Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-30
DEATH OF MRS. RORK
Passes Away at Appleton July % Remains
brought TO Wauuatosa for Burial.

July %, at the age of 80 years and IS
days. The funeral party arrived on
the two o'clock train from Milwaukee
and was met at the station by the
bearers, all old friends and neighbors
of the deceased, II. l.. Moore. Frank
Loveland, L d. IIoyt. A. l., Kellogg,
James Lefeber and c. L. Fisher. Other
friends were waiting at the cemetery
where simple and solemn service was
conducted by Rev. M. +, Sanborn of
the Underwood Memorial Baptist
church in the absence from town of the
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
church. Then the remains were laid
to rest in Mrs. Bork's family lot by the
side of her first husbtnd, T. M. Riddle
and of her mother, Mrs. Annie HILL
whose long life she had equalled with
the exception Of fourteen days. Friends
NJ. Riddle. Charles City, Iowa, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Seward Cooke of Kaukauno,
Wis, Miss Elizabeth Wilson of New
York City, DR. and Mrs. Warren b
Hill and Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Briggs
of Milwaukee.
Alkaline Amanda Hill was born June
25, 1920, in Franklin County, Mass,
the oldest daughter of large family,
of these only one survives, Rev. Dexter
n HIN ~ ISacadana California
Although ouly limited education was
afforded her, yet her keen mind and
vigorous mental habits, made her
student to good advantage all her life.
She was converted early and became
identified with the Methodist Episcopal
church. Although in the pioneer days
of Wauwatosa the irregular Methodist
service gave her opportunity to work
and worship with the Baptist cougre-
CATION of Elder Underwood, of blessed
memory, and she had large sympathies
with the Congregational flock of Elder
Clapp, 70 which her mother, Grandma
uillH belonged
On her twentieth birthday anniyer-
sary she was married to Thomas Nj
Riddle, who had, five wears before
come out to the northwest territory to
try his fortunes. He built the first
frame house in Milwaukee, and cleared
u farm in the forest. TO which he
brought his bride in 1S40 Later they
built u house in the then village of
Wan watosa, and Mr. Riddle kept store,
postotlice, and acted as station master
for the Prairie du Chen road the first
railroad in Wisconsin, Here her five
children were born, Ellen NJ, now OF
Montclair. n, j !, Thomas Nj. Charles
City, Ia, Charles H., died in Minnesota
Edwin A., died in Wisconsin, July s,
1SS0;and FANNIE l., of Kaukauna Be
sides the three children, she leaves to
mourn her loss, grand children and
great grandsons. Mr. Riddle died here
in 1869.
In 1879 she moved to Appleton for
the educational advantages Lawrence
University would afford to her two
younger children. She threw herself
then into tho life of the church and
community as she had always done
previously. Appleton had been her
home since that time, with the excep
ton of residence in Washington
Springs, 5. D.. from 1882 10 1885.
In $50 she was married to JOSEPH.
Rork, II local preacher of the Methodist
Episcopal church, who died five years
later. For number of years she had
been the teacher of large Bible class
of married women and was thus able
TO be of service to others in spiritual
things after her slightly impaired
hearing made attendances upon public
preaching unsatisfactory. This Bible
class gave her reception on the after
noon of Friday, June IS. Four weeks
later, utter the briefest possible period
of suffering, almost immediately after
talking with her family and friends
she quietly breathed her last.
The two most strongly marked char.
acteristios of Mrs. Riddle, as she was
best known here in Wauwatosa, were
an unlimited physical and mental euer.
gy, amounting TO Il joy in accomplish
ment, based upon courage in under
| taking, and spiritual sense of Divine
Communion which expressed itself in
good works us well as in tsstimonl
and prayer in religious gatherings.
She had held every Office in the local
church, especially those requiring exc.
eutive capacities, but it will be more
often by her clear voice in song. or by
some apt phrase as she gave her exper-
fence that she will be rendered.
A perfect town is that in which you
see the farmer patronizing the home
/ merchants, the laborers spending the