Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-07-17
Mrs. j. j. Laurence
Passed Away Last
Wednesday Morning

After long illness, lasting over two
years, Mrs John j. Lawrence, of Pail
SADIE passed away on Wednesday
morning at Newfoundland, N. j.
where she had been taken about
six or eight weeks ago in a vain
effort to restore her health. Mrs.
Lawrence had become a victim of
her fatal malady about two years
ago, but did not know at that
time what was the matter with
her. Consulting so-called New
York specialist, he treated her for
over year for stomach trouble, and
almost starved her to death. When
she did not respond to his impossible
treatment, other specialists were
consulted and the case pronounced
to be that of which she finally
died. A radical treatment was
Immediately begun in the hope
of checking the disease, and while
hope was held out for many months,
and though she was extremely low
many times, she finally became bet
ter. apparently and was taken to the
mountain climate of Newfoundland,
some forty miles west of Palisade,
1000 feet above the sea level, where
she gradually went down until the
end came as stated, last Wednesday.
The location of the cottage at New
foundland was an ideal spot, and
Mrs. Lawrence was kept for the most
part, when the weather would permit,
on an open front porch, where she
could enjoy a view as beautiful as
any heart could wish. The beauties
of nature must have made a keen APP
peal to her for the mountain scenery,
while not rugged, is extremely beau
tiful there, the nearby and distant
hills melting into each other like the
pillows of the sea. There on that
little porch she was attended by her
devoted husband and many friends
from Palisade who journeyed there
from time to time to see the little
lady who was so i'll for the last time.
She was always hopeful until very
recently, when she seemed to realize
that the end was near. 1t finally
came like peaceful sleep and her
soul winged its flight just as the sun
rose on high, as though to act as the
carrying ray for her soul to enter
Paradise, and she drew her last
breath with a smile on her lips.
Late in the afternoon of Tuesday
Mrs. Lawrence was perceptibly bet
ter-that is, she was more bouyant
and cheerful after a long converse
ton with Mrs. DR.. G.. P. Berkey, Of
Palisade, who had gone out to
pay her a friendly visit. She
and Mrs. Berkey had been fast
friends in their associated church
work in Palisade and were very close.
1t was at the request of Mrs.
Lawrence that Mrs. Berkey went out
just when she did, as though to have
a parting word, for she undoubtedly
was at that time realizing that she
could not last much longer. She had
lived in Palisade about five years, and
was always very popular with those
who knew her. She was beautiful
in character and feature and was
much admired by everybody The de-
votion of her husband during her long
illness was remarkable. He spent
every minute of his time that his
business would permit at her side,
and was with her at the end, the
two nurses and Mrs. Berkey being
the only others present. The funeral
took place yesterday, Friday, at two
p. m. from 34S W. 140th street, and
the interment was at Woodlawn. Be
sides her husband and little son, Jack,
six years old, Mrs. Lawrence left her
father and mother, Rev. and Mrs.
Eugene V. Ostrander, who live at
Dillon, Montana, who were on to see
their daughter some months ago. She
was thirty years of age, having been
born Sept. IS, 1884. The sympathy
of the entire community goes out to
the bereaved husband, son and
parents.