Augusta Deam
Sept. 7, 1841-March 22, 1902
Niles Republican, Thursday, March 27, 1902, page 1, col. 4, reprinted from Niles Daily Sun, Monday, March 22, 1902, microfilm Niles District Library
GRIM REAPER
DEATH ENTERS THREE HOMES IN THIS CITY
And Take the Oldest Member in Each Case
Monday's Sun.
MRS. AUGUSTA DEAM
After a brief illness, Mrs. Augusta Deam, wife of R. Deam, passed away Saturday night about 10:30 at her home on north Second street. The cause of death was heart trouble. Mrs. Deam had been ailing for about three years being subject to fainting spells. She suffered one of these fainting spells Friday evening and being much more severe than previous attacks she became unconscious and remained so until death came.
Mrs. Augusta Heinke was born in Germany September 7, 1841, and came to this country when 15 years of age settling in Mishawaka. In 1859 she was married to R. Deam of this city and had resided here ever since.
She leaves beside a husband, four sons, Edward, of South Bend; Charles, of Chicago; Frank, of Brooklyn, and George, of Chicago; two sisters in South Bend and a brother in Bremen, Ind.
Mrs. Deam was a devoted member of the German St. John's church and was widely known as a kind hearted, loving woman.
The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the late home and at 2 o'clock from the German church. The remains may be viewed at the home until the time of funeral. Interment in Silver Brook cemetery.
*Also under this headline were Mrs. F.A. Grimes and David Baumann
Niles Daily Star, Monday, March 24, 1902, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library
DEATH OF MRS. R. DEAM
Well Known Resident Passed Away Saturday Evening
Mrs. D. Deam, for forty years a respected resident of Niles, passed away Saturday night, of heart trouble, aged sixty years. Deceased had been ailing for the past several years. She was of a gentle, loving disposition and had a host of friends, who will mourn her loss.
Mrs. Deam is survived by a husband and four sons who mourn the taking off of a loving and indulgent mother. The sons are George and Charles, of Chicago; Edward of South Bend, and Frank of Brooklyn.
The sons were all at their mother's bedside when the end came, with the exception of Frank, who is expected to arrive here Tuesday morning.
The funeral will take place from the house at 1:30 o[clock and services will be conducted at the German Evangelical church at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Interment will take place at Silver Brook.