Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 204, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1920 — MICHAEL KANNE DIES SUDDENLY [ARTICLE]

MICHAEL KANNE DIES SUDDENLY

PROMINENT RESIDENT OF THIS CITY VICTIM OF HEART FAILURE. This community was greatly shocked Monday evening at the news of the death of Michael Kanne, whose home was at the corner of Weston and Cornelia streets. Death came .to him suddenly about 2:00 p. m. Monday while at his farm two miles north and two miles west of Medaryville. Mr. Kanne was upon the street Monday morning and seemed to be in his usual good health. Later he had driven to his half-section farm in the northeastern part of Gillam township. He had talked -with Mr. George Poisel and the latter’s broth-er-in-law at the farm at noon. They noticed him walk away with his coat upon his shoulder and pass out of sight behind a bunch of shrubbery. Mr. Poisel kept expecting Mr. Kanne to come into view again but he did not do so. The brother-in-law started to rake hay and the first time around he noticed Mr. Kanne lying in the sun. The next round the young man noticed Mr. Kanne’s arm extended upward, but upon passing near him a third time the arm had fallen to his side. The young man was startled and went to Mr. Kanne and at once discovered that he was dead. He called to Mr. Poisel who came at once. A Medaryville doctor was called. He said that Mr. Kanne must have fallen over dead as he was walking along. Word was sent to this city and a number of relatives and friends hastened to the Gillam farm. The body was brought to the late home in this city by a Rensselaer undertaker late in the evening. Mr. Kanne was one of the substantial citizens of this community. He was public spirited and a most excellent gentleman, being very highly respected by all who knew him.. He was born in Joliet, 111., Nov. 6,1848. He spent most of his life in Illinois. He had moved to Francesville a year or two before moving to this county, but had returned to Illinois and came from that state to Jasper county in 1906. His wife died in this city August 8, 1918, and had she lived until the following March they would have been married fifty years. About a year after moving to this county, Mr. and Mrs. Kanne retired from active farm life and later took up their residence in this city. Mr. Kanne is survived by eight sons and two daughters. The first break in the family came in 1917 when their son, Guss Kanne, aged 41 years, of Campus, Hl., died,.. The surviving children are all residents of this county and live in or near this city with two exceptions, John Kanne, who lives near Campus, 111., and Mrs. Gaylord McFarland, who is a resident of Barberton, O. The other children are Mrs. Steven Kohley, Joseph, George, Tony, Frank, Edward, Alfred and Arthur. Funeral services will be held at St. Augustine Catholic church Thursday morning at 9:00 o’clock and interment will be made at Mt. Calvary cemetery by the side of his wife and son.