Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-25
In MemOHQn1

Catherine Lee was born in Colum-
bus, Ind, in 1929 and at the age of
seven years came with her parents to
Iowa, locating near Burlington. In
1S4S. she was united in marriage to
Jonathan Ireland and moved to Mt.
Pleasant, later coming to Ottumwa,
where she spent the last forty years OF
her life. When the Church of Christ
was organized on the South side by
our good brother, J. A. Shepherd (now
deceased) many years ago, Sister Ire
land became a member and has ever
been faithful to the profession which
she made. She possessed the spirit OF
Christ in large measure, was faith
full attendant at all the meetings of the
church, until failing health prevented
and even then, she had longing de-
sire to attend services. Her husband
preceded her in death a number of
years, yet this mother was spared to
her family and to the church for a
grand and glorious purpose to the age
of So years. She fell asleep at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. G. H. Spon-
sler, 411k Church street, Tuesday
evening, March 9 at 1880 o'clock, 1918.
She leaves to mourn their loss, two sis.
tiers, Mrs. w. H. Willford of Mt. Pleas
ant and Mrs Mary Selby of Granger,
Mo-, two daughters, Mrs. Rosa E. AL
bertson and Mrs. C. H. Sponsler of Of
tumwa: one son, Charles Ireland Of
Des Moines; eight grand children, and
fifteen great grand children and very
many friends, both in the church and
out. At the funeral, which was held
on Thursday at 10 o'clock at the
Church of Christ on Finley avenue and
Adella street, the writer spoke words
of comfort from the first Thess. fourth
chapter, thirteenth to eighteenth
verses, inclusive after which the body
was laid away in Point Isabel Gene
by C. w. Parker
Monmouth, Ill.
Michael Oswald was born in the vii
lage of Dinkendorf near the city OF
Stuttgart, Wurtemburg, Germany, Sep
TENDER s, 1928 and departed this life
March Is, 1915 at the age of Sc years.
months, days. When he was nine
years old he came with his parents to
America. They settled near Columbus,
Ohio where he grew to manhood. Aug
ust IA, 1853 he was united in marriage
to Catherine Marburger. Two years
later they emigrated to Iowa and lived
the pioneer life Of those days on their
farm nine miles west of Ottumwa. To
this marriage union were born seven
children, four sons and three daughters
all of whom are living except Mrs. G.
H. Chisman, who survived her father
but one day. Mr.. Oswald's wife and
companion for over sixty-one years
preceded him in death six days. Being
unable to attend her funeral, he be-
came bedfast and passed away the fol-
lowing Tuesday morning. He was a
Christian having been baptized in the
German Lutheran church in infancy
and later with his wife joined the
Methodist Episcopal church at Chris
hamburg. Brother Oswald will be re-
membered and revered as model hus-
band. father, citizen and friend. His
interests at all times were those of the
home and family. There remains to
mourn his death, four SOILS and two
daughters, George M. and Henry, Of
Bidwell, John F. of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa and Benjamin whose residence is
unknown, Mrs. Alice Moffet of Beau
mont, CAL Mrs. Addie Mau of Chicago,
ILL.,, one sister Mrs Rose Rummel Of
Cameron, Mo-, fifteen grand children,
one great grandchild and many neigh
bors and friends.
A double funeral service was held at
the G. H. Chisman home Sunday,
March q, at one o'clock, conducted by
Rev. Alvah Huff. The beautiful flora!
offering expressed the esteem in which
the deceased were held. A quartet
from Plymouth Congregational church
of Ottumwa furnished the music. In.
torment was made in the Chlsman
cemetery Contributed.
Evelyn Oswald, daughter of Michael
and Catherine Oswald was born in
Wapello county, Iowa, February 10,
1859 and departed this life March II,
1915, at the age of fifty-six years and
one month. She was married to G. H.
Chisman, October 20, 1884.
TO this union were born three daugh.
ters. She Joined the Methodist Epis'
copal church at Christianburg under
the pastorate of Rev. j. E. Ward. She
was at all times a devoted daughter
wife, mother and friend.
During the past eleven months in
her mothers illness, her services were
! limited only by her physical powers OF
endurance and in addition to the re
snon sfhility of the care of her mother