The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-31
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Sudden Death OF Mrs. Anna r. Reek
this Morning Her Event
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Sudden Death of Mrs. Anna r. Reck
/ this Morning Her Event
! full Life.
The sudden death of Mrs. Anna R.
Reck. the principal of Fairview academy,
L has cast gloom over the whole commu-
Unity. During the summer months she
had taken quite an extensive trip in the
least. through the states of Pennsylvania
and Maryland. in the interests of her
school, and had returned to her home last
| Wednesday evening. Before she left
Washington. D. c., she had beer suffer.
ing pain on account of a cold she had
taken, but was in hopes she could reach
home before any serious illness wonld
ioyertake her. On her arrival she imme-
diately sent for a doctor, and all was
done that the best skill could do, but the
Observation-Disclosures of the bowels
had made such Roadway that there was
no hope of rallying from the attack
1
This morning at Ills she quietly
breathed her last, Knowing that there
was no hore of recovery, she attended to
all her business affairs yesterday morn
ing, and then having sent for Prof. Weld
ner, asked him to confirm her son, War.
rem, who had been preparing for confirm
alton and receive him as member of the
Evangelical Lutheran church. After
wards she received the sacrament, togeth-
er with her four children, who are mem
bers of the church. She looked forward
to the end in hope of blessed immor.
tality. and felt resigned to die. Her
funeral will take place Friday Further
| notice will be given as TO tie exact time,
the services being held at the Swedish
Lutheran church, at Moline The re-
mains will he inferred in Riverside Gem
etery.
Mrs. Anna Rebeeca Reck, nee Mering,
was born near Taneytown, Maryland,
Oct. II, 1899. Her early education was
obtained at home in her fathers school.
AT the age of fifteen she began teaching
public school and taught for two wears.
She then attended Lutherville seminary
near Baltimore, for one year, and in the
following year she was elected as teacher
of English literature and history in the
same institution, which position she oc>
cupied 70: three or four years She then
accepted position as teacher of the
same branches in Queenstown Institute,
also near Baltimore, where she remained
till the opening OF the war. Then
she established school Of her OWE
in New Windsor. Maryland, in which
she was very successful This was
continued under her management
until the time of her marriage to
Rev. Henry Reck. who had just accepted
the appointment as director of the or
phans' home, at Rochester, Pa. They
remained there seven years. and in 1870
Mr.. snd Mrs. Reek accepted the same po-
sition at the orphans home at jackson
vile, H., where they remained three
years. In 1878 her husband accepted
the professorship of mental and moral
philosophy in Augustana college, then
located at Paxton, I'll. In 1875. upon the
removal of the institution the family
took up their location in Rock Island, |
since which time they have been iden-
titled with the educational interests of he
two cities
In 1880 Mrs Reck founded Fairview
academy, which from small beginning
has grown to first-clsss institution, for
the purpose of training young ladies in
whatever sphere in life they may be
placed. After the death of Prof Reck in
1881, Mrs. Reck continued her work, be
ing ably assisted by her children.
Special arrangements had been made
for the coming school year while Mrs
Reck was in the east, a9d it is the inten-
ton to carry on the school just the same
as the principal was still here. Miss
AliM NJ. Chapman. a lady of great ex-
perience, and near relative to the fam
lily, who accompanied Mrs. Reck ON her
last journey from the east, will be the
matron of the school, and will he ably
assisted by Miss Shuey, who was the
principal assistant last year.
1t is fortunate for the success of the
school that Mrs Reck has laid so much
stress upon the education of her children,
for now the oldest of them will be able to
provide for the bringing up of the small
CT children. Her oldest son, William,
having graduated at Augustana college
two years ago, will give instructions in
English literature. history and natural
sciences, while her eldest daughter, Mar
ion, a graduate of the conservatory of
music of the same institution, will give
instructions in music. Another son, Hars
ry, at present senior in the college, will
assist in the mathematics. 1t was the
express wish of Mrs. Reck. stated most
explicitly on her death bed, that her
children should continue the work from
which she was SO suddenly called.
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