. That same night at 11:15 he died. He was 99 years 6 months and 8 days old. Five children and three nephews survive him. The children are Mrs. E.E. Johnson, Tinia Wash.; G.V. Booco, Steamboat Springs; Mrs. Dan Ransp, Kansas City, Mo.; and Mrs. Hester A. Horne, Independence, Mo.; The nephews are Albert Booco, Steamboat Springs; William Booco, Yampa; and Albert Booco, Jeffersonville, Ohio. Besides the immediate relatives Mr. Booco leaves three great-grandchildren and a large number of grand children. Those who live in Colorado and Mrs. Horne were here for the funeral. Mrs. Thomas Corbett of this city is one of the grandchildren. Mr. Booco was a member of the Patriotic Sons of America and the Baptist church. He left some mining property at Twin Lakes and the lot which he owned at his home near Steamboat Springs. The name of Booco it is understood, dates back to the days of American Revolution, when one of the ancestors of that family came over from France with the troops of Lafayette. The name has since that time lost its French spelling. =================================================== Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the COGenWeb Archive Project USGenWeb Project NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, this data may be used by non-commercial researchers, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, nor for presentation in any form by any other organization or individual. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must obtain express written permission from the author, the submitter and from the listed USGenWeb Project archivist.