The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-09-10
Mrs. r. White
Passes on to
Eternal Rest
Came to Sank Centre AS a
Bride in 1872-Lived a
Full Life
FUNERAL WEDNESDAY
Old Friends, Appreciate the
Marvellous Character of
Home Loving Woman

a splendid resident of Sank Centre
for SO years, peacefully sank into
her eternal sleep at the family
home on Maple street Saturday
Sept. 5, 1881. Because of her ad-
vanced years Mrs. White had been
in poor health for a long time. Her
daughter, Miss Leita White, has fol-
years devoted a life of loving and
cheerful sacrifice, and Mrs. Ber
VanCamp, daughter, st. Paul
spending as much time as she
could from her family duties, ten.
derby nutured their mother in heI
declining years and months.
Nellie M. Torrey was born al
Springfield, Mass, Dec. "a, 1847
She grew to young womanhood in
her native city and Belchertown
Mass. She was united in marriage
at Belchertown, to Reuben A.
White, May %, 1872. Very soon af-
ter their marriage Mr.. and Mrs
White migrated to the west locat-
ing in this city. For many years
they were very active in the bust
ness, social and religious life Of
the community.
Mr.. White passed on Sept. H.
1927.
In perfect sympathy with Mrs
Whites life simple funeral was
held at the family home Tuesday
afternoon at 2:30. Rev. c. ]. Nor
gan, pastor Of the First Congregat-
ional church, of which Mrs. White
has been a conscientious member
for many, many years, had charge
of the service.
The home was literally banked
with flowers, tributes from old
friends and neighbors, who tried in
a slight measure, to show their APP
probation and love for a member
Of this community for five de-
cades.
Mrs. Lester Brown was the solo
list. She sang: Beyond the Vale of
Tears" Prayer Perfect" The body
of this most estimable lady was
laid to rest beside her husband in
Greenwood cemetery.
Out of town relatives and friends
attending the funeral were: Mr..
and Mrs. o. ]. Wynn, Minneapo-
lis, Mrs. Anna Lieh, Mrs. ]. D. Nc
Culloch, Maud Rishason, all of
Minneapolis; Mrs G. M. Goodman,
Janath Goodman, Mrs. F.. Nichol-
son, Anne Schrivner, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Schrivner, Mrs. James Laudis,
all of st. Paul; Geo. F. Bouton, st.
Cloud; Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Neco-
man, Saltwater; Harold Riley,
Westport; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Moss
man, Princeton; Mrs. x, p. Spill
man, Belchertown, Mass; w. G.
Suow, Minneapolis
At the request of the Herald edit
or DIR. ]. A. Dubois, Sank Centres
1yzaeer citizen in the flesh, has
given Herald readers a deserved
retrospect Of the life of Mrs. White:
In the building of a human
character it would seem that a
great advantage Is gained from
the disadvantages so frequent
ly encountered in this mum
dane existence. There is some
thing about the facing of diff
ficulties and trials Of life, over
coming the unwished for OBJ
stacles in our pathway, and
even in the deprivations ap-
parently destined to be met fire.
quently by us which furnish
the soil out of which can bios.
som those beautiful traits that
have ever received our admira-
ton and respect. And only in
this way could have come the
remarkable fortitude and sta
bility exhibited by the pion-
eer element in our civilization.
This pioneer class is now
rapidly leaving us, and the
other day one of its few re-
manning members passed away
in the person of Mrs. r. A.
White. Early in life this wo-
man left an orphan and her
treatment during her early
years by those who pretended
to care for her was not the
kindest. Fifty-nine years ago
she came to Sank Centre as the
young wife of Mr.. r. A. White.
With him she endured all the
hardsf1ips of those primitive
years and was his faithful help
mate. It was with a complete
partnership that they engaged
in the struggle for existence,
and later when the dark days
of financial depression doomed
upon them, and worry was Bit
ing deeply into the nervous
temperament Of her husband,
1t was her ever cheerful dispo-
sition that sustained him and
led them through the storm.
And during all these years
she was with us that has been
her uniform attitude. She was
ever the gracious lady. And it
is only such natures that can
retain as she did a deep inter-
est In life and in those about
her up to the last conscious
minutes Of her existence.
sShe has left us, but there re-
mains for her a permanent
place in our affections. Her
kind acts and ever cheerful
manner will not soon be for
gotten.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Gilman. Mrs
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