The following notices of death appeared in the Monday, September 2, 1889 issue of the Chicago Daily News:
“BROUGHAM-On Sept. 1, CHARLES D., youngest son of Dennis and Mary Brougham, aged 3 months. Funeral on Monday, Sept. 2, from parents’ residence, 1380 W. Harrison-st., at 10:30 a.m., by carriages to Calvary cemetery.”
“BUTTON-At her residence, 274 W. Harrison-st., SARAH A., widow of the late Edward L. Button. Funeral notice in morning papers. Lockport (N.Y.) and Milwaukee (Wis.) papers please copy.”
“EGAN-Saturday, Aug. 31, 1889, JAMES EGAN. Funeral Tuesday, Sept. 3, 1889, at 10 o’clock a.m., from late residence, 451 Dearborn-av., to Church of the Holy Name, thence by carriages to Calvary cemetery. Friends are kindly requested not to send flowers.”
“GANNON-ALBERT GANNON, aged 18 years and 10 months, at 32?2 State-st. Funeral Tuesday at 2 o’clock to Oakwoods cemetery.”
“HAMILTON-At his residence, 218 Pine-av., Austin,Ill., Aug. 31, EDWARD J. HAMILTON. Funeral notice hereafter.”
“HARTSHORN-At 3252 Illinois-av., Aug. 31, 1889, CHRISTOPHER, beloved husband of Katie Hartshorn (nee Bell)., aged 35 years and 6 months. Notice of funeral hereafter.”
“HAMILTON-At his residence, Austin, Ill., Aug. 31, 1889, EDWIN J. HAMILTON, aged 51 years. Funeral Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 11 a.m.; requiem high mass at Church of the Holy Name, corner Superior and State-sts.”
“HICKEY-Sept. 1, 1889, HANNAH ESTELLA GRACE HICKEY, aged 23 years, daughter of Thomas and Ellen Hickey. Funeral Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 9:30 a.m., from late residence, 417 Wabansia-av., to Annunciation church, thence by carriages to Calvary cemetery.”
“HOSLER-MARY A., oldest daughter of Albert and Annie Hosler, aged 4 years and 8 months. Funeral from parents’ residence, 3139 Hanover-st., Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 1 p.m., to Oakwoods cemetery.”
“JAEKISCH-Sept. 1, 1889, MARY M. JAEKISCH (nee Titus), aged 30 years. Funeral from 68 Walnut-st., Sept. 3, at 2 p.m. Friends invited.”
“KEYES-Sept. 1, JOHN THOMAS, youngest son of Daniel and Winifred Keyes, nee Collins, late of 243 N. Morgan-st., aged 7 months and 8 days. Funeral Monday at 10 o’clock, by carriages to Calvary cemetery.”
“LONG-At her residence, 48 Augusta-st., NORA, wife of the late John Long and sister to Mary and Lizzie Quinn and Mrs. Cahill. Funeral Wednesday, 10:30 a.m., to St. Columbkill’s church, thence to Calvary by cars.”
“MUELLER-Sept. 1, FREDERICK A. MUELLER, aged 67 years. Funeral Tuesday, at 2 p.m., from his late residence, 46 High-st., to Wunder’s.”
“MATTIS-At 577 Taylor-st., Aug 31, at 5:15 o’clock a.m., Mrs. ELIZABETH MATTIS, aged 66 years. Funeral Monday, Sept. 2, at 2 o’clock, from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Anna Ogden, 258 Henry-st., to Rose Hill.”
“MILLER-At 48 S. Ann-st., Aug. 31, CHARLES J. MILLER, aged 32 years and 6 months. Funeral Monday, Sept. 2, at 2 p.m., by carriages to Rose Hill cemetery.”
“M’CLORY-Sept. 2, 1889, JOSEPH C., son of Ursula and John McClory. Funeral Tuesday, from parents’ residence, 520 Taylor-st., at 10 o’clock, by carriages to Calvary.”
“MULCAHY-Sept. 1, 1889, KATE, beloved daughter of Patrick and Kate Mulcahy (nee Flanagan), aged 20 years and 22 days. Native of County Limerick, Ireland. Funeral Tuesday, at 10 a.m., from parents’ residence, 732 Throop-st., to Sacred Heart church, thence by cars to Calvary by Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway.”
“M’NULTY-Sept. 1, 1889, at 738 Baker-st., PATRICK, beloved husband of Mary McNulty, a native of Donegal, Ireland, aged 30 years. Funeral Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 10 a.m., to St. Gabriel’s church, thence by cars to Mount Olivet.”
“NEYLON-At 4[illegible]17 Wallace-st., Aug. 31, 1889, CHEREFA, beloved child of John and Mary Neylon, aged 4 years and 8 months. Funeral from parents’ residence Monday, Sept. 2, at 10:30 a.m., to union depot, thence by cars to Calvary.”
“OVERMAN-Sept. 1, 1889, FLORENCE BERNICE, only child of Wm. H. and Minnie Overman, aged 3 months and 18 days. Funeral from parents’ residence, 6340 Madison-av., Woodlawn Park, at 4 p.m., Monday. Burial at Oakwoods.”
“PETERSON-On Sept. 1, 1889, A;BERT HUGO, beloved son of J. and B Peterson (nee Dank). Funeral Monday, 2d, from 20 Raleigh-ct., at 1 p.m., to Waldheim cemetery.”
“PIERCE-At 483 Warren-av., Sunday, Sept. 1, THOMAS W. PIERCE, a member of Excelsior lodge No. 3 K. of P., aged 28 years. Remains taken to Greenwich, N. Y., for interment.”
“PULVER-Aug. 31, HENRY PULVER. Funeral Tuesday, Sept. 3, from the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Broomenthal, 564 Nobel-st., by carriages to Waldheim, 12m sharp. Friends of the family are invited. New York city, Brooklyn, and Davenport (Iowa) papers please copy.”
“RICH-At 2354 Cottage Grove-av., ROBERT DEWITT, only child of Jefferson and Addie Rich, nee Alit, aged 8 months.”
“ROLFE-Sept. 2, 1889, GEORGE A. ROLFE, aged 33 years, at his residence 569 Warren-av. Funeral notice hereafter.”
“WALLACE-Mrs. ANNA WALLACE, Aug. 31, 1889, aged 29 years. Funeral Tuesday, Sept. 3, from her late residence, 131 Locust-st., Elgin, Ill.”
My transcription above is exactly as the notices appeared in the September 2, 1889 issue of the Chicago Daily News with the exception of quotation marks at the beginning and end of each obituary. Abbreviations, capitalizations and references to people, places and things are indicative of the era in which this information was published. When possible, the deceased are also memorialized on Find A Grave.
The more of these I read the more I think things haven’t really changed that much. I think if we went back over 100 years people would seem the same to us.
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That exactly what I think! People often say how terrible the world has become but really, very little has changed.
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