Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-09
OBITUARY.
MRS. ANNA .AHERN.

# eight she entered st. Mary's acad-
my at Prairie du Chen, Wis, gradu-
sting at the age of seventeen with
honors, after which she
spent several months travelling in Eu-
rope. She was also graduate OF the
Isayless Business college at Dubuque,
and was cashier in her fathers bank
operated for several years in Cresco,
and later was assistant cashier in the
Cresco Union Savings Bank until her
marriage. Added to her other ac-
complishments she possessed culti-
waited musical talent and was always
in demand at every musical entertain
ment and was always the organizer
aud conductor of such functions for
the benefit of such objects in which
she was interested.
June IL, 1895, in Cresco, she was
united In marriage with DR.. j. j.
Ahern, who with four little children,
two OF them infants Of but a few days,
are left to mourn the loss Of true
and loving wife and mother.
The funeral took place on Monday,
January 5th, from the church of
the Assumption, Rev. Father dc
Carly delivering an eloquent tribute
to the memory Of the deceased. The
funeral was largely attended. The
r. N. of which the deceased was
member, and the NJ. w. A. attended
the funeral in abody, with representa-
lives from the c. o. Il, and w. o. W.,
Of which her husband is member.
Besides her Cresco relatives and
friend present at the funeral there
were present from abroad, DR.. AhernS
father, J. Ahern, of Dundas, MINI:
his uncle, T. Ahern, and daughter,
Ialmar; his two sisters, Mrs. Thos
casey and Miss Elizaoeth Anerp, Chi
cago; Mrs. Hoye, Postville, and Miss
Maggie Lynch, New Hampton.
The sorrowing family have the sin.
cere sympathy of all in their sad af-
Fiction, but when death enters the
home circle, words Of comfort seem
cold and empty. The present case
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cut a loving mothers care. The de-
ceased will be universally missed 10
church, aud social circles. aud by all
the community. for to all she was u
true friend and neighbor, modest and
Iunassumiov and always ready to help
IN any worthy cause in which her
Means or her aid was ask.d or needed
'An
G-Aos u. Gnu sch' i.
Galns Il. Church, was born i'll South
Barmbridge., now Alton, New York, on
April 10, 1887.
IN June 1854 he went 70 GatteFh'R
seeking iot soia. At'et YEA! aHa q
ha.1' .la,e IN 1888. ne 1e.u. ., non,s'
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s survives e, him os 'A
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OK weeks aso w aL snpa a sny Wy, s, s.
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gered with much suffering until dealt
released him Sunday evening, Jan. 4
! 1905, r. tue age OF 70 years, 9 months
and IS days.
About IS years ago t'e vas soaHert
ed and united With the Congregations