Obituary

  The remains of John Edward Kane, better known among his many friends as Ed., mention of whose death at Norman, Okla., was made last week, arrived on Saturday evening and were taken at once to the home of his father, J. J. Kane. The deceased was born in Mercer township, September 21, 1873, where he grew to manhood, attended the country schools and later attended school in Corning and Shenandoah. In 1889 he went to Creston where he entered the employ of the Sullivan marble works and about a year later came to Corning where he completed his trade and was employed by O. A. Shafer until 1902 when he went to West Union, Iowa, remaining there two years then going to Norman, Okla., in August 1904, where he accepted the management of the marble establishment of Cox Bros., and was the manager of the business until his death, which occurred on April 1, at 9:00 o'clock p. m., of pneumonia after an illness of two weeks. His sister, Miss Nellie, and brother, J. W. Kane, were with him when the peaceful end came. They arrived in Norman the Sunday before. The brother was conscious to the end. The deceased leaves an aged father, three brothers, Allan A. Kane of the U. S. Arsenal at Benicia, Cal., R. P. and J. W. Kane of Corning and one sister, Miss Nellie who resides with her father in Corning. His mother died July 3, 1883. The funeral was held from St. Patrick's Catholic church on Sunday at 1 o'clock conducted by Father Richard Dollard, and was largely attended. Interment in Calvary cemetery. But few men had a brighter prospect before them and few the warm friends he had made. The world has been made better that Ed. Kane lived and the highest compliment we can pay him is that it should be the aim of every young man to emulate his life. Allan Kane, an uncle of Dubuque and his son Mark, of the same place were in attendance at the funeral.
(Adams County Free Press, Saturday, April 10, 1909. p. 4)