Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-12
Obituary. iieIen fialbert.

Died at her home in Lancaster.
Wednesday, Jan. 4, 1899, Miss Helen
IIalbert, aged 90 years and months.
Miss Halbert was born in Essex, Yer
mont, where she resided with her par
ents until 1857, when they removed
tc Lancaster, which has been Miss
Halbert's home ever since. Miss
Halbert's mother still lives at the adj
vanced age of 50 years. Her father
died nine years ago.
Funeral exercises were held from
the residence Friday afternoon, Jan.
8. Rev. j. j. Brown. pastor Of the
Congregational church Of which Miss
Halbert was life-loeg member.
preached ihe tanerai sermon from the
text: Not to be ministered unto
but to minister" The sermon was an
impressive and touching tribute 10
Miss Halbert's noble and self-yacrific-
ing character, portraying in poetic
thought and word the generous deeds
and worthy impulses which were so
characteristic of her life
" The woman was full of good
works which she did a better sum
mary of a noble life has never been
written by pen or spoken by mouth
of man or angel. This is Luke's trib-
ute To a regal character whose queen
ly qualities like costly pearls and Jew
els rare shone with peculiar bright
ness.
cannot construct sentence that
better expresses my thoughts of the
noble, unselfish life Of Miss Halbert:
The woman was fun Of good works
which she did
Her ministrations TO the members
of this entire family have Justly and
honorably earned for her a place in
their affections that time can never
efface. The luster of her oble deeds
will ever shine in memory as dia-
monds. When other names and
deeds are forgotten this name will be
mblazoned on the walls Of the heart,
inaccessible to the destructive ravages
Of time and her dee IS of love and kind
ness viii be recalled bv the law Of as
ISOLATION as the sweet memory of an
unsullied life.
History gives prominence to those
who have won distinction on CORY
battle fields Or literary pursuits, or
oratorical fame Or poetic feryer but /
know Of list Of best and llustriOus
worthless whose names will never be
chronicled on the pages of history.
No marshalling music or glittering
banners announce their presence in
the community. Silently and un-
heralded they take their places in the
battles of life aud though their names
may never go beyond the city where
they were born and where they died,
/ think the recording angel notes the
success achieved, the victories won,
and in the great day of final judgment
when the books are opened, the angels
will delight to rehearse the story of
their conflict and triumph
Music for the funeral services was
furnished by quartette composed of
Misses III. Blanche Hyde and Lizzie
Schmitt and Messrs X. T.. Murphey
and G.. X. Showalter. Most exquisite
floral offerings from loving friends
adorned the burial casket of the de-
ceased, suggesting in their beauty
and purity, the qualities of mind and
character that had so endeared her
whose mortality was about to be laid
to rest.
Besides the aged and feeble mother
Miss Halbert leaves other rr'ltives-S
brother, Henry Halbert o. Marshal
tow, Ia; sister, Mrs. j. Il Reed of
Lancaster nephews, II r. Kinney
and Ralph Kinney; and niece, Miss
Leta Kinney. All were present at the
funeral