Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Carten, 1914, John, Sr. April 30, 1914
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Ionia Standard – Friday, 8 May 1914
After four weeks illness John Carten, Sr., died at half past three Thursday 
afternoon at the home of his son, T. A. Carten.  He had contracted pneumonia 
and though skilled care had cured the disease it left him too weak to 
recover.  His advanced age, 85 years, was the cause of his death.

Mr. Carten was born in Dublin, Ireland, June 24, 1828.  When he was seven 
years old his mother, a widow, brought him and three younger children to 
American, landing at Quebec, where she made their home.  His home was in 
Canada until 1873.  In December, 1858, he was married to Miss Catherine Stone, 
sister of Richard and Chas. Son, who were in the dry goods business here for 
many years.

Mr. and Mrs. Carten had eleven children, nine of whom survive him, with his 
wife.  They are Thos. A. Carten, of this city, Richard M. of Belvidere, Ill, 
Mrs. Chas. Krupp of Otisco, Charles of Grand Rapids, Mrs. Anna Caine of this 
city, john P of Detroit, Mrs. Joseph Wacha of Orleans, Francis A. of Ionia and 
Miss Ella of Detroit.

In 1871, Mr. and Mrs. Carten moved to Cannonsburg, Kent Co., Mich., and he 
engaged in blacksmithing and wagon and carriage repairing.  In 1882 they moved 
to Belding, where they remained until 1907, when they came to Ionia and made 
their home with their son.

Mr. Carten was a familiar figure on Ionia streets and particularly at the 
Catholic Church, where he was a regular and devoted attendant.  Up to the time 
of his death he preserved an interest in all around him, and was unusually 
active in both mind and body for one of his years.  His cheerful manner and 
kind heart made him keenly missed  during his illness and there are many who 
feel his demise.  Solemn High Mass will be celebrated tomorrow at nine 
o’clock.  Burial will take place at Mount Olivet.




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