This community was shocked Sunday morning on hearing of the sudden death of E. T. Weller of Summit avenue, who had retired Saturday evening in his usual good health. Saturday he was attending to his duties of looking after the cleaning, heating and keeping in order of the Ligonier public school building, the St. James Lutheran church and the First Presbyterian church and talked and joked with his friends, being in an unusual pleasant mood.
His daughter, Dora, had gone to Pittsburg Saturday evening and he came home from doing some marketing down town shortly after 8 o'clock and after talking for a short time with his wife they retired and he soon fell asleep and so far as known slept quietly and peacefully until the time of his being called forth. Mrs. Weller, who did not sleep soundly, heard the town clock strike 12 and noticed he was sleeping as usual. About 15 minutes after, she heard him make a peculiar sound in his throat and tried to Waken him but failing to arouse him became alarmed and ran to her brother's on St. Clair street, a short distance away for assistance. The doctor was also called at once and after making an examination discovered that death was instantaneous, probably caused by apoplexy or heart failure.
Mr. Weller was born in Cook township and belonged to a large family of children. He was born April 6, 1846, and was aged 67 years, 5 months and 22 days. He was married to Mary A. Graham, only daughter of Sir. and Mrs. James Graham, deceased, March 4, 1869.
He was admitted as a member of the local Lutheran church shortly after marriage and has always been a faithful and consistent church member. He will be sadly missed in the community where he had a large circle of friends and relatives. He had been taking care of the public school building for about 8 years to the entire satisfaction of the school board and teachers. As a mark of sympathy and respect the public schools were closed yesterday after two o'clock to enable the teachers and pupils to attend the funeral services. The pupils of the schools and teachers purchased nice boquets of flowers as a token of their love and esteem. Flowers were also furnished by Mrs. Weller's brothers, I. M., F. J., and D. L. Graham.
He is survived by his widow and one daughter, Dora, at home, and by one brother, N. M. Weller, of Ligonier, and three sisters, Mrs. Kate Phillippi and Mrs. Samuel McAtee, of Cook township, and Mrs. Salome Smith, of Bellefonte, Pa.
The funeral services were held in the local Lutheran church and on account of the church being without a regular pastor, the sermon was preached by Rev. Baker, pastor of the Latrobe Lutheran church, assisted by Rev. H. L. McMur-ay, a former pastor of Ligonier Lutheran church, and by Rev. C. E. Ludwig, pastor of local Presbyterian church. The interment was made in the Valley Cemetery near town.
Published in the The Ligonier Echo (Ligonier, PA) on Wednesday, October 1, 1913.
(Contributor: Steven Phillips #49619983)
His daughter, Dora, had gone to Pittsburg Saturday evening and he came home from doing some marketing down town shortly after 8 o'clock and after talking for a short time with his wife they retired and he soon fell asleep and so far as known slept quietly and peacefully until the time of his being called forth. Mrs. Weller, who did not sleep soundly, heard the town clock strike 12 and noticed he was sleeping as usual. About 15 minutes after, she heard him make a peculiar sound in his throat and tried to Waken him but failing to arouse him became alarmed and ran to her brother's on St. Clair street, a short distance away for assistance. The doctor was also called at once and after making an examination discovered that death was instantaneous, probably caused by apoplexy or heart failure.
Mr. Weller was born in Cook township and belonged to a large family of children. He was born April 6, 1846, and was aged 67 years, 5 months and 22 days. He was married to Mary A. Graham, only daughter of Sir. and Mrs. James Graham, deceased, March 4, 1869.
He was admitted as a member of the local Lutheran church shortly after marriage and has always been a faithful and consistent church member. He will be sadly missed in the community where he had a large circle of friends and relatives. He had been taking care of the public school building for about 8 years to the entire satisfaction of the school board and teachers. As a mark of sympathy and respect the public schools were closed yesterday after two o'clock to enable the teachers and pupils to attend the funeral services. The pupils of the schools and teachers purchased nice boquets of flowers as a token of their love and esteem. Flowers were also furnished by Mrs. Weller's brothers, I. M., F. J., and D. L. Graham.
He is survived by his widow and one daughter, Dora, at home, and by one brother, N. M. Weller, of Ligonier, and three sisters, Mrs. Kate Phillippi and Mrs. Samuel McAtee, of Cook township, and Mrs. Salome Smith, of Bellefonte, Pa.
The funeral services were held in the local Lutheran church and on account of the church being without a regular pastor, the sermon was preached by Rev. Baker, pastor of the Latrobe Lutheran church, assisted by Rev. H. L. McMur-ay, a former pastor of Ligonier Lutheran church, and by Rev. C. E. Ludwig, pastor of local Presbyterian church. The interment was made in the Valley Cemetery near town.
Published in the The Ligonier Echo (Ligonier, PA) on Wednesday, October 1, 1913.
(Contributor: Steven Phillips #49619983)
This community was shocked Sunday morning on hearing of the sudden death of E. T. Weller of Summit avenue, who had retired Saturday evening in his usual good health. Saturday he was attending to his duties of looking after the cleaning, heating and keeping in order of the Ligonier public school building, the St. James Lutheran church and the First Presbyterian church and talked and joked with his friends, being in an unusual pleasant mood.
His daughter, Dora, had gone to Pittsburg Saturday evening and he came home from doing some marketing down town shortly after 8 o'clock and after talking for a short time with his wife they retired and he soon fell asleep and so far as known slept quietly and peacefully until the time of his being called forth. Mrs. Weller, who did not sleep soundly, heard the town clock strike 12 and noticed he was sleeping as usual. About 15 minutes after, she heard him make a peculiar sound in his throat and tried to Waken him but failing to arouse him became alarmed and ran to her brother's on St. Clair street, a short distance away for assistance. The doctor was also called at once and after making an examination discovered that death was instantaneous, probably caused by apoplexy or heart failure.
Mr. Weller was born in Cook township and belonged to a large family of children. He was born April 6, 1846, and was aged 67 years, 5 months and 22 days. He was married to Mary A. Graham, only daughter of Sir. and Mrs. James Graham, deceased, March 4, 1869.
He was admitted as a member of the local Lutheran church shortly after marriage and has always been a faithful and consistent church member. He will be sadly missed in the community where he had a large circle of friends and relatives. He had been taking care of the public school building for about 8 years to the entire satisfaction of the school board and teachers. As a mark of sympathy and respect the public schools were closed yesterday after two o'clock to enable the teachers and pupils to attend the funeral services. The pupils of the schools and teachers purchased nice boquets of flowers as a token of their love and esteem. Flowers were also furnished by Mrs. Weller's brothers, I. M., F. J., and D. L. Graham.
He is survived by his widow and one daughter, Dora, at home, and by one brother, N. M. Weller, of Ligonier, and three sisters, Mrs. Kate Phillippi and Mrs. Samuel McAtee, of Cook township, and Mrs. Salome Smith, of Bellefonte, Pa.
The funeral services were held in the local Lutheran church and on account of the church being without a regular pastor, the sermon was preached by Rev. Baker, pastor of the Latrobe Lutheran church, assisted by Rev. H. L. McMur-ay, a former pastor of Ligonier Lutheran church, and by Rev. C. E. Ludwig, pastor of local Presbyterian church. The interment was made in the Valley Cemetery near town.
Published in the The Ligonier Echo (Ligonier, PA) on Wednesday, October 1, 1913.
(Contributor: Steven Phillips #49619983)
His daughter, Dora, had gone to Pittsburg Saturday evening and he came home from doing some marketing down town shortly after 8 o'clock and after talking for a short time with his wife they retired and he soon fell asleep and so far as known slept quietly and peacefully until the time of his being called forth. Mrs. Weller, who did not sleep soundly, heard the town clock strike 12 and noticed he was sleeping as usual. About 15 minutes after, she heard him make a peculiar sound in his throat and tried to Waken him but failing to arouse him became alarmed and ran to her brother's on St. Clair street, a short distance away for assistance. The doctor was also called at once and after making an examination discovered that death was instantaneous, probably caused by apoplexy or heart failure.
Mr. Weller was born in Cook township and belonged to a large family of children. He was born April 6, 1846, and was aged 67 years, 5 months and 22 days. He was married to Mary A. Graham, only daughter of Sir. and Mrs. James Graham, deceased, March 4, 1869.
He was admitted as a member of the local Lutheran church shortly after marriage and has always been a faithful and consistent church member. He will be sadly missed in the community where he had a large circle of friends and relatives. He had been taking care of the public school building for about 8 years to the entire satisfaction of the school board and teachers. As a mark of sympathy and respect the public schools were closed yesterday after two o'clock to enable the teachers and pupils to attend the funeral services. The pupils of the schools and teachers purchased nice boquets of flowers as a token of their love and esteem. Flowers were also furnished by Mrs. Weller's brothers, I. M., F. J., and D. L. Graham.
He is survived by his widow and one daughter, Dora, at home, and by one brother, N. M. Weller, of Ligonier, and three sisters, Mrs. Kate Phillippi and Mrs. Samuel McAtee, of Cook township, and Mrs. Salome Smith, of Bellefonte, Pa.
The funeral services were held in the local Lutheran church and on account of the church being without a regular pastor, the sermon was preached by Rev. Baker, pastor of the Latrobe Lutheran church, assisted by Rev. H. L. McMur-ay, a former pastor of Ligonier Lutheran church, and by Rev. C. E. Ludwig, pastor of local Presbyterian church. The interment was made in the Valley Cemetery near town.
Published in the The Ligonier Echo (Ligonier, PA) on Wednesday, October 1, 1913.
(Contributor: Steven Phillips #49619983)
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