Index to Death Notices Appearing in The Sentinel (Woodstock, IL), 1856-1894
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| Surname | Age | Date of Death | Date of Issue |
|---|---|---|---|
| O’BRIEN, Daniel | 23 | - | 03 Aug 1871 |
| O’BRIEN, John | -- | -- | 18 Aug 1887 |
| O’BRIEN, Mrs. Patrick | 60 | 15 Feb 1889 | 28 Feb 1889 |
| O’BRIEN, Sarah | -- | -- | 19 May 1881 |
| O’CONNOR, Daniel | - | - | 07 May 1891 |
| O’CONNOR, Eugene | 45 | 22 Apr 1892 | 28 Apr 1892 |
| O’CONNOR, John | -- | -- | 23 Apr 1885 |
| O’HARA, James | - | - | 17 Feb 1876 |
| O’HOLORAN, Patrick | -- | -- | 04 Aug 1887 |
| O’LEARY, Helen | 20 | - | 30 Mar 1893 |
| O’MALLY, Mrs. | - | - | 2 Nov 1893 |
| O’NEIL, Mrs. M. | -- | 02 Oct 1883 | 08 Nov 1883 |
| O’NEIL, O. | -- | -- | 22 Jan 1880 |
| O’NEILL, Mrs. | 84 | - | 12 Feb 1891 |
| O’TOOLE, Dantel | - | - | 01 Oct 1891 |
| O’TOOLE, Patrick | 70 | 18 Sep 1888 | 20 Sep/27 Sep 1888 |
| OAKEY, Mrs. | - | - | 23 Oct 1879 |
| OAKLEY, Mrs. John | - | - | 24 Aug 1871 |
| OCOCK, Susan | 44 | 18 Jan 1893 | 02 Feb 1893 |
| ODELL, -- | -- | -- | 13 Sep 1888 |
| ODELL, Mrs. Abigail | 96 | 11 May 1865 | 17 May 1865 |
| OGBEN, — [mother of Wm.] | -- | 17 Feb 1882 | 02 Mar 1882 |
| OGBIN, Sarah H. (JOHNSON) | 63 | 11 Aug 1894 | 15 Aug 1894 |
| OGBIN, Stephen | 58 | -- | 14 Jul 1881 |
| OGBIN, Wm. | - | - | 17 Sep 1862 |
| OLESON, -- | 6 | -- | 15 Jul 1886 |
| OLMSTEAD, — "Grandma" | 87 | -- | 21 Jun 1883 |
| OLMSTEAD, E.S. | - | - | 24 Mar 1892 |
| OLMSTEAD, Eleanor Maria (Marshall) | 65 | 11 Sep 1887 | 22 Sep 1887 |
| OLMSTEAD, Mrs. E.S. | -- | -- | 15 Sep 1887 |
| OLMSTEAD, Peniniah H. | 88 | 16 Jun 1883 | 23 Aug 1883 |
| OLMSTEAD, Silas | 80 | 06 Jan 1870 | 20 Jan 1870 |
| OLMSTEAD, William Raymond | 14 | 3 Nov 1894 | 8 Nov 1894 |
| OLSON, Matilda Wilhelmina | 36 | 11 Apr 1891 | 23 Apr 1891 |
| OLSON, P.C. | - | - | 21 Dec 1864 |
| ORMSBY, Earl G. | 2 | 26 Aug 1859 | 07 Sep 1859 |
| ORMSBY, Lucia L. (Bunker) | 56 | 17 Jun 1885 | 18 Jun/25 Jun 1885 |
| OSBORN, — [infant child of Dwight] | - | - | 3 May 1894 |
| OSBORNE, O.A. | -- | -- | 15 Feb 1883 |
| OSMAN, Elon Quincy | 1 | 25 Jan 1866 | 01 Feb 1866 |
| OSMAN, Mrs. Mary | 94 | 12 Feb 1863 | 18 Feb 1863 |
| OSTER, Philip | - | - | 31 Jan 1878 |
| OSTERHOUT, John | -- | -- | 17 Feb 1887 |
| OSTLER, Caroline (Edick) | 56 | 21 Nov 1888 | 29 Nov 1888 |
| OTIS, — [child of A.B.] | - | 05 Aug 1890 | 14 Aug 1890 |
| OTIS, H.G. | - | - | 05 Apr 1865 |
| OTIS, Mr. | - | - | 22 Oct 1891 |
| OTT, -- | - | - | 26 Nov 1891 |
| OTT, Michael | - | - | 27 Mar 1890 |
| OUREDNIK, John | - | - | 02 Apr 1891 |
| OVEROCKER, Anthony | 58 | - | 16 Mar 1864 |
| OVERTON, Annie | - | - | 13 Feb 1873 |
| OVERTON, Mr. -- | - | - | 06 Oct 1870 |
| OVERTON, Ruthie | 16 | 27 Jan 1880 | 05 Feb 1880 |
| OVIATT, Elizabeth A. (Bailey) | - | - | 20 Feb 1879 |
| OWEN, Edwin M. | 70 | 03 Dec 1891 | 10 Dec 1891 |
| OWEN, Frank Lawrence | 4 mo. | 18 Aug 1860 | 19 Sep 1860 |
| OWEN, Fred Butler | 1 | 19 Apr 1863 | 20 May 1863 |
| OWEN, Herman | - | - | 21 Nov 1872 |
| OWEN, Katie Lindsey | 9 | 29 Mar 1875 | 08 Apr 1875 |
| OWENS, — [child of Mrs. Effie] | -- | -- | 01 Sep 1887 |
Research Note: The Woodstock Sentinel is the oldest extant newspaper in McHenry County. The first issue was published on July 17, 1856, a single sheet containing no local news and only four columns of advertisements. As its popularity grew, the editors added local news, including death notices and marriage announcements. Not a single birth notice appears in the issues from 1856 through 1869. Researchers should be aware that obituaries, as we know them today, were very rare in the early issues of this newspaper. Instead, death notices were published—usually a line or two providing the name, age, death date, and sometimes the names of parents or a spouse. These early issues are extremely difficult to read; variant spellings and misspellings of names were frequent.