Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-02-08
MRS. R0OP DEAD.
An Emmoa. County Pioneer and
Meli.kno~n ttazeiton Res.
ident Passes Away

Again has the Death Angel visited
an Enmons county pioneer home and
taken therefroM wife and mother.
In this instance. however, it is not
the duty Of the Record to chronicle
the passing away of one who grew to
old age here, but of one who as years
are counted. was in the prime Of
life.
Word came from Hazelton Monday
that, after many months Of sickness.
Mrs. Ida Roop. wife Of John l. Roop,
had passed away. The sad event was
rot unexpected, for the friends Of the
deceased had come TO understand
that it was only a matter of brief
time when they would be separated
from her.
Ida May kurtz was born in Wayne
county. Ohio, on the 9th day Of De-
cember. 1862. When quite young
she moved with her parents to Ash
land. Ohio. and thence to Dakota
Territory in 1883. The family settled
that year in the neighoorhood Of
Williamsporf-an Ashland tOhio)
colony being the tirst agricultural
settlers in that section, and, in fact.
in the county. except a few that had
previously settled Just across the
county line in the Glencoe neigh.
borhood. and the few families who
had for years resided in the river
region, their number of members
being given as thirty-eight by the
federal census of 1880. John l.
Roop and Miss Ida Kustz were mar
ried Sept. Is, 1887. at the home Of
the bride in the Williamsport neigh
borhood. The ceremony was per-
formed by j. H. Worst. pioneer of
the Ashland colony. an ordained
Dunkard minister. who was then
county superintendent of schools,
and being reelected until he was
chosen the first state senator Of the
distxict then comprising Kidder.
Emmons. Logan and Mcintosh count
les. To the union Vt Mr.. and Mrs.
Roop were born three children:
Mabel E. (now Mrs. Earl Frederick).
residing with her husband in the
Hazeton neighborhood; Norman l.
and Hazel E. 1.-THE town Of Hazelton
being named for the latter. both Of
whom are residing at the family
home in the town named.
Mrs. Roop was the daugher Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Kurtz and sister Of
Mrs. H. A. Armstrong and S. E..
kurtz Of Hazelton.
Mrs. Roop was attacked by her IA
tai sickness July 4. 1911, while at
Bismarck. She was in the Sisters
hospital at Bismarck thirteen weeks,
returning home some time in Octo-
Der. She was. at the time of her
death, 49 years, month and % days
old.
Words of sympathy are of little
value to a husband and children
who. in q case like this, are deprived
of an aifectionate wife and loving
mother. Kindheared, obliging and
hospitable as neiRhbor. Mrs. Rocp
was greatly beloved by all who knew
her. and her passing away will leave
void in the Hazelton community
which will have its influences for
many year. The publishers of the
Record voice the sentiments Of all
and especially of the pioneers when
they extend their profound sympathy
to the husband. the children, the
brother and sister, and particularly
to the aged father, who. within a
year was also called upon to mourn
the death Of the beloved companion
of his manhood years.
Like all the mothers, wives and
daughters Of the early days of the
county's settlement, the gentle, low
ing creature who has just passed to
her reward patiently experienced
the hardships and inconviences of
inc pioneer period, and no one
among them had at all times great
er abiding faith than she and her
parents and the other members of
her family in the future of North
Dakota as a region of prosperous
and happy bones.
Inc funeral took place at Hazel
ton Yesterday "wednesday at 2
clock IN the afternoon. The SER
wees would have been conducted by
President Worst, of the apr,cultural