Kenosha County WI Archives Obituaries.....O'Hare, John May 23, 1903
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Kenosha Evening News, Thursday 4 June 1903
     MYSTERY IS SOLVED
Remains of John O’Hare, Missing for May Days, Found Floating in the Kenosha 
River.
     MANNER OF DEATH A MYSTERY.
Remains are Found a Few Rods from the Point where the Remains of His Brother 
were Found.

     The mystery connected with the disappearance of John O’Hare is partially 
cleared up for shortly after noon today the remains of the missing man were 
found floating in the Kenosha river at a point a few rods from the place where 
the remains of his brother Barney O’Hare were found early in March. The 
remains were discovered by the lookout, Charles Pofahl, and they were taken 
from the water by Captain Cameron. It is evident that this is the first time 
that the remains had come to the surface of the water and the life savers had 
considerable trouble holding them until a rope could be fastened to the body 
to haul it out of the water.
     The remains are terribly discolored and the face of the dead man was so 
bloated from the action of the water that it was almost impossible to identify 
it. The remains were taken to the station and shortly after dinner Joseph 
O’Hare, the youngest son of the deceased, went to the station and positively 
identified the remains. Nothing had been touched about O’Hare’s clothing and 
his watch was in the same pocket where he had worn it when he left home a week 
ago last Saturday. The watch had been stopped at twenty minutes to ten o’clock 
and it is supposed that it did not stop until the day following the 
disappearance.
     Coroner Lansdowne took charge of the remains as soon as they were 
identified, and had them removed to the Hansen Undertaking parlors.
     It is probable that the funeral will be held from St. James’ church on 
Saturday morning, and the remains will be interred in the family plat at St. 
James’ cemetery.
     The manner in which O’Hare came to his death will probably always remain 
a mystery. There is not a mark on the body which indicates any violence or 
foul play, and the friends of the deceased insist that O’Hare must have walked 
into the water and met death in that way.
     The jury selected to look into the case consists of Police Officer 
Clarence Stevens, William Smith, John Smith, John Zimmer, Rudolph Hopf and 
Charles McGivern. The inquest will be held at the office of the Coroner 
tomorrow morning.
     John O’Hare was one of the best known residents of Kenosha. He was a son 
of Patrick O’Hare, and was born in Ireland fifty-seven years ago. At the age 
of two years he was brought to the town of Brighton by his parents, and he has 
been a resident of the county ever since. He is survived by a widow and five 
children, Miss Alice O’Hare, Mrs. Frank G. Guardiola, William, Elizabeth and 
Joseph O’Hare. All are residents of Kenosha.


Additional Comments:
Kenosha Evening News, Monday, May 25, 1903, Kenosha, WI.

     JOHN O'HARE MISSING 
Well Known Resident of the City Disappears Under Unusual Circumstances 
Saturday. 
     MAY HAVE MET WITH ACCIDENT. 
Was Seen Last Saturday Night on Park Street But Since That Time No Trace Of 
Him Can Be Found.

     John O'Hare a well known resident of Kenosha, is mysteriously missing 
from his home at the corner of South and Congress streets, and all efforts to 
find any trace of his whereabouts have for forty-eight hours proved to be in 
vain. The missing man dropped out of sight on Saturday night shortly after 
eleven o'clock, and his disappearance has given the police and his friends one 
of the hardest problems that have been presented in many a day. There is no 
reason to suspect that O'Hare committed suicide, nor was there any reason why 
he should leave the city without notifying his friends. Mr. O'Hare was last 
seen by Peter Stahl about eleven o'clock Saturday night, and at that time he 
started to walk toward the lake on Park street. Later it is claimed that he 
walked north on Exchange street and after this his disappearance is as 
complete as if the earth had opened and swallowed him up. His friends believe 
that he has either met with foul play or with an accident, as he was never 
known to remain away from home over night before.
     The missing man has been unable to work for some time on account of an 
injured foot, but he had almost recovered and shortly before he disappeared on 
Saturday, he was talking to his relatives in regard to a position which he 
hoped to secure this week. He was in a very hopeful mood and seemed to be 
anxious to get back to work again. He left his friends shortly before six 
o'clock, but he was seen about town during the evening and he gave no notice 
to any one that he was planning to leave Kenosha. Seemingly he was in the best 
of health and spirits, and for this reason his strange disappearance seems 
even harder of solution.
     Just before he disappeared he complained that his foot had been paining 
him again and it is thought possible that he walked down to the docks and that 
he fainted and fell into the water.
     The missing man is fifty-six years of age, and had resided in Kenosha for 
many years. When he left home he was dressed in a dark suit and wore a derby 
hat. He carried a new cane which he had purchased on Saturday.
     This morning the police aided by the friends of the missing man, took up 
the search and every part of the city is being visited in hope of locating 
him. The officials of other cities, both north and south, have been notified 
of the disappearance of O'Hare and he will be easily discovered should he 
appear in any of the cities.

Kenosha Evening News, Monday, May 27, 1903

     CORPSE FAILS TO APPEAR 
Body Thought to Have Been the Remains of John O'Hare Fails to Appear Again. 

     The mystery connected with the disappearance of John O'Hare on last 
Saturday is as deep as ever and the officers are still completely at sea in 
the search for the man. Yesterday friends of O'Hare went to Berryville to look 
into the story of the floater which was seen in the lake on Sunday evening, 
but the corpse had not come to the surface again, and nothing that would 
indicate its position could be learned. It is supposed that the corpse was 
carried out to the mid lake by the wind. It will probably be several weeks 
before it appears in the surf again.
     In the meantime the friends of O'Hare seem to think that it is possible 
that he has wandered away and the search for him is being carried to other 
cities. The members of the family are decidedly anxious over the matter, and 
Mrs. O'Hare is suffering considerably from the shock of the incident.


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