MRS. C. H .SHELLHAMMER DEAD M,-

Mrs. C.H. Shellhammer. of Aubry townshin in this countv. died Monday morning, October 7, at 7 o'clock at the home father, Mr. Frank Ruttinger, in this city, after a five months illness and intense suffering from cancer. The funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the First Methodist church in this city, conducted by Rev. D. A. McCullough, pastor of the M. E. Church at Spring Hill,.assisted by Rev. H. O. Holter of .this citv and interment will be in Olathe cemetery.

 Mrs. Shellhammer was born 43 years ago in Pennsylvania and came to Kansas with her parents when quite a small child, locating in the neighborhood of the Bethany school, where she resided until her marriage to Charles H.. Shellhammer, when she went to her husband's farm two miles south of Eureka school house where she resided until taken to the hospital last June. All during her illness Mrs. Shellhammer has been cared for by her sister. Miss Cora Ruttinger, which is a trained nurse with a wide experience in eastern hospitals. Miss Ruttinger says that in all her experience as a nurse she has never witnessed such intense suffering as Mrs. Shellhammer passed through during the five months of her illness, but it was borne with a christian fortitude and patience that is indeed remarkable. She was taken to the Swedish hospital, Kansas City, in July, where she remained two weeks and was brought to her father's home here for a two weeks stay, when she returned to the hospital for a second operation and stay of two weeks. She was brought back to Olathe three weeks ago, since which time her death has been been imminent. She is survived by her husband, one daughter, Mrs. Ira Baker of Bakersfield, California, and three sons under age who live at home, besides her parents, brothers and sisters.

The Olathe Independenet
October 9, 1812
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