The News-Sentinel 1937 - Fulton County Public Library
The News-Sentinel 1937 - Fulton County Public Library
The News-Sentinel 1937 - Fulton County Public Library
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Mrs. Matilda [BOYER] KESTNER, aged 75, died at her home 504 East Ninth Street at 8 o’clock<br />
Thursday morning after a five year illness due to carcinoma.<br />
<strong>The</strong> deceased was born on a farm near Macy on March 21, 1862, and was the daughter of George and<br />
Priscilla (TROESTER) BOYER.<br />
In a ceremony which was performed on September 19, 1885 the deceased was married to the late<br />
Henry KESTNER who was a veteran of the Civil War.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Kestner lived in Macy for a number of years. Mrs. Kestner has resided in Rochester for<br />
the past twenty-five years.<br />
<strong>The</strong> only immediate survivor is a son William (Bert) KESTNER former chief of police of this city.<br />
<strong>The</strong> funeral services will be held from the residence at 2 p.m. Saturday with Rev. L. E. SMITH<br />
officiating. Burial will be made in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.<br />
Roscoe Clayton COPENHAVER, 49, former resident of Argos, succumb ed Tuesday at the home of his<br />
daughter, Mrs. Eugene LONGLEY, of South Bend. Death was attributed to complications following an<br />
illness of seven weeks duration. Mr. Copenhaver had been a resident of South Bend for the past 17 years<br />
having moved to that city from Argos, Ind.<br />
<strong>The</strong> deceased was born at Tyner, Ind., Nov. 27th, 1888. He was united in marriage to Miss Sylvia<br />
BARKMAN of Rochester, on Dec. 27th, 1911. Mr. Copenhaver was owner of a Watch Shop located at<br />
1821 South Michigan street, South Bend.<br />
<strong>The</strong> survivors are the widow; a daughter Mrs. Jessie LONGLEY of South Bend; a grandson Jack<br />
LONGLEY; his mother, Mrs. Albatena COPENHAVER, of South Bend; three brothers, Artie<br />
[COPENHAVER] and Fred COPENHAVER of South Bend; Glenn COPENHAVER of Los Angeles,<br />
Calif.; and three sisters, Mrs. Zola BECK, Mrs. Berneice SNYDER and Mrs. Fern KISTLER, all of South<br />
Bend.<br />
<strong>The</strong> body will lay in the Orvis Chapel, 330 No. Main St., South Bend where the funeral will be held<br />
Friday afternoon, three o’clock. Burial will be made in the Fairview cemetery Mishawaka, Ind.<br />
Friday, December 31, <strong>1937</strong><br />
An error was made in the obituary of Mrs. Matilda KESTNER in <strong>The</strong> <strong>News</strong>-<strong>Sentinel</strong> Thursday when it<br />
was stated that Bert KESTNER was a son of the deceased. Bert Kestner is not a son of Mrs. Matilda<br />
Kestner, but William KESTNER is.