Development of the Funeral Culture
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Growth in the Seperation of Life and Death
1889
FITZGERALD - Geraldine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Fitzgerald, Saturday, Jan. 25, aged 5 years. Funeral Sunday, Jan. 26, at 3:30 P.M. Private.
PFISTER - Saturday morning at 5 o'clock, Feb. 2, 1889, Guido Pfister, aged 70 years and 5 months. Funeral services at residence, 427 Jefferson street, Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment private. Please omit flowers.
KISSAM - Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 20, at 3 o'clock, Mrs. Catherine A. Kissam, mother of Mrs. Joshua Stark and Mrs. Wm. H. Thomas, aged 89 yeras and 10 months. Funeral from 64 Farwell avenue Friday at 2 o'clock. Burial private.
Growth of Growth In Funeral Business and Funeral Directors
1889
OWENS - Sunday morning, Feb. 3, at 5 o'clock, Edward E. Owens, aged 47 years. Funeral will take place Tuesday morning at 8:40 o'clock, from undertaking rooms of S.F. Peacock, 431 Broadway.
BOYLAN - March 12, 1889, Francis Boylan, aged 34 years. Funeral from Geo. L. Thomas'. 463 Milwaukee stret, Thursday, March 14, at 2 P.M. Freinds invited.
Growth in Public Extravagance
1860
On the morning of the 1st Inst., JACOBINA WILSON, wife of Mr. John Philip, of this city. The funeral will take place to-day at 2 P.M., from his residence on Cass street, corner of Ogden. Friends are respectfully invited to attend.
After a protracted sickness of more than three months duration, borne with the greatest submission, SARAH, wife of HENRY LILY, Beach street, three doors south of Huron. Funeral from the residence, on Friday morning, at half past nine o'clock, at which the friends of the family are invited to attend.
1889
HICKEY - Jan. 26, Mrs. Bridget Hickey, aged 66 years. Funeral Monday morning at 8:45, from the residence, 369 Madison street, to St. Patrick's church. Friends of the family invited.
HOGAN. - On Jan. 24, at 464 Greenfield avenue, Edward W. Hogan, aged 33 years. Funeral on Sunday afternoon at 12:45 o'clock to St. Patrick's church. Internment at Franklin. Friends of the family invtied to attend. Chicago papers pleasae copy.
WEST - Sarah Jane, beloved wife of M. Yackey, daughter of Quincy P. West, after a short and painful illness, aged 37 years. Funeral from the residence, Kilbourn road, to Forest Home cemetery, Thursday morning, 10 o'clock. Friends of the family invited.
SULLIVAN - Nov. 21, Mary E. Sullivan, aged 12 years, duaghter of Timothy and Mary Sullivan. Funeral Saturday morning at 8:45, from the residence, 523 Scott street, to St. Patrick's church. Friends of the family invited.
Growth of Embalming
1860
In this city, yesterday morning, (Jan. 20th,) after a lingering illness, Mr. LYMAN SHOLES, aged 33 yrs. The funeral services, previous to the removal of his remains to Kenosha for internment, will be held at the residence of his brother Mr. C. L. Sholes - corner of Second and Sycamore sts. to-day, (Saturday,) at 12 o'clock M.
1889
SHURR - Feb. 4, 1889, at Grand Rapids, Mich., George Shurr. His body will be brought to Milwaukee for internment. Funeral Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from his brother's residence, 765 Astor street.
