Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-08-20
OBITUARY.
Lester. .

On Sunday last Aug. 18th the tuner
al services of James Lester we're held
at Kendallville church. conducted by
Rev. G. w. Turner, who took for his
text If man die, shall he live again, -
Job l4:I4. Two songs were rendered
by quartet of voices "Abide with
Me-" and ''In the Sweet Bye and
Bye" the singers being Mesdames Ed
ma Todd and Mabel Daskam, and Mess
rs. Steve Todd and Chas. Curtis. The
interment was in Kendsllville cemetery
in the family lot.
James Lester, eldest son of Starkey
and Rebecca Lester was born in Leices-
ter, England, Dec. %. 1886.
When nine months old his parents
came from England to Dane county,
Wis.,, bringing James with them where
his early years and young manhood
were spent.
On Dec. l6, 1873 he was united in
marriage to Alice E. Riley, and the
following year in August, 1874, they
came to Iowa, settling near Bonair in
fHoward county.
They made their home there for six
years moving from there to Kendall.
vile where Mr.. Lester worked as a
miller in the Kendallville mill for eight
years.
In the autumn of 1887 he gave up the
,ro~l, NJ <ba ,,,;ll md %ooL q forpo poor
Kendallville where he lived until Oct.
1907, when he went to live in Cresco.
After three years he went to q home
stead near Isabel, S. D., living there
three years moving then to Owatonna,
MIMI, and living there six years. In
Sept. 1919, he returned to Cresco, a.,
to spend his last years among old
friends. Three months after he moved
to Cresco death came to his life COM
psnion and with the breaking up of his
home came a general breakdown in
health. The loving care of his child
rem, and medical attention could not
keep him long in this world, and on
Thursday afternoon Aug. 18th be pass
ed peacefully into the Great Beyond,
aged 70 years, months, Is days.
He was the father of children, of
whom survive: Mrs. Fred Todd of
Kendsllville, Ia. Mrs. W. J. Colds
worthy of Harmony, MIMI, Mrs. Ev-
erett Crosser of Greeley. Colo, Mrs.
Paul St. John and Miss Dolly of Aber-
deem, S. D., and Stanley NJ. of Owa.
tonns, MINI.
The family wish to express the sin
cere appreciation for the kindnesses
and sympathy shown to them at this
time.
The remains of Vincent Stowell Pow
ers, . former resident of Cresco, was
brought from tIaDdresu, s. d., on
Monday night, and were taken to the
home of o. J. McHugh and on Tuesday
morning at 9 Requiem High Mass was
celebrated in the Church of the Az.
sumption and followed by interment in
St. Joseph cemetery. Mr.. Powers was
formerly student 1T the Assumption
Parochial School and resided while here
with bis uncles, J. A. and George
Clark. After completing his High
School work. Mr.. Powers continued his
studies at the University Of South Da.
kota and afterwa ards was in the en-
ploy of the General Electric Co., in
Schenectady, N. Y. The remains were
accompanied By the wife Of the de-
ceased, his sister, Miss Regina Powers
and his father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. L. Akam of Flandresu, 5. D.
MIR. Powers was twenty-nine years of
age At the time of bis death.
SHIELDS.
The keenest sorrow is occssioned by
the death last Thursday of Mrs. C. W.
Shields, known in her girlhood here as
Miss Catherine O'Mesrs, daughter of
'Depnis O Meara of Hanover township.
Her demise occurred at . sanitariun at
Pokaeema, Mimi, where she had been
q patient for a time in the hopes of
overcoming the fateful effects of an
attack of the flu some months ago.
Deceased was 40 years of age and re-
sided at Mantorville, MIMI. where the
happy home circle of husband and three
little girls is now plunged in sorrow.
Her death also is deep anguish: TO her
father and brother James and sister,
Mrs. John Mclaughlin of Hanover, and
q wide circle of friends. The family
and relatives accompanied the remains
here for bnrial and the funeral was
held from the Hanover Catholic church
on Saturday last, interment taking
place in the cemetery nearby. -Waukon
Democrat.
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