Rock Springs Miner no. 6 February 08, 1918 JAPANESE WOMAN DIES ON TRAIN The body of Mrs. I. Shiraishia was brought to the city on last Saturday night on a train from the east, her death occurring on the train. Mrs. Shiraishia was a Japanese, the wife of the section boss at Latham. She became ill last week and it was decided to bring her to the hospital in this city for treatment, but her death occurred from heart trouble after she had been placed on the train. The funeral was held from the City Undertaking parlors on Monday afternoon at two o'clock. Interment was made in the cemetery in this city. --- Rock Springs Miner no. 11 March 15, 1918, page 8 DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK The death of Catherine, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Henderson, of Reliance, occurred at 12:30 on Tuesday morning. The body was prepared for burial at the Fitzpatrick & Rogan undertaking parlors and was shipped to Hanna on Wednesday afternoon, where the funeral will be held. The death of Mike, the little ten-days-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Lash occurred last Saturday. The funeral services were held from the home on Seventh street, on Thursday afternoon. --- Rock Springs Miner no. 17 April 26, 1918 JAPANESE WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE A sad tragedy occurred at the new Harris coal camp north of the city on Tuesday evening, when Sumi Harata, a Japanese woman, committed suicide by hanging herself. Her husband, Rito Harata, had come to Rock Springs the same evening, bringing his boy who was suffering with penumonia to the hospital, thus leaving her alone. The Harata's came to this part of the country a few months ago from Colorado. Mrs. Harata has been in bad health for several years. During the past two years she had been in the hospital at Denver four times, and it is surmised that this fact, coupled with her boy's illness, had preyed upon her mind and in a fit of mental depression she had committed the rash act. The funeral took place on Thursday from Ace's undertaking parlors, Rev. F. C. Sager conducting the services. --- Rock Springs Miner no. 20 May 17, 1918 A fatal accident occurred at C mine, Superior, on Tuesday, the victim being Joe Pulchney, a Pole. Pulchney was at work in the mine when he was crushed beneath a heavy fall of rock. His back was broken and he only lived an hour and a half. The body was brought to this city by undertaker Rogan and prepared for burial. Deceased leaves a wife and three children in Superior, and a brother and sister in Oklahoma. A particularly sad feature in the case is that Pulchney had been working for a considerable time in B mine and had only been transferred to C mine that morning. --- Rock Springs Miner no. 29 July 19, 1918 DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK The death of Mangiro Togiri, a Japanese miner, occurred at the hospital on Sunday at the age of 42 years. His funeral was held from the City Undertaking Parlors on Monday evening and was largely attended by his fellow countrymen. The death of Paul, the little nine-months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Craig Parkinson, occurred at the hospital at 1:30 on Monday morning, after a brief illness from summer complaint. The little body was taken to the ranch at Big Sandy for burial. The death of Arturo Parotto, of Superior, occurred at the hospital on Tuesday, from typhoid fever. The deceased was twenty-eight years of age and a native of Italy and was well known in this locality. The funeral services will be held from the Fitzpatrick & Rogan Undertaking Parlors on Sunday afternoon, conducted by the American Federation of Human Rights, Lodge 361, Superior. The three months old son of Mrs. John Czysti of Superior, died on Tuesday morning at their home. The funeral services were held at the Fitzpatrick & Rogan undertaking parlors on Wednesday afternoon, and interment was made in Mountain View cemetery. --- Rock Springs Rocket no. 37 August 23, 1918 Olive Simkin Dies Suddenly in Canada The many friends of Miss Olive Simkin were grieved to learn of her death at Consort, Alberta, Canada, which occurred last Thursday of heart failure. Some of the relatives said she had gone to the well for a pail of water and had become faint from the sun and fell into a tank of water. She seemed none the worse for the experience but later went to lie down and they found her dead. Deceased was born and raised in Rock Springs and left about two years ago to make her home with her brother John, at Consort, Alberta, Canada. Funeral services were conducted this afternoon at the Masonic Temple at 2:30 o'clock, under the auspices of the Eastern Star. The prayer was given by Rev. Jenkins of the Congregational church. Deceased had for years been a faithful member some time past had attended the Christian Science meetings. Left to mourn the loss of a devoted sister are a sister, Mrs. Chas. Fawcett of Consort, Canada, and three brothers, John, also of Consort, Robert and Gavin of this city, all of whom have the sympathy of a large circle of friends. Deceased was also a member of the Women of Woodcraft. Many beautiful flowers were sent as evidence of the esteem in which the departed was held and the services were very largely attended. --- Rock Springs Miner no. 44 November 01, 1918 DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK The death of John Alesch, a Slavish miner, employed at Black Buttes, occurred on Wednesday from influenza. He was thirty-two years of age. His funeral will be held from Fitzpatrick & Rogans. Another death from influenza occurred on Wednesday evening when Mrs. Alfred Branch passed away. She leaves a husband and four little children. Her funeral will be held at five o'clock this afternoon from the City Undertaking Parlors. George Nitse, a Greek, 53 years old, died at the hospital on Saturday. He was a resident of Rock Springs for twelve years. He leaves a son in Green River. The funeral will be on Wednesday afternoon. David O. Thomas died at his home in Gunn Saturday from Spanish influenza. Mr. Thomas was 41 years of age and leaves a wife and four daughters. The funeral was held from Ace's on Monday afternoon 4 o'clock. L.O.O.M. will have charge of the funeral. Mrs. John Morrison died at her home at Harris on Saturday evening at 8 o'clock from Spanish influenza. Funeral services will be held from Ace's undertaking parlors on Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Anton Sudy, an Austrian, employed as a miner at Gunn, died there on Sunday of Spanish influenza. Deceased was 37 years of age and has a wife in Austria. The body was brought to the City undertaking parlors and the funeral took place on Monday afternoon. Father Schifferer conducted services at the cemetery. The death of the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Tomicich occurred at the home in Megeath, on Monday night. The funeral will be held in this city on Wednesday afternoon. James Hollis, a miner, of Superior, died at the hospital on Tuesday morning of pneumonia. The body was taken to the undertaking parlors of Fitzpatrick & Rogan, where it is being held awaiting instructions from his relatives in the east, who have been communicated with. Deceased was 34 years of age. He was a member of several lodges in Baysville, Ohio, and these lodges have also been communicated with. --- Rock Springs Miner no. 47 November 22, 1918 CHARLES BAIR "KILLED IN ACTION" SEPT. 28 Another message brining sorrow to a Rock Springs home arrived yesterday morning, when a telegram addressed to Samuel E. Blair was recieved here, stating that his son, Charles A. Blair, had been killed in action on Sept. 28th. The message caused some confusion, as there is no one by the name of Samuel E. Blair in the city, but investigation disclosed the fact that the message probably was meant for Samuel E. Bair, 120 Grant street, who had a son, Charles A., in the service. Mr. Bair took up the matter with the war department and is now convinced that the message was meant for him and that his son has given his life in the great battle in which so many Wyoming boys have participated. Mr. and Mrs. Bair had received a letter from their son only a few days ago, written on Sept. 23. In this letter he stated that he was feeling fine and enjoying life in the army. He said that he was one of the company cooks and was getting on well. From the letter they had no idea that he was to take part in the big drive. Charles Bair was among the boys who left Rock Springs on the 26th of May, 1918, going from here to Camp Lewis. From Camp Lewis he went to Camp Kearny, California, from which camp he went to France as a member of Co. E, 157th infantry, which was a part of the 40th division. He was of a cheerful, happy disposition and was without doubt a brave soldier. Beside his parents, he leaves one brother, William, who is with the United States army in France, and one sister, Mrs. Thomas Irwin, of this city. To these bereaved relatives the people of Rock Springs extend their sympathy in the great loss they have sustained. --- Rock Springs Miner no. 48 November 29, 1918 TWO MORE DEATHS FROM INFLUENZA Several more deaths resulting from influenza are reported. The first was that of Benedict Dinish, which occurred at his home at Gunn on Saturday night. The body was brought to Ace's undertaking parlors, where it is awaiting arrangements for burial. The second death was that of B. Olivero, which occurred at his home on North Front street, in this city, at 6 o'clock Sunday evening. Mr. Olivero was a shoemaker and was well known in Rock Springs. He leaves a wife and four little children. He was 38 years of age. The funeral will be held at the Fitzpatrick and Rogan undertaking parlors at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. --- Rock Springs Miner no. 50 December 13, 1918 MANY MORE DEATHS OCCUR AT SUPERIOR One of the deaths which occurred last Friday was that of Charlie Valleto. He leaves a wife and four little children. His body was brought to Rock Springs, where the funeral was held on Sunday. Another victim was Tony Massera. He was unmarried and leaves no relations here, a brother having died a few months ago from tick bite. His body was also brought here for burial. The third to die was Harry Plagman. He was unmarried and has a brother in Montana, and his remains will probably be shipped to Montana for burial. The death of John Bonini occurred on Sunday at Superior from influenza. The funeral was held at 2 o'clock on Tuesday from Fitzpatrick & Hogan's undertaking parlors. He was a man highly respected by his countrymen. Herman Frick passed away on Monday at Superior, his death resulting from pneumonia following flu. The funeral was held at Superior on Monday evening at 6 o'clock. Peter Ward was another victim of influenza at Superior on Monday. Arrangements are being made to ship his body to his former home at Colorado Springs for burial. Joe Endrighi was another miner who succumbed to the epidemic at Superior. Deceased was 32 years of age and was a native of Austria. The funeral was held on Monday from the City undertaking parlors, Father Walsh officiating. --- Rock Springs Miner no. 51 December 20, 1918 JOHN BITANGO WAS BURIED WEDNESDAY The funeral of John Bitango was held from the City Undertaking parlors on Wednesday. Bitango was a resident of Superior, was 33 years old and unmarried. His death occurred last Sunday, but the funeral was set for Wednesday, awaiting the arrival of his brother from Chicago. ---