Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-05
home in heaven !"

love to think that far beyond
Earth's toll and pain there is sweet
rest
A home in heaven
John Retallick was born May OF.
1898, at ST. Twain, Cornwall. Eng
land. He came to America at the age
OF nine years. He was married at
Dubuque. Ia, Oct. 20. 1863 to Miss
Ann Mclaughlin. Eight children
blessed their union and grew to man
hood and womanhood on the farm in
the township of Waterloo. where the
family was respected and beloved for
the noted hospitality of their home
and their ready response to any call
for help or sympathy in d large
neighborhood AS husband and faith
err Mr.. Retallick was gentle kind, in
dulgent. AS a citizen and neighbor
he was exemplary in industry. JUS
tice, generosity and honor, and re-
spected by all. Seventeen years ago
he was stricken with dangerous ILL
ness. After many weeks of great
suffering he was operated on for hip
disease. This with long and unre-
hitting care of the attending physi-
clan effected an apparent cure. Short
| ly afterward the children, grown and
gone, he and his wife removed to
Lancaster to enjoy in their declin-
| ing years merited and well-earned
rest. There the husbands life sor-
row came to him in the death of his
| beloved wife which occurred Sept
IL, 1912. Since that time Mr.. Retail
lick has made his home with a we'll
loved widowed sister at Clinton, Ia,
except for the annual visit to his
children In June of last year while
visiting his daughters at Aberdeen,
5. D., the old trouble in the hip re-
turned. He came again to the oper-
ating table. All that skill and loving
care could do was unavailing to re-
lleve. After many months of patient
and untold suffering the good man en-
tered peacefully into rest, January
25, 1919, at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Anna Blewett Aberdeen, S.
d. The body, accompanied by the
daughters, Mrs. May Steers and Mrs.
Blewett and Anna Steers, and his
two eldest sons, VIM. J. of Lewiston.
Mont, and James, Harlowton. Mont.
arrived at the home of the other
daughter, Kate (Mrs. Chris Garner)
at Beetown, Jan. 30, where they were
Beetown, Ben and Charley of Water
loo, the venerable sister, Mrs. Phil
Rooms and son Charles of Clinton.
Iowa. The following day, Thursday.
Rev j. A. Jamison, by request OF Mr..
Retallick. conducted services at the
home. Beautiful songs were render
ed by Mrs. Ada Burns and Matte.
Dick Pascoe and Mr.. and Mrs. M. F..
WnnHhnl.co oil f,,so -
family. Six nephews of the deceas-
ed acted as pallbearers. The revered
remains were laid to rest at Hillside,
Lancaster, where repose the beloved
wife and mother. Though the father
had lived past four score years. so
we'll was he beloved by his children
that the eight all present turned
away sorrowing because they could
see his face no more With them
survive 33 grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren, many other rel
atives and many friends who mourn
his departure.
DO we forget when winter SHOWS
lie deep
Above the beds where our beloved
sleep.
And we no longer wildly weep
Do we forget?
DO we forget? Nay, in each heart
there lies
A secret place, where, hid from
mortal eyes,
Dwells. strong and true, love that
never dies.
Nor can forget" B. D. S.
The children and other relatives
of Mr.. Retallick hereby express most
heartfelt thanks for the floral offer
ings, the kindly assistance, and many
other tokens of respect and sympa-
thy bestowed in their late bereave-
ment