Gustave Sussdorff, M.D., who was described in his obituary in the 7 April 1903 (Tuesday) edition of "The San Francisco Call" newspaper, was born in North Carolina in 1942, and went on to become a respected physician during the late 1800s.
Following medical training in Virginia and New York, he graduated from Long Island College in 1866. He then "practiced actively in the East for twenty years," and "was a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, member of the Medical Society of the County of New York, a member of the Northwestern Medical and Surgical Society and other prominent and learned organizations."
In 1891, he relocated with his family to the San Francisco Bay Area of California, where he became "superintendent of the City and County Hospital" before "resigning in 1899." According to Kenneth Anderson, author of "Strychnine & Gold (Part 1)," Dr. Sussdorff was associated with the Keeley Institute of Los Gatos, California, and operated his related medical practice in an office in San Francisco's Academy of Science Building.
ILLNESS, DEATH AND INTERMENT
Sometime in March of 1903, Dr. Sussdorff caught a cold that quickly turned into pneumonia, which claimed his life "last Saturday night at St. Mary's Hospital," according to that same Tuesday edition of "The San Francisco Call."
Aged 58 at the time of his passing, he was survived by his wife, Nora Elizabeth (Sieger) Sussdorff, and their only son, Homer Sussdorff. [Dr. Sussdorff's wife, a native of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, was descended from William H. Sieger (1845-1942), who had served with the 47th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War prior to becoming a co-owner/operator of the historic Eagle Hotel in Allentown, Pennsylvania during the late 1860s. Sometime prior to 1916, she remarried to John Van Horne/Vanhorne, and her son, Homer, adopted the name of his stepfather, becoming "Homer Ignatius Van Horne." He later went on to become a physician in California. His burial location is documented in Find A Grave memorial #204402001.]
Dr. Sussdorff's funeral was held at noon on Tuesday, 7 April 1903 in "the mortuary chapel of the Golden Gate Undertaking Company, 2475 Mission street" with his "interment ... in Cypress Lawn Cemetery, the funeral car leaving Eighteenth and Guerrero streets at 12:30 o'clock."
Sources:
1. "Pneumonia Causes Death of Dr. Gustave Sussdorff: Eminent Medical Practitioner, Who Was Recipient of Numerous Medical Honors, Passes Away." San Francisco, California: "The San Francisco Call," 7 April 1903.
2. Anderson, Kenneth. "Strychnine & Gold (Part 1): Part One of the Untold History of Addiction Treatment in the United States." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Self-published, 2021.
3. Bates, Samuel P. "History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5," vol. 1. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: B. Singerly State Printer, 1869.
4. Nora Seigle [sic; widow of Dr. Gustave Sussdorff], in U.S. Census (1870: West Salem Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania). Washington, D.C.: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
5. William H. Sieger [grandfather of Gustave Sussdorff's wife, Nora Elizabeth (Sieger) Sussdorff] in "Levi Hottenstein Claimed by Death: Former Hotel Man Passes Away at Age of 87 Years: Long Conducted the Old Eagle: And Still Owns the Site, One of Most Valuable Properties in Allentown, Now Occupied by Globe Store—Prominent in Reformed Church." Allentown, Pennsylvania: "The Allentown Leader," 16 February 1907.
Following medical training in Virginia and New York, he graduated from Long Island College in 1866. He then "practiced actively in the East for twenty years," and "was a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, member of the Medical Society of the County of New York, a member of the Northwestern Medical and Surgical Society and other prominent and learned organizations."
In 1891, he relocated with his family to the San Francisco Bay Area of California, where he became "superintendent of the City and County Hospital" before "resigning in 1899." According to Kenneth Anderson, author of "Strychnine & Gold (Part 1)," Dr. Sussdorff was associated with the Keeley Institute of Los Gatos, California, and operated his related medical practice in an office in San Francisco's Academy of Science Building.
ILLNESS, DEATH AND INTERMENT
Sometime in March of 1903, Dr. Sussdorff caught a cold that quickly turned into pneumonia, which claimed his life "last Saturday night at St. Mary's Hospital," according to that same Tuesday edition of "The San Francisco Call."
Aged 58 at the time of his passing, he was survived by his wife, Nora Elizabeth (Sieger) Sussdorff, and their only son, Homer Sussdorff. [Dr. Sussdorff's wife, a native of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, was descended from William H. Sieger (1845-1942), who had served with the 47th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War prior to becoming a co-owner/operator of the historic Eagle Hotel in Allentown, Pennsylvania during the late 1860s. Sometime prior to 1916, she remarried to John Van Horne/Vanhorne, and her son, Homer, adopted the name of his stepfather, becoming "Homer Ignatius Van Horne." He later went on to become a physician in California. His burial location is documented in Find A Grave memorial #204402001.]
Dr. Sussdorff's funeral was held at noon on Tuesday, 7 April 1903 in "the mortuary chapel of the Golden Gate Undertaking Company, 2475 Mission street" with his "interment ... in Cypress Lawn Cemetery, the funeral car leaving Eighteenth and Guerrero streets at 12:30 o'clock."
Sources:
1. "Pneumonia Causes Death of Dr. Gustave Sussdorff: Eminent Medical Practitioner, Who Was Recipient of Numerous Medical Honors, Passes Away." San Francisco, California: "The San Francisco Call," 7 April 1903.
2. Anderson, Kenneth. "Strychnine & Gold (Part 1): Part One of the Untold History of Addiction Treatment in the United States." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Self-published, 2021.
3. Bates, Samuel P. "History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5," vol. 1. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: B. Singerly State Printer, 1869.
4. Nora Seigle [sic; widow of Dr. Gustave Sussdorff], in U.S. Census (1870: West Salem Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania). Washington, D.C.: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
5. William H. Sieger [grandfather of Gustave Sussdorff's wife, Nora Elizabeth (Sieger) Sussdorff] in "Levi Hottenstein Claimed by Death: Former Hotel Man Passes Away at Age of 87 Years: Long Conducted the Old Eagle: And Still Owns the Site, One of Most Valuable Properties in Allentown, Now Occupied by Globe Store—Prominent in Reformed Church." Allentown, Pennsylvania: "The Allentown Leader," 16 February 1907.
Gustave Sussdorff, M.D., who was described in his obituary in the 7 April 1903 (Tuesday) edition of "The San Francisco Call" newspaper, was born in North Carolina in 1942, and went on to become a respected physician during the late 1800s.
Following medical training in Virginia and New York, he graduated from Long Island College in 1866. He then "practiced actively in the East for twenty years," and "was a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, member of the Medical Society of the County of New York, a member of the Northwestern Medical and Surgical Society and other prominent and learned organizations."
In 1891, he relocated with his family to the San Francisco Bay Area of California, where he became "superintendent of the City and County Hospital" before "resigning in 1899." According to Kenneth Anderson, author of "Strychnine & Gold (Part 1)," Dr. Sussdorff was associated with the Keeley Institute of Los Gatos, California, and operated his related medical practice in an office in San Francisco's Academy of Science Building.
ILLNESS, DEATH AND INTERMENT
Sometime in March of 1903, Dr. Sussdorff caught a cold that quickly turned into pneumonia, which claimed his life "last Saturday night at St. Mary's Hospital," according to that same Tuesday edition of "The San Francisco Call."
Aged 58 at the time of his passing, he was survived by his wife, Nora Elizabeth (Sieger) Sussdorff, and their only son, Homer Sussdorff. [Dr. Sussdorff's wife, a native of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, was descended from William H. Sieger (1845-1942), who had served with the 47th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War prior to becoming a co-owner/operator of the historic Eagle Hotel in Allentown, Pennsylvania during the late 1860s. Sometime prior to 1916, she remarried to John Van Horne/Vanhorne, and her son, Homer, adopted the name of his stepfather, becoming "Homer Ignatius Van Horne." He later went on to become a physician in California. His burial location is documented in Find A Grave memorial #204402001.]
Dr. Sussdorff's funeral was held at noon on Tuesday, 7 April 1903 in "the mortuary chapel of the Golden Gate Undertaking Company, 2475 Mission street" with his "interment ... in Cypress Lawn Cemetery, the funeral car leaving Eighteenth and Guerrero streets at 12:30 o'clock."
Sources:
1. "Pneumonia Causes Death of Dr. Gustave Sussdorff: Eminent Medical Practitioner, Who Was Recipient of Numerous Medical Honors, Passes Away." San Francisco, California: "The San Francisco Call," 7 April 1903.
2. Anderson, Kenneth. "Strychnine & Gold (Part 1): Part One of the Untold History of Addiction Treatment in the United States." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Self-published, 2021.
3. Bates, Samuel P. "History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5," vol. 1. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: B. Singerly State Printer, 1869.
4. Nora Seigle [sic; widow of Dr. Gustave Sussdorff], in U.S. Census (1870: West Salem Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania). Washington, D.C.: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
5. William H. Sieger [grandfather of Gustave Sussdorff's wife, Nora Elizabeth (Sieger) Sussdorff] in "Levi Hottenstein Claimed by Death: Former Hotel Man Passes Away at Age of 87 Years: Long Conducted the Old Eagle: And Still Owns the Site, One of Most Valuable Properties in Allentown, Now Occupied by Globe Store—Prominent in Reformed Church." Allentown, Pennsylvania: "The Allentown Leader," 16 February 1907.
Following medical training in Virginia and New York, he graduated from Long Island College in 1866. He then "practiced actively in the East for twenty years," and "was a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, member of the Medical Society of the County of New York, a member of the Northwestern Medical and Surgical Society and other prominent and learned organizations."
In 1891, he relocated with his family to the San Francisco Bay Area of California, where he became "superintendent of the City and County Hospital" before "resigning in 1899." According to Kenneth Anderson, author of "Strychnine & Gold (Part 1)," Dr. Sussdorff was associated with the Keeley Institute of Los Gatos, California, and operated his related medical practice in an office in San Francisco's Academy of Science Building.
ILLNESS, DEATH AND INTERMENT
Sometime in March of 1903, Dr. Sussdorff caught a cold that quickly turned into pneumonia, which claimed his life "last Saturday night at St. Mary's Hospital," according to that same Tuesday edition of "The San Francisco Call."
Aged 58 at the time of his passing, he was survived by his wife, Nora Elizabeth (Sieger) Sussdorff, and their only son, Homer Sussdorff. [Dr. Sussdorff's wife, a native of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, was descended from William H. Sieger (1845-1942), who had served with the 47th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War prior to becoming a co-owner/operator of the historic Eagle Hotel in Allentown, Pennsylvania during the late 1860s. Sometime prior to 1916, she remarried to John Van Horne/Vanhorne, and her son, Homer, adopted the name of his stepfather, becoming "Homer Ignatius Van Horne." He later went on to become a physician in California. His burial location is documented in Find A Grave memorial #204402001.]
Dr. Sussdorff's funeral was held at noon on Tuesday, 7 April 1903 in "the mortuary chapel of the Golden Gate Undertaking Company, 2475 Mission street" with his "interment ... in Cypress Lawn Cemetery, the funeral car leaving Eighteenth and Guerrero streets at 12:30 o'clock."
Sources:
1. "Pneumonia Causes Death of Dr. Gustave Sussdorff: Eminent Medical Practitioner, Who Was Recipient of Numerous Medical Honors, Passes Away." San Francisco, California: "The San Francisco Call," 7 April 1903.
2. Anderson, Kenneth. "Strychnine & Gold (Part 1): Part One of the Untold History of Addiction Treatment in the United States." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Self-published, 2021.
3. Bates, Samuel P. "History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5," vol. 1. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: B. Singerly State Printer, 1869.
4. Nora Seigle [sic; widow of Dr. Gustave Sussdorff], in U.S. Census (1870: West Salem Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania). Washington, D.C.: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
5. William H. Sieger [grandfather of Gustave Sussdorff's wife, Nora Elizabeth (Sieger) Sussdorff] in "Levi Hottenstein Claimed by Death: Former Hotel Man Passes Away at Age of 87 Years: Long Conducted the Old Eagle: And Still Owns the Site, One of Most Valuable Properties in Allentown, Now Occupied by Globe Store—Prominent in Reformed Church." Allentown, Pennsylvania: "The Allentown Leader," 16 February 1907.
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