Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Rupert, Charles H. April 9, 1899
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Ionia Sentinel - thursday, April 13, 1899

The funeral services for Charles L., eldest son of Master Mechanic and Mrs. 
W.T. Rupert, were largely attended Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the 
family residence, Lovell place. Rev. E.M. Jeffers, of the First Baptist church, 
officiated, but owing to the illness of Mr. Rupert, the services were limited 
to prayer and brief remarks by the pastor. 

The white casket in which the remains rested, was covered with an abundance of 
flowers, conspicuous among them being a handsome pillow of roses, carnations 
and lilies from the shopmen, and other beautiful designs from B. Haskell, of 
Grand Rapids who was able to attend, the schoolmates of deceased, and Baptist 
Sunday school. 

The remains were borne to the grave by Orry Waterbury, Elmer Davis, Frank 
Vizard, Walter Christie, Frank Frost and Charles Corcoran.

The attendance from the shops was very large, 150 being in line as escort to 
the end of the pavement, where two lines were formed to allow the solemn 
cortege to pass on to the cemetery.

Relatives here to attend the service were J.A. Skelton, of Buffalo, N.Y., 
brother-in-law of Mr. Rupert; Mrs. Emma Smith, Logansport, Ind.; P.H. Mertz, 
Burnetsville, Ind., brother of Mrs. Rupert; and W.M. Mertz, Detroit and B.F. 
Mertz, Owosso, cousins of deceased. 

Friends from away were W.H. Canan, general foreman of the D.G.R.& W. round 
house at Grand Rapids, F.W. Beats, chief clerk to superintendent motive power 
of same road, at Grand Rapids, and W.K. Christie, master mechanic C&W.M., 
Muskegon. 

Charles was a young man developing into a life of usefulness and activity, and 
the death is a great blow to his parents. He would have entered the D.G.R. & W. 
Machine shops in June as an apprentice. He was a favorite in school, and though 
the schools were not closed they were represented at the funeral by a committee 
from the class of deceased; Bertha Wurster, Allie Williams, Harley Preston and 
James Sheahan. 

The interment was in Highland Park cemetery. 

Additional Comments:
Services: Tuesday, 11 April, 1899
Highland Park cemetery Sec. #4

b. PA. son of Walter Rupert & Adeline (Mertz) 

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