Kosciusko County IN Archives Obituaries.....Hepler, Dora August 2, 1907
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Milford Mail, 8 Aug 1907
"Let the county bury my daughter; I do not care to have anything to do with 
the matter," was the word sent to Coroner Parker, of Detroit, Mich., by George 
Hepler, of Leesburg, Kosciusko County, Indiana, when informed that pretty Dora 
Hepler, aged 22, was dead at Grace hospital from self-inflicted wounds.  Miss 
Hepler had resided in Detroit for about a year.  Unless the Indiana relatives 
claim the body within a few days the Michigan officials will look after the 
disposal of the remains.  Before dying the girl admitted that she had run away 
from home because life was very dull at that place and was consequently 
disowned by her people.
Milford Mail, 8 Aug 1907: DIED AT GRACE HOSPITAL - Body Removed to Morgue, but 
Later Claimed by Friend - Dora Hepler, daughter of Andrew Hepler of Milford 
died at the Grace hospital in Detroit, Friday of last week.  Miss Hepler had 
been in the hospital for a week or more waiting for an operation to remove an 
abcess.  The operation was performed Friday morning but the young lady never 
rallied from the effects of the chloroform, and died in the operating room.  A 
message was sent at once to her father in Milford on Friday afternoon.  No 
word being received from the father, the body was taken to the undertakers 
room, and from there to a city morgue.  The lady with whom the young Miss 
Hepler was boarding went to the morgue claimed the body, and afterwards went 
to the Woodmere cemetery purchased a lot and on Saturday afternoon the body 
was buried.  In the afternoon, on Saturday, the father, Andrew Hepler went to 
undertaker C. R. Brittsan of Milford and the two left on the eight o'clock car 
for Detroit.  On Sunday morning it was their purpose to purchase a casket and 
bring the body to Milford, but after seeing the lady with whom the daughter 
boarded, they were informed that the body was buried the day before.  They 
also went to the undertakers rooms, and to the morgue to determine whether the 
body had been interred, or whether it had been given to the medical 
fraternity.  They found every statement correct.  They went to the cemetery 
and also found her grave.  After Mr. Brittsan and the father were thoroughly 
satisfied, the father paid for the cemetery lot which was $12.00 and what 
other expenses had been contracted and the two came home Monday morning.  Miss 
Hepler was 22 years of age and highly respected in her home circle of 
friends.  She had been in poor health for only a short time, but the abcess 
was of such character the physicians thought best to have it removed.  Her 
father was to see her after she had gone to the hospital and much surprised 
when he heard of her death, but her heart power being weak could not stand the 
anesthetic.

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