Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-10
PASSING Of
MOTHER
Mrs. Geo. E. Hoskinson Died Friday
At Her Family Residence After :
A Long Illness

| can bear. MRS. caroline King HoSk-
| inson, passed away early Friday morn
! ing at her home, Ill Fourth Avenue
north, October 4, 1918, surrounded by
her loving daughters, relatives and
intimate friends. There is something
connected with the loss of good
| Christian mother that we appear to
feel more deeply than any other, be-
cause she is so closely associated with
Home which everyone holds SO
closely to their hearts. When Mother
goes the home with all its sacredness
and hallowed influences goes with her
The Ideal" in life which we have
chung to for help and consolation in
| the trials of life has gone from US
| forever. The loss is the greatest any
family can suffer. True to this thot
is the leaving of Mrs. Hoskinson to
her immediate family, friends and
Grand Rapids where she has resided
so long. Her life is so interviewer
with the history Of our city, churches
and society, that her loss will be great
ly felt She will be greatly missed
by the loving members of her family
and dear associates and friends. We
all mourn her going.
Caroline Sophia King was born
April 18th, 1888 in old historic Green
Bay, her parents, DR.. and Mrs. D.
W. King having settled there in 1886
She was one Of a family of nine
daughters and four sons. Three sis
ters survive her: Mrs. George Glib
son of this city, Mrs. Berth Ramsay
of Appleton, Wis, and Mrs. Carson
Rogers of Chicago.
During her girlhood days Green Bay
was a small town under the protec-
ton of Fort Howard, regular army
station 1t was her delight to relate
incidents of those early days before
Wisconsin became a state, and tales
Of the gay life of the old French
settlement, the home of SO many
distinguished people. She was
bright star in the social galaxy that
sixty years ago made Green Bay So
ciety famous and had those traits of
grace and beauty of character that
endeared her to the hearts of her
friends. She loved laughter more
than tears and DR.. Kings home on
Jefferson street was the scene of
many delightful gatherings, well re-
membered by some of the old fami-
lies.
August 9th 1860 she was married
to George Elmore Hoskinson who
later founded the Daily State Ga
zette of Green Bay. Their wedding
was celebrated in Green Bay at five
o'clock in the morning and the en-
tire bridal party accompanied them
by boat as far as Fond du Lac, the
nearest railway station at that time.
Twenty-seven years of their married
life was spent in Green Bay with
the exception of ten years in ia
maica, West Indies, where Mr.. Hos
kinson was United States consul.
For the past 81 years she had been
a resident of Grand Rapids. A devot-
ed member of St. Johns Church and
st. Katherine's Guild and an esteem
ed member of the Travel Class and
one of its first presidents, having
with her daughter, Mrs. F. MacKin-
non organized it in 1898.
She had enjoyed a wide range of
reading and had we'll stored mind.
She kept herself unusually well
posted upon the current events Of
the day and her keen mind and in
telligent grasp of subjects present
ed made her a converse ionalist of
rare charm. Undoubtedly the most
prominent characteristic Of her life
was deep-seated and never varying
charity. No one ever appealed to her
for help or sympathy in vain. Hers
was a kindly spirit that stood to
excuse human foibles and only see
the good wherever it existed. Uni
versally beloved, her memory will be
cherished by all who had the hap
piness of knowing her
She was the mother of six chill
dren: Mrs F. MacKinnon of Grand
Rapids, Wisconsin,; Edith, who died
in infancy; Mrs. Sarah Mitten of
Seattle, Wash, (now deceased);
Mrs. Jacob Seiberth of Lugerville,
Wisconsin; Mrs. Edw. NJ. Platt of
Manitowoc and Mrs. V. D. Simmons
of Vancouver, B. C.
The funeral service took place at
St. Johns church Monday afternoon
at 2:3O o'clock. The Ri. Rev. R. H
Weller, Bishop of Fond du Lac, and
Rev. Johannes Rockstroh, Vicar Of St.
Johns local society officiating.
A large number of old time friends
gathered at the church altar, where
she 50 dearly loved to worship, to pay
their last respects to an old friend
and neighbor whom they had learned
to love during her life time. The
beautiful floral offerings were an evil
dence of the good will they bore to-
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