Various newspaper articles/obits about people named Gokey. I've collected these along the way and thought I would share them. I have no other information on any of these people. Enjoy!
"Mrs. Angeline Gokey, who died near Marshfield this week, would have been 106 years old next Christmas. Six years ago her husband died at the remarkable age of 109. Both were French Canadians."
The Daily Northwestern [Oshkosh, Wisconsin]
Saturday, October 15, -1895 or 1898- year is hard to read.
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"FIRE AT OSWEGO
Oswego, N.Y., Jan. 31. -- Fire at 2:15 o'clock this morning gutted "The Frog," a restaurant owned by Frank Gokey, and smoked adjoining buildings, entailing a total loss of about $30,000. The department was successful in confining the flames to the Gokey place."
The Marion Daily Star [Marion, Ohio]
Friday, January 31, 1902
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"Another veteran of the Spanish-American and World wars answered death's call on Sunday when Leo J. Hein passed away at the Soldier's home in Milwaukee. Illness, which it is believed he contracted while in service, was the cause of his death. He had spent the last four years of his life in different hospitals of the state. The deceased was a member of Co. H of Manitowoc and served on the Mexican border in 1916 and enlisted in the World war a year later, where he contracted the disease which he failed to overcome. Mr. Hein was born in Stockbridge where his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Hein, preceded him in death about forty years ago. He is survived by three brothers, Henry at Chilton, Albert of Manitowoc, and Peter of Brothertown, and two sisters, Mrs. ALEX GOKEY of Canada, and Mrs. Jacob Schoening at Chilton. Funeral services will be conducted at Chilton at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning."
Sheboygan Press [Sheboygan, Wisconsin]
Tuesday, April 30, 1929
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"Antoine Gokey, who died at Renfrew lately, at the age of one hundred and three years, acted as a boatman for the troops engaged in the war of 1812."
Manitoba Daily Free Press
Winnipeg, Canada, Friday, December 17, 1886
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"DEATH OF AN OLD RESIDENT
Joseph Gokey, an inmate of the poor farm, died at that institution Sunday evening after an illness of about five months, death being caused by old age. Mr. Gokey was 98 years old, and had been living at the poor farm during the past five years. He was born in Canada of French parents, but came to the United States many years ago, and made his home at Grand Rapids until old age incapacitated him for work, when having no relatives, he went to the poor farm to reside. Mr. Gokey's wife was a sister to Solomon Juneau, one of the first settlers of Milwaukee, this lady having preceded him in death several years. The remains were intered on Tuesday in the cemetery at the poor farm."
The Grand Rapids Tribune [Grand Rapids, Wisconsin]
March 22, 1916
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