Sidney A. Rummery 1849-1912

RUMMERY, COTTRELL, KREBBS, BREINER, ANTHONY, MCINTYRE, JOY, HARTMAN

Posted By: Beverly Gerdts (email)
Date: 1/19/2025 at 11:51:01

The Wapello Republican, Columbus Junction, Iowa
Thursday, November 14, 1912
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Wednesday's Journal: The blighting of the life romance of Sidney A. Rummery two weeks ago, when his wife died, resulted in his death last evening, at 7 o'clock at his home on West Fourth street. Grieving over the loss of his wife, he became a broken man, although enjoying the best of health at the time of the demise of his wife. He was 63 years of age. The aged resident, who had made Muscatine his home for fifty-nine years, having come here with his parents at the age of four years from Strongville, O., where he was born May 4, 1849, was noted among his friends for his cheerful disposition. The shock of Mrs. Rummery's death made him morose and lethargic, terminating last evening in his own death.

He was married twice, his second marriage taking place in January 1877, to Miss Ella Cottrell, who preceded him in death about two weeks ago. Up to about six years ago he had resided continuously on Muscatine Island, when he removed to 413 East Fourth street and resided there up to the time of the death of his wife, later making his home with E. W. Krebbs, at 310 East third street. He is survived by four children, on having died when at the age of eight years, they being: Mrs. RoseBell Breiner, of Fruitland; Mrs. Mary Augusta Anthony, of Grandview, Iowa, Mrs. Jessie May McIntyre, of New Boston, Ill., and Sidney V. Rummery, of Oak street. one sister and one brother and two half brothers also survive they being: Mrs. August E. Joy, of Liberty, Neb.; George D. Rummery, of Drummond, Okla.; William J. Hartman, of Linden, Iowa, Fifteen grandchildren also survive.

The funeral service were held this (Thursday) morning at 10 o'clock from the Krebb residence on East third street, after which a service was held in the Island M. E. church at 11 o'clock. Interment in the Island cemetery.