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O’Barton, Clara nee Brant
The News Palladium carried the obituary of Clara O’Barton on 17 Feb 1972 and reads: “Mrs. Clara O’Barton Bridgman-Mrs. Clara Brant O’Barton, 86, Sawyer, died at 11:15 p.m. Wednesday in St. Anthony’s hospital, Michigan City, where she had been a patient two weeks. She was born Jan. 26, 1886, in Lake township. She was a member of the United Church of Christ, Sawyer. Her husband, Eather, whom she married on Nov. 20, 1904, preceded her in death on May 30, 1966. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Bernice Lagerquist of Sawyer and Mrs. Clarence Wirth of Three Oaks; six grandchildren; six great grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Harry (Edith) Spaulding of Sawyer and Mrs. Effie Myers of Bridgman. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Boyd funeral home, Bridgman. Burial will be in New Troy cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Friday.” - - contributed by: William Brackett at brackettwilliam@yahoo.comO’Barton, Eather
The obituary of Eather O’Barton was carried in the Herald Palladium on 31 May 1966 and it reads: “ Eather H. O’Barton Bridgman-Eather H. O’Barton, 82, of route 1, box 5, Sawyer, died at 8:45 a.m. Monday in St. Anthony’s hospital, Michigan City, Ind., where he had been a patient for two weeks. He was born Oct. 1, 1883, in Sawyer and had lived in the same house all his life. On Nov. 20, 1904, he married the former Clara Brant in Sawyer. Mr. O’Barton had been a foreman of a section gang for the C&O railroad for 50 years when he retired in 1954. He was a member f the Brotherhood of Maintenance Employees. He is survived by his widow; two daughters, Mrs. Roy (Bernice) Lagerquist of Sawyer and Mrs. Clarence (Dorothy) Wirth of Three Oaks, six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. One daughter and three sons preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Boyd funeral home, Bridgman. The Rev. Donald MacLeod of the United Church of Christ, Sawyer, will officiate. Burial will be in the New Troy cemetery. Friends may call at the Boyd funeral home.” - - contributed by: William Brackett at brackettwilliam@yahoo.comOrlasky, Bertha nee Hauch
The News Palladium carried the obituary for Bertha Orlasky on 26 Jan 1943 and it reads: “Death Takes Bertha Orlasky At Age Of 66 Mrs. Bertha Orlasky, 66, of 1065 Union street, who had been in ill health for some time, died at 4:45 o’clock this morning at Mercy hospital. She was born July 9, 1877 in Moscow, Russia, coming to the United States in 1896. She lived for a short time in Baltimore, Md., and in 1897 was married to Adolph Orlasky in Benton Harbor, who preceded her in death in 1929. Survivors include her five sons and a daughter: Henry, of the U.S. Army at Fort Worth, Tex.,; Charles, Edward and Victor of Benton Harbor; Julius of Mishawaka, Ind.; and Mrs. Sophie Ashcraft, Muskegon, Eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild also survive. Her brothers and sisters are: Fred Hauch, St. Joseph township; Otto Hauch, Baroda; Mrs. Pauline Schutlz, Benton Harbor; and Mrs. Tena Neering, Lydick, Ind. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon from the Reiser Mortuary chapel. Burial will take place in Crystal Springs cemetery.” - - contributed by: William Brackett at brackettwilliam@yahoo.com
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