Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-25
IN MEMORIAM.

Mr.. Emile Benjamin Rossier, born in
Nevey, Switzerland, December End 1882,
died at his home in Centralia, Wednes-
day May 9th, 1898.
Mr.. Rossier came to America from his
native land in 1858. In 1851 he married
Miss Caroline Menett, in st. Louis, and
after a few years spent in that city and
the state of Illinois, moved to Wood
county in 1858, and located in Centralia
where he has since resided.
In the early days he served the town
as clerk, the village as postmaster, and
followed the mercantile business for
many years. Later he owned and edited
the Centralia Enterprise, beginning his
career on that paper immediately fol-
lowing the death of II. H. Hayden
while the paper was yet in its infancy,
and retiring from its editorship two
years ago selling his interest to w. II.
Luehr one of the present incumbents
Mr.. Rossier has been sick for six
years and much of the time a great
sufferer. At first his ailment was acute
rheumatism, and later, complications of
heart disease and dropsy, which termi-
mated his life. He had three times
visited the sanitorium at Mt. Clemens,
Mich, and once visited the celebrated
Hot Springs in Arkansas, without find
ing the relief sought.
Mr.. Rossier was one of family of
five children of which two are still liv-
ing across the sea. He leaves a wife,
one daughter, Mrs. Frank Garrison and
three sons, Alfred, Edmund and Emile,
who mourn the loss of kind husband
and indulgent father. Living here for
many years, Mr.. Rossier, was well
known and needs no eulogium to re-
count his merits, yet it is meet to say he
was man Of culture and fine sentiment,
good citizen and valued friend.
Those who knew him best, those who
for many years have been bound by
close ties of friendship, and through all
the hardships and privations Of primi-
tive times here, have been the re-
cipients of his neighborly kindnesses
will miss him. Friends, neighbors, citi-
zens and above all his near family will
remember him kindly.
Among our souvenirs and one to be a
memorial OF its author, the kind old
man we mourn to-day, is little book
"Across the Brine" From it we quote
a message of consolation to the dear
ones he leaves to mourn his loss:
"If such bitter sorrow were not
tempered by the thought that there is
another world beyond this, where we
shall again meet our loved ones, life
would be burden indeed, and that
hope, Unborn in man and which ali the
sophistry of the philosophers and the
atheist attempt to destroy, is the light
of the unknown future and of eternal
truth The marble slab in the garden
Of the dead looks cold and desolate, but
the sky above it is blue and bright, and
the kernel of corn buried in the ground
sprouts, and grows up a new plant and
ripens in the sunshine, which places q
golden crown on his head and the green
leaves round its STEM
This little quotation written when re.
ferring to the death of his parents and
sister is beautiful message to leave
when he too is in that other world be-
yond this. The funeral will take place
at Unity church at 2:30 o'clock p. ~. Fri
day Rev A. L. P. Loomis is expected
to officiate The Masons Will have
charge of the funeral services.