Luna County NM Archives Obituaries.....Gundlach, Eugene Wyckoff 12 1919
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Oswego Daily Times Newspaper, 1919
Eugene Gundlach died in a hospital at Deming, New Mexico yesterday. Ten days 
ago, accompanied by his wife he left for thee southwest in hope that his 
health might be improved. The trip was made without difficulty, but when 
they reached Albuquerque, both were pretty well tired out. Their destination 
was Deming and according to the dispatch received last night Mr. Gundlach 
was there taken with a chill Tuesday night and died within a few hours. Last 
October Mr. Gundlach was stricken with influenza and for days it was not 
known whether he would live or die. Lobar pneumonia developed but when he 
had recovered after a severe struggle his lungs began to trouble him. 
Following the advice of his physician  decided to try the mild and equitable 
climate of the southwest. The trip was made cheerfully and with hope in the 
future for an ultimate recovery. Mr. Gundlach was a son of Mr. Mrs. Augustus 
Gundlach, 290 W. 5th Street. He was born in Ithaca 34 years ago but had 
spent practically all of his life in this city and Oswego Town. Up to the 
time of his illness with the flu last October, he was employed as a clerk in 
the storehouse at the New York Central Railroad shops. Besides his widow, 
Miss Pauline Carpenter of this city, his parents Mr. and Mrs. Augustus 
Gundlach, he is survived by two small children and a sister, Mrs. Hazel 
Sanger of Camillus. The body is expected to arrive here next Monday night. 
The announcement of Mr. Gundlach's death came as a shock to a very large 
number of friends who could not bring themselves to believe he was seriously 
ill.

Additional Comments:
Newspaper states the body was going back to Oswego, New York however diligent 
research has not turned up any cemetery or burial record, so am inclined to 
think his body did not leave New Mexico.

Eugene came down with the flu in 1918. He managed to recover, but became ill 
one year later. Doctor advised the equitable climate of New Mexico as a 
potential cure. Upon arrival in Albuquerque with his wife, he caught the 
"chills". His destination was Deming, NM, which is where he died shortly after 
arriving. The date of the newspaper was the 13th, stating Eugene died the day 
before (presumably on the 12th). Your death record collection says the 11th. 
(The jpg image comes from fultonhistory.com, which is a database of scanned 
newspaper articles from the New York area. Eugene lived in New York so the 
local papers picked up the obituary).

Not sure how badly Deming, NM was hit by the flu in 1919, or if Eugene was 
buried there in Deming. It seems unlikely at the timeframe that Eugene would 
have been shipped back to New York for burial given the lack of burial 
space, caskets, refrigeration, etc. Perhaps someone knows where people who 
died in this timeframe were buried in Deming?

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