Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 117, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1915 — MRS. ED OLIVER DIED IN HOSPITAL [ARTICLE]

MRS. ED OLIVER DIED IN HOSPITAL

Wife of Newland Real Estate Agent Succumbed Monday Evening— Funeral at Danville. / fr Mrs. Ed Oliver died in Wesley hospital in Chicago Monday night. She had undergone a serious surgical operation Saturday morning, having her appendix removed and also two large tumors. She withstood the operation in a very encouraging manner and indications throughout the first day were favorable for her recovery but she did not do so. well on Sunday and became much worse Monday. Dr. English, the family physician, was with her when the operation was performed. Mrs. Oliver had been in failing health for more than a year and Dr. English had called a surgeon here almost two weeks ago e with the expectation of having an operation performed at the Oliver home at Newland, but the surgeon recognized conditions of such a serious nature that he decided it would not be safe to operate outside of a hospital and she was taken to Chicago Thursday of last week. Mrs. Oliver was quite well known in this city and had many friends wherever known. She was about 41 years of age. Her father, William Houser, who lived with her for many years, died .at the Oliver home several months ago and was taken to Danville, 111., for burial and Mrs. Oliver’s body will be shipped there. Undertaker Wright went there this morning to prepare the body for shipwent.