Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-03-24
Death of Mrs. A. b. Mower.

The funeral services of Mrs. A. b
Mower were held on March IS at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Agnes Rice.
There were present the only living
brother, Mr.. Chester A. Blodgett, the
| two surviving children, Mr. Harry L.
Mover and Mrs. Agnes Rice, all the
living grandchildren and many other
relatives, who had come from near and
far. There were also present many
old residents, whose acquaintance with
| Mrs Mower began a half century or
more ago. The services were conduct
ed by Rev j w. Sutherland, pastor of
the Congregational Church, Of which
Mrs. Mower mad been member for
nearly sixty years, Mr.. Sutherland
said;
To person Of high ideas, there Is always a
pleasure in looking upon piece of work that
has been thoroughly done. No matter upon
what plane the work may lie II 1t is worth do
ing az all, il is worth doing well; and when it
has been well done it is pleasure to look upon
It. II these words are true regarding a piece
Of work, how much more significantly are they
true regarding thorough life. And the life
of Mrs. Mower was a thorough life As 1 speak
these words, you who have known Mrs. Mower
for many years, on who have known her init
mately, If only for few years, viii be saying
to yourselves: Yes her life was a thorough
going life, measured by its term of years,
which she was given to enjoy, The Psalmist's
term of human life was three score years aud
ten, or even by reason OF strength four score
years; but 10 her was given four score years
and five. You are thinking, also of the thor
oughness of her life in its long term Of activity.
Coming to this place nearly sixty years ago,
her life had been up to within Il few years ago,
when her physical strength began to fail, "a
most active life In society, in the church, in
her home. But though her physical strength
had been failing for the past few years, her
mental powers were preserved into the last.
Though shut in because of infirmity, her out
look upon the whole world, If you had
called upon Mrs. Mower two weeks ago, you
would have found her reading with avidlty the
best magazines and papers and ready to dis
cusa with you the Porto Rican bill and the
PHILIPPINE and the South African questions, for
upon these and other live themes she had
large information and the most decided con
yictions. But you are thinking not only of the
thoroughness of her life indicated by her
physical and mental powers, but above all by
her character. One who has known her long
and intimately has said to nae, Mrs. Mower
was the most just and charitable person ever
knew She WAS always putting herself in the
other persons place, holding grievances,
giving the other prrson the full benefit of the
doubt, and throwing over al things which she
could not understand, the broad mantle of
charity Her life was long, strong, serene. She
was spared n long and wasting sickness, and
otter being confined TO her bed for only few
days, she fell asleep and was not, for God took
her. Mrs. Arthur Proctor Smith, al Milwaukee, /
a grand niece of Mrs. Mower sang very impress
sively Nearer My God To Thee and my /
ain countree" The interment was in Wauwa-
tosa cemetery