Webster, John Christopher 1856 - 1918

WEBSTER, HARDY, TIMM, TRUMBULL, LEMON, JONES, TODD

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Date: 6/26/2024 at 10:12:53

Source: Cresco Plain Dealer May 3, 1918, FP C4

Death of J. C. Webster.
The community was greatly shocked yesterday afternoon to learn of the death at noon of J. C. Webster at Mercy hospital in Chicago where on Sunday last he underwent an operation for gallstones. He underwent a similar operation about five years ago but has had severe recurrent attacks which necessitated another operation in the hope of relief. He had several attacks after leaving Cresco last Friday and the weakened condition in which they left him probably cased a failure to rally from the operation.
It is expected that the remains will arrive in Cresco on Saturday morning for interment in the family lot in the Kendallville cemetery, with the funeral in charge of the Masonic fraternity.

Source: Cresco Plain Dealer May 17, 1918, P4 C1

OBITUARY.
Webster.
John Christopher Webster was born near Crawfordsville, Indiana, Feb. 25, 1856. Came to Winneshiek county, Iowa, where his parents took a homestead near Kendallville when he was six months of age. Here he grew to manhood. He was married in September, 1878, to Della I. Hardy. To this union two children were born, the first dying in infancy, the other, Mrs. Winifred Timm of Concord, N. H. His work in early manhood was along educational lines, teaching in many parts of northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. He was county superintendent of schools for a period of four years after which he entered into the real estate and abstract business being at the time of his death president of the American Loan and Investment Co.
He was a member of Cresco Lodge No. 150 A. F. & A. M., Shiloh Chap{t}er No. 65 R. A. M., Beauseant Commandery No. 12 of Decorah and El Kahir Temple A. A. O. N. M. S. of Cedar Rapids.
He was married Dec. 19, 1917, at Seattle, Wash., to Miss Anna Trumbull, since which time he had made his home in Minneapolis. He was the eldest of eleven children, his parents, two brothers and two sisters preceding him in death.
His death, which occurred at Mercy hospital, Chicago, May 2, 1918, was due to pneumonia following an operation for gallstones. The remains were accompanied to Cresco by his widow, daughter Winifred, Dr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Webster, sister Hattie and Geo. Webster, Jr., of Chicago.
The brothers and sisters surviving are: Dr. G. W. Webster of Chicago, Hamilton T. of Elgin, Ill., W. J. of Cresco, Hattie of Chicago, Mrs. Chas. Lemon and Mrs. T. H. Jones of Cresco. He was a regular attendant of the Congregational church where funeral services were conducted by his pastor, Rev. Bockoven. The funeral was in charge of the Masons. Interment was in the family lot at Kendallville.
Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Todd of Sioux Falls, S. D., cousins of the deceased, were in attendance at the funeral.

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