Morning World-Herald (Omaha, Nebr.), November 5, 1913, p. 1, col. 5, continued on p. 2, col. 4 & 5
FRANK A. FURAY DIES FOLLOWING OPERATION
Broke Down From Over-Work in Relief Station Following the Tornado.
Was Born in Omaha and Served Two Terms as County and City Treasurer.
Frank A. Furay, late city and county treasurer, passed away at St. Joseph's hospital at 5:20 p. m., yesterday, following a critical surgical operation that from the first held out but slightest hope of recovery.
His last illness began in the midst of the night-and-day relief work he was doing in charge of a station at Twenty-fourth and Lake streets, following the Easterday tornatio, then taking the form of blindness that became total during recent months. Hemorrhage of the blood vessels supplying the eyes was the cause. But his general health seemed to rally, and becoming accustomed to his blindness, he had become able to go about his usual haunts in the city attending to his business affairs, unaccompanied.
But last week intense pains and aches of the head overcame him, and spasmodic seizures at night caused much suffering to himself and alarm to his family. Attending physicians feared tumor of the brain, and finally decided that an operation was imperative, following such critical illness Monday night that it was seen that he could not long survive without it. A more critical diagnosis had by that time convinced them that an enlargement of the brain pressing upon the skull was the real trouble.
Yesterday morning Drs. Allison and Dermody performed the peculiar operation of cutting a large horseshoe-shaped portion of the skull beneath the hair line, and lifting it from the brain. Their hope was that this would give relief until nature could restore the brain to normal condition. But the relief was of but a fleeting character, the patient's vitality never recovering its balance, and he slowly sank away.
He had never married, but is survived by his mother, with whom he lived, and several brothers and sisters.
Frank A. Furay was a native of Omaha, born here December 12, 1874. His father, Major John B. Furay, was one of the early settlers of the city, coming here in 1866.
Mr. Furay secured his entire education in Omaha. After attending grade schools he went through both the preparatory and collegiate departments of Creighton college, since become Creighton university. He finished the college course in 1893 and became local collector and shipping clerk for the Werner Publishing company of Akron, O. Later he acted as southern representative of the firm, traveling through the southern states, with his headquarters at Louisville, Ky.
In 1896 Mr. Furay returned to Omaha as an employee of the Cudahy Packing company. April 1, 1894, he resigned from that employment to become secretary of the Omaha Elks' lodge.
In 1907 Mr. Furay was the republican nominee for county treasurer. He was elected and served two terms, leaving the office in 1911. He then engaged in the insurance business, but in 1912 again became a candidate for public office, this time for city commissioner under the new commission form of government. He was one of the fourteen successful nominees of the nonpartisan primary and one of the seven indorsed by the Citizens' Union committee. With the rest of the Citizens' Union ticket he was defeated in the final election.
When the tornado tore through Omaha last Easter Sunday, Mr. Furay was one of the first to respond to the call for volunteer relief workers. He was for a time in charge of one of the six relief stations and later worked with the general committee. During this severe strain his health was broken and he was partially blind ever afterward.
Frank Furay, who was the soul of integrity in business, square in politics and a brother to his friends, was so trusted for his fairness that he was chosen to preside at the family meeting of the Creighton heirs to distribute personal property. He was a grandnephew of Count Creighton.
A photograph of Mr. Furay accompanied the article.
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November 8, 1913, p. 4, col. 5
HUNDREDS ATTEND THE FRANK FURAY FUNERAL
Elks Present in a Body – Great Masses of Flowers Are Sent.
Attended by hundreds of mourning friends and relatives the funeral of the late Frank Furay was held yesterday at St. John's church, the Rev. Father J. F. McCarthy presiding. The interment was at Holy Sepulcher cemetery.
Nearly 100 Elks attended in a body, and gave a beautiful floral piece representing the "11 o'clock" tribute to the dead. Flowers were everywhere in the home and at the church. The grave was fairly buried with them.
The pallbearers were:
Active – Charles Garvey, Bert Murphy, J. A. C. Kennedy, Walter Thomas, Herman Metz, Arthur McShane, Charles Cannon, Leonard Scheibel, James Allen.
Honorary – Joseph Barker, Frank Boyd, Judge Leslie, John A. Rine, Louis C. Nash, D. J. O'Brien, Dr. L. B. Bushman, Edward Creighton.
All the nearest relatives of Mr. Furay were present, with the exception of the Rev. John B. Furay, S. J., president of St. Ignatius college of Cleveland, O., who was unable to come.
County Treasurer Ure closed his offices all morning in respect for the man who formerly held his position. The offices opened later in the day.
FRANK A. FURAY DIES FOLLOWING OPERATION
Broke Down From Over-Work in Relief Station Following the Tornado.
Was Born in Omaha and Served Two Terms as County and City Treasurer.
Frank A. Furay, late city and county treasurer, passed away at St. Joseph's hospital at 5:20 p. m., yesterday, following a critical surgical operation that from the first held out but slightest hope of recovery.
His last illness began in the midst of the night-and-day relief work he was doing in charge of a station at Twenty-fourth and Lake streets, following the Easterday tornatio, then taking the form of blindness that became total during recent months. Hemorrhage of the blood vessels supplying the eyes was the cause. But his general health seemed to rally, and becoming accustomed to his blindness, he had become able to go about his usual haunts in the city attending to his business affairs, unaccompanied.
But last week intense pains and aches of the head overcame him, and spasmodic seizures at night caused much suffering to himself and alarm to his family. Attending physicians feared tumor of the brain, and finally decided that an operation was imperative, following such critical illness Monday night that it was seen that he could not long survive without it. A more critical diagnosis had by that time convinced them that an enlargement of the brain pressing upon the skull was the real trouble.
Yesterday morning Drs. Allison and Dermody performed the peculiar operation of cutting a large horseshoe-shaped portion of the skull beneath the hair line, and lifting it from the brain. Their hope was that this would give relief until nature could restore the brain to normal condition. But the relief was of but a fleeting character, the patient's vitality never recovering its balance, and he slowly sank away.
He had never married, but is survived by his mother, with whom he lived, and several brothers and sisters.
Frank A. Furay was a native of Omaha, born here December 12, 1874. His father, Major John B. Furay, was one of the early settlers of the city, coming here in 1866.
Mr. Furay secured his entire education in Omaha. After attending grade schools he went through both the preparatory and collegiate departments of Creighton college, since become Creighton university. He finished the college course in 1893 and became local collector and shipping clerk for the Werner Publishing company of Akron, O. Later he acted as southern representative of the firm, traveling through the southern states, with his headquarters at Louisville, Ky.
In 1896 Mr. Furay returned to Omaha as an employee of the Cudahy Packing company. April 1, 1894, he resigned from that employment to become secretary of the Omaha Elks' lodge.
In 1907 Mr. Furay was the republican nominee for county treasurer. He was elected and served two terms, leaving the office in 1911. He then engaged in the insurance business, but in 1912 again became a candidate for public office, this time for city commissioner under the new commission form of government. He was one of the fourteen successful nominees of the nonpartisan primary and one of the seven indorsed by the Citizens' Union committee. With the rest of the Citizens' Union ticket he was defeated in the final election.
When the tornado tore through Omaha last Easter Sunday, Mr. Furay was one of the first to respond to the call for volunteer relief workers. He was for a time in charge of one of the six relief stations and later worked with the general committee. During this severe strain his health was broken and he was partially blind ever afterward.
Frank Furay, who was the soul of integrity in business, square in politics and a brother to his friends, was so trusted for his fairness that he was chosen to preside at the family meeting of the Creighton heirs to distribute personal property. He was a grandnephew of Count Creighton.
A photograph of Mr. Furay accompanied the article.
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November 8, 1913, p. 4, col. 5
HUNDREDS ATTEND THE FRANK FURAY FUNERAL
Elks Present in a Body – Great Masses of Flowers Are Sent.
Attended by hundreds of mourning friends and relatives the funeral of the late Frank Furay was held yesterday at St. John's church, the Rev. Father J. F. McCarthy presiding. The interment was at Holy Sepulcher cemetery.
Nearly 100 Elks attended in a body, and gave a beautiful floral piece representing the "11 o'clock" tribute to the dead. Flowers were everywhere in the home and at the church. The grave was fairly buried with them.
The pallbearers were:
Active – Charles Garvey, Bert Murphy, J. A. C. Kennedy, Walter Thomas, Herman Metz, Arthur McShane, Charles Cannon, Leonard Scheibel, James Allen.
Honorary – Joseph Barker, Frank Boyd, Judge Leslie, John A. Rine, Louis C. Nash, D. J. O'Brien, Dr. L. B. Bushman, Edward Creighton.
All the nearest relatives of Mr. Furay were present, with the exception of the Rev. John B. Furay, S. J., president of St. Ignatius college of Cleveland, O., who was unable to come.
County Treasurer Ure closed his offices all morning in respect for the man who formerly held his position. The offices opened later in the day.
Morning World-Herald (Omaha, Nebr.), November 5, 1913, p. 1, col. 5, continued on p. 2, col. 4 & 5
FRANK A. FURAY DIES FOLLOWING OPERATION
Broke Down From Over-Work in Relief Station Following the Tornado.
Was Born in Omaha and Served Two Terms as County and City Treasurer.
Frank A. Furay, late city and county treasurer, passed away at St. Joseph's hospital at 5:20 p. m., yesterday, following a critical surgical operation that from the first held out but slightest hope of recovery.
His last illness began in the midst of the night-and-day relief work he was doing in charge of a station at Twenty-fourth and Lake streets, following the Easterday tornatio, then taking the form of blindness that became total during recent months. Hemorrhage of the blood vessels supplying the eyes was the cause. But his general health seemed to rally, and becoming accustomed to his blindness, he had become able to go about his usual haunts in the city attending to his business affairs, unaccompanied.
But last week intense pains and aches of the head overcame him, and spasmodic seizures at night caused much suffering to himself and alarm to his family. Attending physicians feared tumor of the brain, and finally decided that an operation was imperative, following such critical illness Monday night that it was seen that he could not long survive without it. A more critical diagnosis had by that time convinced them that an enlargement of the brain pressing upon the skull was the real trouble.
Yesterday morning Drs. Allison and Dermody performed the peculiar operation of cutting a large horseshoe-shaped portion of the skull beneath the hair line, and lifting it from the brain. Their hope was that this would give relief until nature could restore the brain to normal condition. But the relief was of but a fleeting character, the patient's vitality never recovering its balance, and he slowly sank away.
He had never married, but is survived by his mother, with whom he lived, and several brothers and sisters.
Frank A. Furay was a native of Omaha, born here December 12, 1874. His father, Major John B. Furay, was one of the early settlers of the city, coming here in 1866.
Mr. Furay secured his entire education in Omaha. After attending grade schools he went through both the preparatory and collegiate departments of Creighton college, since become Creighton university. He finished the college course in 1893 and became local collector and shipping clerk for the Werner Publishing company of Akron, O. Later he acted as southern representative of the firm, traveling through the southern states, with his headquarters at Louisville, Ky.
In 1896 Mr. Furay returned to Omaha as an employee of the Cudahy Packing company. April 1, 1894, he resigned from that employment to become secretary of the Omaha Elks' lodge.
In 1907 Mr. Furay was the republican nominee for county treasurer. He was elected and served two terms, leaving the office in 1911. He then engaged in the insurance business, but in 1912 again became a candidate for public office, this time for city commissioner under the new commission form of government. He was one of the fourteen successful nominees of the nonpartisan primary and one of the seven indorsed by the Citizens' Union committee. With the rest of the Citizens' Union ticket he was defeated in the final election.
When the tornado tore through Omaha last Easter Sunday, Mr. Furay was one of the first to respond to the call for volunteer relief workers. He was for a time in charge of one of the six relief stations and later worked with the general committee. During this severe strain his health was broken and he was partially blind ever afterward.
Frank Furay, who was the soul of integrity in business, square in politics and a brother to his friends, was so trusted for his fairness that he was chosen to preside at the family meeting of the Creighton heirs to distribute personal property. He was a grandnephew of Count Creighton.
A photograph of Mr. Furay accompanied the article.
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November 8, 1913, p. 4, col. 5
HUNDREDS ATTEND THE FRANK FURAY FUNERAL
Elks Present in a Body – Great Masses of Flowers Are Sent.
Attended by hundreds of mourning friends and relatives the funeral of the late Frank Furay was held yesterday at St. John's church, the Rev. Father J. F. McCarthy presiding. The interment was at Holy Sepulcher cemetery.
Nearly 100 Elks attended in a body, and gave a beautiful floral piece representing the "11 o'clock" tribute to the dead. Flowers were everywhere in the home and at the church. The grave was fairly buried with them.
The pallbearers were:
Active – Charles Garvey, Bert Murphy, J. A. C. Kennedy, Walter Thomas, Herman Metz, Arthur McShane, Charles Cannon, Leonard Scheibel, James Allen.
Honorary – Joseph Barker, Frank Boyd, Judge Leslie, John A. Rine, Louis C. Nash, D. J. O'Brien, Dr. L. B. Bushman, Edward Creighton.
All the nearest relatives of Mr. Furay were present, with the exception of the Rev. John B. Furay, S. J., president of St. Ignatius college of Cleveland, O., who was unable to come.
County Treasurer Ure closed his offices all morning in respect for the man who formerly held his position. The offices opened later in the day.
FRANK A. FURAY DIES FOLLOWING OPERATION
Broke Down From Over-Work in Relief Station Following the Tornado.
Was Born in Omaha and Served Two Terms as County and City Treasurer.
Frank A. Furay, late city and county treasurer, passed away at St. Joseph's hospital at 5:20 p. m., yesterday, following a critical surgical operation that from the first held out but slightest hope of recovery.
His last illness began in the midst of the night-and-day relief work he was doing in charge of a station at Twenty-fourth and Lake streets, following the Easterday tornatio, then taking the form of blindness that became total during recent months. Hemorrhage of the blood vessels supplying the eyes was the cause. But his general health seemed to rally, and becoming accustomed to his blindness, he had become able to go about his usual haunts in the city attending to his business affairs, unaccompanied.
But last week intense pains and aches of the head overcame him, and spasmodic seizures at night caused much suffering to himself and alarm to his family. Attending physicians feared tumor of the brain, and finally decided that an operation was imperative, following such critical illness Monday night that it was seen that he could not long survive without it. A more critical diagnosis had by that time convinced them that an enlargement of the brain pressing upon the skull was the real trouble.
Yesterday morning Drs. Allison and Dermody performed the peculiar operation of cutting a large horseshoe-shaped portion of the skull beneath the hair line, and lifting it from the brain. Their hope was that this would give relief until nature could restore the brain to normal condition. But the relief was of but a fleeting character, the patient's vitality never recovering its balance, and he slowly sank away.
He had never married, but is survived by his mother, with whom he lived, and several brothers and sisters.
Frank A. Furay was a native of Omaha, born here December 12, 1874. His father, Major John B. Furay, was one of the early settlers of the city, coming here in 1866.
Mr. Furay secured his entire education in Omaha. After attending grade schools he went through both the preparatory and collegiate departments of Creighton college, since become Creighton university. He finished the college course in 1893 and became local collector and shipping clerk for the Werner Publishing company of Akron, O. Later he acted as southern representative of the firm, traveling through the southern states, with his headquarters at Louisville, Ky.
In 1896 Mr. Furay returned to Omaha as an employee of the Cudahy Packing company. April 1, 1894, he resigned from that employment to become secretary of the Omaha Elks' lodge.
In 1907 Mr. Furay was the republican nominee for county treasurer. He was elected and served two terms, leaving the office in 1911. He then engaged in the insurance business, but in 1912 again became a candidate for public office, this time for city commissioner under the new commission form of government. He was one of the fourteen successful nominees of the nonpartisan primary and one of the seven indorsed by the Citizens' Union committee. With the rest of the Citizens' Union ticket he was defeated in the final election.
When the tornado tore through Omaha last Easter Sunday, Mr. Furay was one of the first to respond to the call for volunteer relief workers. He was for a time in charge of one of the six relief stations and later worked with the general committee. During this severe strain his health was broken and he was partially blind ever afterward.
Frank Furay, who was the soul of integrity in business, square in politics and a brother to his friends, was so trusted for his fairness that he was chosen to preside at the family meeting of the Creighton heirs to distribute personal property. He was a grandnephew of Count Creighton.
A photograph of Mr. Furay accompanied the article.
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November 8, 1913, p. 4, col. 5
HUNDREDS ATTEND THE FRANK FURAY FUNERAL
Elks Present in a Body – Great Masses of Flowers Are Sent.
Attended by hundreds of mourning friends and relatives the funeral of the late Frank Furay was held yesterday at St. John's church, the Rev. Father J. F. McCarthy presiding. The interment was at Holy Sepulcher cemetery.
Nearly 100 Elks attended in a body, and gave a beautiful floral piece representing the "11 o'clock" tribute to the dead. Flowers were everywhere in the home and at the church. The grave was fairly buried with them.
The pallbearers were:
Active – Charles Garvey, Bert Murphy, J. A. C. Kennedy, Walter Thomas, Herman Metz, Arthur McShane, Charles Cannon, Leonard Scheibel, James Allen.
Honorary – Joseph Barker, Frank Boyd, Judge Leslie, John A. Rine, Louis C. Nash, D. J. O'Brien, Dr. L. B. Bushman, Edward Creighton.
All the nearest relatives of Mr. Furay were present, with the exception of the Rev. John B. Furay, S. J., president of St. Ignatius college of Cleveland, O., who was unable to come.
County Treasurer Ure closed his offices all morning in respect for the man who formerly held his position. The offices opened later in the day.
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