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Winter 1991
Volume 5 Number 4 Page 5

The Boyne Citizen
January 6, 1919

MRS. WILLIAM RANDALL DIED SUNDAY

Mrs. William Randall, age sixty-three years, passed away at her home, 111 Maple Street, Sunday morning about 9:25 o'clock, after an illness of four months of Neuritis.

The deceased has been a resident of this city for twenty-four years and during that time has accumulated many friends. Besides a husband, she is survived by two brothers, Alexander Campbell, South Boardman and Angus Campbell of Fife Lake. Funeral services will be held at the home Wednesday morning at 10:30, they will be conducted by Reverend G.W. White. Interment will be made in Maple Lawn Cemetery

LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF CITY DEAD

Mrs. Van Cleve Green died at the Reycraft Hospital Sunday morning about 11:00 o'clock after undergoing a serious operation.

The deceased was thirty years of age and has always made her home in this city.

Mrs. Green is survived by a husband who is in France; parents, Mr. and Mrs. N.E. Morgan, 1094 E. Division Street; three sisters and three brothers. Funeral services will be held at the home of her parents Tuesday. Burial will be made in Maple Lawn Cemetery.

FORMER RESIDENT DIED AT MUSKEGON

The remains of Mrs. Mable Lane are expected to arrive in the city this afternoon from Muskegon, for burial.

Mrs. Lane was a resident of this city about ten years ago and is survived by a father, Mr. Gab Green of this city, three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Wood, Columbus, Ohio; Mrs. Flossie Banister, Barton, Michigan; and Mrs. Elmer Johnson, 221 W. Cedar Street and three brothers, Clyde of this city; Elmer, Petoskey and Cal, who is in France.

Interment will be made in Maple Lawn Cemetery.

Northern Michigan Biographical History of Northern Michigan- 1905
B.F. Bowen and Company

JOHN PAPINEAU

Among the earliest of the early pioneers of Northern Michigan than whom none was held in higher respec in thei section of the State was he whose name appears above and whose death took place at Charlevoix on the 5th of August 1904. Mr. Papineau had had previous trouble with his heart. But no serious conditions was apprehended until his sudden death which occurred at his Boat Livery Dock in the rear of the Crouter Building.

Mr. Papineau as before stated, took rank among the very early settlers of this region. He was a native of the Buckeye State having been born in Cleveland about 71 years before his death. In 1849, he came to Beaver Island, this being just before the arrival of the Mormons there and in 1852, he removed to Fox Island. He did not long remain there however, removing the same year to Washington Island in Green Bay. In 1855, he went to Little Traverse, now known as Harbor Springs, but did not finally settle tehre until 1858. There he remained until 1871, when he came to Charlevoix and had continuously resided here until his death. Besides his widow he left six children, Clifford, Emma, Joseph, May, George and Henry.

In all of life's relations John Papineau was truly a man among men and nobly bore his past in the great task of reclaiming from the primitive wilderness the many splendid and highly productive farms which now characterize this section of Michigan. He was an active life, fruitful of good results and among his friends and acquaintences he held an honorable position. Such men as he are eminently deserving of mention in a compilation as in the nature of this one.

[Editor's Note: John's wife was Minerva Geer Papineau. John was the great grandfather of Earl R. Bennett of Boyne City, Michigan.]

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