OBIT: Jeremiah IKE, 1916, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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Jeremiah Ike

  Jeremiah Ike, formerly a prominent resident of Tyrone, died at his 
home, 601 Sixth avenue, Altoona, at 4:20 o'clock  Monday morning, aged 
74 years one month and ten days.  He had been ill about a year, 
suffering from a complication of diseases.
  Born in Warrior's Mark valley May 21, 1842, the deceased spent most 
of his lifetime until 1892, as a resident of Tyrone.  He was married 
April 19, 1866, and his wife, Mrs. Addie Burket Ike, survives him.  
Their only son. Dr. Edgar M. Ike, died several years ago.  Henry Myers, 
of Tyrone, is a half brother of the deceased; and A. D. and D. B. 
Mingle, of this place, are his cousins.  Mr. Ike was one of the oldest 
living members of Tyrone lodge No. 494, Free and Accepted Masons, and 
since removing to Altoona, he came to Tyrone frequently to attend the 
lodge meetings.  He was a member of the Second United Brethren church 
of Altoona. 
  In early life he secured a good education in the schools of his home 
community and at the Iron City Commercial college of Pittsburgh.  
During the Civil war he volunteered in a Union regiment, but before he 
could be mustered into service, he was prostrated by a  severe attack 
of rheumatism from which he did not recover until the war had ended.
  Mr. Ike became a resident of Tyrone in 1867, and here was for several 
years a teacher in the public schools, afterward establishing the 
general store on Pennsylvania avenue, which he sold to Mingle Brothers 
in 1892.  Upon disposing of this business he removed to Altoona, and of 
late years he had lived a retired life.  During his residence in 
Tyrone, Mr. Ike served the people as a member of borough council and 
also as school director.  He was a man of especially sunny disposition 
and had a host of friends.
  The funeral took place at two o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the 
Second United Brethren church, Fifth avenue between Second and Third 
streets, Altoona.  Rev. C. W. Winery, T. P. Orner and G. W. Bergy, 
conducted, the services there.  The ceremonies at Greenwood cemetery, 
Altoona, where interment was made, were in charge of the Tyrone lodge 
of Masons.

Tyrone Herald, July 13, 1916

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