OBITUARY
William Houren, 88, resident of the Coyote Pass section west of Hemet for 15 years, passed away Sunday, July 6, at a Riverside hospital where he had been taken the previous evening for an emergency operation.
Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at the Harford Funeral Home, the Christian Science service being read by Arthur Ward. Interment was in the San Jacinto Vally cemetery, pallbearers being William Snider, Swan Nordin, Joe Hudson, Louis Dietsel, A.B. Hull and Pete Domenigoni.
Mr. Houren was born November 17, 1852, in Massachusetts, and came to California 31 years ago. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Houren of Hemet and a son and daughter, George Houren and Alice Houren of Chicago, and a granddaughter, Marie Glasier of Spalding, Neb. He also leaves two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Frances Inman, of North Hollywood and Mrs. Julia MacCook of Long Beach, and two nieces Mrs. T. N. Brekke of North Hollywood and Mrs. Harry Berg of Los Angles.
BACKGROUND
William Henry Houren was the son of Thomas Houren and Mary Murphy Houren, both of whom immigrated from Ireland. In 1872, at the age of 19, William married Elizabeth Phelan an immigrant from Ireland to the US. The couple moved to Chicago, Illinois where William worked as a shoemaker. The couple was blessed with 7 children: William, Nellie, Mary, Thomas, Frank, Alice, Mary Elizabeth, George Edward, and Bessie.
When Elizabeth Phelan Houren died in 1897, William and his daughter Bessie moved to Laporte, Indiana where he met and married Alice Dora Hoffman. The couple and their unmarried children (William Hoffman and Bessie Houren) then moved to Leo Valley, Nebraska.
Leo Valley is only a few miles outside Spalding, Greeley County, Nebraska. William's parents, Thomas and Mary Houren Sr. lived in Spalding. Thomas Houren Jr. and his family were also living there. Both Thomas Sr. and Jr. worked as shoemakers in the small town of Spalding. William purchased a farm and worked as a farmer a few miles away in Leo Valley.
William's mother, Mary Murphy Houren, died in Spalding, Nebraska on 1 Mar. 1901. She is buried in the Calvery, the Catholic cemetery.
Between 1900 and 1910 William and Alice moved to Sterling, Logan, Colorado where they lived next door to Alice's daughter, Dollie May Hoffman Davis' family. While living in Sterling, William worked on a potato farm while Alice kept house and worked as a dressmaker. Once again, William was surrounded by family. Alice's son William and his family also worked on the potato farm. Alice's daughter, Dolly, and her entire family were employed in the large farm operation.
Sometime before 1920 William and Alice moved to Springer, Colfax, New Mexico. By 1930 the couple had relocated once again to Diamond, Riverside, California. William was 78 at this point in time. The 1935 and April 1940 US Census have them living in Hemet, Riverside, California. Their address is 1940 was 255 Hwy 64, Hemet, Riverside California. They owned the home in which they lived. It was valued at $600 at that time. Their adopted daughter (???), Katherine Morgan was living with them at the time. The Census dated Jan 1941 shows that they had moved to Coyote Pass, Arlington, California. William was 88 years old. He was living at this address at the time of his death.
Both William Houren and his second wife, Alice Dora Harper Hoffman Houren are buried in California.
William Houren, 88, resident of the Coyote Pass section west of Hemet for 15 years, passed away Sunday, July 6, at a Riverside hospital where he had been taken the previous evening for an emergency operation.
Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at the Harford Funeral Home, the Christian Science service being read by Arthur Ward. Interment was in the San Jacinto Vally cemetery, pallbearers being William Snider, Swan Nordin, Joe Hudson, Louis Dietsel, A.B. Hull and Pete Domenigoni.
Mr. Houren was born November 17, 1852, in Massachusetts, and came to California 31 years ago. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Houren of Hemet and a son and daughter, George Houren and Alice Houren of Chicago, and a granddaughter, Marie Glasier of Spalding, Neb. He also leaves two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Frances Inman, of North Hollywood and Mrs. Julia MacCook of Long Beach, and two nieces Mrs. T. N. Brekke of North Hollywood and Mrs. Harry Berg of Los Angles.
BACKGROUND
William Henry Houren was the son of Thomas Houren and Mary Murphy Houren, both of whom immigrated from Ireland. In 1872, at the age of 19, William married Elizabeth Phelan an immigrant from Ireland to the US. The couple moved to Chicago, Illinois where William worked as a shoemaker. The couple was blessed with 7 children: William, Nellie, Mary, Thomas, Frank, Alice, Mary Elizabeth, George Edward, and Bessie.
When Elizabeth Phelan Houren died in 1897, William and his daughter Bessie moved to Laporte, Indiana where he met and married Alice Dora Hoffman. The couple and their unmarried children (William Hoffman and Bessie Houren) then moved to Leo Valley, Nebraska.
Leo Valley is only a few miles outside Spalding, Greeley County, Nebraska. William's parents, Thomas and Mary Houren Sr. lived in Spalding. Thomas Houren Jr. and his family were also living there. Both Thomas Sr. and Jr. worked as shoemakers in the small town of Spalding. William purchased a farm and worked as a farmer a few miles away in Leo Valley.
William's mother, Mary Murphy Houren, died in Spalding, Nebraska on 1 Mar. 1901. She is buried in the Calvery, the Catholic cemetery.
Between 1900 and 1910 William and Alice moved to Sterling, Logan, Colorado where they lived next door to Alice's daughter, Dollie May Hoffman Davis' family. While living in Sterling, William worked on a potato farm while Alice kept house and worked as a dressmaker. Once again, William was surrounded by family. Alice's son William and his family also worked on the potato farm. Alice's daughter, Dolly, and her entire family were employed in the large farm operation.
Sometime before 1920 William and Alice moved to Springer, Colfax, New Mexico. By 1930 the couple had relocated once again to Diamond, Riverside, California. William was 78 at this point in time. The 1935 and April 1940 US Census have them living in Hemet, Riverside, California. Their address is 1940 was 255 Hwy 64, Hemet, Riverside California. They owned the home in which they lived. It was valued at $600 at that time. Their adopted daughter (???), Katherine Morgan was living with them at the time. The Census dated Jan 1941 shows that they had moved to Coyote Pass, Arlington, California. William was 88 years old. He was living at this address at the time of his death.
Both William Houren and his second wife, Alice Dora Harper Hoffman Houren are buried in California.
OBITUARY
William Houren, 88, resident of the Coyote Pass section west of Hemet for 15 years, passed away Sunday, July 6, at a Riverside hospital where he had been taken the previous evening for an emergency operation.
Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at the Harford Funeral Home, the Christian Science service being read by Arthur Ward. Interment was in the San Jacinto Vally cemetery, pallbearers being William Snider, Swan Nordin, Joe Hudson, Louis Dietsel, A.B. Hull and Pete Domenigoni.
Mr. Houren was born November 17, 1852, in Massachusetts, and came to California 31 years ago. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Houren of Hemet and a son and daughter, George Houren and Alice Houren of Chicago, and a granddaughter, Marie Glasier of Spalding, Neb. He also leaves two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Frances Inman, of North Hollywood and Mrs. Julia MacCook of Long Beach, and two nieces Mrs. T. N. Brekke of North Hollywood and Mrs. Harry Berg of Los Angles.
BACKGROUND
William Henry Houren was the son of Thomas Houren and Mary Murphy Houren, both of whom immigrated from Ireland. In 1872, at the age of 19, William married Elizabeth Phelan an immigrant from Ireland to the US. The couple moved to Chicago, Illinois where William worked as a shoemaker. The couple was blessed with 7 children: William, Nellie, Mary, Thomas, Frank, Alice, Mary Elizabeth, George Edward, and Bessie.
When Elizabeth Phelan Houren died in 1897, William and his daughter Bessie moved to Laporte, Indiana where he met and married Alice Dora Hoffman. The couple and their unmarried children (William Hoffman and Bessie Houren) then moved to Leo Valley, Nebraska.
Leo Valley is only a few miles outside Spalding, Greeley County, Nebraska. William's parents, Thomas and Mary Houren Sr. lived in Spalding. Thomas Houren Jr. and his family were also living there. Both Thomas Sr. and Jr. worked as shoemakers in the small town of Spalding. William purchased a farm and worked as a farmer a few miles away in Leo Valley.
William's mother, Mary Murphy Houren, died in Spalding, Nebraska on 1 Mar. 1901. She is buried in the Calvery, the Catholic cemetery.
Between 1900 and 1910 William and Alice moved to Sterling, Logan, Colorado where they lived next door to Alice's daughter, Dollie May Hoffman Davis' family. While living in Sterling, William worked on a potato farm while Alice kept house and worked as a dressmaker. Once again, William was surrounded by family. Alice's son William and his family also worked on the potato farm. Alice's daughter, Dolly, and her entire family were employed in the large farm operation.
Sometime before 1920 William and Alice moved to Springer, Colfax, New Mexico. By 1930 the couple had relocated once again to Diamond, Riverside, California. William was 78 at this point in time. The 1935 and April 1940 US Census have them living in Hemet, Riverside, California. Their address is 1940 was 255 Hwy 64, Hemet, Riverside California. They owned the home in which they lived. It was valued at $600 at that time. Their adopted daughter (???), Katherine Morgan was living with them at the time. The Census dated Jan 1941 shows that they had moved to Coyote Pass, Arlington, California. William was 88 years old. He was living at this address at the time of his death.
Both William Houren and his second wife, Alice Dora Harper Hoffman Houren are buried in California.
William Houren, 88, resident of the Coyote Pass section west of Hemet for 15 years, passed away Sunday, July 6, at a Riverside hospital where he had been taken the previous evening for an emergency operation.
Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at the Harford Funeral Home, the Christian Science service being read by Arthur Ward. Interment was in the San Jacinto Vally cemetery, pallbearers being William Snider, Swan Nordin, Joe Hudson, Louis Dietsel, A.B. Hull and Pete Domenigoni.
Mr. Houren was born November 17, 1852, in Massachusetts, and came to California 31 years ago. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Houren of Hemet and a son and daughter, George Houren and Alice Houren of Chicago, and a granddaughter, Marie Glasier of Spalding, Neb. He also leaves two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Frances Inman, of North Hollywood and Mrs. Julia MacCook of Long Beach, and two nieces Mrs. T. N. Brekke of North Hollywood and Mrs. Harry Berg of Los Angles.
BACKGROUND
William Henry Houren was the son of Thomas Houren and Mary Murphy Houren, both of whom immigrated from Ireland. In 1872, at the age of 19, William married Elizabeth Phelan an immigrant from Ireland to the US. The couple moved to Chicago, Illinois where William worked as a shoemaker. The couple was blessed with 7 children: William, Nellie, Mary, Thomas, Frank, Alice, Mary Elizabeth, George Edward, and Bessie.
When Elizabeth Phelan Houren died in 1897, William and his daughter Bessie moved to Laporte, Indiana where he met and married Alice Dora Hoffman. The couple and their unmarried children (William Hoffman and Bessie Houren) then moved to Leo Valley, Nebraska.
Leo Valley is only a few miles outside Spalding, Greeley County, Nebraska. William's parents, Thomas and Mary Houren Sr. lived in Spalding. Thomas Houren Jr. and his family were also living there. Both Thomas Sr. and Jr. worked as shoemakers in the small town of Spalding. William purchased a farm and worked as a farmer a few miles away in Leo Valley.
William's mother, Mary Murphy Houren, died in Spalding, Nebraska on 1 Mar. 1901. She is buried in the Calvery, the Catholic cemetery.
Between 1900 and 1910 William and Alice moved to Sterling, Logan, Colorado where they lived next door to Alice's daughter, Dollie May Hoffman Davis' family. While living in Sterling, William worked on a potato farm while Alice kept house and worked as a dressmaker. Once again, William was surrounded by family. Alice's son William and his family also worked on the potato farm. Alice's daughter, Dolly, and her entire family were employed in the large farm operation.
Sometime before 1920 William and Alice moved to Springer, Colfax, New Mexico. By 1930 the couple had relocated once again to Diamond, Riverside, California. William was 78 at this point in time. The 1935 and April 1940 US Census have them living in Hemet, Riverside, California. Their address is 1940 was 255 Hwy 64, Hemet, Riverside California. They owned the home in which they lived. It was valued at $600 at that time. Their adopted daughter (???), Katherine Morgan was living with them at the time. The Census dated Jan 1941 shows that they had moved to Coyote Pass, Arlington, California. William was 88 years old. He was living at this address at the time of his death.
Both William Houren and his second wife, Alice Dora Harper Hoffman Houren are buried in California.
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