Mrs. John Hart Dies Here Today -End Came This Morning at the Home of Her Daughter in This City - Was Ill Long
Mrs. John Hart who has for the past six weeks been seriously ill died this morning at 12:20 at the home of her daughter Mrs. John Coffey. Mrs. Hart was taken ill while visiting her daughters in Aurora, and a week ago today was brought to the Coffey home. Here death has been expected for some time.
Mrs. Hart was born in Ireland, August 17, 1849, and she came to this country when seven years old, settling with her people in New York. When eighteen years of age Mrs. Hart came to Chicago and she resided there for two years settling later in Milan township, where she made her home for many years. She was married to John Hart in the year 1869, and the children who survive her are Mrs. J.J. Swain, Mrs. W.P. Watkins, Mrs. H.E. Caldwell all of Aurora; Mrs. H.T. Frame of Hammond, Ind.; John Hart of Walnut Grove, Minn., E.P. Hart of Milan Township, and Will Hart of DeKalb.
Since 1900 Mrs. Hart has made her home in DeKalb where she has hundreds of friends who mourn with relatives. She was of a friendly, cheerful disposition, and was never happier than when doing for others. The funeral will be held from the Coffey home at 160 Pine Street on Friday, and the relatives will leave at 7:30 am with the remains where services will be held at St. James church at Lee.
Saturday April 20, 1912 - Funeral of Mrs. John Hart Held Yesterday - Remains Laid to Rest at Cemetery in Lee
The funeral services for the late Mrs. John Hart were held yesterday. The funeral party left DeKalb at 6:30 am over the C.A.A.D. line for Aurora where a special car was waiting on the Burlington line to carry them to St. James church at Lee, where solemn high mass was celebrated. The Rev. Father Parker said the mass assisted by the Rev. Father Linden of Aurora and the Rev. Father Epstein of Chicago. The Requiem high mass was very beautiful and impressive. After the service the Rev. Father Parker accompanied the remains to the family lot where appropriate prayers were offered for the dead.