The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-24
Mrs. Fred Rosin Dies
From Effects of Flu
Well-Known Lady In Vernon
Center Stricken; News
Of Village.

Vernon Center. March 22.-Mrs.
Fred Rosin passed away Saturday
afternoon at about five o'clock,
Mrs. Rosin had been very sick for
nearly tire weeks with the flu and
its complications. A little over a
week ago pneumonia and peritoni-
tbs developed. Everything possible
medical skill and nursing was done
70 combat the disease, and for a
few days the reports from her bed
side were more encouraging. Last
Friday about noon she became
worse and gradually failed until
she peacefully passed away. Mrs.
Rosin was, conscious until the last
The funeral was held Monday af-
ternoon at two o'clock from the
Methodist church. Rev. w. w.
Brown officiated The church choir
sang Nearer My God To Thee"
Rock OF Ages" and What Friend
We Have in Jesus" The pail
bearers were Mrs. Rosin's six old
est brothers, Carl, Andrew, Oscar,
Emi., Fred and Louis Johnson, who
tenderly laid their sister to rest
in the Union cemetery. Beautiful
flowers from friends spoke their
silent testimony of the esteem and
id woman, whose love of home and
family made her an ideal wife and
mother. The caSket was covered
with a blanket of pink rosebuds.
These were from the brothers and
sisters. The services were very
impressive and friends and rela-
tives from far and near came TO
pay their last respects to her mem
DRY Ida Marie Johnson was born
March Il, 1892, near Sterling Center
At the age of four years she moved
where they resided four years, re-
turning to Sterling. When an in
FAINT she was baptized in the church
at Lura Lake. and at the age of
fourteen was confirmed in the Nor
wegian Lutheran church at Jack
son Lake. On November 10, 1916,
she was united in marriage to Fred
Rosin of Good Thunder After.
living in Sterling one year they
moved to Vernon Center, which has
since been their home; with the ex-
ception of one year when they lived
en- the Wendlant farm in Rapidan.
She leaves to mourn her passing
her husband. a little son Andrew,
four years old, and little daughter
Bernice, two years old, her father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Sever
johnson of Garden City; three sis
tiers, Mrs. Theodore Olson, Amboy;
Misses Mabel and Christine John
son and seven brothers, Andrew.
Carl, Oscar, Emil, Fred, Louis and
Henry, all residing at home with
their parents and her grandmother.
Mrs. Anna Dahl of Delavan. She
was a kind and loving mother and
a faithful worker in the Baptist
Ala cnpintU nf Trhinh Sho q
member.
Not dead; what beautiful thought
To cheer US on our way,
Not dead-but doomed into life
Where life is eternally day"
Alice Warren, who has been very
sick with the flu, which developed
into pneumonia, is making a good
recovery under the care OF DR.. J. E.
Merrill and Mrs. May Cornish Rus
sell, trained nurse.
Grandma KietZer and daughter,
Mrs. Ida Comnick are recovering in
good shape from the flu epidemic,
which now is going the rounds in
West Vernon.
The school in the Mertersdorf dis
trict, which was closed last week
owing to much sickness among the
pupils, did not open on Monday, as
il was decided this was the oppor-
tune time to take the spring vaca,
ton as the attendance would be
small. Miss Lucy Wier, the teach
er, regrets that II was necessary to
have the vacation at this time
when thee school was busy review
ing for the state examination.
Frank Nickerson and son and
daughter, Burt and Gertrude mo-
tored up from Rapidan Monday to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Fred
Rosin. The Rosln family were for
mer neighbors. Mrs. Nickerson,
who has been very sick for almost
two months, is slowly recovering.
Mrs. Mary Buck of Garden City is
giving Mrs. Nickerson most excel
lent care.
funeral of the late Mrs. Fred Rosin
Mr.. Rosin is the janitor Of the
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Warren are
certainly to be commended for a
very great deed they performed,
when they took the little two year
motherless daughter Of Fred Rosin
who is very sick with pneumonia.
to their home in the east part OF
the village, and will care for the lit
tie one until she RECEIVERS. They
nave retained Inc S0TNlCco VI WI ..
May Russell who has ben nursing
their daughter Alice. Good reports
were just received from the War:
rem home, saying the little child had
passed a very comfortable night
and DR.. J. E. Merrill has great
hopes for her recovery.
Mrs. Clara Guppy received a
message Saturday from Seattle.
Wash, saying that Mrs. Ella Av-
Grill had passed away at the home
of her brother. The remains will
be brought back to Livingston,
Mont, for burial beside her hus-
hand. Mrs. Averill was a sister Of
the late Mrs. Fred Hemingway, and
following her sisters death made
her home with friend Mrs. Guppy.
While here Mrs. Averill made many
friends, who will regret to hear of
ner death.
Z. L. Champlin of Mankato visit
"a from Monday until Tuesday
morning with his parents, Captain
| nd Mrs. E. T. Champlin,. Mrs.
lrhamplin is slowly recovering from
. long siege of the flu.
Mr.. and Mrs. E.. j. O'Reilly are
.eoIv settled in the Henry HalVef-