Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03
TRIBUTE PAID MEMORY
OF A NOBLE WOMAN.
Remains or Mrs. John Schreiner Laid
TO Rest Sunday.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE DECEASED.

Sophia Nathan Schreiner was
the second of five children of Jacob
and Helen Nathan, born in Ober-
wasel, Germany, November %,
1887, and died at her home in Lam
caster, Wis, July 20, 1904.
She came to America with the
family in 1850. They sailed in
November and landed in New
Orleans in January. The father,
who had preceded them to Grant
county several months, went down
to ST. Louis to meet them, where
they remained until the river
cleared in the spring. They came
to Galena by steamboat, and thence
to Hurricane by team. Thus Mrs.
Schreiner was continuous resident
Of Grant county for over fifty-four
years.
AS a child of pioneer family
she experienced the joys and en-
dured the hardships Of that period.
They we're strenuous days, full of
labor accomplished under Difficult
ties. Yet there was much pleasure
in them. The simple pleasures of
people were sweet because of their
rarity.
On October 25, 1856, she married
John Schreiner. Their married life
of nearly half century was ideal,
and they looked forward to their
approaching fiftieth anniversary
with pleasure. They were anticipat-
ing the celebration of that memoir
able event in a manner BETTING the
occasion. Mrs. Schreiner often spoke
of it, and was DESTROYS of living to
have made it possible.
Their happy welded life was
blessed with a splendid family of
seven children, all living except the
eldest son Adolph who died in
November, 1891. Frank, Herbert
and Emma are residents Of Lancas-
ter; Mrs. Will Moulton and Edward
Of Two Harbors, Mich, and Mrs.
Ellen Simonson of Seattle, Wash.
OF the Nathan family two sisters
and one brother remain: Adolph, of
Chicago; Mrs. Henrietta Woolsten-
holme, and Amelia Mrs. John
Oswald. Joseph died Feb. 10, 1904.
While Mrs. Schreiner was an in
dustrious woman, devoted to her
home, she found time to devote to
travel and social duties. With. her
husband she made several delight
full extended trips. One of the most
memorable of these trips, which
they always made together, was
a six months visit to their old
home in Germany; another to old
Mexico; and three times they
journeyed together to California.
In many ways Mrs Schreiner was
host in this community. She was
always pleasant to meet in the
home or in the social circles. She
was a member of the Shakespeare
reading club and enjoyed the study
of this great author. She was a
regular attendant at the morning
service at the Congregational
church, and took as keen an interest
in it's welfare as if she had been a
member. She was active in the
ladies' aid society of that church.
She was a worthy member of the
Woman's Relief corps, and also of
the Rebekah lodge of the I. O. O.
f., where she was held in high
esteem, and was at the last cleo
ton chosen as vice-grand, although
she was not able to be installed
into that Office.
The funeral services were held at
the home on Sunday at 2:3O p. M,
and large concourse of old friends
and neighbors attended, including
the Odd Fellows, Rebekahs and w.
R. c., who attended in a body.
Rev. Ralph of the Congregational
church preached an eloquent and
comforting sermon on the words
found in Mark 14:S-"She hath
done what she could He paid a
splendid tribute to the life lust
closed, which was beautiful in
character and beautiful in it's min
istrations.
A quartet composed of Messrs.
Will Carter, Walter Weber, and
Harry and John Orion rendered
beautiful music, singing the favorite
hymns, II Am a Pilgrinl' and
Nearer My God to Thee The
bearers were nephews of the de-
ceased, including E. B. Goodsell,
George Baxter, HI. g. Nathan, Jay
Nathan, Charles Strattan and HI. G.
Walton.