The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-08-31
MRS. GEORGE FISH
CLAIMED BY Death
END CAME QUIETLY AT FAMILY
HOME EARLY MONDAY
MORNING.
SUFFERED FOR MANY YEARS
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD WED.
NESDAY AFTERNOON AND
LARGELY ATTENDED

LAhGEL1 ATTENDED
At the request of the family, the
following obituary of Mrs. George
Fish was prepared for the Herald by
Mrs. C. c. Tobey:
Mrs. George Fish died at her home
on Main street Monday morning, Aug
ust %, 1916, at $50 o'clock. She
had been an invalid for 16 years and
had been confined to her bed since
Feb. 16.
Two hours before her death, she
called for her husband and son, her
mother and sister. She shook hands
with them and talked to each one, ask
ing them to kiss her on her cheek, not
bidding them goodbye-but all knew
the end was near. She then asked her
husband to sit on the bed beside her
and hold her hand. And thus she
quietly slipped away, her loved ones
by her side.
Prayers for the family at the home
were read by Rev. E. C. Schmeiser of
the Episcopal church Wednesday at
200 p. m. The regular funeral service
was conducted by the rector and was
at 2:30 o'clock in the church. A
choir consisting of Mrs. Jameson,
Mary Hudson, DR.. E. c. Rich and
Fay Cooper furnished appropriate
music. The first one, "My Faith
Looks Up to Thee" was the favorite
hymn of Mrs. Fish, and she had told
several of her friends she wanted it
sung at her funeral. Miss Hattie Err
win presided at the organ. The pail
bearers were J. N. McGibbon, John
Whitson, George Rice, George O'Gara,
j. H. Law, Eugene Richards and Fred
Cooper.
A wealth of flowers attested to the
love of many friends. A beautiful pill
lew bearing the name "Belle" was
placed at the head of the white bro
caded casket and was tribute from
the family. Two little girls, Alice
Fiesler and Calvina Robbers, carried
baskets of flowers and scattered them
from the sidewalk into the church and
w the aisle ahead of the procession.
Mrs. Fish was robed in her wedding
gown, never having worn it since her
wedding day. The church was pack
ed with loving friends, and many were
unable to gain entrance. The flag on
the library grounds was hung at half
mast from Monday morning until
Wednesday night. All business houses
were closed during the funeral hours,
and work on the Masonic Temple was
halted while the procession passed
down Main street on it's way to
Greenwood cemetery where the body
was laid to rest. The flower girls
preceded the casket from the hearse
to the grave, scattering beautiful
flowers. The impressive committal
service was read, and the long line of
autos that had followed the dear body
to the grave, quietly returned home.
All the last sad rites were over.
The Eastern Star, the w. R. c. and
the Monday Musical Club attended the
funeral in body. A large number
of the G. A. R. members also attend
ed, Mrs. Fish being an adopted
daughter of the G. A. R. The fire de-
partment also attended in body.
Florence Belle Fish was the young
est daughter, of Mr.. and Mrs. S. M.
Bruce, pioneer settler of Sank Centre.
She was born on the homestead a few
miles south of town Sept. 9, 1866. The
family moved into town in 1873 that
the children might have the benefit OF
the schools. Belle graduated in 1888,
being the youngest member of the
class which was the third class grad
uating from the Sank Centre High
school. The following fall she went
to st. Mary's at Faribault. She was
unable to attend st. Marys longer
than one year, never being strong
girl.
In 1889 on her mothers twenty-sev-
enth wedding anniversary she was
married to George Fish, young bus
mess man of Sank Centre. Four sons
were born of this marriage, twins dy-
ing in infancy. The dear ones left to
mourn her loss are her husband,
George Fish, two sons, Paul and Mil
ton, 26 and Is years of age, her mo-
Their, Mrs. Bruce, and her sister, Mrs.
Mullin. Other relatives at the funer-
al were Isaac Layman, Mrs. F. A.
Blecken and Mrs. Elizabeth Hunting
ton of Minneapolis, brother, sister and
niece of Mrs Bruce; Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Bruce and Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Gray, cousins of Mrs. Fish.
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For several days prior to the death
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