SAN PIERRE -- Funeral services for the deceased, Mrs. Bernard Fitzgerald, who met a tragic death by drowning in a marl pit on their farm two miles northwest of town early last Tuesday morning, were held from the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hine on Friday afternoon. The tragedy occurred even while her son, Pvt. Alden who has been stationed at Camp Riley, Kansas, was on his way home for a 15 days' furlough. He arrived home on the following day.
Mrs. Elizabeth Catherine Fitzgerald, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman A. Hine, was born in San Pierre, Ind., on Dec. 28, 1896. On Nov. 23, 1916, she was united in marriage to Bernard Fitzgerald; a son Alden, now in the service of his country, blessing the union. The deceased was baptized in the St. Luke's Evangelical church of San Pierre and was confirmed in the faith of that church. She received her entire education in the San Pierre school. Surviving her are her husband and son, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hine, of San Pierre, a brother, also of San Pierre and a sister, Mrs. Mae Marshall of Indianapolis.
Relatives and friends from a distance who were here to attend the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Mike Fitzgerald and daughter, Veronica, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Norlund, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Herwig and son, Mrs. Jesse Mills, Mrs. Katherine Corrigan, Lyle Hunter, all of Pontiac, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fitzgerald and family of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fitzgerald of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Albert, of Rensselaer; Mr. and Mrs. Murray Kingman, Mrs. Pixey and Henry Hine of North Judson; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fifield and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Whorwell, Henry Hallberg and Otto Anderson, of LaPorte; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Behn, Fred Reetz, Mrs. Ed Hapke, Mrs. Bob Steinke, Mrs. Frank Westphal, Mrs. Minnie Reetz and Mrs. Everett Talbut of Michigan City; Mrs. George Schnaible and Fred Kluth of Lafayette; Mrs. Dudley Meyers and Miss Billie Rhodes of Hammond; Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Vosteen of Lakeville, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Vosteen and son of Goshen, Ind.; Mrs. Art Daughtee and daughter, Mrs. John Ernst and daughter, Barbara, of Indianapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Long of Hanna; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kuester and Ed Hine of Wheatfield, Ind.; Mrs. Alfred Grieger and Mrs. G. E. Haring of Medaryville, and Mrs. Frank Zeck of DeMotte.
--The Vidette-Messenger of Porter County
(Valparaiso, IN), Wed., Aug. 22, 1945, Pg. 5
Mrs. Elizabeth Catherine Fitzgerald, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman A. Hine, was born in San Pierre, Ind., on Dec. 28, 1896. On Nov. 23, 1916, she was united in marriage to Bernard Fitzgerald; a son Alden, now in the service of his country, blessing the union. The deceased was baptized in the St. Luke's Evangelical church of San Pierre and was confirmed in the faith of that church. She received her entire education in the San Pierre school. Surviving her are her husband and son, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hine, of San Pierre, a brother, also of San Pierre and a sister, Mrs. Mae Marshall of Indianapolis.
Relatives and friends from a distance who were here to attend the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Mike Fitzgerald and daughter, Veronica, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Norlund, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Herwig and son, Mrs. Jesse Mills, Mrs. Katherine Corrigan, Lyle Hunter, all of Pontiac, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fitzgerald and family of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fitzgerald of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Albert, of Rensselaer; Mr. and Mrs. Murray Kingman, Mrs. Pixey and Henry Hine of North Judson; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fifield and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Whorwell, Henry Hallberg and Otto Anderson, of LaPorte; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Behn, Fred Reetz, Mrs. Ed Hapke, Mrs. Bob Steinke, Mrs. Frank Westphal, Mrs. Minnie Reetz and Mrs. Everett Talbut of Michigan City; Mrs. George Schnaible and Fred Kluth of Lafayette; Mrs. Dudley Meyers and Miss Billie Rhodes of Hammond; Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Vosteen of Lakeville, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Vosteen and son of Goshen, Ind.; Mrs. Art Daughtee and daughter, Mrs. John Ernst and daughter, Barbara, of Indianapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Long of Hanna; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kuester and Ed Hine of Wheatfield, Ind.; Mrs. Alfred Grieger and Mrs. G. E. Haring of Medaryville, and Mrs. Frank Zeck of DeMotte.
--The Vidette-Messenger of Porter County
(Valparaiso, IN), Wed., Aug. 22, 1945, Pg. 5
SAN PIERRE -- Funeral services for the deceased, Mrs. Bernard Fitzgerald, who met a tragic death by drowning in a marl pit on their farm two miles northwest of town early last Tuesday morning, were held from the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hine on Friday afternoon. The tragedy occurred even while her son, Pvt. Alden who has been stationed at Camp Riley, Kansas, was on his way home for a 15 days' furlough. He arrived home on the following day.
Mrs. Elizabeth Catherine Fitzgerald, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman A. Hine, was born in San Pierre, Ind., on Dec. 28, 1896. On Nov. 23, 1916, she was united in marriage to Bernard Fitzgerald; a son Alden, now in the service of his country, blessing the union. The deceased was baptized in the St. Luke's Evangelical church of San Pierre and was confirmed in the faith of that church. She received her entire education in the San Pierre school. Surviving her are her husband and son, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hine, of San Pierre, a brother, also of San Pierre and a sister, Mrs. Mae Marshall of Indianapolis.
Relatives and friends from a distance who were here to attend the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Mike Fitzgerald and daughter, Veronica, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Norlund, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Herwig and son, Mrs. Jesse Mills, Mrs. Katherine Corrigan, Lyle Hunter, all of Pontiac, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fitzgerald and family of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fitzgerald of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Albert, of Rensselaer; Mr. and Mrs. Murray Kingman, Mrs. Pixey and Henry Hine of North Judson; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fifield and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Whorwell, Henry Hallberg and Otto Anderson, of LaPorte; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Behn, Fred Reetz, Mrs. Ed Hapke, Mrs. Bob Steinke, Mrs. Frank Westphal, Mrs. Minnie Reetz and Mrs. Everett Talbut of Michigan City; Mrs. George Schnaible and Fred Kluth of Lafayette; Mrs. Dudley Meyers and Miss Billie Rhodes of Hammond; Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Vosteen of Lakeville, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Vosteen and son of Goshen, Ind.; Mrs. Art Daughtee and daughter, Mrs. John Ernst and daughter, Barbara, of Indianapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Long of Hanna; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kuester and Ed Hine of Wheatfield, Ind.; Mrs. Alfred Grieger and Mrs. G. E. Haring of Medaryville, and Mrs. Frank Zeck of DeMotte.
--The Vidette-Messenger of Porter County
(Valparaiso, IN), Wed., Aug. 22, 1945, Pg. 5
Mrs. Elizabeth Catherine Fitzgerald, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman A. Hine, was born in San Pierre, Ind., on Dec. 28, 1896. On Nov. 23, 1916, she was united in marriage to Bernard Fitzgerald; a son Alden, now in the service of his country, blessing the union. The deceased was baptized in the St. Luke's Evangelical church of San Pierre and was confirmed in the faith of that church. She received her entire education in the San Pierre school. Surviving her are her husband and son, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hine, of San Pierre, a brother, also of San Pierre and a sister, Mrs. Mae Marshall of Indianapolis.
Relatives and friends from a distance who were here to attend the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Mike Fitzgerald and daughter, Veronica, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Norlund, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Herwig and son, Mrs. Jesse Mills, Mrs. Katherine Corrigan, Lyle Hunter, all of Pontiac, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fitzgerald and family of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fitzgerald of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Albert, of Rensselaer; Mr. and Mrs. Murray Kingman, Mrs. Pixey and Henry Hine of North Judson; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fifield and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Whorwell, Henry Hallberg and Otto Anderson, of LaPorte; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Behn, Fred Reetz, Mrs. Ed Hapke, Mrs. Bob Steinke, Mrs. Frank Westphal, Mrs. Minnie Reetz and Mrs. Everett Talbut of Michigan City; Mrs. George Schnaible and Fred Kluth of Lafayette; Mrs. Dudley Meyers and Miss Billie Rhodes of Hammond; Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Vosteen of Lakeville, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Vosteen and son of Goshen, Ind.; Mrs. Art Daughtee and daughter, Mrs. John Ernst and daughter, Barbara, of Indianapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Long of Hanna; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kuester and Ed Hine of Wheatfield, Ind.; Mrs. Alfred Grieger and Mrs. G. E. Haring of Medaryville, and Mrs. Frank Zeck of DeMotte.
--The Vidette-Messenger of Porter County
(Valparaiso, IN), Wed., Aug. 22, 1945, Pg. 5
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ELIZABETH CATHERINE
DEC. 28, 1896
AUG. 14, 1945
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First wife of Francis B. Fitzgerald
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