Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Currie, Catherine 1911
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The Ionia Standard, Friday, February 3, 1911
Catherine, widow of the late Daniel Currie, closed her eyes in rest about 5:00 
o’clock on Tuesday afternoon.  She was found unconscious on the floor at her 
rooms at No. 212 North Dexter street shortly before, but too late to be of 
aid.  Mrs. Currie suffered a slight stroke of paralysis some six weeks ago, 
and it is surmised that death followed another stroke.  Mrs. Thayer, who has 
rooms in north half of same house, said later in the day that quite early in 
the morning she heard a noise, as if someone falling to the floor, but that 
the incident did not impress her strong enough to impel her to make an 
investigation.  It is thought, therefore, that she must have lain in an 
unconscious condition from early morning until she was found about middle of 
afternoon.  Friends were unable to get response from inside at the noon hour.

Mrs. and Mrs. Currie came to Ionia from Canada in the late ‘70’s, Mr. Currie 
as a bridge builder for the old D.L.&N Ry., now the Pere Marquette, and the 
husband preceded the wife to the better land by some twenty years.  The sole 
survivor of that family is the son, Chas. R. Currie, of Seattle, Wash., who 
will probably not be able to get to Ionia for the funeral, the arrangements 
for which are not yet made.

Mrs. Currie had many friends in Ionia, and was most devoted to her church 
duties.  She was west for a time, to make her home with her son, but thoughts 
of her old home friends and agreeable church associations impelled her to 
return to Ionia about two years ago.  She was aged 71 years.

Subsequent Publication:  Friday, February 10, 1911

The funeral of Mrs. Catherine Currie was attended from the Church of SS Peter 
& Paul Mon. morning at nine-thirty, Fr. Merke, C.S.S.R. of Grand Rapids 
officiating.  The interment took place in Mt. Olivet cemetery, the casket 
being borne to its last resting place by Frank M. Wirtz, Theo. Krieger, 
Wallace H. Hearsey and Edw. Burke.  Chas. Currie, son and only living member 
of the immediate family, arrived Sunday morning from Seattle for the obsequies.


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