Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-04-25
First National Bank
MRS. ANTON FUNK.
MANCHESTER, IOWA.

MRS. ANTON FUNK.
The funeral of Mrs. Anton Funk,
whose death occurred at her home
known as the "Old Hammer HILL"
where she was born, and raised from
childhood, and where she passed away
Thursday morning, April 18th, at 8:15
o'clock, was held at l o'clock, Satur-
day morning at St. Joseph's church in
Greeley. Requieum High Mass was
celebrated by Father Casey, assisted
by Father Rooney of Manchester, and
Father Minogue, Nof Elkport.
This comes as heavy blow to her
children, as it is not quite fourteen
months when the Angel of Death call
ed their dear loving father A true
and loving mother is no more, save in
tender and everlasting memory, which
by the sweetness of her spirit, and
pathetic by the fortitude with which
she bore her last illness. Mrs. Funk
was loved and respected by all as the
truest and best of mothers; gentle,
kindly to all, patient, hospitable, faith
full to every duty. Her home was her
life, and how much she was the life of
that home only the stricken mother
less children now fully know. The
right to live is in human estimation,
the, most sacred, the mQst si4yiolate,
the most inalterable, and, yetoy when
the hour strikes to attend, hes sum-
mons that comes to all, there is no
resistance. Unseen hands unlock the
Gates Of futurity and we pass from
the finite bounds of this life to the in
finite domain, of, the great beyond.
Science has been appealed to in vain.
It remains mute, and the passionate
longings Of life Compel no reply. Our
friends 9 and loved, ones pass from
among us then silence Only faith
can make a hopeful response. and
pierce the darkness Of the future.
81 Mrs. Funk not only : had abiding
faith, but labored conscfentiously as a
devoted, modest and unassuming
Christian and with sincerity in all
things. She scattered flowers in her
path among the living and her kindly
acts done daily toward neighbors and
all who came in contact with her will
never, never be forgotten. Her record
is not only full of kindly acts, but not
a single act Of unkindness is written
therein. Selfishness and vanity were
strangers to her and she showed the
appreciation of the privileges she en-
joyed by helping humanity. She never
paraded her virtues as an ideal chris
tan, yet she never failed to manifest
the true Christian spirit A devoted
Catholic, she gave freely to the work
of the church in time and devotion,
and her one desire and wish was to be
spared to see the completion sof the
new church of Edgewood
Mrs. Funk was born at Edgewood,
Iowa, SeptE rs 1864, and passed away
from complications of diseases. She
had been seriously i'll about five weeks
and her health had been failing for a
number of years, but extremely so the
past year. She was prepared to meet
her God, only to be joined with her
husband in Heaven. Mrs. Funk
was left motherless at the age of
eleven with father and three small
sisters who knew only her motherly
care She was married to Anton Funk
on April 10th, 1880, and nine children
were born to 1 this union. George,
Mrs. Kate Camp, Mrs. Matilda Ander-
son, Mrs. Anna McTaggart, Mrs.
Laura Derr, Celia E., Leo, Louis and
Leonard at home, and two sisters,
Mary Lucinia, Halbur, Iowa, Mrs. l..
A. Pollard, Fl. Dodge, Iowa, and Mary
who preceded her in death several
years ago. Also two grandchildren,
Veyrl and Valcry Camp, and number
of nephews and nieces to mourn her
death.
1t was God who called you, mother,
Called you home among the blest,
And you listened to His warning,
Babe adieu and found sweet rest
We are lonely new, dear mother,
Lonly since you've gone away,
But We'll trust and meet you mother,
When the m1sts have rolled away.
Dear mother, thou hast left u.s.
And thy loss we deeply feel,
But it's God that hath bereft us,
He can all our sorrows heal.
Yet again we hope to meet thee
When the day Of life is fled,
And in Heaven with joy to greet thee
Where no farewell tear is shed.