The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-15

hOW ElLL.-BOfn, 10 H.; II. howell
and wife, Saturday. May 3, 1913,
son. All interested doing nicely.
BROWN.-The funeral of Hon. G.
M. Brown, of Sigourney, who died
suddenly in his office Wednesday
last, will occur from the Presbyter-
ian church lin & Sigourney Monday.
May IL. at 200 o'clock p. m.
COOK.-Died from the effects of
paralysis, after an illness of more or
less acute character covering a period
of eight years, at her home, No. 4l6
B avenue west, at GAS o'clock a. m,
Monday, May IL, 1913, Mary Eliza
beth, wife of Levi Cook, aged 70
years and 8 months. Funeral from
the late residence at 2:30 o'clock, p.
H., Tuesday May 10, and interment
in Forest cemetery.
Deceased is survived by the hus-
band and one son, Nelson ID. Cook.
The family has the sympathy of
friends and neighbOrs Mrs. Cook
was one of the older residents of Os-
kaloosa, coming to the place in the
early sixties, soon after moving to
'iO"u, anu mere tue lduiily ndS SllCe
resided They have been in Oska-
loosa over fifty-one years, dating their
residence from 1862.
OSECRANS.-Died, at the resi-
dence,. of her daughter. Mrs. Richard
Burke, in Moscow, Idaho, Friday,
Mayr2, 1913, at s p. m, Mrs. Eliza
beth Rosecrans, wife of H. c. Rose
Grams, who died in this city in 1904,
aged 80 years, months and II days.
Elizabeth Dickey, was born in Lick.
ing county, Ohio, October "a, 1923.
August %, 1849, she was married to
H.. c. Rosecrans, brother OF General
w. S. Rosecrans, of the civil war.
Two weeks after her marriage her,
husband left for Iowa to make home
Attracted by the gold excitement in
California he crossed the plains in
the spring of 1850, and it was not un-
til after his return in 1852 that de-.
ceased joined him in this state They
settled in Washington county, where
the children were all born. aror
number OF years they made their
home in Keokuk county, residing at
oigourney and later at What Cheer.
In January, 1904, her husband died
while on visit to his children in this
city. Since that time she had made
her home with her daughter, Mrs.
Richard Burke, going to North Da-
kota with the family from here and
later to Moscow, Idaho, where they
have lived for the past two years
She was our mother. The surviving
children are Mrs. Richard Burke of
Moscow, Idaho, A. D. and w. J. Rose
Grams, of Globe, Arizona, and H. s.
Rosecrans of this city. The remains
arrived over the M. & st. L. Tuesday
evening, accompanied by Nugent
Burke, a grandson of the deceased,
and were taken to the home of her
son, II. s. Rosecrans. The funeral
was held from the Catholic church
Wednesday morning, with requiem
high mass by Rev. Father Loftus.-
Fl. s. Rosecrans, in the Oskaloosa
Times. .... H..
FRAKER-The funeral of the late
George Il. Fraker took place from the
family residence, 818 High avenue
east, Friday afternoon at O'Clock.
The remains were given a temporary
resting place in the Ferrall mauso-
leum and will later be inferred in
Forest cemetery. The services were
largely attended, and the profusion OF
floral pieces attested the high esteem
in which deceased was held by all. |
Prayer and sermon were given by
Rev Alfred Cave OF the Congrega.
tional church, and two beautiful duets