Mrs. Sarah Struthers, wife of Robert Struthers, died at her home on Monmouth street last Wednesday night. She was 71 years old and had been sick nearly a year. Mrs. Struthers was born in New York, but for the past 26 years she had lived at Red Bank. Besides her husband, two children survive her. The children are Miss Ellen Struthers, who lives at home, and Joseph Struthers of Hackensack. The funeral was held on Friday afternoon at four o’clock from the house and the service was conducted by Rev. W. B. Matteson, pastor of the Baptist church. The body was buried at Hackensack on Saturday.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, January 18, 1899

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