Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-05

The following memorial service for the
late Mrs. Arvilla Kroner was held at
the residence of Mrs. II. L. Chase by
the N. E. Ladies' Aid society of Grand
Rapids:
PROGRAM.
Singing........ 'Best Be the Tide that Binds
By the Society
Prayer ............ ......-. Mrs Y. Z. EmmoDs
instrumental selection Miss Ina Lynn
Duett......... Through the Gates
Mrs. Kellogg and Miss Norton.
A letter from Ms D. J. Cole to the family read
by Miss Norton.
Duett........ zone of the Sweet Old Chapters
Mrs. Achilla and Miss Norton.
Memorial. ..... ...... .. Mrs. Z. G. Rumsey
Singing. .''Will Never Say Good bye in Heaven"
By the Society.
Lords Prayer,
The following resolutions were drawn
up and adopted by the society.
RESOLVED, That in the death of our
late sister, Mrs. ArviIla Kroner, this
society has lost an efficient officer and
also faithful and worthy member; the
church an exemplary Christian worker
and the family a devoted wife and
mother.
RESOLVED FURTHER, That these reso-
lutions and the succeeding memoriam
be published in the city papers and that
a copy of the same be forwarded to the
family of deceased.
She answers us D0t-our friend and sister.
Never on earth shall we hear her voice;
l, j - i
vista,
And her spirit whispers to our, "Rejoice!
In a few short years. DER the silent river,
Short indeed they will seem to be-
sudden pang and tremulous shiver,
And forever free you will dwell with me-"
MEMORIAL.
Mrs. Aryilla KRONER, our dear sis
ter, cherished friend and kind neigh
Dor, has reacher her journeys end,
and like a sheaf of wheat, fully ripe,
she has been laid low by the cycle of
Time, and gone to join the innumer-
able, silent band-.To tine undiscoV-
cred country from whose bourne no
traveller returns"
We are met here to pay our loving
tribute to her worth and work. She
earned and held a warm place in each
Of our hearts by her thOughtfulnesS,
her uniform kindness. There are no
words intense enough to express our
admiration for the tender yearning of
her large, affectiOnate heart for all
mankind and more particularly for
her near and dear ones. How she
proved to them by the example of her
daily life that she Had been with
Christ and learned of him." And as
she liyed-She died, anxious to cross
the River where all was $50 beautiful,
so beautiful" and content to leave
her work with Him "Who doeth all
things we'll"
We who witnessed the baptism Of one
of her loved ones, on the Sabbath fol-
lowing her death, felt that the in
fluence of her life was as ''Waye
just set in motion. that would extend
and widen the Eternal shore"
Mrs. Aryilla Kroner came to Grand
Rapids with her husband about forty
eight years ago. Here her children
were all born, reared and married, but
the home circle is now broken,
mothers chair is vacant, and we, her
sisters realize that our circle too, is
broken, and that we have lost a faith
full member of our society. Perhaps
we might say, the one who gloried
most in all that we accomplished, the
one who was always ready with word
of encouragement, the one whose face
would light up with cheering smile
at the suggestion Of any work of char
ity.
We who are sisters in the church
will miss her familiar form at every
turn, and her voice, though hushed
by the Angel of Death will ever be
fresh in our memories.