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Cass County, Michigan

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Keeley, Emeline January 19, 1897 - Edwardsburg Argus, January 21, 1897 Emily, wife of Andrew Keeley, Mason Township, died Tuesday of paralysis, aged 48 years. She leaves six children. Additional Comments: This obituary was supplied through the courtesy of Helen Leich.
- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Benjamin Kinsey jkinsey17@comcast.net September 8, 2006

Kenaston, Martha - Mrs. Martha Kenaston, widown of Jeremiah B. Kenaston, who passed from this life in 1868, was born Oct. 6, 1838. She was a daughter of the late JoHn J. Miller and a life long resident of Jefferson township, having resided at her home north of the Brick church almost continuously since 1865. She was united in marriage to J. B. Kenaston in 1851. To this union were born five children, one son and four daughters.
   Mrs. Kenaston sufferd an attack of appoplexy from which she never ralleid, and after two week of suffering passed away Aug. 12, 1911, leaing to mourn her departure, eight grandchildren, eleven greart-grandchildren, one sister, four brothers, many relatives and a host of friends, who will miss her kindly face and cheery voice. She was uniterd with the Christian church and remained devoted to that faith until the last.
   Funeral services were held Tuesday, conducted by Rev. L. L. Dewey, and burial was made in the Reames & Norton Cemetery. Cassopolis Vigilant, August 17, 1911

Kephart, Winifred Hazel obit Contributed by: Davis F. "Doc" Ball

Kinnison, Josiah - Died at his residence in Howard township on Fried the 7th inst. (1888) Josiah Kinnison, aged 80 years:
   The subject of this brief notice was born in Kennebee Co., Maine, Sept 8, 1808. When a child his parents removed to Jefferson Co., New York, where his boyhood days were spent and where he was joined in marriage to Miss Lydia Cook. Soon after his marriage he started westward remaining tow or 3 years in Erie county, Ohio and finally settled in Cass County, Michigan in 1838.
He had charge of the first home for the poor in the county in the town of Edwardsburg. His first wife died in 1848. He was married a second time to Sabry Thomas of Erried Co., Ohio but was again bereft of his companion by death in '64.
   The funeral tok place on Suday from his late residence to the Union Church cemetery, Rev. J. D. McColl of officiating, and was attended by a large number of sympathising neighbors.

Kline, George W.
GEORGE W. KLINE DIED SUNDAY MORNING - Had Been a Resident of This Township  Forty Years
  George W. Kline was born in Manheim, Lebanon Co., Penn, on the fifth day of Dec. 1836.His boyhood and youth were passed in his native place. At an early date in his boyhood, his parents removed to near Bellefontaine, Logan Co., Ohio, where he passed his early life.
In early manhood he was a teacher in the schools of Logan Co., several of which he presided over. In 1862, at the time of the Civil War, he enlisted in the 96th Ohio regiment of  volunteers and served three years. He enlisted as a private soldier and received several promotions and was discharged at the expiration of the term of his enlistment as a regimental officer.
  On April 3d, 1866,he was married to Barbara Funk, from which union seven children were born, five of whom survive him. In 1874 he and his family removed from Ohio to a farm near Cassopolis, where many years of strenuous work was passed in accumulating a property and raising and educating  a family of children. He was known by nearly all in a large community and was loved and respected as a genial friend and will be missed and mourned by many.
  He is survived  by five children, Miss Kate Kline, Will V. Kline, Mrs. Josie Morse, Mrs. Jennie Mann of Los Angeles, Cal., and Harvey of Wapata , Wash., and a loving wife.
  On Feb. 8, at 12:30 p. m. after a protracted illness, he passed quietly from a long and busy life to that  "bourne whence no traveler e'er returns," aged 77 years, 2 months and 8 days.
  Funeral services were held at the home Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. S. W. Large and burial was made in Prospect Hill cemetery. From The Cassopolis Vigilant, 2/12/1914 - Retyped By Benjamin L. Kinsey

MRS. HARRIET KLINE DIED MONDAY

Mrs. Harriet Kline of this village died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Paul, in Dowagiac, on Monday night. Harriet Yeck was born near Greencastle, Pennsylvania, May 3, 1837. When she reached the age of 12, she moved with her parents to Logan County, Ohio, and was married March 13, 1859, to Samuel Kline at Bellefontain, Ohio. To this union were born eleven children, the following of whom are still living: Mrs. Martin Gebhard, Mrs. C. E. Osborn, Mrs. E. H. Miller, Mrs. Arthur Paul and two sons, John and Fred. She was grandmother to sixteen children and great grandmother to eight. The deceased, with her husband, moved to Michigan in the early sixties and to Cassopolis in the year 1876, where she resided ever since, Mr. Kline having passed away Nov. 13, 1913. To know Mrs. Kline's sterling qualities and her calm, kindly and brave disposition, was to love her from whom they eminated. A Dunkard by faith, she was charitable and considerate of the thoughts of others. She was conscientious to a degree, full of gentle courage and great fortitude. She met the trials of her life as she met death- bravely and courageously, never fearing, never complaining. To her death was only a journey and she was glad to go. The world was better for her having passed through it. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. C. E. Osborn, conducted by Rev. J. W. Springsteen, and burial will be made in Prospect Hill cemetery. [The Cassopolis Vigilant Thursday, August 25, 1921]
  Retyped by Benjamin L. Kinsey bkinsey@voyager.net

JOHN KLINE, 80, DIED JANUARY 20
  John Kline, a lifelong resident of Cassopolis, died at the Pawating hospital in Niles Saturday, where he had been taken ten days before. Mr. Kline served as janitor of the school building on North Broadway, retiring five years ago after fifty years of faithful service. A banquet was tendered him on his retirement.
  He will be remembered by the hundreds or thousands of students who passed through the school during those fifty years, for his kindly nature and favors rendered.
  He was born in Newberg township, July 29, 1870. His marriage to Maggie Morris took place December 4, 1894. Surviving are his wife, one brother, Fred Kline of Cassopolis and one sister, Mrs. Arthur Paul of Battle Creek. Services were held at the Connelly Funeral HomeTuesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, Rev. Groendyk officiating, and burial was made in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
[The Cassopolis Vigilant 1/25/51]

Samuel L. Kline DEATH OF SAMUEL L. KLINE
   Samuel Lorenzo Kline was born in Lebanon Co., Penn., on January 24, 1838, passing his boyhood days there. Early in his boyhood his parents removed to Logan Co., Ohio near Bellefontaine. There he remained until grown.
  On March 23, 1859 he was united in marriage to Harriet Yeck, to whom eleven children were born, of whom seven survive him.
In 1862 at the time of war of the rebellion he enlisted in the 96th regiment Ohio Volunteers, where he served about one year and was discharged for disability. For many years after his return from the service he was a sufferer from maladies contracted of the hardships endured during his enlistment.
For a long, long time "Sam" has been a friendly and familiar figure on the streets of Cassopolis.
He was of a genial and sunny disposition, forming friends of nearly all with whom he came in contact, and many of whom will miss and mourn his departure.
  Of a family of eleven brothers and sisters, but two brothers survive him. Of his own family he Is survived, as before stated by seven children, Mrs. Amanda Hess, Mrs. Emma Gebhard, Mrs. Rebecca Miller, Mrs. Alta Osborne, Mrs. Calista Paul, and two sons John and Fred, and a loving wife.
On Nov. 22 at 9:15 in the morning he passed quietly and easily from this life into that sleep that knows no waking.
Funeral services were held at the home Monday, conducted by Rev. O. P. Miller and burial was made in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
  Obit from the Cassopolis Vigilant, 11/27/1913
Retyped by Benjamin L. Kinsey

Mrs. Catherine Kowalsky - Edwardsburg -Niles Daily Star- Thursday, 12 Nov 1959
Mrs. Catherine Kowalsky, 87, Eagle Lak, Edwardsburg, died at 3 a.m. today in the Cass County Hospital following a month's illness.
Mrs. Kowalsky was bron April 28, 1878 in Pittsburgh, Pa., and came in Eagle Lake six years ago from South Bend. Her husband, William, preceded her in death in 1932'
Mrs. Kowalsky was a member of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, Eagle Lake.
   Surviving are two sons, Paul Kowalsky, Edwardsburg, and Frank Kowalsky, Columbus, O: three grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Julia Cline Pittsburgh. Friends may call after 7 p.m. 

Paul Lawrence Kowalsky - Edwardsburg- Niles Daily Star on Tuesday, 03 Nov 1964.
- Paul Lawrence Kowalsky, 52, of S. Shore Drive, Eagle Lake, died at 11:15 p.m. Sunday in St. Joseph's Hospital, South Bend, three hours after
he was admitted.
    Mr. Kowalsky was born in Nadine, Pa., Dec 6, 1911, and had made his home in the South Bend Edwardsburg area for the past 30 years.
    He is survived by a brother Frank R., of Columbus, Ohio and an aunt, Mrs. Julia Huber, Pittsburgh, Pa.  He was a member of the Niles Elks Lodge 1322.
    Funeral Services will be conducted at 9 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic church. The Rev. David Bell, pastor of the church will officiate. Burial wil be in the Edwardsburg
    Cemetery.

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