THE KARYN PROJECT
OBITUARIES, DEATH RECORDS and MORE

SURNAMES R
Everett Daily Herald
December 3, 1910

   Josie RAE, the youngest daughter of Constable and Mrs. J. P. RAE, died at the 
family residence yesterday.  She is survived by her parents and two sisters, Mrs. J. 
M. ORDWAY and Mrs. A. W. CAMPBELL.  Private funeral services will be held Sunday 
afternoon.

Everett Daily Herald
4/7/1919

	Mrs. Josephine Rea, wife of J.P. Rea, of this city died last night in Seattle at 
the age of 76 years. Mrs. Rea resided in Snohomish for 31 years and was a member of 
the Womens Relief Corps. She leaves a large circle of friends. Mrs. Rea is survived 
by her husband, two daughters, Mrs. J.M. Ordway and Mrs. Archie Campbell, and one 
great-grandaughter, Miss Odessa Benham. The ladies of the W.R.C. will conduct funeral 
services tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Purdy & Sons's chapel Interment will be made in the 
G.A.R. cemtery.

G.A.R. cemetery
Rea  Jasper Putnam                                      
Rea   Josie Zelma 

Everett Daily Herald
3/11/1924

J.P. Rea, 85 years old, a well known resident of Snohomish died this mroning at 1:30 
o'clock at the home of his daughter Mrs. J.M. Ordway at 328 Maple street following a 
stroke of paralysis a week ago. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at 
Purdy & Sons chapel, the Rev. Charles Baird officiating, interment will be in G.A.R. 
cemetery. 

Mr. Rea was born in Cabet Vt. Thirty six years ago he came to Snohomish and engaged 
in carpentry. Later he went into the draying business. For several years he was 
postoffice route messenger landing the pouches between the railway depot and the 
postoffice. Prior to three years ago since which time he was not active, he was 
truant officer for the school district. He was a member of Snohomish Aerie 125 F.O.E. 
nineteen years. Surviving Mr. Rea are two daughters Mrs. Ordway and Mrs. A.W. 
Campbell of Snohomish; two grandaughters Mrs. Jessie Benham of Seattle and Mrs. Sadie 
Pinkerton, two great grand children and one brother Charles Rea of Andover, Ma. and 
one sister Mrs. Alice Deardorn of Andover, Ma.

Everett Daily Herald
12 October 1910

   Mrs. Sarah REES, living at Marsh Land, near Snohomish, passed away Monday morning 
after a short illness, aged 29 years.  She leaves besides her husband, two small 
children, father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph BOUND, two brothers and eight 
sisters, all living near by.  Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 
1 o'clock at the residence.  The internment will be in Marsh Land cemetery under the 
direction of Maulsby & Sons.

REES/REESE NOTES

Sarah Rees 1881-1910
Rose B. Reese 1863-1951 buried at Marshland Cemetery near Everett

Griffith Reese son of John b/1847 who died 6-1-1909

G.A.R. cemetery at Snohomish
Rees William Cole 1 year 6 month Dec.-25-1928           
Reese   Griffith                                        
Reese   Infant  unmarked infant
Reese   Jessie                                  
Reese   William E       37  Mar.-19-1955

Monroe Monitor
8 April 1927

Mrs. Luther Fox Dies After Long Illness

Mary E. Fox, wife of Luther Fox of Park Place passed away at the Aldercrest 
sanitarium on Tuesday night of this week.  Mary Roberts was born in Monroe, February 
27, 1884, and was 43 years old at the time of her death.  Her illness dates back 
several years.  When her condition became serious, she went to Aldercrest in the hope
that she migh recover and again be able to take her place with her family.  Such 
however was not to be.  Mrs. Fox was a patient sufferer throughout all her long 
illness and died calmly and with hope of a future life beyond the grave.

She leaves to mourn her passing  her aged mother, Mrs. Mary Roberts of Park Place, 
two sisters, a brother, four children, Robert, Lester, Raymond and Queen and her 
husband, all at home.

The Monitor with many friends here where she was born and reared extend sympathy to 
the bereaved husband, children and other relatives.

The funeral is in charge of Purdy and Sons, and will be held from the Purdy chapel 
tomorrow at 1:30 p.m.  Rev. P. H. Raymond of Mount Vernon will preach the funeral 
sermon.

The following are to act as pall-bearers:  George Lyons, Stanley Louden, Emerson 
Louden, John Ren, Lenord Watson, Victor Orr.
ROBERTS NOTES

Flora Cassie Roberts was born 2-5-1875 (death cert date)(1877 family historical date) 
in Lancaster, Schuyler Co, MO, married Frank Catron (in 1906 in St. Louis, IL?) Moved 
to Everett, WA before 1912 (her father, Charles Roberts, died that year and she paid 
for the burial) (Mothers name was Algebertha Jane Wallace d. 1904. She is listed on 
the death cert as Elija Jane Wallace) Flora died 4-14-1959 at 2 West McGill in rural 
Everett. Age 84 and the name on the death cert. is Floy Catherine Catron, the 
informant was Mrs. Beulah Wise, 2 West McGill, Everett. 

(from   cmsminihorses@centurytel.net  )

Everett Daily Herald
13 September 1902

Little Lillian Robinson Dead

Lillian, the 9-year-old daughter of C. D. Robinson, manager of Bruhn and Henry's 
store, died at an early hour this morning from peritonitis from which she had been an
intense sufferer for over a week.  For several days the doctors despaired of saving 
her life, but Thursday morning she seemed much better and there were hopes that she 
was convalescing.  Yesterday she began to grow worse and the end came shortly after 
midnight.  The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the 
Congregational church.

Everett Daily Herald
December 14, 1910

   Mrs. Carl RODD, died this morning at the age of 55 years at the family residence, 
1310 Wall street, after an illness of four months.  She is survived by her husband 
and nine children, Mrs. Anna HEXBERG, Inga, Frank, George, Lewis, Edward, Albert, 
Edward, Bertha and Viola RODD.  The deceased was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran
church.  Funeral arrangements have not been completed.

Everett Daily Herald
December 17, 1910

   The funeral of Mrs. RODD, will be held Sunday at noon from the Norwegian Synod 
church, 2930 Lombard, instead of from Maulsby's Chapel.

Everett Daily Herald
October 8, 1910

   John RODENBUSH, a veteran of the Civil War, died yesterday evening at the advanced
age of 79 years.  He was a member of company C Thirtieth Missouri volunteers.  He was
born in Pennsylvania.  His son, John RODENBUSH, is manager of the Snohomish Milk 
condensery.  The funeral will be held Sunday at 2 o'clock from Moran's chapel.

Monroe Monitor
7 October 1927

Harry Ross, age 29, was instantly killed while at work for the Puget Sound Power & 
Light company as lineman at Coupeville, on Monday afternoon at two o'clock.  
Surviving him are his wife and two children, Betty Mae, two years of age and Harry 
Robert, five and a half months; his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Ross, two 
brothers, Albin and Occo Ross, and sisters, Vern Ross, Mrs. Mervin Ripple, all of 
Ephrata and one sister, Mrs. C. L. Schick of Monroe.

Funeral servives were held at the chapel of the Home Funeral parlors Thursday 
afternoon at two o'clock, Rev. E. J. Bates, officiating.  Interment was in the 
I.O.O.F. cemetery, Monroe.

Everett Sun dated 1891 
(no obit was found for Ruff) 

George C. Ruff Auditor of Snohomish county was born in Baltimore, Md of German 
parents on 11-14-1814. Mr. Ruff recieved the advantage of a common school education 
in his native city. During the civil war at the age of 17 he was enlisted in the 
regular army and was assigned to Light Battery A. of the Second regiment of the 
United States Artillery and served his term of three years in the Army of the 
Potomac. He was discharged from the service on June 20 of 1865 at expiration of 
enlistment. Mr. Ruff has been a resident of Snohomish city since 3-10-1886 and was 
employed as yardman and salesman for Blackman Bros, a little three and a half years. 
After their old saw mill was destroyed by fire, we next had him in the employment of 
the Snohomish Mfg. Co. At the last election he was nominated for Auditor on the 
democratic ticket and was elected by a large majority. 

George C. Ruff died 8-11-1897 age 53 said born in Md. 
In Phoebe A. Ruff obit notes dauther Mrs. Jellison and two sons but did not name 
them.

Everett Herald
1 September 1977

Amy Russell, 98, of Sultan, died Sept. 1 in Monroe.

Funeral services Saturday, 2 p.m., in the Sultan Community Methodist Church under the 
direction of the Purdy and Kerr Chapel, Monroe.

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