HODGEMAN COUNTY FUNERALS
Performed by Rev. Charles Henry Ruff
| The information contained in this file was submitted by Debbie Ruff and was taken from a journal kept by Rev. Charles Henry Ruff, her husband's great grandfather. For the complete story, please read her introduction to this informative and interesting material by using the Introduction & Baptism link below. |
| Introduction & Baptisms | Marriage Ceremonies |
DATE NAME AGE CAUSE LOCATON BEREAVED HOPE WEATHER MILES COMMENTS
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03 Nov 1897 Maggi Clark 27-5-23 Consumption Garfield more>> Husband Baptist Cold 40
21 Mar 1898 Mrs. S. Mack 39-6-21 Measles &Con. Larned more>> Husband,7 children - Cold 60
28 Mar 1899 Mrs. Eli Lower 73-0-24 Aged Kinsley more>> Husband M.E. Cold 60
13 Sep 1899 Mrs. Cassie Dugan 22-1-5 Childbirth Burdett more>> Husband - Pleasant 20
28 May 1900 Mrs. Melene Olsen 25-3-4 Brick more>> Husband Luthern Rain 10
21 Aug 1900 Charles Klein 19-3-10 Lightening Burdett more>> Beatutiful 20
24 Mar 1901 Mrs. Sarah Howell 40-10-1 - Garfield more>> Husband, 11 children - Hot,dusty 45
26 Mar 1901 Wm.A. Lyman 6wks1 more>> Perfect Cold 30
07 Jul 1901 Persis Black 2-0-24 Burdett more>> Hot 20
11 Jan 1903 Lucius Barker 76-21-21 Age more>> Cold 20
22 Feb 1903 Mrs. Georgia Thomson young Child more>> Cold 20
27 Aug 1903 Harold Sidebottom 15mos5d Garfield more>> Perfect Hot 40
06 Mar 1904 Abraham Buttom 80yrs4d Age more>> Baptist beautiful 34 Faithful Servant
25 Mar 1904 Jessie Amy Ruff 5days Burdett more>> Perfect chilly 39
01 Aug 1904 Tom L. Temple 25-0-16 Lightening more>> Wife & child Hot 10
01 Nov 1904 Lois Ditus 2mos. more>> Parents Perfect chilly 12
03 Mar 1905 Geo. W. Person 63-11-21 Paralysis Riverside more>> wife 2 children Christian Ch. Beautiful 50
12 Apr 1905 Era C. Gowdy 39-9 Pneumonia Burdett more>> wife 3 children 38
09 May 1905 Rachael McJunkin 16 Heart trouble Wellmonville more>> Fathers Family Baptist High Wind 60
19 Sep 1905 Alfred Philips 65 Burdett more>> Wife 5 children 12
17 Nov 1905 Mary Ann Howell 76-9-14 Age Garfield more>> Husband Fair 45
28 Dec 1905 Hosea Dawley 60-8 Phthisic Wellmonville more>> Wife 8 children Baptist,32yrs 60
21 Jan 1906 Florence Verna Arnold 5-11 Scarlet Fever Larned more>> Perfect 60
18 Apr 1906 Sirilda Pyth Norman 83-0-11 Age Burdett more>> Baptist Beautiful 30
19 Jun 1906 Adam Potter 76 Age more>> sons 2 dau. NoProffesion Warm 30
24 Jun 1907 Wm. C. Gowdy 73-0-0 Age Burdett more>> Wife daug. - Warm 72
30 Sep 1907 Mable Verona Mcjunken 1-3-13 Wellmanville more>> Perfect Raubt 50
17 Oct 1907 Mrs. Felix Butcher 35 Rozel more>> Husband 4 children Baptist Beautiful 35
27 Dec 1907 Earl Rediger 0-3-0 more>> Perfect Chilly,bad roads 30
04 Feb 1909 Baby Cavit 0-0-6 Burdett more>> 10
22 Mar 1909 Cordova Butcher 18-0-0 Rozell more>> Father sister 2 bros - chill 00
1909 Wm. Haught 87 Burdett more>> Son - Cold 12
05 Aug 1909 Mrs. Esau Smith 60 Burdett more>> Husband 7 children Methodist Fine 12
21 Sep 1909 Pierce Fulton 56 Typhoid more>> Wife
26 Dec 1909 Mrs. Martha Aisnworth 49 Rush Center more>> Baptist cold,bad roads 75 Spent previous night White Bluff Ranch
04 Jun 1910 Mary Jane Irene Merica 1yr Cholorea Burdett more>> Perfect Beautiful 24
11 Jul 1910 Val Olsen 56 Brights Disease more>> Lutheran Windy 16
07 Sep 1910 Esau Smith 64-7-15 Heart failure more>> Shipped from Eng. Methodist Windy 13
28 Sep 1910 Alvey Jones 0-11-17 Drowned Garfield more>> Perfect 42
15 Nov 1910 Mw. Thornton Welsh 2weeks Urnic poison Burdett more>> Father and Mother Chilly 40
22 Dec 1910 Nellie Georgia Webster 2-10-7 Croup more>> Cold 15
13 Jan 1911 Mrs. Naomi Barker 73 more>> Claimed Chris, Dreary 13
24 Jan 1911 Charles Thornton Rose 0-11-23 Pneumonia Kinsley more>> 33
1911 Elmer Barthel 18 Typhoid Hanston more>> Luthern Beautiful Bennett preached
10 Feb 1911 John Clews 76 Age more>> Methodist Gale SW 12
08 Jun 1911 Mrs. Elizabeth Woodall 74-4-27 Wellmanville more>> Baptist 58
19 Jul 1911 Frank Foass 34-4-21 Complication Garfield more>> Methodist Mud & rain Talked w/him 2 days
11 Dec 1911 Mrs. Gertie Sidebottom 27-11-22 Burdett more>> Chirstian Fine 12 Splendid phone central
1912 J.C. Weaver 43-6-5 Consumption Strawn more>>
1912 Levie Wilford Arnold 14-0-8 Appendicitis Larned more>> hot, rain 60
1912 Mrs. Josie Long 37-7-19 more>> Bap.-Meth. Fine 60 Shipped from Calif
14 Oct 1912 J. Martin Jones 48 Creeping paralysis Garfild more>> Baptist Bad 40
03 Nov 1912 Mrs. Jennie Camp 63-3-2 Cancer Burdett more>> Early conversion Gale 16
16 Nov 1912 Levi Salmans 71-0-26 Paralysis more>> Cold 25
20 Mar 1913 Hazel Leora Griffith 0-15-0 more>> Perfect Hot 20 Shipped from Hutchinson
12 May 1913 Isaiah McJunkin 72-4-25 Wellmanville more>> Christian Fine 40 A faithful friend and
23 May 1913 Mary Jennie Webster 3-1-28 Burdett more>> Perfect 15 Drowned in tank
03 Jul 1913 Florence Christine Bly 1-3-0 Infanum Rozel more>> Hot 32
01 Nov 1914 Wm. Lenox Edson 8-3 Burdett more>> Chilly 12
08 Aug 1914 Abe Polk Webster 69 Age more>> 12 Professed morning of death
08 Sep 1914 Fred David VanMeter 0-15-2 more>> Perfect 12 Beautiful boy
26 Oct 1914 Jeremiah Horton 74-7-20 Instant Riverside more>> Chilly weather 40 1st auto funeral
10 Nov 1914 Sylvester Arlye Merisa 0-11-0 Burdett more>> 12 nursed typhoid
11 Mar 1915 Louisa Hildebrand 72-0-0 Hanston more>> Baptist Muddy 38
20 May 1915 Katherine E. Norris 1-0-5 Burdett more>> Perfect Heavy rain 12
04 Feb 1916 Lee Notestine 24 Always ill more>> fine 12
18 Feb 1916 Wm. A Conger 89-4-0 Paralysis more>> Christian 12 Lain beside wife
02 Mar 1916 Harley Homer Renner 33-2-0 Accident Rush Center more>> Perfect light snow 80 Motorcycle fell on him
28 Mar 1916 Jack G. Fox 17-0-19 Measles Jetmore more>> Deathbed faith fine 70 Earl Zahn took me in car
24 Apr 1916 Riggs Vaughan 68-2-7 Bright Disease Rush Center more>> 80 Soldier, man of faith, lain beside wife
01 Jul 1916 Daniel Wayne Bondurant 1-6-25 Infantum Wellmanville more>> Perfect 30 Henry came for me
11 Jul 1916 Wm Alfred Smith Infant Infantum Burdett more>> Perfect 12
14 Jul 1916 Rex Henry Bondurant 0-1-16 Wellmanville more>> Perfect 58 Henry came for me
28 Jul 1916 Katie Klinge 14-9-17 Heart failure Riverside more>> 60 Morphew came for me, Good girl
30 Jul 1916 Paul Kenneth Salmans 2-4-0 Infantum Larned more>> Perfect 80 Merkel took me
10 Aug 1916 Eliza Button 89-5-5 Hanston more>> Baptist 46 Lifelong Christian
20 Sep 1916 Wm. H. Foreman 73 Burdett more>> Pleasant 32 (Sweet Alice died April 10, '40)
10 Oct 1916 Mrs. John Klein 56-2-18 more>> M.E. Chilly 12 Buried beside son
09 Nov 1916 Mrs. Jane Burns 94 Larned more>> Catholic Beautiful 60 Beside husband
07 Apr 1917 Geo. Countryman 78-3-5 Kinsley more>> Baptist 42 1st time drove own Car to funeral
11 Jun 1917 Russel Logan Cavit 4 mos. Burdett more>> Perfect 12
08 Nov 1917 Joe Vogel 68 Hanston more>> Late profession 26 Old settler
09 Jan 1918 Mrs. Mary Webster 58-4-10 Burdett more>> Catholic Cold 14
21 Oct 1918 Wallace Cavit 25-1-3 Influenza more>> Catholic Rainy 12
Conger Ship more>> ent 12 Shipped from Col. Auto accident
02 Feb 1919 Wm. Clyde Ruff 2 das Mucus strang Hanston more>> Perfect Beautiful 28
23 Mar 1919 Luna Dawn Hann 28-5-18 Infuenza more>> Christian 28 Infant Jennie Louise in her arms
04 May 1919 Roy Dejoe 17 Accidently shot Jetmore more>> Christian 26 Sun. 2:30
09 Jul 1919 Mrs. Searcy 57 Larned more>> Bap. & M eth. 60 Wed. 3:00 assisted Swanson
12 Sep 1919 Arthur Salmans 78-10-21 Old Age Burdett more>> Dust 20 Assisted Keyes
26 Sep 1919 Mrs. 72 Paralysis more>> Christian Fine 20
28 Sep 1919 Emma Croft 70-3 Found dead Randel Union more>> Pres. 6
07 Dec 1919 Dexter Merrit Camp 87-2-4 Old age Burdett more>> Meltin snow 12 Rev. Moon present
01 Feb 1920 Harry Francis Tuttle 40-5-17 Flu Larned more>> Chilly wind 50 Service outdoors
11 Feb 1920 Mrs. Alice Hunt 30-8-18 Bazine more>> Baptist Warm 60
16 Feb 1920 T.S. Haun 69 Heart trouble Kinsley more>> Prov. 13:22 100 a large congregation
01 Mar 1920 Perry R. Tuttle 31-8-24 Pneumonia Larned more>> left wife & 5 children John 13 60
03 Apr 1920 Mrs. Emma Curtis 72 Paralysis more>> Meth. Blizzard 12 assisted Rev. Davis
21 May 1920 Mrs. J. H. Clifton 62-8-14 Long sickness Hanston more>> Baptist Beautiful 4 Church filled w/people
21 May 1920 Absolem Hickerson 82-0-13 Age Burdett more>> Christian 16 at home
02 Jul 1920 Zoa E. Benge 37-3-5 Operation Jetmore more>> Baptist Hot 54 Church filled w/people
03 Aug 1920 Nevin G. Mead 59-8-9 Paralysis Hanston more>> No profession 28 Methodist Church
11 Sep 1920 Edward Wallace Tift 79-11-0 Fell asleep more>> Baptist Beautiful 52 Baptist church
25 Sep 1920 Frances Marion Henderson 79 more>> 30
20 Oct 1920 John Temple 87-10-29 Pneumonia Jetmore more>> Universalist Windy 60 Meth. Church
29 Oct 1920 Mrs. Homes 70 Hanston more>> Christian 30 Burial service after night, car lights
02 Dec 1921 John Lingenfelder 63-11-15 Heart failure more>> Lutheran Beautiful 30 Good home man
27 Dec 1921 Lloyd Melvin Henley 8-1-15 Scarlet fever Burdett more>> Perfect 12 A good outdoor service
25 Feb 1921 Wm. Franklin Davidson 66-4-12 Brights disease Hanston more>> Beautiful 36 A helpful life
22 Aug 1922 William Arthur Norris 7-0-27 Paralysis Muscles Burdett more>> Perfect Hot 12
07 Feb 1923 Baby Wittig born dead Burdett more>> Perfect Fine 17
10 Jul 1923 James Burns 54+ Tuberculosis Larned more>> Hot 60 Haag Parlor
29 Jul 1923 Stephen W. Tuttle 75-0-10 Heart more>> 54 Home
29 Dec 1923 Mrs. Pres. Wise 73-11-2 Age more>> M.E. Pleasant 60 M.E. Church Rozel
29 Feb 1924 Georgianna Hoover 22-4-9 Flu Burdett more>> no membership N.W. windy 40
03 Apr 1924 Elva Miles Fulton 1-7-12 Uranic poison Larned more>> 70 Pleasant Hill church
25 Nov 1924 Mrs. Walters 77-7-13 Cancer Riverside more>> M.E. 64 Large appreciative audience
19 Jan 1925 Bro. E.C. Sidebottom 86 Old Age Garfield more>> Snow 00 Had to drive by Kinsley
28 May 1925 Mrs. Eliza Catherine Lee 66-2 Heart trouble Burdett more>> Fine 12 Assisted Rev. Summers
14 Dec 1925 Mrs. Mary C. Norris 65-1 Long sickness more>> Cold 12
08 Feb 1926 Mrs. Mary L. Nutt 62-6-23 Heart failure Hanston more>> Baptist Fine 28 A devout woman
14 May 1926 Anna Lou Peterson 1-0-6 Measles & more>> Perfect 30 A beautiful child
19 Nov 1926 Fred C. Matteson 74-8-27 Paralysis Burdett more>> Christian Ch. chilly raw wind 30
Mrs. Maur Slept away more>> Lutheran 14 Assisted Rev Summers
03 Apr 1928 Mrs. John Renner 77-8-27 Hemorrhage LaCrosse more>> All at home Baptist 70
07 May 1928 Mrs. John Bondurant 59-7-2 Long sickness Ness City more>> All at home Baptist Beautiful 96
09 Sep 1928 Mrs. Dora Elmore 56-0-5 Rozel more>> Baptist Windy 10 Assisted AL Stanfield
22 Oct 1928 Geo. R. Norris 42-5-3 Strep infection Burdett more>> M.E. Beautiful 14 Assisted by Rev. Summers
09 Apr 1929 Florence Gomez 39-7-7 lung trouble Hanston more>> Catholic Chilly 32 Assited Rev. Stanfield
21 Apr 1929 Frank Brown 55-10 Garfield more>> 83 Muddy drove via Larned
06 May 1929 Lloyd Howell 71-9-11 Cancer more>> cloudy cool 66 Odd fellow
30 Nov 1929 Anna Bauer Gleis 82-0-22 Heart failure Burdett more>> Protestant chilly damp 12
03 Jan 1930 Erwin J. Wilson 79-1-0 Rozel more>> A contributor bright chilly 32
27 Jan 1930 Geo. B. Holmes 82-2-26 Pneumonia Hanston more>> Christian Fairly good 30
09 Jan 1931 August Sieverling 49-7-10 Kidney trouble Burdett more>> M.E. Fine day 20 Assisted Mackwell
03 Dec 1931 John Renner 87-5-20 Old Age La Crossse more>> All at home Bap. 80 Roy Klein took me
14 Apr 1932 Mrs. Nancy Jane Matteson 81-6 Pnesmonia Hanston more>> 4sons 1 dau Pres. Beautiful day 30
09 Nov 1932 Charles Kilborn 80-2-10 Apoplexy Centerview more>> 1 4 " Chilly 70
20 Nov 1932 Lois Ilene Henley 8 hrs more>> Perfect Chilly 10 Serivce at cem. Father brought
28 Jan 1934 Katherine Lingenfelder 74-10-13 Hanston more>> Lutheran 30 Old settler - Assisted Rev Smother Baptist church
07 May 1934 Martha E. Tift 87-10 more>> Baptist 30 Rev. C.N. Wiebe assisted me
06 Jul 1934 Mrs.Myrtle Ilene Hatcher 23-2-21 more>> A young wife Baptist 60 Rev. Corrie assisted
28 Jul 1934 Clayton Wm. Smith 21-6-16 Car accident Burdett more>> Christian 14 Assisted Rev. J.E. Parks
30 Sep 1934 Hugo Franz 62-3-20 Rozel more>> Lutheran 70
15 Mar 1935 Tom Sidebottom 67 Cancer Beckwith Mort more>> All home Christian 60
07 Apr 1935 Mrs. Caroline Notestine 78 Cancer Burdett ME more>> All home 14
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07 Apr 1935 To date 132 funerals - assi sted by invi tation 14 - Traveled 5 072 miles more>>
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21 Jan 1936 Mrs. Karl Sidebottom 32-1-13 Burdett more>> 4Sq Church 17 Harry Kein took me Assisted by Rev Baltzell
20 Feb 1936 Will Benge 59 Cancer Jetmore more>> Baptist 54 Assisted Rev. Oyer
30 Dec 1936 J.H.S. Fox 66 Heart Attack Jetmore more>> 70 John & Jessie took me
02 Jan 1937 Clarence Stevens 59-10-9 Obstruction Garfield more>> 84 Ralph & Elizabeth took me to Larnard
11 Apr 1937 George D. Nutt 91-7-16 Heart Failure Hanston more>> Baptist 30 Glenns ang. John's took us
25 Jul 1937 L.W. Countryman 72-5 Kinsley more>> Meth. 40 Assisted Rev. Grodidier
19 Aug 1937 Mrs. Lena Smith 37 Clot after surgery Burdett more>> Left Geo. & 4chldren Bap/ME 14
01 Dec 1937 John Klein 79-9-20 Heart Failure Burdett more>> 14 Attended S.S., not sure of denomination
16 Feb 1938 John Bauer 76-9-20 Heart Failure Hanston more>> United Lutheran 42
18 Jun 1938 Carl Sidebottom 34-4 more>> 14 Assited Rev. Grodidier
18 Oct 1938 Savannah Jones 54-7 Rozel more>> Whole family present 28 Assisted Rev. Knight
3-5Mar 1939 Lucy Jan Clark 94-5-20 Old Age Garfield more>> 3 sons present. Baptist 62 Sam took me
10 Jan 1940 Rebecca McJunkin 92 Old Age Bazine more>> 3 daughters, 1son present Baptist 40
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