Samuel A. Kessler, a former resident of La Salle, died Saturday at noon
at the Englewood hospital following a brief illness with pneumonia. Mr.
Kessler had been ill only two days and passed away twenty-six hours after
being removed to the hospital.
Mr. Kessler was born in Harrisburg,
Pa., Nov., 22, 1842 and came here when quite young. On October 18, 1877 he
was married to Carrie J. Garfield in La Salle.
Four children are left
to mourn his death. They are Ina M., of Lapeer, Mich., Daisy and Mabel of
Los Angeles, Cal., and Harry of Chicago. Mrs. Kessler died in El Paso, Ill.,
in 1891, but her remains are interred in La Salle.
Mr. Kessler was
well known in La Salle, especially among the older people. He left this city
for Chicago seven years ago.
Arrangements have been made for the
funeral in La Salle. The remains will arrive here tomorrow morning at eleven
o’clock and the funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 from the
Erlenborn undertaking establishment to Oakwood cemetery. Rev. F. C.
Kliehauer, pastor of the Methodist church, will conduct services.
Source: La Salle Post, May 20, 1912
Contributed 19 Apr 2018 by Mary Saggio pmsaggio@gmail.com
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