The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-07-05
Former Sank Centre Wo-
man Died at Osakis FRIDAY
Mrs. c. w. Goodsell Makes Supreme
Sacrifice in Giving Birth to Little
Daughter

Sduh Tenure Ir1enQS Oh the FAMILY
of c. w. Goodsell, who was for some
time cashier of the First National
Bank of this city, but for the past
two years cashier of the Farmers
State Bank, Osakis, were shocked
Saturday morning to receive the
lews of the death, the evening be-
fore, of Mrs. Goodsell. The follow
ing story published in this weeks is
sue of the Osakis Review will DE of
interest:
"Give her of the fruit of her
hands and let her own works praise
her in the gates."- Proverbs 81, 81.
"Seldom has the Osakis communi-
ty been so deeply shocked and
grieved as it has the past week at
the death of Mrs. c.. W. Goodsell,
who passed away at the Park Region
hospital in Osakis at 10 o'clock Fri
day evening following the birth of a
baby daughter.
"Ethel Mae Farnsworth was born
August %, 1886, at Cresco, Howard
county, Iowa, and died June 20, 1923,
at Osakis, Minnesota, at the age of
Sc years, 10 months and z days. She
was united in marriage to Clarence
W. Goodsell December 10, 1896, at
Egan, South Dakota, where the fam
lily made their home for several years
before moving to Garretson and later
to Frederick, S. D. where Mr.. Good
sell was bank cashier. About three
years ago the family moved to Sank
Centre, remaining there year and
coming to Osakis where Mr.. Good
sell became associated with the Farm
ers State Bank as cashier. Last year
Mr.. Goodsell bought fine new home
here and this city was to be their
permanent place of residence.
Surviving Mrs. Goodsell are her
husband and four children: Elwyn
Darrell aged Is; Nadia Vernice, Is
years; Vincent Farnsworth, aged Z
and baby Ethel Clarine. She is also
survived by her mother, Mrs. Ida M.
Stombaugh of Egan; one brother,
Charles V. Farnsworth, who is assoc
late editor of the Lake Crystal
(Minn.) Tribune, and half brother,
j. D. Rathman, of Egan, S. D..
"Mrs. Goodsell was beautiful
Christian character devoted to home
and friends, always thoughtful of
the welfare of others and never con-
sidering self; to know her was to love
her. She was an active member of
the Methodist Episcopal church and
of the Order of the Eastern Star, and
her sudden taking has cast shadow
of grief over the entire community.
Funeral services were held from
the home Monday afternoon at 8
o'clock where the pastor, Rev. E. E.
Thompson, spoke of the beautiful
life of the departed and as best he
could offered words of comfort to
the stricken family. Special music
was furnished by the Methodist quar-
tet, and Mrs. George Berggreen, an
old friend of the family from Sank
Centre, sang: "Just For Today" and
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" The
services were largely attended, sever
al coming from Sank Centre and the
Eastern Star Order attending in a
body. Relatives from a distance to
be present were Mrs. Ida M. Stom-
baugh; Mr.. and Mrs. j. D.. Ratham,
Egan, S. D.; Mr.. and Mrs. c.. v
Farnsworth and daughter of Lake
Crystal, Mimi; Mrs. Frederika
Wheeler, Sank Centre, MINI. and Mr..
and Mrs. F. E. Rathman and family
of jamestown, N. d.
Tuesday the body, accompanied
by relatives, was shipped on the
early morning train to the ola home
at Egan, S. D., where interment was
made Wednesday.
"Her children arise up and call her
blessed; her husband also, and he
praiseth her."-Proverbs 81, 49,"