The Columbian (Bloomsburg, Pa) 29 Oct 1886
Elisha C Ager has been boarding at the Central Hotel for several months past. On Friday morning he did not make his appearance and his door was tried and found locked. An entrance was effected and Mr Ager was found in bed unconscious. He died Monday morning without regaining consciousness. The remains were removed to the house of his aunt, Mrs Robbins, and from there the funeral took place on Wednesday with burial in Rohrsburg Cemetery. About 20 members of the Ent Post G.A.R. Escorted the remains. Mr Ager having been a soldier and a member of a post in San Francisco. His wife Roxanna, the widow of George Coleman, Died in California, leaving one daughter still living in California. His father, Wilson B Ager was telegraphed for in Minnesota but was unable to attend due to illness.
The Columbian (Bloomsburg, Pa) 29 Oct 1886
Elisha C Ager has been boarding at the Central Hotel for several months past. On Friday morning he did not make his appearance and his door was tried and found locked. An entrance was effected and Mr Ager was found in bed unconscious. He died Monday morning without regaining consciousness. The remains were removed to the house of his aunt, Mrs Robbins, and from there the funeral took place on Wednesday with burial in Rohrsburg Cemetery. About 20 members of the Ent Post G.A.R. Escorted the remains. Mr Ager having been a soldier and a member of a post in San Francisco. His wife Roxanna, the widow of George Coleman, Died in California, leaving one daughter still living in California. His father, Wilson B Ager was telegraphed for in Minnesota but was unable to attend due to illness.
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