The Plain Dealer, Tuesday 1 July 1902
(Cleveland, Ohio)

WELCOMED DEATH
William Climo Was Anxious for the End to Come That He Could Rejoin His Wife.
William Climo, eighty-two years of age, No. 1245 Lexington avenue, one of the pioneer citizens of Cleveland, died suddenly at his home, of a paralytic stroke, early yesterday morning. The old man was hale and hearty and had scarcely known a sick day in his life. A month ago, however, within a week after his wife’s death from a stroke of paralysis, Climo was stricken with a similar attack as that which caused his wife’s death. He recovered from this attack, however, and was up and around on his feet apparently in the best of health Sunday.
Climo was born in Cornwall, Devonshire, England, in March, eighty-two years ago. There he met and married the woman who had been his companion for fifty years and who was only separated from her husband by the final call some five weeks ago.
Climo mourned deeply the loss of his wife and expressed the hope that it would not be long until he also was taken, so that he might rejoin his wife again. Climo was conscious up to the time of his death and called all his relatives about him and bade them an affectionate farewell. He said that he was glad to go; that he wished to join his wife.
Mr. Climo leaves four daughters and two sons, all of whom are residents of this city. He was a machinist, but had been retired for the past fifteen years.
The funeral will take place from the family residence at 2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon. Rev. Pickard will have charge of the services. The interment will be in Lake View cemetery.

Contributed by Bob Bolitho