OBIT: Isaac Y. WOLFE, 1911, Maytown, Lancaster County, PA

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Isaac Y. Wolfe.

Maytown, Sept. 11. – Isaac Y. Wolfe, one of the most prominent and highly 
respected citizens of this community, passed peacefully away at his home on the 
road leading from Maytown to Bainbridge on Saturday.  He had been in failing 
health for nearly a year, but was only seriously ill for about six weeks when he 
was taken to the Medico-Chi Hospital Philadelphia, to be operated on for a brain 
tumor, but at the institution they would not perform the operation as it was 
considered too dangerous.

Deceased was born at Herndon, Northumberland county, May 5, 1858, and had 
therefore just passed his fifty-third birthday anniversary.  He was a son of the 
late Samuel and Catharine Ann Wolfe and obtained his education in the public 
schools of the vicinity.  When a young man he came to Lancaster county, and 
finally settled in this place, residing here nearly thirty years.  His chief 
vocation was farming, at which he was an expert, in all its branches.

Mr. Wolfe was married to Miss Harriet Zeager, of Mount Joy, who survives, with 
one daughter, Mrs. Oscar V. Ranneis, of Rowana.  A number of brothers and 
sisters also survive:  John Wolfe, of this place, is one of his brothers.  He 
was a member of St. John Lutheran church for many years.  Mr. Wolfe was a quiet, 
unassuming man, and had many friends who will be sorry to learn of his death.

The funeral will take place from his late home tomorrow afternoon at two 
o'clock, Rev. G. Arthur Fry, pastor of the Lutheran church, will officiate.  
Interment in the Lutheran cemetery.


Lancaster Intelligencer, September 11, 1911