Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
James Laurance Patrick [1872-1945]
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Unidentified Newspaper Obituary
Dated Tuesday, August 21, 1945
JAMES L. PATRICK DIED IN MASONIC SANATARIUM SUN.
Centerville Resident Died at Bettendorf, Iowa
Is Survived by a Son and Daughter
James Lawrence Patrick, 73, of Centerville, died at the Masonic Sanatarium in Bettendorf, Iowa, on August 19, 1945. He had been a patient there since 1943. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Maude Crawley.
He was a life-long member of the Methodist church and also of the Unionville, Iowa, Masonic Order No. 119.
He is survived by one son, Brooks, of Oregon, Illinois, and one daughter, Mrs. Doris Clark of Ottumwa, Iowa. Also several grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and one sister, Mrs. Nettie McCune, Martinsburg, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held from the Miller Funeral Home Tuesday, August 21, at 2:00 p.m., with Rev. Lester Greenwood of the Centerville Methodist church officiating. Masonic services will be held at the Unionville, Iowa, cemetery at 3:30 the same afternoon.
Nancy Jeanette Patrick [1871-1956]
Death Records, Appanoose County, Iowa
Book 7, Page 207
Nancy Janette McCuen, DOD 12 May 1956, female, white, widowed; DOB 27 February 1871; aged 85 years, 2 months, 15 days; POB Iowa; father, William M. Patrick; mother, Elizabeth Jane Hardin; burial, 15 May 1956, Unionville; undertaker, Wehrle.
Florence Ruth Patrick [1911-1911]
Florence Ruth Patrick was born 10 January 1911, died in Unionville, Appanoose County, IA, 26 March 1911, and was buried in the Eaton Cemetery, Unionville, Appanoose County, IA, following services conducted by Rev. Hamilton, pastor of the Baptist Church.
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Obituary -- Florence Ruth Patrick
Florence Ruth, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Patrick, died in Unionville, Iowa, Sunday, March 26, at 1:00 o'clock p.m. aged 2 months, and seven days. Funeral service was conducted by Rev. Hamilton, pastor of the Baptist church, text, Luke 18:17.
Our darling baby, our sweet love,
Has gone to live with Jesus above,
She heard a voice we cannot hear,
Which said she must not stay,
She saw a hand we cannot see
That beckoned her away.
--Thos. H. Craig.
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Gravestone in Eaton Cemetery
Unionville, Appanoose County, Iowa
Ward Taylor Patrick [1900-1906]
Ward Taylor Patrick was born 9 June 1900, died 10 November 1906, and was buried in the Eaton Cemetery, Unionville, Appanoose County, IA, following funeral services at the home of his parents conducted by Rev. J. W. Carson of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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Obituary
Died: -- On Saturday, Nov. 10th, 1906, Ward Taylor Patrick, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Patrick, aged six years, four months and twenty-nine days old.
Ward, as he was familiarly known to everybody, was endowed with a genial happy temper, and as such won many warm friends among his playmates, while the glad sunshine of his presence wherever he went made him a general favorite with all.
At home he was almost the idol of his fond parents. Among his numberous circle of his immediate relatives and friends he was greatly beloved. Stricken with the dread disease which carried him away on the tenth of this month, he bore his sufferings like a little hero, ever patient, and willing to do what his physician and parents considered for his good, even though suffering almost beyond endurance. Ever talking hopefully of again becoming well and entering into the active scenes of life, yet expressed a willingness to abide by the will of the Savior he had learned to love.
His grief stricken father and mother and friends, in the hour when the dark pall of death has hovered over their happy home, mourn not as one without hope for the blessed words of the Savior, Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of heaven, came with a greater measure than ever.
Little Ward was a member of the Presbyterian Sunday school. Truly as the poet said, 'Such a little tiny break in the soil so young to die.'
The sorrowing friends and family have the sympathy of the entire community. Services were held at the home Sunday afternoon, at 1:30 p.m., after which he was laid to rest in the Eaton cemetery. Peace be to his precious memory.
Services were conducted by Rev. J. W. Carson, of the Methodist Episcopal church.
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Gravestone in the Eaton Cemetery
Unionville, Appanoose County, Iowa
Martha Jane Patrick [1893-1972]
Martha Jane Patrick was born in Appanoose County, IA, 24 August 1893, daughter of Ira Melzine Patrick and Jennie Iantha Hunt, died at the Golden Age Manor in Centerville, Appanoose County, IA, 2 December 1972, and was buried in the Unionville Cemetery, Appanoose County, IA, following funeral services from the Unionville Baptist Church with the Rev. Paul Lobb officiating.
She married in Seymour, Wayne County, IA, 8 October 1917, Perry Cross who was born in Appanoose County, IA, 26 April 1891, son of John Clinton "Jack" Cross and Julia Ann Wood, died in Appanoose County, IA, 3 December 1961, and was buried in the Unionville Cemetery, Appanoose County, IA.
She married in Seymour, Wayne County, IA, 8 October 1917, Perry Cross who was born in Appanoose County, IA, 26 April 1891, son of John Clinton "Jack" Cross and Julia Ann Wood, died in Appanoose County, IA, 3 December 1961, and was buried in the Unionville Cemetery, Appanoose County, IA.
Martha Jane Patrick & Perry Cross
Six children were born of this union: Arthur Burdette Cross (2 June 1918), Dolly Agnes Cross (25 June 1921), Robert Patrick Cross (19 January 1923), Donald LeRoy Cross (9 August 1924), Lois Arlene Cross (20 June 1926), and John Melzine Cross (10 June 1928).------------------------------------
Daily Iowegian - 4 December 1972
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Martha J. Cross
Mrs. Martha J. Cross, 79, a lifelong resident of Appanoose County, died at the Golden Age Manor in Centerville Saturday, December 2, 1972, at 5:45 a.m.
She was born August 23, 1893, in this county, the daughter of Mel and Iantha Hunt Patrick. In October, 1917, she was married to Perry Cross at Unionville, and he preceded her in death December 3, 1961.
Mrs. Cross was a member of the Baptist Church and the Order of Eastern Star in Unionville.
Surviving are four sons, Arthur, Robert and Donald of Des Moines and John, Corpus Christi, Tex.; two daughters, Mrs. Floyd (Dolly) Harvel, Waterman, Ill.; and Mrs. Russell (Lois) Kelley, of Unionville, Ia.; 19 grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, one brother, Clyde Patrick, Perry, Ia.; and one sister, Lora Hawkins, Centerville. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Rhoda and Florence, and one brother, Ward.
Funeral services were Monday at 1:30 p.m. from the Unionville Baptist Church, with the Rev. Paul Lobb officiating. Burial was in the Unionville cemetery. The Miller-Wehrle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Perry & Martha Jane (Patrick) Cross' Gravestone
in Unionville Cemetery, Appanoose County, Iowa
Rhoda Estella Patrick [1892-1893]
Rhoda Estella Patrick was born in Appanoose County, IA, 25 July 1892, died in Unionville, Appanoose County, IA, 16 August 1893, and was buried in the Eaton Cemetery in Unionville following funeral services conducted by the Rev. Ireland of the Methodist Church.
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Unidentified Newspaper Obituary
August 1893
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Died -- At Unionville, Iowa, Aug. 16th, 1893, Little Rhoda Patrick, aged 1 year and 22 days, an only child of Melzine and Iantha Patrick. She suffered intensely the last few days of her life but seemed conscious almost to the last moment. Little Rhoda won a great many friends in her short life and will be sadly missed by them as by her parents. It is true no one can fill her place in the home circle but she has gone to be with the one who said 'Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not for of such is the kingdom of heaven' and we have the blessed consolation of meeting her in that home above. The father and mother have the sympathy of many friends in their bereavement. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Ireland of the Methodist church and the little one was laid to rest blessed with an eternal image of youth and innocence.' E. B. H.
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Gravestone in Eaton Cemetery,
Unionville, Appanoose County, Iowa
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Elizabeth Slade [1606-1670]
Elizabeth Slade was born in Axminster, Devonshire, England, 3 August 1606, daughter of Roger Slade and Margerye Reede, and died in Malden, Middlesex County, MA, 12 February 1670. She married in Bicton, Devonshire, England, 1 November 1626, John Upham who was born in Bicton, Devonshire, England, in 1597, and died in Malden, Middlesex County, MA, 25 February 1680.
John Upham [1597-1681]
John Upham was born in Bicton, Devonshire, England, in 1597-8, and died in Malden, Middlesex County, MA, 26 February 1681-2, aged 84. He married, first, in Bicton, Devonshire, England, 1 November 1626, Elizabeth Slade who was born in Axminster, Devonshire, England, 3 August 1606, daughter of Roger Slade and Margerye Reede, and died in Malden, Middlesex County, MA, 12 February 1670-1. He married, second, in Malden, Middlesex County, MA, in August 1671, Catherine, widow of Angel Hollard of Boston.
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Winchester Notes
By Mrs. Fanny Winchester Hotchkiss
By Mrs. Fanny Winchester Hotchkiss
[New Haven, CT: The Tuttle, Morehouse
& Taylor Co., 1912], Pages 57-59
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UPHAM LINEAGE
Thomas Croswell married, about 1662, Priscilla Upham, daughter of John Upham and wife Elizabeth Slade. (English Records.)
John Upham, the ancestor, probably, of all families of that name in New England, arrived in America in the company that came with the Rev. Joseph Hull and settled the town of Weymouth. He is on the earliest list of land owners to whom grants were made in Weymouth under the date of 1636, probably copied from the original record, not now in existence. Among these: John Upham, 30 acres. (Sketch of the Town of Weymouth, Mass., from 1622 to 1884, by Gilbert Nash.) And among the earliest settlers of Weymouth are mentioned: William Torrey, John Upham, Enoch Hunt, and Thomas Richards, all as owning land. John Upham was admitted a freeman Sept. 2, 1635, the same year he came to America.
He was Representative of Weymouth 1636, 1637, 1638, and 1639; in 1642 was one of the Commissioners for treating with the Indians in relation to lands in Weymouth; was Selectman; and in 1644, 1645, 1646, and 1647, was one of the Commissioners to end small causes. Between 1648 and 1650 he moved to Malden, about which time that town was granted and a church organized. In Malden he was a Selectman and a Commissioner for settling small causes, and was Deacon of the church more than twenty-four years. He died in Malden, Mass., Feb. 25, 1681. He came from Weymouth, County Dorset, England.
Priscilla Upham, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Slade) Upham, married, about 1662, Thomas Croswell. Their daughter, Naomi Croswell, married Daniel Dana, son of Richard Dana. Their daughter, Hepsibah Dana, married May 8, 1735, Samuel Hastings. Their daughter, Hannah Hastings, married (2d) in 1764, Stephen Winchester, Jr. She was his second wife.
UPHAM LINEAGE
English Ancestry of John Upham
John Upham married (1st) Elizabeth Slade, probably the mother of all his children. She was living (signed a deed) Dec. 2, 1670, but must have died soon afterwards, as John Upham married (2d) in Malden, Aug., 1671, Catherine, widow of Angel Hollard of Boston. A deed of relinquishment to all her property proves this fact.
To prove John Upham’s marriage to Elizabeth Slade, the following from Mr. Upham to Miss Leavitt, Feb., 1905:
“The register of the Church at Bicton shows: Married November 1, 1626, John Upham and Elizabeth Slade. His identity is established by his father’s will of 1635, at Exeter. John Upham was at Exeter a few months before his emigration, as the Parish registers of Holy Trinity of Exeter show the baptism 1634, Sept. 21, of Phineas, the sonne of John and Elizabeth Upham. Burial 1634, Oct. 2, Phineas Upham. Bicton is about eleven miles from Exeter.”
John Upham died in Malden (gravestone), Feb. 26, 1681-2, aged 84, therefore born in 1597-8.
The births of his children are not all recorded. The following is a list of them from various sources:
CHILDREN.
1. Mary Upham, born 1628; married John Whittemore; she died 1677.
2. Elizabeth Upham, born 1630; married Thomas Welsh; she died Jan. 12, 1705.
3. Nathaniel Upham, born 1632, admitted freeman May, 1655, was a minister and preached at Malden. (Roxbury Records.)
4. Phineas Upham, baptized at Holy Trinity, Exeter, England, Sept. 21, 1634; buried Oct. 2, 1634.
5. Hannah Upham.
6. Phineas Upham, born 1635-6; died 1676, aged 41; a Lieutenant in 1675.
7. John Upham, buried in Weymouth, June 5, 1640.
8. Priscilla Upham, born 1642; married about 1662 Thomas Croswell, and died Dec. 8, 1717.
(From Early Settlers of Watertown, Mass., by Henry Bond, M.D.; also N. E. Register for 1847, p. 365.)Mary Ashley [1644-1702]
Mary Ashley was born in Springfield, Hampden County, MA, 6 April 1644, daughter of Robert Ashley and Mary (Horton). She married in Springfield, Hampden County, MA, 18 October 1664, John Root.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Cicely Penny [1601-1682]
Cicely Penny was born in Paignton, Devon, England, 27 February 1601, daughter of Henry Penny and Jane ????, and died in Springfield, Hampden County, MA, 8 February 1682. She married in Paignton, Devon, England, 9 February 1623, Samuel Chapin who was born in Paignton, Devon, England, 8 October 1598, son of John Chapin and Phillipe Easton, and died in Springfield, Hampden County, MA, 11 November 1675.
Deacon Samuel Chapin [1598-1675]
Deacon Samuel Chapin was born in Paignton, Devon, England, 8 October 1598, son of John Chapin and Phillipe Easton, and died in Springfield, Hampden County, MA, 11 November 1675. He married in Paignton, Devon, England, 9 February 1623, Cicely Penney who was born in Paignton, Devon, England, 27 February 1601, daughter of Henry Penny and Jane ????, and died in Springfield, Hampden County, MA, 8 February 1682.
Hannah Burt [1641-1680]
Hannah Burt was born in Springfield, Hampden County, MA, 28 April 1641, daughter of Henry Burt and Ulalia ????. She married in ?, 24 December 1657, John Bagg.
John Bagg [1665-1740]
John Bagg came to America on the ship “Safety” from London, England in August 1635, at 16 years of age. There were 131 passengers and the name of John Bagg is number 63 on the list. Nothing further can be found of John until December 24, 1657 in Springfield, MA when he married Hannah Burt. He was 38 years old at the time of their marriage and Hannah was less than 16 years old. He settled in West Springfield, MA. He arrived at a later date than most of the settlers and did not share in the early division of land. In 1668 his name was signed fourth to a petition against imposts, and on January 1, 1678 he was one of the citizens to whom Mayer John Pynchon administered the oath of allegiance. At a late date, John Bagg had the misfortune to have his house burned, together with considerable corn. In 1659 the General Court made playing cards a statute offense, and all who played this “unlawful game” were liable to a fine of 5 shillings. John was among the unfortunate number who wanted to enjoy a social but prohibited game, and was summoned into court to answer for it. He was tried “at a court held in Springfield, MA on March 20, 1662.” The Burt Genealogy says that Hannah Bagg died Aug. 1, 1680 and John Bagg died Sept. 5, 1683. Perhaps the dates should be reversed, because in the Probate Court Records dated Sept. 25, 1683, it is stated that the “widow of John is needy”, etc.
The children of Hannah Burt and John Bagg were:
1. Hannah Bagg - born September 8, 1658. Died May 13, 1740. Married February 3, 1681 to Nathaniel Sikes.
2. Mercy Bagg - born November 23, 1660. Died April 7, 1738. Marred Ebenezer Jones on June 26, 1679.
3. Daniel Bagg - born November10, 1663. Died December 9, 1663.
4. John Bagg - born March 26, 1665. Died November 3, 1740. Married Mercy Thomas on March 30, 1689.
5. Daniel Bagg - born May 12, 1668. Died November 3, 1740. Married Hannah Phelps.
6. Jonathan Bagg - born November 2, 1670. Died October 6, 1746. Married Mary Weller on January 7, 1697.
Thankful Bagg [1705-1747]
Thankful Bagg was born in West Springfield, Hampden County, MA, 15 June 1705, daughter of John Bagg and Mercy Thomas, and was killed by lightning 9 July 1747. She married in Springfield, Hampden County, MA, 1 June 1727, Joseph Leonard who was born in Springfield, Hampden County, MA, 15 June 1705.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
James Erwin Child [1833-1912]
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James E. Child, pioneer editor and attorney, and one of the best-known men in Waseca county, passed away last Sunday morning. He had been ill for over a year, suffering from cirrhosis of the liver and other complications, and the end was not unexpected. Although confined to his house all the time, he was able to be up and around. He shaved himself until two weeks prior to his death, and did not take to his bed until the afternoon before he passed away. His mind was clear and active nearly all the time. He spoke to his family and physician during the early hours of Saturday evening and then passed into a sleep from which he never awakened. The end came at three o'clock Sunday morning.
James Erwin Child was born in Jefferson county, New York, on December 19, 1833. His youth was spent in New York and Ohio and his early manhood in Wisconsin. He came to Waseca county in 1855, and took a homestead in the township of Wilton. On April 19, 1856, he was married to Miss Justina Krassin, who survives him. Nine children were born to them, six of whom survive. They are Walter Child of Lakefield, Minn.; Mrs. F. A. Wood and Mrs. G. H. Goodspeed of this city; Mrs. Mark D. Ashley of Jackson, Minn.; and George Child of Denmare, N. D. Deceased also has two brothers and one sister living. They are S. P. Child of Shakopee, Stephen Child of Lentz, Ore., and Mrs. Julia M. Willis of California.
During his varied and interesting career Mr. Child followed numerous avocations, including carpenter, school teacher, farmer, lawyer, banker and publisher, but the greater part of his life was devoted to the newspaper profession and it was as an editor and publisher that he was best known. His first newspaper work was in the fall of 1863, when he became editor of the Wilton Weekly News. He was connected with the newspaper business almost continuously from that time until last October, when he sold the Herald to the present publisher. On October 27, 1911, the day on which he sold the paper, he penned forceful editorial on "fearless journalism" and bade adieu to the friends of a lifetime. This was his last public utterance. Since then he has been preparing his temporal affairs for the inevitable end, which he knew was close at hand.
The following brief sketch of the life of the deceased during the last 49 years is taken from Child's History of Waseca County, published in 1905:
"James E. Child carried on his farm in South Wilton from 1855 to 1863, when he entered upon the practice of law in Wilton. In the fall of 1863 he commenced newspaper work, and with the exception of about four years spent on a farm in Jackson county, from 1881 to 1885, has made newspaper work his principal business. he was chairman of town supervisors, school district clerk, county attorney, member of the legislature in 1861 and justice of the peace while on his farm in Wilton. He was deputy United States marshal in 1863-4, and had charge of the draft in several towns of the county. After that he served as county attorney, judge of probate, superintendent of schools, municipal judge of Waseca from 1890 to 1892, member of the house of representatives in 1874 and again in 1883. the latest work of his life thus far is the production of this history - labor more pleasant than profitable. He has served as president of the Waseca charter commission since appointment and organization in 1892."
Mr. Child was also an official of the First National Bank of Waseca for many years, retiring from the presidency of that institution a year ago. He was a man of very pronounced convictions, strong in his likes and dislikes, and always fearless and outspoken on all topics of public interest. A man of his type naturally made enemies, but he also made warm, steadfast friends. Among personal friends he was genial, kind and companionable, and in his home life he was a devoted, affectionate husband and father, whose memory will ever be cherished by those he left behind.
The funeral took place from the Congregational church at two o'clock yesterday afternoon and was largely attended. It was conducted under the auspices of the local Masonic lodge, in accordance with the expressed wish of the deceased. The services were conducted by Reverend Roberts, after which the remains were laid to rest in Woodville cemetery.
James Erwin Child was born in Jefferson county, New York, on December 19, 1833. His youth was spent in New York and Ohio and his early manhood in Wisconsin. He came to Waseca county in 1855, and took a homestead in the township of Wilton. On April 19, 1856, he was married to Miss Justina Krassin, who survives him. Nine children were born to them, six of whom survive. They are Walter Child of Lakefield, Minn.; Mrs. F. A. Wood and Mrs. G. H. Goodspeed of this city; Mrs. Mark D. Ashley of Jackson, Minn.; and George Child of Denmare, N. D. Deceased also has two brothers and one sister living. They are S. P. Child of Shakopee, Stephen Child of Lentz, Ore., and Mrs. Julia M. Willis of California.
During his varied and interesting career Mr. Child followed numerous avocations, including carpenter, school teacher, farmer, lawyer, banker and publisher, but the greater part of his life was devoted to the newspaper profession and it was as an editor and publisher that he was best known. His first newspaper work was in the fall of 1863, when he became editor of the Wilton Weekly News. He was connected with the newspaper business almost continuously from that time until last October, when he sold the Herald to the present publisher. On October 27, 1911, the day on which he sold the paper, he penned forceful editorial on "fearless journalism" and bade adieu to the friends of a lifetime. This was his last public utterance. Since then he has been preparing his temporal affairs for the inevitable end, which he knew was close at hand.
The following brief sketch of the life of the deceased during the last 49 years is taken from Child's History of Waseca County, published in 1905:
"James E. Child carried on his farm in South Wilton from 1855 to 1863, when he entered upon the practice of law in Wilton. In the fall of 1863 he commenced newspaper work, and with the exception of about four years spent on a farm in Jackson county, from 1881 to 1885, has made newspaper work his principal business. he was chairman of town supervisors, school district clerk, county attorney, member of the legislature in 1861 and justice of the peace while on his farm in Wilton. He was deputy United States marshal in 1863-4, and had charge of the draft in several towns of the county. After that he served as county attorney, judge of probate, superintendent of schools, municipal judge of Waseca from 1890 to 1892, member of the house of representatives in 1874 and again in 1883. the latest work of his life thus far is the production of this history - labor more pleasant than profitable. He has served as president of the Waseca charter commission since appointment and organization in 1892."
Mr. Child was also an official of the First National Bank of Waseca for many years, retiring from the presidency of that institution a year ago. He was a man of very pronounced convictions, strong in his likes and dislikes, and always fearless and outspoken on all topics of public interest. A man of his type naturally made enemies, but he also made warm, steadfast friends. Among personal friends he was genial, kind and companionable, and in his home life he was a devoted, affectionate husband and father, whose memory will ever be cherished by those he left behind.
The funeral took place from the Congregational church at two o'clock yesterday afternoon and was largely attended. It was conducted under the auspices of the local Masonic lodge, in accordance with the expressed wish of the deceased. The services were conducted by Reverend Roberts, after which the remains were laid to rest in Woodville cemetery.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Tressie Masocco [1908-2000]
Tressie Masocco was born 16 November 1908 in Fiatt, Fulton County, Illinois, 16 November 1908, daughter of Angelo Masocco and Antonia Licini, died in the Methodist Medical Center, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, 2 August 2000, and was buried in the Fairview Cemetery, Fulton County, Illinois.
She married in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, 14 July 1968, Robert Frank Kozelka who was born in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 13 January 1907, son of Frank Joseph Kozelka and Barbara Cizek, died at the Proctor Endowment Home in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, 10 April 2008, and donated his body to medical research.
Robert Frank Kozelka
Sunday, August 7, 2011
James Erwin Child [1833-1912]
History of the Bench and Bar of Minnesota
[Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN: Legal
Publishing and Engraving Company, 1904]
Publishing and Engraving Company, 1904]
Volume II: Pages 193-194
James E. Child, of Waseca, was born in De Kalb, St. Lawrence county. New York, December 19, 1833. His father, Zabina Child, was a carpenter and joiner by trade and also operated a farm. In 1834 the family moved to Medina county, Ohio, but soon afterwards returned to the old home and remained there until 1844, when they again moved west; this time to Dodge county, Wisconsin, where they were among the early settlers of that region.
When Mr. Child was twenty-two years old he was offered the management of a large farm in Waseca county, and went there to take charge. Soon after, however, he took advantage of the homestead law and secured a farm of his own. In the meantime he had so advanced his education that prior to 1863 he was a ble to seek and obtain admission to the bar, and in 1863 he moved to Wilton and began practice. Shortly afterwards he was appointed a deputy United States marshal. In 1863 Mr. Child also began journalistic work in the capacity of editor and publisher of the Waseca News. Later he held the same positions with the Waseca Radical, and in 1885 he purchased the Waseca Herald and has since conducted that journal as well as engaged in the practice of law.
Mr. Child has served Minnesota long and well in legis1ative capacity. As early as i860 he was sent to the lower house of the state legislature: in 1872 was advanced to the state senate; in 1874 was again a member of the assembly; and in 1883 he represented Martin and Jackson counties in the same capacity.
In 1886 the prohibition partv named him for its candidate for governor.
April 19, 1836, Mr. Child was married to Justina Krassin. to whom have been born: Walter, Annie, Orilla, Dora M., George E., and Marcia.
Mr. Child is recognized as a citizen who has been largely instrumental in the development and prosperity of Minnesota.
George Erwin Child [1868-1936]
George Erwin Child was born in Waseca, Waseca County, MN, 22 March 1868, died in the Waseca Memorial Hospital, Waseca, Waseca County, MN, 12 Marach 1936, and was buried in the Woodville Cemetery, Waseca County, MN, following funeral services at the home of F. A. Wood conducted by the Rev. M. Green of the First Congregational Church.
From Child's History of Wasecea County, Minnesota
He married, first, at St. Paul, MN, 7 September 1901, Lucille M. Smith who died in St. Paul, MN, 10 March 1902, and, second (later divorced), in Minot, Ward County, ND, 27 April 1910, Catherine Florence "Dollie" Cooper who was born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 2 December 1882, and died in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, 12 March 1963.----------------------------
The Waseca Journal - 18 March 1936
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Muncipal Judge George Erwin Child died Thursday afternoon at the Waseca Memorial hospital. Although he had been in poor health for a number of years and a patient at the hospital for several months, his death was rather sudden coming from a heart attack. He had appeared about the same Thursday morning when his brother-in-law, Frank A. Wood, called and at noon he ate his usual meal and the nurse had taken his tray into the hall and when she returned she found he had passed away.
Judge Child has during the past fifteen years served the city of Waseca as city attorney and later and up to his death as Judge of the Municipal Court, being in his second four year term of that office. He also served as county attorney and previous to his return to Waseca he served as postmaster at Kenmare, N.D.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 from the home of F. A. Wood, 516 Fourth avenue, northeast. They were conducted by Rev. M. Green of the First Congregational church. The pall bearers were Messrs. L. A. Bullard, John R. Bullard, Ray Moonan, G. P. Madden, E. C. Goodspeed and Dr. G. E. Fastle. Burial was in Woodville cemetery. Those from away who were here for the funeral were Walter Child, Minneapolis; Mrs. Mark D. Ashley, Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Child and Mrs. S. M. Child, Lakefield; and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Coyer and E. R. Krassin, Mankato.
George Child was one of nine children of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Child, early pioneers of Waseca county. His father before him served as county attorney and municipal judge, also serving as judge of probate, superintendent of schools and a member of both the State Senate and House of Representatives. His father was, perhaps, better known in the county through his newspaper work and his Child's History of Waseca county, which work he copyrighted in 1905.
George Child was born March 22, 1868 and had he lived another ten days would have been 68 years of age. He was the second child born in the new village of Waseca. He was educated in the public schools of this community and graduated from the Law College of the University of Minnesota. Following his graduation he accepted a position with the American Surety Company of St. Paul and held this for a term of years. He then went to Kenmare, N. D., where he opened a law office and later served as postmaster. His health failing, he left Kenmare and went to Florida where he hoped the climate would aid his recovery.
He remained there only one year, coming to Waseca where he opened a law office and has since resided.
He was married Sept. 7, 1901 at St. Paul to Miss Lucille H. Smith, who passed away March 10, 1902. He was a member of the Masonic order and of the Minnesota State Bar association.
He is survived by one brother, Walter Child, Minneapolis; and three sisters, Mrs. Mark D. Ashley, Jackson; Mrs. G. H. Goodspeed, and Mrs. F. A. Wood, Waseca.
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Additional Sources
-FGS-George E Child & Catherine F D Cooper-Murphy Family Tree on Ancestry.com.
-1870 US Census-MN-Waseca-Waseca-Image 2 on Ancestry.com.
-1875 MN State Census-Waseca-Wilton-Image 6 on Ancestry.com.
-1880 US Census-MN-Waseca-Waseca-District 254-Image 30 on Ancestry.com.
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Marcia Child [1866-1867]
Marcia Child was born in Wilton Township, Waseca County, MN, 27 March 1866, daughter of James Erwin Child and Anna Justina Krassin, and died in Wilton Township, 9 April 1867.
Orilla Justina Child Goodspeed [1861-1948]
Orilla Justina Child was born in Wilton Township, Waseca County, MN, 15 December 1861, daughter of James Erwin Child and Anna Justina Krassin, died at her home in Waseca, Waseca County, MN, 15 May 1948, and was buried in the Woodville Cemetery, Waseca, Waseca County, MN.
She married in Waseca, Waseca County, MN, 25 May 1880, George Henry Goodspeed who was born in Osterville, Barnstable County, MA, 8 March 1858, son of Henry Goodspeed and Temperance H. Parker, died in Waseca, Waseca County, MN, 27 May 1931, and was buried in the Woodville Cemetery, Waseca, Waseca County, MN.
Three children were born of this union:
01. Henry Erwin Goodspeed who was born in Minnesota, 23 March 1881, was killed when his pickup truck collidede with a passenger train in Waseca, Waseca County, MN, 27 August 1958, and was buried in Woodville Cemetery, Waseca, Waseca County, MN. He was married to Mollie E. Goodspeed (1902-1977)
02. Frank Bradford Goodspeed
03. Claude M. Goodspeed
Three children were born of this union:
01. Henry Erwin Goodspeed who was born in Minnesota, 23 March 1881, was killed when his pickup truck collidede with a passenger train in Waseca, Waseca County, MN, 27 August 1958, and was buried in Woodville Cemetery, Waseca, Waseca County, MN. He was married to Mollie E. Goodspeed (1902-1977)
02. Frank Bradford Goodspeed
03. Claude M. Goodspeed
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The Waseca Journal - 19 May 1948
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The Waseca Journal - 19 May 1948
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Mrs. George H. Goodspeed, 86, of this city, passed away at her home. She had been ill for the past three weeks. Orilla J. Child, daughter of J. E. and Justina Child, pioneer settlers of Waseca county, was born December 15, 1861 in Wilton township, Waseca county. Her father, James Erwin "Pat" Child taught school in Dodge county and also practiced law in Wilton. In 1863 he went into the newspaper work and made it his principal business. Many people still remember Pat and his family. Orilla was one of nine children.
On May 25, 1880, she became the bride of George H. Goodspeed of Waseca. three children were born to this union. She was a member of the Congregational church, a member of the Monday Study Club and a Past Matron of the Eastern Star. She was a lovable person and made many friends during her lifetime.
Surviving are her children, Dr. Henry Erwin Goodspeed of Northome, Minn.; Frank Bradford of Hinsdale, Illinois; and Claude M. Battelford, Sasks., Canada.
Surviving are her children, Dr. Henry Erwin Goodspeed of Northome, Minn.; Frank Bradford of Hinsdale, Illinois; and Claude M. Battelford, Sasks., Canada.
A sister, Mrs. Dora Ashley of Jackson, who was with her during her last illness, and a brother, Captain Walter Child of Minneapolis, also survive.
Funeral services were held at the Pfaff Funeral Home at one o'clock on Monday, May 17. Rev. G. D. Stowe officiated and interment was made at the Woodville cemetery.
Those from out of town attending the services were Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Good-speed of Northome, Minn., and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Goodspeed of Hinsdale, Illinois. Her brother, Capt. Walter Child was unable to attend the services because of illness.
Those from out of town attending the services were Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Good-speed of Northome, Minn., and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Goodspeed of Hinsdale, Illinois. Her brother, Capt. Walter Child was unable to attend the services because of illness.
Pallbearers were William Hansen, Paul Stucky, L. F. Preston, Ray Roesler, William Gutfleisch and George Webb.
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Child's History of Waseca County, Minnesota
By James E. Child
[Owatonna, MN: The Owatonna Chronicle,
Whiting & Luers, Publishers, 1905] Pages 700-701
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MR. GEORGE H. GOODSPEED
Mr. George H. Goodspeed of Waseca, son of Henry Goodspeed, a Union veteran of the war of the Rebellion, was born in Barnstable, Mass., March 8, 1858, and came to Minnesota with his parents in 1872. His father died in 1876, leaving a widow, three sons, and two daughters. George was the oldest and upon him devolved the duty of carrying on the farm and business pertaining thereto.
On the 25th of May, 1880, he was married to Miss Orilla Justina Child, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Child. Orilla was born in Wilton, Dec. 15, 1861. Mr. and Mrs. Goodspeed are the parents of three sons: Henry Erwin, dentist, of Waseca, born March 23, 1881; Claude Martin, born July 13, 1883; Frank Bradford, born Jan. 25, 1888. Claude is a sheep herder in Montana, and Frank is in the senior class of the Waseca high school at this writing.
George H. held the office of chairman of the board of supervisors of the town of Woodville prior to his removal to the city of Waseca. He was elected sheriff of the county in 1896, and again in 1898. In 1901 he opened up a small farm in the eastern part of Waseca. He soon after became foreman of R. P. Ward's large farm just west of Waseca, a position he still holds at this writing.
THE HONORABLE HENRY GOODSPEED
The subject of this sketch was born in Barnstable, Mass., Nov. 13, 1834, where he grew to manhood. He was the first man to enlist in Company E of the Fortieth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers under Captain Bearse. His health failed him to some extent, but he was admitted to the reserve corps and served until the 28th day of June, 1865, when he was honorably discharged. He was elected a member of the Massachusetts legislature, house of representatives, in 1871. In 1872 he came with his family to Minnesota and resided on a farm on the west side of Clear Lake, just northeast of Waseca. He was never a very rugged man, and died of consumption October 19, 1876.
He married Miss Temperance H. Parker in 1856. She was also a native of Barnstable, Mass., born July 15, 1836. For years prior to her death she suffered from cancer of the breast and side, and finally departed this life at Waseca, Dec. 9, 1896, at the age of sixty years, respected and mourned by all who knew her.
Mr. and Mrs. Goodspeed had five children: George H., Allen C., (deceased) Stanton W., Mrs. O. L. Smith, and Mrs. Elmer Herrick. Stanton and Mrs. Herrick reside at Glendive, Mont. The others are residents of this county.
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The Waseca Herald
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Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Goodspeed Celebrate Golden Wedding
Popular Waseca Couple Honored On Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary
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To be able to celebrate their golden wedding in the enjoyment of health and prosperity in the same house in which they were pronounced man and wife a half a century previously is a privilege accorded to few people. Yet this privilege was enjoyed by Mr. and Mrs. George H. Goodspeed of Waseca last Sunday.
On May 25, 1880, George H. Goodspeed and Orilla J. Child were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James E. Child of Waseca, with Rev. Levi Gilbert of the M. E. church officiating.
On Sunday, June 1, the golden anniversary of this wedding was quietly celebrated in the same home, which is now the property of Mayor and Mrs. Frank A. Wood. Only the immediate relatives were present at each celebration.
Relatives from out of town who were present Sunday included Dr. Henry Goodspeed of Duluth; Frank Goodspeed of Chicago; Walter and Arthur E. Child of Minneapolis; Mrs. S. M. Child, Mr. and Mrs. W. Walter Child of Lakefield; Mrs. Mark D. Ashley and daughters, Misses Juliet and Miriam Ashley of Jackson. Many congratulatory messages were received from other relatives who were unable to be present.
Geo. H. Goodspeed was born on March 8, 1858, at Barnstable, Mass., and came to Waseca county with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Goodspeed, in 1872. He has been very successful as a contracting teamster and enjoys the distinction of having held more public offices than any man in Waseca county. He is at present alderman from the second ward in the Waseca city council.
Mrs. Goodspeed was born in Wilton on December 15, 1861, and her entire lifetime had been spent in this community. She has taken an active interest in club and church and is well and favorable known in Waseca County. Her father, the late James E. Child, was widely known as an editor and historian.
Mr. and Mrs. Goodspeed are the parents of three children, Dr. Henry E. Goodspeed of Duluth; Claud M. Goodspeed of Battleford, Sask., and Frank B. Goodspeed of Chicago. They have one granddaughter, Miss Georgia Marie Goodspeed of Battleford.
The Herald joins with the host of friends of Mr. and Mrs. Goodspeed in hoping they will live to celebrate their diamond wedding.
Annie Elizabeth Child Wood [1860-1947]
Unidentified Newspaper Obituary
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Annie Elizabeth Child was born in Wilton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota, on 8 January 1860. She was married to Frank Adams Wood, the son of Nathan Wood and Ellen Adams, on 26 January 1884 in Waseca, Minnesota, by the Rev. H. C. Jennings. Frank was forn in Gardner, Massachusetts, on 14 September 1855. He died on 12 November 1951 at the age of 96 years, 8 weeks and 2 days. Annie Child Wood died in Waseca on 20 March 1947 at Memorial Hospital from a paralytic stroke on 15 November 1838. Funeral services were held at the Pfaff Funeral Chapel with the Rev. M. Green officiating and burial was made in the Woodville Cemetery.
Annie attended school in Waseca and went on to graduate from the Mankato Teachers' College. She lived in Waseca all her life, becoming very interested in civic affairs and being identified with many community improvements. She taught school for a number of years after she was married and both high school and grade school students came to know her. Annied worked at the Waseca Herald which her father edited and assisted her father who compiled and wrote Child's History of Waseca County. She was a member of many clubs and very often one of the original members of local organizations. She was active during her life in the Monday Study Club, the Eastern Star, W.C.T.U., Waseca County Historical Association and the Past Worthy Matrons Club of the Eastern Star.
Stephen Melvin Child [1858-1939]
The Standard - Lakefield, MN
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Stephen Melvin Child was born in Wilton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota, on 7 March 1858. He was married to Amelia Ludtke, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Ludtke, on 31 December 1882 in Waseca, Minnesota, by the Rev. H. C. Jennings. Stephen died on 30 January 1929 at his home on Menage Avenue in Lakefield, Jackson County, Minnesota. Funeral services were held at his home and at the Methodist Episcopal Church on February 2nd andwere conducted by the Rev. C. N. Hamrin of Woodlake. Burial was in the Lakefield Cemetery. Amelia A. Ludtke was born 16 August 1863 in Germany. She died on 18 December 1951 at the age of 88 years, 4 months and 2 days at her home in Lakefield. Funeral services were conducted on 21 December 1851 at the Rost Funeral Home and at the First Methodist Church by the Rev. Clifford Wittstruck. Interment was beside the grave of her husband in the Lakefield Cemetery.
Stephen lived his first ten years in Wilton Township. Then a railroad was built through Waseca County and the new town of Waseca was developed. The little town of Wilton was soon all moved to the newer town with its railroad advantages. The Child family moved with the town to Waseca. Stephen received his education in the schools of Waseca and assisted his father in his printing office. When he reached the age of 20, he felt the urge of the open spaces and outdoors in preference to being confined to indoor labor. This led him in 1878 to follow Horace Greeley's advice, "Go west young man." He went as far as Jackson County, Minnesota, and settled on a farm in Secion Six, Des Moines Township, 4 1/2 miles east of Lakefield. It was just at the close of the dark days following the grasshopper scourge of several preceding years. They county had a population of 4,500. From the Des Moines River west, there was a wide stretch of virgin prairie, with only a settler's shanty or log cabin now and then.
In 1879 the extension of the Milwaukee railroad from Jackson west was begun and Stephen Child assisted in building the grade for the new railroad for a distance past his farm. The village of Lakefield sprang up with the coming of the railroad and Stephen witnessed its growth from nothing to a substantial community of handsome, commodious brick stores and find residences and a population one-third as large as the whole county possessed on his early arrival.
On 31 December 1882, Stephen was united in marriage to Amelia Ludtke, who had also come to Jackson County with her parents, seeking in the new land a hope of future reward for labor well done. While living in Des Moines Township they affiliated with the Methodist Church. To this marriage was born two sons, William Walter and Arthur Erwin. The family lived on the farm until their deaths. Two girls were given homes and reared by Stephen and Amelia Child, namely: Mattie May who became Mrs. Lewis L. Heaton of Minneapolis and Hazel Dohm who became Mrs. Glenn G. Warren of Des Moines, Iowa.
Stephen Child was town supervisor of Des Moines Township for many years until he refused to act longer because he felt he could not give the office the time it should have. The only fraternal order to which he belonged was the Ancient Order United Workmen and he was a charter member of the Lincoln Lodge No. 164 organized in Lakefield on 9 March 1893.
Stephen was a home loving man. He preferred his home to mixing with men in lodges and was never seen 'just loafing' around. He was of strict integrity and justice. His influence was always given heartily and sincerely for the things that bettered living conditions and made for spiritual growth. He was never argumentative, though his opinion once formed were unshakable as solid rock.
Walter Child [1857-1949]
Walter Child was born in Wilton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota, on 23 January 1857. He was married to Emma Louise Folkedahl on 6 May 1879 in Dayton, Ohio, by the Rev. A. B. Leonard. Emmas was born in Middletown, Ohio, 15 July 1856. Emma died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 8 September 1933 of cerebral hemorrhage and was buried in Waseca beside her son Clyde. Walter Child died in Minneapolis on 31 January 1949 of heart trouble.
After their marriage in 1879 they lived in Waseca until 1901 when Walter Child accepted a position in grain elevators in Superior, Wisconsin, Omaha, Nebraska, and Terre Haute, Indiana. He left Terre Haute in 1916 and moved to Minneapolis where he was employed by the Farmers National Warehouse Corporation.
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REFERENCES: See Child's History of Waseca County, Minnesota by James E. Child for his 1878 role in the first fire company in Waseca (page 333), for his membership in the Waseca County Horsethief Detective Society (page 348), and for his role in the Spanish War as Captain of Company K of Waseca (Chapter LXXV, pages 583-588).
Friday, August 5, 2011
Juliet Marcia Ashley [1904-1990]
Juliet Marcia Ashley was born in Jackson, Jackson County, MN, 2 April 1904, daughter of Mark Dexter Ashley and Dora Maria Child, died at Sitka Community Hospital in Sitka, Alaska, 13 January 1990, and was buried in Sitka Memorial Park, Sitka, Alaska, following funeral services in the First Presbyterian Church of Sitka.
She married in Waseca, Waseca County, MN, 14 October 1952, Byron Burr Lesch who was born in Mount Union, Henry County, Iowa, 9 September 1913, son of Herman Lesch and Julia Popham, died at Allen Hospital in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, 18 April 2008, and was cremated for later burial in Sitka Memorial Park, Sitka, Alaska, following a memorial service in Bethel Presbyterian Church in Waterloo, Iowa, 4 October 2008.
She married in Waseca, Waseca County, MN, 14 October 1952, Byron Burr Lesch who was born in Mount Union, Henry County, Iowa, 9 September 1913, son of Herman Lesch and Julia Popham, died at Allen Hospital in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, 18 April 2008, and was cremated for later burial in Sitka Memorial Park, Sitka, Alaska, following a memorial service in Bethel Presbyterian Church in Waterloo, Iowa, 4 October 2008.
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Waseca County News - 29 January 1990
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SITKA, Alaska - Juliet Ashley Lesch, 85, former Waseca resident, died at Sitka, Alaska on Jan. 13, 1990 after a lengthly illness.
Mrs. Lesch was born on April 2, 1904, in Jackson, Minn. to Mark and Dora (Child) Ashley. She attended school for several years in Waseca, staying with an uncle, Frank Wood, former Waseca mayor. She attended Carleton College and the University of Minnesota, and taught school at several places in Minnesota and in Northbrook, Ill. Later she returned to Waseca to care for her uncle.
At the Congregational Church, of which she was an active member, she met Byron Lesch, and they were married in 1951. The couple later lived in Jackson, Minn. and Sitka, Alaska. A few month before her death, a book of her poems was published, called Poems from Alaska.
Mrs. Lesch was a granddaughter of James E. Child, well-known Waseca pioneer.
Frank Goodspeed, long-time Waseca resident, now deceased, was her cousin.
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Daily Sitka Sentinel - 16 January 1990
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Funeral services for Juliet Ashley Lesch, a poet and a long-time resident, were to be held 2 p.m. today at the First Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. David Morelli was to officiate. Burial was to follow at Sitka Memorial Park.
Mrs. Lesch died Saturday at Sitka Community Hospital following a lengthy illness.
She was born April 2, 1904, in Jackson, Minn., to Mark and Dora (Child) Ashley. She attended Carleton College at Northfield, Minn., and the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis.
She taught at several schools in Minnesota and one at Northbrook, Ill. From there she went to Waseca, Minn., to care for an uncle, Frank Wood. It was there that she met Byron Lesch, and they were married in 1951.
"They moved to Jackson, Minn., in 1956, where they operated the Ashley Hotel, the place where she was born.
The couple came to Sitka in 1968, and she managed the Bookstore at Sheldon Jackson College until her retirement in 1981.
She was a long-time member of the American Association of University Women, holding several offices, including that of president, in the local chapter.
Many of her poems were printed in various publications over the years, and a few months before her death a book of her poems, 'Poems from Alaska,' was published. The book is illustrated with photos by her husband.
During her illness, she was frequently assisted by her niece, Francia Hawkin of Madison, N.J.
Her sister Miriam preceded her in death.
She is survived by her husband; brothers-in-law Robert Kozelka of Peoria, Ill., and Donald Lesch of Waterloo, Iowa; two nieces; and seven nephews.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial gifts be given to be used to provide a Sheldon Jackson College scholarship.
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