The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-09-20

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BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES
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Raymond Estes. Highland Center 2;
2734 and
Ruby Kinder, Hedrick, Ia......2:
Ernest Jefferson, What Cheer ......35
27S5 and
May Reed, What Cheer .....,..,.........24
| NOVAK-Born to Mr.. and Mrs. No
yak, 402 Fifth avenue East. Sept. 10TH
= 10 pSund girl. Mother and daughter
doing nicely.
EvANS.-Born, to Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Evans, Route l, Beacon, sep
TENDER II, 1917, a boy.
EBERLINE-Fune ceremony for
the late Mrs. NJ. J. Eberline was con-
Quoted at the Cheesman Funeral
Home at $3.50 O'Clock Sunday, Sep.
TENDER 16, 1917, and was largely at
tended by neighbors and family
friends. The service was read by Rev
l.. s. Faust of Lawton, Iowa.
BROWN-Funeral of the late Tad
Brown, brother of Charles Brown was
held from the Cheesman Funeral
home Saturday, Sept Is, 1917 and In
terment made in Forest cemetery.
Attendance was made up of relatives,
family friends and acquaintances of
deceased when he was an Oskaloosa
boy years ago. ...
S-KINDER.-At the Central
NJ E. parsonage September IA, 1917,
occurred the marriage of Miss Ruby
Kinder of Hedrick, to Raymond Estes
of Highland Center, Rev. l.. M. Grigs
by performing the ceremony in the
presence of few personal friends,
The groom is engaged in farming
near Highland Center, where the
newly married couple will make
their home.
BROWN-Funeral services for the
late Benjamin Brown who passed
away Friday, September IA, was held
at the Cheesman Funeral Home Sun.
day morning at ten O'Clock. Deceased
was member of the G. A. r., Phil
Kearney Post, the /. o. o. F. and the
Red Men. All of them were represent.
ell in the service, with pail bearers.
Funeral address by Rev. McFerran.
Interment in Forest cemetery.
FORSBURG.-Char Victor Fors-
burg was born in Vermland, Sweden,
July Is, 1866, and died near Oska-
loosa, Iowa. Sept. s, 1917, aged 81
years, / month and % days. He
came to America with his parents
about 40 years ago, and lived in Mo-
line, ILL.,, for one year, and then NOV
ed to Rapid City, and from there to
KirkvilIe, Iowa, where he was united
in marriage to Anna Forsburg. To
this union children were born, 3
sons and daughters. Three daugh-
tiers and one son preceded him to the
better land Two sons areliving to
mourn his death, Charles, of Hite-
man, Iowa, and William, of Cleve-
land, Ohio. After being a widower
for three years he was married again
to Milley J. Cooper. To this union
three children were born, two daugh-
tiers, Hazel and Hester, and one son,
Paul, who are living with their moth
er in Colorado Springs, Colo. He
was converted about twenty years
ago, and shortly after united with the
Friends church, and was member
when he died. He was called away
suddenly, but was ready to met his
Lord Short service was held in Os-
kaloosa Monday afternoon in the
Cheesman Funeral Parlors, conduct
ed by Rev. E. H. Stranahan, who
spoke very highly of his faithful
work at Penn college where he work
ed for the last three years. The re-
mains were shipped on the NJ. & st.
l.. R. R. to Abba Monday night. and
the funeral service was held in the
Friends church on Tuesday after
noon, conducted by the Rev. Edwin
Loft, the pastor, and the body was
laid to rest in the Parkview GENE
terry. .... H'"t