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From: "Victoria Hospodar Valentine" <>
Subject: VERSCHNEREN, CROOKS (2), CONN June 9, 1905 McDonald PA Record
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 07:44:41 -0400


Mrs. Clementina VERSCHNEREN, 39 years old, accidentally ignited a quantity of powder at her home at Champion, near Sturgeon, Monday morning, and was burned so badly that she died from her injuries. The house, which had been badly damaged by fire recently, was almost wrecked by the explosion.

It is believed that Mrs. VERSCHUEREN was hunting for something in a closet, where powder was kept by her husband and two sons, who are miners, with a lighted match and that she dropped the latter into the powder.

Mrs. VERSCHUEREN was alone when the explosion occurred, the other members of the family being upstairs. When found her clothes had been burned. A doctor was summoned from McDonald but the woman had inhaled the flame and lived but a few hours, death putting an end to her terrible sufferings. The funeral services were held at her late residence at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Mr. DOAK of Sturgeon M. E. church in charge. The remains were interred at Arlington.

*The deceased's name is spelled two ways in the obit.



Henry Richard CROOKS died at his home in Oakdale Sunday, June 4, aged 50 years. Deceased has been for many years one of Oakdale's leading citizens. He leaves a widow and three children: Cora, Bella, and Agnes; a brother, A. W. CROOKS of Imperial, and father, Richard CROOKS of McDonald, also a brother and sister in McDonald.



Henry CROOKS, late of Oakdale, died on Monday morning around one o'clock. The deceased was a brother of A. W. CROOKS, and was well known here, having at one time lived not far from Imperial. Mr. CROOKS was a comparatively young man, being past forty years. The family have the sympathy of their many friends here.

*Imperial column.



Mrs. Sophia CONN, a well-known Oakdale resident, died last Friday, aged 76. Deceased leaves a husband, two sons and three daughters: Henry CONN of Washington; Wm. J. CONN of Oakdale, Mrs. John WADE, Mrs. J. B. HICKEY and Mrs. W. J. PHILLIPS. The funeral on Sunday was one of the largest ever seen in Oakdale and over thirty carriages followed the remains to their resting place in Robinson's Run cemetery.

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