Celebrating History: Spanish flu claims Havreites

By Emily Mayer

The Spanish flu continued to sicken citizens as well as claimed lives. The Havre Plaindealer reported in its Dec. 7, 1918, edition of two deaths in our town.

MRS. QUIGLEY’S FUNERAL WAS HELD THURSDAY

Funeral services for the late Mrs. H. N. Quigley were held Thursday under the auspices of the Rebekah lodge of which Mrs. Quigley was a member. Mrs. Quigley died Tuesday night, leaving a baby only 24 hours old, besides another child. The death of Mrs. Quigley followed that of her husband by only a few days, the funeral of Mr. Quigley, who was also an influenza victim being hel...