The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-08-05
Mrs. Isabella M. Carleton.

MeSaDa Miner.
Mrs. Isabella M. Carleton.
Mrs. Isabella Murray Carleton
passed peacefully away at the summer
cottage of her son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Peterson,
at Spectacle lake on Sunday morning,
August 1, at lis o'clock. She loved
to spend the summer months at this
pretty place by the lakeside, as there
she could better study the beauties of
nature-the birds, the flowers, the
foliage-in which she was ever inter-
ested. Although her death was unex-
pccted, she had been failing in health
since early spring, but it was not until
Friday night that indications of her
approaching death were apparent, and
there is no place on earth from which
she would have rather passed to her
eternal rest than her beloved home by
the lake.
On Tuesday afternoon funeral ser
vices were held from the residence Of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Peterson, with
whom she had for many years made
her home. Rev. T. j. E. Wilson of
Hinckley, pastor of the Princeton Epis-
copal church, conducted the solemni-
ties and paid high tribute to the worth
Of the noble woman who had been
called from her dear ones to her
heavenly reward. A profusion of
magnificent floral tributes and the
large number of people who followed
the remains Of Mrs. Carleton to their
last resting place bore testimony to
the high esteem in which she was held.
AS token Of respect the business
houses Of Princeton were closed dur
ing the obsequies.
Mrs. Isabella Murray Carleton was
Of Scotch-Irish- English parentage and
was born on the island Of Madeira in
1916. While on their way from Eng
land to Mexico her parents were ship
wrecked on the coast of this island
and decided to remain there for time.
Her father was later appointed consul
by the British government and, follow
ing a residence of eight years, she,
with her parents, came to the United
States and located in Indiana, going
from there to Kentucky, where her
father Or. Tibbetts) was an army
surgeon during part of the civil war.
In 1868 she accompanied her parents
to Canada, where, in 1869, she was
married to Wellington J. Carleton at
Port Dover. Later, with her husband,
she moved to Indiana, and in 1886
came to Minnesota and located at
Wayzata, where for four years she
made her home with her brother, DR..
j. l. Tibbetts, and cared for his four
motherless children. In 1897 she took
up her residence with Mr.. and Mrs.
j. F. Peterson and lived with them
until called by death. She is survived
by three children, Colonel w. A. Garlic
ton, New York; c. H. Carleton, San
Francisco, and Mrs. ]. F. Peterson,
Princeton. She also leaves two broth
ers, VIM. F. Tibbetts of Dover, Canada,
and John C. Tibbetts of Racine, Wis.
besides a number of nieces and neph-
ews.
In the death of Mrs. Carleton the
community loses woman of noble
character-a woman whose aim in life
was to make others happy Her life
work was an embodiment of good
deeds. During the world war, as a
member of the Red Cross society, she
labored necessarily to perform her
share of work so that the boys across
the seas might receive those comforts
which the society aimed to provide in
the shape of sweaters, socks, etc. She
was member of the Civic Betterment
club and took much active interest in
its progress. She was also member
of the Women's Study club, a past
worthy matron of the Order of Eas-
tern Star, several times president of
the Dorcas society, and member of
the Episcopal church. She loved all
that is beautiful in nature and was a
great friend of animals and birds.
Long will her memory be cherished
and revered by those who knew her,
and to know her was to love her for
her kindness Of heart and noble deeds.
Among those from out of town in
attendance at the obsequies were. John
G. Tibbetts, Racine, Wis; Mrs. Laura
Jacobs, Mrs. J. E. Nichols, Miss
Nichols, Arthur Hawksett, Minneap-
oils; Mr.. and Mrs. Paul w. Tibbetts,
Wayzata, and Mrs. Edmund Young,
st. Paul.