The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-07-23
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4 Tribute TO TIE Menory Of . Nozzle
Woman.
A truer, noblsr, more loving spirit
never winged IT. way to that celestial
cline, than that Of Mn. Hannah Oohn,
who died at her home in Highland, o.,
July IL, 1893, ct the age Of so ysan, 8
months and 27 days.
The announcement Of her death ct six
O'Clock that evening produced . sad sur
psise to everyone throughout the village
and vicinity, and few persons could
realize the truth Of the assertion until
told again and again.
She was not considered dangerously i'll
until . few days before her death, and
then none believed that the end was so
near.
No one in Highland was more univer.
sally esteemed than Mrs. Cohn, and the
scrrow was 90 general that 1t seemed
each family had lost member. When
her spirit took its fight to the God who
gave, she was surrounded by her sor.
rowing husband, all of her weeping
children, few Of her friends and rela-
lives. A true, noble and loving vile, q
kind, indulgent and affectionate mother,
and dear friend to all who knew her
has passed to the great beyond.
She was the only daughter Of Joseph
and Barbetta Rice, and was born in Sui.
livan, Ind, January l5, 1S46. On theSth
day Of January, 1862, she was united in
marriage by Rabbi Wise to James Cohn.
For a period of over "a years she faith
fully walked by his side, meeting the
duties Of life as q companion, wife and
mother. Her departure leaves a hus.
band, three daughters, four sons and two
brothers to mourn her loss.
Her death was due to q complication
of diseases which baffled the best medi.
cal skill. She had been declining in
health for nearly three yesrs, and despite
the loving care and tender attention
given to her by her husband and three
loving daughters, who constantly and
tenderly nursed her to the last, death
claimed her as his own.
She was taken to the Sulphur Lick
springs about five weeks ago, in hope
that the virtue of healing waters, and
freedom from the cares and anxieties
incident to daily home life, might re.
store her to permanent health again.
The FIRST three weeks Of her sojourn
there did seem to help her some; but
vain hope. The last week she was there
a noticeable failure of strength and
nerve force made it necessary to bring
her back to her home again. This was
done Just four days before she died. On
her return home she took her bed fol
the first time, and never rallied. All
remedies failed. Nervous prostration
and weakness soon did the work.
From her own lips we have the COM
forting words that she never suffered
any pain or agony. Her only complaint
was of weakness.
Her life was an open page worthy o.
the emulation of good people, honest
upright, charitable and true. A genial
kindly woman being one that to know
made one better, kindlier and more gen
erous, and more ft to meet and defeat
life's battles.
She performed faithfully and coriscien
tiously every duty assigned to her. II
relieve the distressed, to administer tt
the poor and the sick, are duties incum
bent on us all, but to her these duties
were pleasure. She was the first tt
enter the homes of the sick or sorrowing
and offer her services, to the poor a
well as to the rich. To her sickness ant
sorrow leveled all distinctions. To sooth'
the unhappy, to sympathize with thei
misfortunes, to compassionate the mis-
cries, and to restore peace to their troub
led minds was the great aim she had il
view. Every worthy enterprise, ever.
charitable and benevolent cause mel
with her hearty approval, and were ben
efitted by her willing mind and helping
hand. She gave literally of her mean'
and help to all the benevolences of th'
community, bestowing her gifts ant
charities wherever there seemed to be ,
need.
Her hospitality to all who came to hel
home was always free, generous ane
pleasing.
Although life long member OF tht
Plum Street Jewish Temple, in Cincin
natl, her generosity and kindness wert
not limited to her church circle, or cir
cumscribed within limits of any demon
national, sectarian lines.
The needs and sufferings of humanit,
in the broadest sense claimed and re
ceivedher attention, and felt the influence