OBITUARIES

OBITUARY OF ALEXANDER MCKERCHER

Impressive funeral services over the remains of Mr. Alexander McKercher were held yesterday at the First M.E. church, which was attended by a large number of friends. The sermon was preached by the Rev. J.D. Deets who paid eloquent tribute to the character of the deceased, his business integrity and sterling worth. He is survived by a wife and one daughter who have the sympathy of their many friends. The relatives present were John McKercher of Flint, brother of the deceased and Mr. Walter Bush of Corunna, a son-in-law. The following acted as honorary pall bearers: G. Cordes, M. Brown, W.C. Nelson, Jos. Nedow, P.C. Gilbert and Wm. Dalton.

Alexander McKercher was born at York Township, Livingston Co., N.Y. Nov. 8th, 1842. His parents moved to Flint, Mich., when he was 2 years old. He was educated in the Flint schools and remained in that city until he was 20 years of age when he married Miss Ann Ketchum and with his wife located at Vernon in Shiawassee Co. While at Vernon he took up the study of law and was admitted to the bar in 1868, and continued in practice there until 1890, when owing to failing health he found it necessary to seek the better climate of northern Michigan and located at Leland at which place and vicinity he continued to reside until his death on Feb., 13. His married life with Ann McKercher continued until 1886 at which date she died. By her he had 3 children, 2 sons and 1 daughter. The boys died in childhood, the daughter lived until she was 20 years of age. She had married and had one child, a son, Walter McKercher Bush who now lives at Detroit and is a student at the Detroit College of law.

In 1887 Mr. McKercher married Miss Mary E. McKnight who survives him. By her he had two children Grace E. and Bessie L.

Mr. McKercher was a man of genial disposition and that warmth of attachment which surrounded him with many friends. He was a great sufferer during the last years of his life. His habits of self reliance and his self sacrificing disposition always placed a smile upon his face and a kind word to his friends even while he was suffering great bodily pain, so that few knew or realized how great a sufferer he was.

OBITUARY OF ANNA E. VONDRON MCKERCHER

Mrs. Anna McKercher, 93, of 924 N. Main, died 5:45 p.m. Thursday in St. Rita’s Hospital, where she had been a patient four weeks. Born in Landeck, Sept. 28, 1875, she was the daughter of Michael and Margaret Droll Vondron.

Her husband Benjamin died in 1949. A resident of Lima for 65 years, she was a member of St. Gerard Catholic Church and its Altar and Rosary Society. Survivors include a son, Roger L. of Columbus; a daughter, Mrs. Victor (Frances) Carnes of Orlando, Fla.; a sister, Mrs. Minnie Hallan of 924 N. Main; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

OBITUARY OF BENJAMIN K. MCKERCHER

Benjamin K. McKercher, 65, well known in labor and civic activities, died at 3:55 a.m. Thursday in St. Rita’s Hospital. Mr. McKercher was retired business agent for the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 372, AFL.

Mr. McKercher, who had been ill two months, resided at 1108 N. Elizabeth Street. He was born in Auglaize County and also had been a carpenter-contractor.

He joined the local union May 28, 1914, and served as its business agent and financial secretary for 10 years before retiring a year and a half a>go.

During his tenure in the union office he served as a member of the City Building code committee, representing labor; and on various committees of the Association of Commerce. He also served on the Community Chest board of directors and the budget committee from 1944 until the time of his death. He was elected originally to the board as a labor representative.

In addition to serving on various committees, locally, Mr. McKercher represented the Carpenters’ union at various state and national conventions.

Surviving are his widow, Anna; a son, Roger, Columbus; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Nanna, at home; three grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Mary E. Pence, Bellefontaine.

The body will be removed from the Davis-Miller and Son funeral home to the residence to remain until services. Final rites will be at 9:30 a. m. Saturday in St. Gerard’s Catholic Church of which he was a member, with burial in Gethsemane Cemetery. (As it appeared in the Lima News, Lima, Allen County, Ohio, June 30, 1949)

OBITUARY OF BETSEY BENEDICT MCKERCHER

The sad news was received Monday that Mrs. D. McKercher had died the night before at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. E. Holmes, in Chicago. Mrs. McKercher had been an invalid for a number of years, but had been in her usual health until a short time before her death.

Betsey Benedict was born at Perry, Wyoming County, N. Y. Jan. 21 1826. Was married to Col. D. McKercher Nov. 9, 1843. Came to Peabody with her husband and children from Wisconsin in 70 or 71 and resided here much of the time thereafter until four or five years ago, when she went to make her home with her daughter in Kansas City.

The deceased was a woman of friendly disposition and endeared herself to her acquaintances by her strong social qualities and kindness of heart. She was a devoted mother and inspired the greatest love and confidence of her children, of whom there are three left to mourn here loss. Frank, who saw her less than a month ago in Chicago before his return to the City of Mexico, Mrs. Lockwood of California, and Mrs. Holmes, at whose home she passed away.

OBITUARY OF CHARLES W. MCKERCHER

Relatives of Charles McKercher who was born and educated in Sioux City and who went to Cuba 21 years ago have received word of his death at Camagüey, Cuba, Tuesday afternoon. He was 43 years old.

Mr. McKercher was the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. McKercher, 2325 Douglas Street. His brother Donald McKercher also lives in Sioux City. The dead man was a graduate of Central High School. He attended a military academy at Orchard Lake, Mich., for several years and later studied civil engineering at Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa. At one time Mr. McKercher was employed by Joseph Lewis, former city engineer here.

He was a member and one of the founders of an American Masonic lodge in Cuba.

OBITUARY OF CLARK MCKERCHER

Clark McKercher of 236 Midland Avenue, Montclair, N.J., who was a special Assistant United States Attorney General with the Department of Justice from 1907 to 1913, died yesterday in Roosevelt Hospital after a short illness. He would have been 60 years old next Wednesday. Surviving are his widow, who was Nettie A. England at their marriage in Washington in 1894, and three daughters.

Since he left the government service in 1913, Mr. McKercher had been practicing in this city, chiefly as the legal representative of corporations. His firm was McKercher and Link, 17 John Street.

Mr. McKercher was born in Sidney, Ohio. He received his law education at the National University in Washington. He belonged to the Union League clubs of Washington and New York, the University of Washington and the City Club of New York, the city, county, State and American bar associations. (As it appeared in the New York times, March 5, 1932)

Clark McKercher, of 236 Midland Avenue, senior partner of the law firm of McKercher and Link of 17 John Street, New York, died Friday at Roosevelt Hospital, New York, where he underwent an operation two weeks ago. He was sixty years old.

Born in Sidney, Ohio, he was graduated from the National University in Washington. In Taft’s administration he served as special Assistant United States Attorney General to George W. Wickersham from 1907 to 1913.

Later he began the practice of law in New York and became a specialist in corporation law. He was a member of the American Bar Association and the bar associations of the city, county and state. He was a member of the University Racquet Clubs of Washington and the Union League Club of New York.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nettie England McKercher, and three daughters, Mrs. William Simms, Mrs. J. E. Maynard and Mrs. John J. Redfield, all of Montclair.

OBITUARY OF DANIEL E. MCKERCHER

News has been received in Flint of the death Sunday of Daniel E. McKercher at this home in Los Angeles, after an illness of two years.

Mr. McKercher, who was widely known here, was born in Flint in 1859. With his family he moved to Green Bay, Wisconsin in 1915, taking up residence in Los Angeles about seven years ago. He married Mary Roche of Lapeer in 1885.

Their four children, all of whom graduated from Flint schools, survive him. They are Mrs. Genevieve Prince of Phoenix, Arizona, Mrs. Martha Morgan of Los Angeles, Mrs. Helen Adams of Toledo, Ohio and Daniel P. McKercher, factory manager of the Bunting Brass and Bronze Company of Toledo.

OBITUARY OF DANIEL MCKERCHER

Daniel McKercher, age eighty five years, died at Sioux City, Iowa, February 14.

Mr. McKercher was born in New York State, of Scotch parentage, and one of the old pioneers of Genesee county, coming to Michigan in the fall of 1836 with three companions, each taking up quite a large amount of land all in the township of Flint. This trip was made on foot from Niagara Falls through Canada. He then returned to his native state, when in 1838 he was united in marriage to Miss Florence E. McClandish, of New York. He remained there until the fall of 1843 when he removed his family here and settled in what is now known as the John Wilson farm, three and one-half miles southwest of this city-disposing of this he purchased a farm one mile nearer the city, where he resided about twenty years.

During this period his wife died and he married Mrs. Maggie McKenzie, of New York, who lived but a few years, Later he married a third time and removed to this city where he remained until 1870, when he went to Sioux City, where he has since made his home.

OBITUARY OF DANIEL LINGLE MCKERCHER

Daniel McKercher – Columbus Grove, Nov 7 – Daniel McKercher, 84, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Aaron Fulton, 619 N. Collett Street, Sunday morning.

Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. J. T. Blank, St. Johns; Mrs. Charles Spahr, Geyer, Oh.; Mrs. D. R. Crumrine, Route 1, Lima; Mrs. Glen Van Scoder, Columbus Grove, and the daughter at whose home he died; four sons, Fred, St. Johns; P. C. Milan, MI.; M. L. Columbus Grove, and R. D. Route 4, Lima; and two brothers, Charles of Danville, Ill.; and Duncan, Santa Fe, Ohio.

OBITUARY OF DONALD EDWIN MCKERCHER

Donald E. McKercher died July 27, 1966, age 76. He was born in Sioux City, Iowa.

OBITUARY OF COLONEL DUNCAN MCKERCHER

Colonel D. McKercher, one of the first settlers of Peabody, who has been identified with its interest ever since, died of cancer of the stomach, in the Axtell Hospital in Newton, at 3:45 p. m., Friday, March 9th, 1900. Age over 81 years.

Duncan McKercher was born Jan. 14, 1819, in York, N. Y., was educated in Geneseo Academy, and in 1843 was married to Betsy Benedict (who survives him, and is herself now an invalid, at her daughter’s home in Kansas City). In 1848 they settled in Wisconsin and were living in that state when the Civil War commenced.

He enlisted in July 1861, in the 10th Wisconsin infantry, and was discharged as its colonel in March 1865. In addition to the usual hardships of the soldier’s life, he suffered incarceration in Libby Prison for eighteen months.

He moved to Peabody in 1870, and has held his residence here nearly all the time since, being for many years prominent in local business and political affairs. He was always a staunch Republican.

For two years he had been afflicted with a diseased foot which, after vigorous and varied treatment, seemed to require amputation as a last resort. This was done by Dr. Axtell, of Newton, less than a year ago, but soon afterward gangrene developed above the cut and the operation was again performed. Even at his advanced age the Colonel still had the vigor to rally and recover so that he has frequently been seen out on our streets, even within the past month. For some time lately, however, his disease seemed to take on internal complications, being finally diagnosed as cancer of the stomach, and about a week ago before his death he was again taken to the hospital, only to find relief by death.

The funeral took place Saturday afternoon, from the residence of his son, F.B. McKercher, under the management of Peabody’s Post No. 89, of the Grand Army of the Republic, of which post the Colonel was a charter member. Comrade D. D. Akin preached the funeral sermon. The pallbearers, comrades and fellow-citizens of his were: T. M. Potter, Dr. L. A. Buck, T. C. Thoburn, A. A. Wheeler, J. H. C. Brewer and W. H. Morgan. The body was interred in the family grounds in Prairie Lawn Cemetery.

DEATH NOTICE FOR ELIZA LUCRETIA “LIDA” ROOT MCKERCHER

OBITUARY OF ELNORA LIPPINCOTT MCKERCHER

COLUMBUS GROVE - Death came Saturday evening to Mrs. Elnora Lippincott, 75, at her home in Columbus Grove.

OBITUARY OF FERNANDO ALEXIUS MCKERCHER

FUNERAL NOTICE FOR EMMA LUCILLE MCKERCHER

OBITUARY OF FINLAY MCKERCHER

Finlay McKercher, president and founder of the Equitable Savings & Loan Association and identified with the business development of Portland for more than 30 years, died yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock at his residence 634 Hasey street. He was 77 years old. Death came as result of an illness from which he had suffered several months.

During the heyday of prohibition agitation in Oregon, Mr. McKercher was prominently identified with the Prohibition Party hero. He was born at Flint, Michigan, and lived for a time at Sioux City, Iowa, where he was married to Julia Hooker, who died 20 years ago. He came west to Oregon with his wife in 1889 and was first connected here with the Pacific Coast Elevator Company.

Shortly after he organized the Equitable Savings and Loan Association and headed that concern since. He was an active member of the Hassalo-street Congregational church until it was disbanded as an organization. Of late years he had been a member of the Bible Students of America. Mr. McKercher was also for a time a member of the Masonic lodge in the east but had failed to keep up his affiliation after coming west.

OBITUARY OF FRANK MCKERCHER