Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-04-03

of Hesper spent Sunday with the
r. A. Griswold family.
John Aegerter was Cresco cal
Ter Saturday.
OIven Hovden cafe up from Camp
Dodge Monday noon for short stay.
Hubert Luhman autoed to Decor
all Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Powers return
ed Thursday from Madelia, Mimi.
Chris Trytten and Ed. Ellingson
went to Spillville Friday attending
to telephone work.
Mrs. Schuetz' and Dorothy were
business callers at Cresco Friday.
Allen Butz and Ernest Owen went
to Cresco Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Slime went to
Cresco Friday.
Gus Bakken and Mrs. Geo. West
by went to Camp Dodge Thursday
returning Monday to visit Geo.
Westby.
Word was received Monday from
Grand Rapids, N. d. announcing the
death Of Mrs Alvin Kratz.
Mrs. Griswold was a Cresco Wis
itor Thursday.
Mrs. X. Armstrong left Friday for
a few days visit with the Winn
Kratz family
While in Chicago Mr.. Shoemak'
err went up to visit Fred Curtis al
the Great Lakes Naval training sta
ton, where he found Fred looking
fine. and enjoying his work.
The baby girl of Mr.. and Mrs
lEben Teetshorn died on Sunday last
and will be buried Tuesday after
noon. The sympathy of friends is
extended to the bereaved parents.
Mrs. Shoemaker and Miss Lemon
spent Friday afternoon with Mrs
ICharles Gill.
Obituary.
On Sunday, March II, 1918, aftel
a brief illness due to la grippe, Miss
Abigail Ann Fancher passed peace
fully away at the home of her sister
Mrs. A. p. Curtis, of Orleans town
ship, Winneshiek County, Iowa.
Miss Fancher, daughter or Alan
son and Lydia Fancher. was porn IL
Pound Ridge, Westchester county
; New York, July 20, 1912.
Early in life she united with tn
Pound Ridge Presbyterian churcl
; of which She was an active membe
D until 1895, when after the death o
: her parents, she came to Iowa t
make her home with Mrs. A. P. Cur
d tbs, bringing her church letter wh1"
e she placed in Morgan NJ. Il. cnurcI
! of which she remained loyal an
5 faithful member until she joined tn
church triumphant.
:, She leaves to mourn her loss, tw
u sisters, Mrs. Mary Jane Curtis an
Mrs. Florence Curtis, both of o.
: leans township, also one brother
Ward l. Fancher of Glen Cove, Lon
b Island, also many friends who wi
miss her smiling face, gentle way
! and kindly ministrations.
Outside of the home of which sh
r had been a member she will be mis-
: sed most of all in the Morga
S church and Sunday school in whic
she was a devoted worker and be
y loved teacher of the Women's B
e BILE class.
II The funeral service at the hon
on Tuesday afternoon, March /
e was conducted by her pastor, Re
r G. NJ. Shoemaker, who used as
scripture text ii Co. SO, 1--WE Max
: lit Our Aim Whether at Home c
e Absent to be Well Pleasing ont
Him." This scripture seemed es
: lpecially appropriate having been e'
/ emplified in the conscientious chris
e tian life of Abbie Fancher.
Miss Marguerite Brown and Fol
Il rest Powers sang very sweetly
k beautiful duet. A large number c
r friends and neighbors attended tn
: funeral services and followed tn
remains to the Kendallville GENE
:. terry where the body was laid to rest
!. but the soul had gone to be foreve
Y with the Lord.