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The L'Anse Sentinel
Saturday, 3 April, 1909

         Old Veteran Called From Battle Field
         
         Death Claims One of L'Anses' Veterans
          and Pioneers, After a Brief Illness.
          
         Friday morning the people of L'Anse and vicinity
       were greatly shocked when the news was spread of the
       sudden and unexpected death of JOHN STREN, otherwise
       and more familiarly known as MICHAEL CREEDON.
       
         Only a few knew of his illness, as he was a strong
       and healthy man, until Tuesday morning, when upon
       arising from his bed he was attacked by a severe pain
       in his left side. Apparently thinking nothing of this,
       he left his home and went into a nearby wood lot to
       work. At noon he returned for dinner but was unable
       to continue his duties and was compelled to take to
       his bed. Despise all efforts of both physicians and
       relatives his condition grew rapidly worse and after
       passing a very restless night, he was finally summoned
       between 8 and 9 o'clock Friday morning.
       
         Deceased was born in Germany, and on the 19th day
       of last December was 67 years of age. When a boy
       thirteen years old he left his home in Germany and
       came to America, and for a number of years following
       resided in Wisconsin and Illinois. During this time
       he enlisted in the army and participated in the Civil
       war. Following the war and about 26 years ago he came
       to L'Anse in the capacity of a section foreman in the
       employ of the D.S.S. & A. railroad company, at the time
       of the extension work to the copper country, severing
       his connection shortly after the completion of the job.
       
         He was a man well and favorably known throughout this
       part of the country and had a large number of friends.
       He was a charter member of the Catholic Knights of
       America, a local society now out of existence, and a
       member of the fast depleting ranks of the "Boys in Blue."
       
         On the 5th day of November, twenty-five years ago,
       he was united in marriage to Miss MARY FLYNN, who is
       the only survivor, and widow and to whom the sympathy
       of all is extended. 
       
         It has been arranged that the funeral will take
       place Monday morning, at 10:00 o'clock from Sacred
       Heart church, Rev. Fr. Henn, officiating. Interment
       will take place in the Catholic cemetery.
       
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