Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 160, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1913 — CHARLES A. RAMP HAS PASSED AWAY [ARTICLE]

CHARLES A. RAMP HAS PASSED AWAY

Although in Failing Health for Some Time He Was Never Oonfined to His Bed. Charles Augustine Ramp, an old and respected citizen of Rensselaer, died at about 1 o’clock this Monday morning after an illness of several weeks, which did not assume a serious turn until about ten days ago. He did not complain and at no time became bedfast, and three minutes before he died he walked from a lounge to a chair. 'Those who were with him at the time realized that his condition was very bad and thought he would fall dead while he walked. Chronic bronchitis and catarrh of the stomach were the causes of death. Mr. Ramp was horn in Germany in August, 1840, and would have been 73 years of age next month. He located in Baltimore, Md., after comllng to America and resided there unitl the close of the civil wiar, when he came to Rensselaer, where he has lived since that time with the exception of six years when he lived at Hammond prior to 1893. For many years he followed the trade of stone mason and when he became too old to work at that trade he engaged in gardening and for some time conducted a gasoline route. He leaves a widow and six children, namely, Mrs. Mary Krull, of Kentland, and Tillie, Louis, John, Madeline and Martha, of Rensselaer. The funeral will be held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at St. Augustine’s Catholic church.