Fort Wayne News, Allen County, Indiana
Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1909
William W. Bireley, aged fifty-nine years and ten days, 2112 South Calhoun street, died at the St. Joseph's hospital at 9:15 o'clock Tuesday night, fifteen days after undergoing an operation for gall stones.
The deceased was an old and prominent resident of Fort Wayne, coming to this city in 1864 from Piqua, O. He first took employment here at the Olds spoke factory, returning to the same position some time later after serving as street car motorman under Superintendent McNutt. For the past twenty-five years he had been an employe in the blacksmith shops of the Pennsylvania railroad. On Nov. 17, he was slightly injured while at his work and after one week's illness, had recovered sufficiently to resume his work, when he again took sick and was taken to the St. Joseph's hospital, this being Dec. 12. The next day the operation was performed and he remained at the hospital until his death came.
Surviving him are the widow and five children, Jesse, Claude, Chester and Arthur of Los Angeles, Cal., and Mrs. R. E. Anderson; all the children being married and living in this city, except Arthur. He also leaves two brothers, Luther Bireley, of Fort Wayne, and Oliver, of Piqua, O., and three sisters, Mrs. Godfrey, of Parkersburg, Pa., Mrs. Cartwright, of Butler, Pa., and Mrs. Freck of Aboite township.
Funeral services will be held under the auspices of the Red Men's lodge Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, from the residence of his daughter, Mrs. R. E. Anderson, 723 Madison street. Rev. Beyer will officiate. Interment at Lindenwood.
Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1909
William W. Bireley, aged fifty-nine years and ten days, 2112 South Calhoun street, died at the St. Joseph's hospital at 9:15 o'clock Tuesday night, fifteen days after undergoing an operation for gall stones.
The deceased was an old and prominent resident of Fort Wayne, coming to this city in 1864 from Piqua, O. He first took employment here at the Olds spoke factory, returning to the same position some time later after serving as street car motorman under Superintendent McNutt. For the past twenty-five years he had been an employe in the blacksmith shops of the Pennsylvania railroad. On Nov. 17, he was slightly injured while at his work and after one week's illness, had recovered sufficiently to resume his work, when he again took sick and was taken to the St. Joseph's hospital, this being Dec. 12. The next day the operation was performed and he remained at the hospital until his death came.
Surviving him are the widow and five children, Jesse, Claude, Chester and Arthur of Los Angeles, Cal., and Mrs. R. E. Anderson; all the children being married and living in this city, except Arthur. He also leaves two brothers, Luther Bireley, of Fort Wayne, and Oliver, of Piqua, O., and three sisters, Mrs. Godfrey, of Parkersburg, Pa., Mrs. Cartwright, of Butler, Pa., and Mrs. Freck of Aboite township.
Funeral services will be held under the auspices of the Red Men's lodge Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, from the residence of his daughter, Mrs. R. E. Anderson, 723 Madison street. Rev. Beyer will officiate. Interment at Lindenwood.
Fort Wayne News, Allen County, Indiana
Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1909
William W. Bireley, aged fifty-nine years and ten days, 2112 South Calhoun street, died at the St. Joseph's hospital at 9:15 o'clock Tuesday night, fifteen days after undergoing an operation for gall stones.
The deceased was an old and prominent resident of Fort Wayne, coming to this city in 1864 from Piqua, O. He first took employment here at the Olds spoke factory, returning to the same position some time later after serving as street car motorman under Superintendent McNutt. For the past twenty-five years he had been an employe in the blacksmith shops of the Pennsylvania railroad. On Nov. 17, he was slightly injured while at his work and after one week's illness, had recovered sufficiently to resume his work, when he again took sick and was taken to the St. Joseph's hospital, this being Dec. 12. The next day the operation was performed and he remained at the hospital until his death came.
Surviving him are the widow and five children, Jesse, Claude, Chester and Arthur of Los Angeles, Cal., and Mrs. R. E. Anderson; all the children being married and living in this city, except Arthur. He also leaves two brothers, Luther Bireley, of Fort Wayne, and Oliver, of Piqua, O., and three sisters, Mrs. Godfrey, of Parkersburg, Pa., Mrs. Cartwright, of Butler, Pa., and Mrs. Freck of Aboite township.
Funeral services will be held under the auspices of the Red Men's lodge Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, from the residence of his daughter, Mrs. R. E. Anderson, 723 Madison street. Rev. Beyer will officiate. Interment at Lindenwood.
Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1909
William W. Bireley, aged fifty-nine years and ten days, 2112 South Calhoun street, died at the St. Joseph's hospital at 9:15 o'clock Tuesday night, fifteen days after undergoing an operation for gall stones.
The deceased was an old and prominent resident of Fort Wayne, coming to this city in 1864 from Piqua, O. He first took employment here at the Olds spoke factory, returning to the same position some time later after serving as street car motorman under Superintendent McNutt. For the past twenty-five years he had been an employe in the blacksmith shops of the Pennsylvania railroad. On Nov. 17, he was slightly injured while at his work and after one week's illness, had recovered sufficiently to resume his work, when he again took sick and was taken to the St. Joseph's hospital, this being Dec. 12. The next day the operation was performed and he remained at the hospital until his death came.
Surviving him are the widow and five children, Jesse, Claude, Chester and Arthur of Los Angeles, Cal., and Mrs. R. E. Anderson; all the children being married and living in this city, except Arthur. He also leaves two brothers, Luther Bireley, of Fort Wayne, and Oliver, of Piqua, O., and three sisters, Mrs. Godfrey, of Parkersburg, Pa., Mrs. Cartwright, of Butler, Pa., and Mrs. Freck of Aboite township.
Funeral services will be held under the auspices of the Red Men's lodge Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, from the residence of his daughter, Mrs. R. E. Anderson, 723 Madison street. Rev. Beyer will officiate. Interment at Lindenwood.
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