The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-10-29
GREAT COURAGE
IN LONG STRUGGLE
After Twenty Years Of Suffering Mrs.
A. L. Strong Finally Succumbs to
Dread Disease, Diabetes.
REMAINS INFERRED AT VAIL
Came to Crawford County With Her
Parents in 1871-For Many Years
Was a Resident Of Vail.

Vail, Iowa Oct. 2S-(Special to the
Review)-Ma Ellen DeWolf was
born May II, 1850, at Mehoopany, Pa,
and died Oct 20, 1913 at Broken Bow,
Neb. at the age of 63 years months
and days. She was the daughter of
Dr. James DeWolf and his wife, Anna
Horton, both of whom are buried at
VAIL Iowa. where they spent the last
years of their lives.
In early life she removed with her
parents to Carroll Co., ILL.,, and about
1865 the family located at Clarence
Iowa and came to Vail as pioneers in
1871.
She was married May 81, 1873, at
Vail, to Albert l.. Strong who with
three children survive her. These
children are Misses Anna May and Ell
len Louise of Broken Bow, Neb. and
Albert Edwin. of Paola. Kansas Three
children died in infancy and are buried
at Vail
She attended the public schools in
Carroll Co.. ILL.,, and Clarence, Iowa,
and for time was a student at Coe
College, Cedar Rapids. She taught
In the public schools at Clarence, and
was the first teacher in the Vail
schools. She had received good music
al training and had music students at
carroll and West Side as well as in her
home town.
She united with the Presbyterian
church at Clarence, and became char
ter member of the Vail Presbyterian
church. She was actively identified
with all departments OF church work.
oh 10, rh% tho
School. She always too. deep inter-
est in the missionary societies OF the
church in which she was member.
She was one OF the early members OF
the W.C.T.U. in this county and con-
Quoted it's Band of Hope and also the
Busy Bee Mission Band of her church.
Many in this community will recall
her work in the Sunday Schools and
Temperance societies. In late years
she was also actively interested in the
work of the Woman's Relief Corps.
After the family removed from Vail
she always found church home, even
where there was not an organization
of the church of her choice and was
an active and acceptable member of;
the Methodist Episcopal church at!
several places. She won warm place
in the hearts OF the community wher-
ever she lived and wherever she wasi
known she will be missed as christ
ian woman of the highest type. |
For over twenty years she was a.
sufferer from diabetes and manifested
remarkable courage and christian for
titude in the long struggle against bod
lily suffering and weakness. She was
able to attend to her home and other
duties till the last few days when she
yielded to the increasing weakness
and became Unconscious three or four
hours before the end came.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday afternoon by Rev. A. H..
Fraser in the Presbyterian church at
Broken Bow. The remains were
brought to Val! Thursday morning
where they rested few hours in the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Nelson,
till at two o'clock they were taken for
which she had helped so much in build
ing and where she had for so long been
so active and useful member The
services were conducted by a former
pastor, Rev. j. J. DePree, of Denison,
assisted by Rev. Harvey Hostetler
D. d., Of California Junction.
Those in attendance from distance
in addition to the members of her own
family were her brother, John H. De-
Wolf, of Chicago and her sister. Miss
Anna S. DeWolf, of Elgin. Ill., Her {
brother. Goe. S. DeWolf, of Gibbon,
Neb. was unable to attend the funeral.
Those present from Denison were Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. X. Meyers. Mr.. and
Mrs Chas Bartcher, Mrs. Florence
Hope, Mrs John AinsWorth, Miss Les ,