Leroy Getchell

GETCHELL

Posted By: Donna J Crow
Date: 3/14/2025 at 20:26:53

Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Friday, May 19th, 1893
Page 3, Column 3
"From Boonville"

Mr. George Getchell's family, one and one half miles southwest of Boonville, lost Leroy, their only child, aged 12, from an absess forming in the intestines.

Dr. Schooler, of Des Moines, was called out Monday morning and operated on the child, but he died from exaustion. The operation was skillfully performed, but the child had not the vitality and strength to endure the ordeal, having eaten nothing for ten days and being a delicately constituted child. It is indeed a sad bereavement to the family.

The funeral took place Wednesday. There was a large attendance.