Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Klucz, Mathias February 5, 1909
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Virginian Pilot February 6, 1909

Mathias Klucz, of Norfolk, died in Augusta, Ga. yesterday morning where he had 
gone for his health. The deceased was a native of Poland and was in the 49th 
year of his age. He had been a resident of this city over twenty years and was 
foreman of the Old Dominion Cigar Company of Norfolk. He leaves a widow and four 
children, all of this city. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and 
was well known and highly esteemed in the community. His remains will arrive in 
Norfolk this morning accompanied by his widow and the funeral will be announced 
later.
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The funeral of Mathias Klucz, whose death occurred last week, was held from St. 
Mary’s Catholic church, Norfolk, at 3:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon and was 
numerously attended, including members of the Emeralds and the Cigar Makers’ 
Union, of which the deceased was a member. The service was conducted by Rev. 
Father John J. Doherty and Rev. Father Schmelz, chaplain of St. Vincent’s 
hospital. Two solos were rendered by Mrs. James Hughes, “Lead Kindly Light,” and 
“Face to Face.” The funeral tributes were numerous and beautiful, among them a 
mammoth cross from the employees of the Old Dominion Cigar Company of Norfolk, 
of which the deceased was foreman: a “gates ajar” from the Old Dominion Cigar 
Company, and a standing harp from the Emeralds.
The interment was in St. Mary’s cemetery. Following were the pallbearers: L. W. 
Davis, M. F. Portlock, C. Lee Dudley, R. F. Lawler, Fred Neeb, John J. Regan, J. 
W. Dunston and W. J. O'Brien.

Virginian-Pilot February 9, 1909


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