The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-16
Vernon Center

The funeral service of Mrs, S. j.
Warren was held from the Methodist
church. Friday afternoon at $780,
Rev. B. F. Koch officiated. Mr.. E
! w. Washburn, R. e. Fate and Mes
DANES d. H. Thew and A. J. Hal
version sang a group of favorite
hymns Guide Me, Oh Thou Great
Jehovah" and zone Sweetly Solemn
Thought" and 1--WE VIII Never Say
Goodbye in Heaven" The flowers
were very many and very beautiful
On the casket was a large spray of
white carnations tied with white
ribbon sent by the local w. c. T. u.
The casket was also draped with
white ribbon. The church flowers
were pink roses, the Sunday school
sent a great bunch of cream roses
large sprays of pink and white car
nations, Easter lilies and roses were
banked on the pulpit and organ. AT
the head of the casket was a large
floral pillow in white and pink car
nations, lilies and roses, with the
word Mother" in blue, from the
children, pink and white carnations
from the ladies of the Aid and back
of these were the flowers from the
grandchildren. All spoke in silent
testimony of the respect and love
in which she was held: Grandma
Warren as she was called by every
body will be sadly missed especially
in the Sunday school, where she was
always to be found Two weeks ago
last Sunday she put herr birthday
offering in the box and was eighty
four years old, while her grandson,
Lawrence, whose birthday is the
same as his grandmothers put in his
fourteen pennies.
Lewis, New York, February 10, 1888,
years and twenty-three days. In
her very early years her parents
and family came to Newberg, Ohio,
and still later to Hartland, Wis,
where she grew to womanhood On
January 9, 1851, she was welded to
Mahlow e. Warren, their first home
having been at Berlin, Wis. In the
spring of 1857 they came with OK
teams to Minnesota, making the
journey of nearly four hundred miles
in, scovered wagons. For several years
their home was a few miles south
west of Garden City in Vernon town
ship. In the year of 1852 they, with
all of their neighbors were driven
from their homes by Sioux Indians
and east Of Owatonna until the In
dian raid subsidized. In 1858 they
moved to their new home near YER
non Center. Mrs. Warren was a
continuous resident of Vernon town
ship for nearly sixty years. Since her
husbands decease, November z,
1910, she has resided in the old
home during mild weather and has
spent the Writers with her children.
Her church relationships included
membership in the Methodist church
at Garden City and later with the
United Bhethern at Vernon Center
and later with the Methodist at that
place. To Mr.. and Mrs. Warren were
born ten children, six of whom are
living at this time. There also are
twenty three grandchildren, and
twentytone gre a t-grandchildren
Those who have known Mrs. Warren
know her to be an earnest Christian
helper in every righteous cause. The
w. G. #. U. was especially dear to
her. Relatives who came from away
to-; her funeral were, the eldest
daughter, Mrs. Addie Forse of Clear
Lake, 8. D., Mr. B. M. Warren and
daughter, Mrs. Nellie Weed of Hart
land, Wis Rev Willis Warren ar
rived "a week ago from Columbus,
Ohio, and was with his mother dur
ing her last days.