Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-11
TO ETERNAL REWARD.
TWO OF OUR OLDEST CITIZENS GONE
The Venerable DR.. E. Cartwright and
Mrs. G. K. Willett called Home.
Other Deaths Of the Week.
MRS. G. r WILLETT.

"wednesday, the soul If Mrs. George r
Willett, passed to its eternal reward.
OIinda & Kellogg was born in Oct.
1927, and in 1S48 she was married t.
Geo. X. Will-ii, coming to Dec ,rat
with him in 1857, where they lived tO
gether in happiness and comfort unit
about year ago when Judge Willetl
passed away, and since that time she
has been willing TO join him in the
land of eternal rest. The life of Mrs
Willett is well km WIN 10 Decorah peO-
pie. Her home and her church were
the sphere in which she moved, and
her life was devoted to these. Be
sides her husband, son and daughter
have preceded her in death. The foul
surviving sons were present al the
funeral.
Hers wasas near the type of true
christian character as we meet in every
dav life, and when the summons came
she was ready to answer 1t.
DIR. =. CARTWRIGHT.
With the passing OF DR.. f. Cart.
wright on Sunday afternoon, Decorah
loses one of its oldest and most esteem
ed citizens. He was native Of Eng
land, came to DecOrah in 1872, and has
since been q prominent resident of this
city. A man of estin able character, q
close student Of humanity. and q
kind and affectionate husband and
father has closed a long life of useful
ness. He was 81 years of age and
death resulted from long sickness
with kidney trouble.
George Edmund Cartwright waf
born at Leicester, England, Dec. %,
1878. He was snn of Richard Carl
wright and was educated in London at
Kings and College of Physicians and
Surgeons. He went to Canada, when
n young man, and was married al
Flora, Canada, Sept. IL, 184S, to Jane
w. Clarke and they spent their early
married life at Hamilton, Canada,
where the five children were born.
They came west in 1857, to Charles
City, and Rockford, removed to Wauk-
on few years later, and to Decorah
in 1872.
The funeral services were held from
Grace Episcopal church Yesterday
afternoon, Rev. Van Fleet officiating
MRS. EDWARD wTcKs
Mira Berry was born in Vestal,
Br0ome Co., New York, Sept. 18th,
l849. She moved with her parents to
Iowa in 1855. On Nov. 2Sth, 1869, she
was married to Edward Wicks. To
them was born three sons and one
daughter. During her married life
she lived in Iowa, with the exception
Of ten years, when she lived in Lenora,
Minn., About Is years ago she was
converted, and Joined the M. f..
church in Ridgeway. She was a
woman of firm religious convictions,
and earnest in her efforts to persuade
others to accept the religion of Christ
christian can; selected the hymns and
text for her funeral service, ,sand made
all arrangements for her burial, and
went down in the valley of the shadow
Of death, fearing no evil. She was an
affectionate wife, a loving and tender
mother, and leaves q husband, three
sons, and one daughter. besides large
circle of friends to mourn her depart
ure. She died April 1st, 1900. Her
funeral services were conducted at the
M. +. church by the Pastor, Rev. VIM.
Cummings, and was attended by a
large concourse of friends, who deeply
sympathize with the bereaved family.
JOINED ITS MOTHER.
Following closely upon the news of
the death of Mrs. Vim. Welch comes
the sad intelligence of the death of her
infant babe, who joined its mother on
Thursday. The sincere sympathies of
all are extended to the grief striken
husband and children.
FALKEDAHL.
The only son of John A. Falkedahl,
aged one year and one month, died at
his home in Canoe township, ON Sat
urday, from lung fever.