McVicker Scrapbook

McVicker Scrapbook
Page 1 - Obituaries

These articles are from the Scrapbook of Martha Mabel (Smith) McVicker. She was the daughter of Delvan Adelbert Smith and Lucie Campbell.

1. Mrs A.A. MORRILL

Mrs A.A. Morrill, another long time resident of this vicinity , died at the home in this place on Saturday, April 28. Mrs. Morrill was 64 years of age and has been in poor health for many years. She has been near death many times and the final summons was not unexpected by the family. The funeral was held at the M.E. Church on Sunday afternoon and the remains taken to Benton Harbor Monday for burial, accompanied by A.A. Morrill, G.A.Morrill, and Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Morrill, also Rev. Koons. Mrs. Morrill was a highly respected woman and although her health has not permitted her to be active outside the home, she had many friends who fully sympathize with the family in their sorrow.

Mrs. Morrill's maiden name was Alva Wees and she was born at Benton Harbor, where she also was married to A.A. Morrill, and where they maid their home for many years. Besides the husband, two sons, G.A. and C.W. Morrill, of this place are left. One son died in infancy. A mother, three brothers and two sisters also survive. Mr. and Mrs Morrill have lived in several places, hoping to improve her health, being five years in California and one year in Chicago before coming here 22 years ago. Since that time they have lived here with the exception of two winters in Florida.

Much of the time for the past few years Mrs. Morrill has been a great sufferer, and although she has left them the family may take comfort in the fact that she was prepared to go and ended her suffering is ended. She has been a Christian for many years, was a member of the local M.E. church and leaves here only to join the heavenly host, where trouble is no more.

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Card Of Thanks

We wish to express our sincere thanks to all who so kindly extended their sympathy and assistance in our recent bereavement. A.A. Morrill and Family

2. Mrs. Mary ROGERS

Mrs. Mary Rogers, a former well known and beloved resident of this place, died at her home at Orchard Hill Farm on Crystal Lake in Thursday of last week, and the funeral was held there Sunday, with burial at Frankfort Cem. An number from here attended the services. The following obituary, for which we are indebted to Mrs. Margaret Douglas Rogers of Piqua, O., truly reflected the characteristics of Mr. Rogers, who's kindly personality made friends of all who knew her. Mrs. Mary Caroline Cook Rogers who's death occurred on the 12th of Oct, 1916, was born in Sodus, New York, May 12 1839, her parents being Dr. and Mrs. Wm. Darley Cook, well known and prominent in the state. Her early years were spent there and in Vineland, N. Jersey, where her family removed and where she was married on the 6th of June 1866, to the Hon. William Hayward Rogers of Williamson, New York, a member of the New York State Legislature.

Four children were there fruit of this union:-William Cook, now of Piqua Ohio; Caroline Hermione, Olin van Aerssen and Anna Harriet, all of whom survive and have been in close touch with her always, the daughters remaining at home with her and the sons, the younger of whom, Olin van Aerssen, was married only shortly over a year ago to Miss Leola M. Smith, have retained all of their filial devotions throughout their married lives. There are two devoted grand-daughters- Eleanor Margaret and Ruth, daughters of William Cook and Margaret Douglas Rogers. The first twenty years of Mrs. Rogers' married life were spent in the beautiful old family homestead at Williamsom, N.Y., but in April 1887, the family removed to Philadelphia, Pa. in order to keep a home for the sons, whos business careers were launched in that city. Her husband passed into the Great Beyond, July 12 1895. In 1907, true to her desire to keep the unmarried members of her family united in the home, she and her daughters removed to Thompsonville, Mich., to be with her son Olin, who had become established in business there. On the 10th of July 1860 she was confirmed by Bishop William H Delaney in St.John's Episcopal church at Sodus. She was a very devoted church woman, a source of strength to her pastor, untiring in her activities, never avoidably absent from a service always ready to serve at a moments notice, To her, service was worship. The construction and care of the fine linen used in the services of her beloved church was one if her special delights, and to see her reverent handling of them was like listening to a prayer. The literature of the church became almost her only reading matter in her later years; church's hymns the only music her trained fingers cared to play. Since her residence n Michigan she has been deprived if the privilege if attendance at the church she so loved. It had always been her hope that she might be the means of establishing one in this community. She was always in touch with the Bishop and other dignitaries of this diocese, and her home in Thompsonville and her summer cottage in Crystal Lake, have been the scene of many services of the church. Baptism, Confirmation and Communion have hallowed the room which the Burial Service has made more hallowed still.

Mrs. Rogers has had the advantage if an exceptionally fine education. In her girlhood, she was an accomplished linguist, having been a student of Greek in a day when women's colleges were not in the high favor with which they are now regarded. She was a natural student, and applied herself with diligence to the acquisition of knowledge.

Her mother instinct was very strong. Her thoughts and plans were always of her four sons and daughters; all grown men and women, but "children" to her. Her son's wives became, in the same sense her, her "children", and her two beloved grand-daughters. Her family has remained singularly united in a close affection which centered her.

Besides these loved ones, a brother, Sylvester van Aerssen Cook, and two sisters, Mrs. Melvina Cook Smith and Miss Harriet Cook, remain of a family of six devoted sisters and brothers to mourn her absence in the body, but to feel her presence in the spirit. Of these Miss Harriet Cook had been with her and ministered to her until she closed her eyes in final sleep.

The influence of her personality was so string that it will live long, even though her tired body is at rest and her spirit, has penetrated life's deeper mysteries.

Thus shall the dust return to the earth,
The soul to God, who gave it birth
"Well done good and faithful servant,
enter thou into the joys of thy Lord"

3. Charlotte WILSON

Charlotte Wilson , aged 89 years, died at the home of her daughter Mrs. Fred Schrools, on Sunday night. The funeral was held at the home at 1:00 o'clock Tuesday. Rev Koons officiation, and burial was at Thompsonville cemetery. Deceased has been a resident for several years.

4. Emmit HAGADORN dies; was former lumberman (1933)

Emmit Hagadorn, 77 died Monday at his home, 347 Jefferson Ave. Mr Hagadorn formerly engaged in the lumber business at Fife Lake for many years. He moved to Grand Rapids 25 years ago and had been operating a small hotel on Ottawa Ave the last 10 years.

Surviving Mr. Hagadorn are the widow, Mrs. Alvada Hagadorn; a daughter, Maude and a brother, Charles H. of Ithica, N.Y. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon at the A.B. O'Brian chapel, Rev Alfred W. Wishart officiating. Burial will be in Restlawn cemetery.

5. Wallace DIXON

As very much of a surprise came the news on Sunday of the death of Wallace Dixon, age 29 years, which occurred at the hospital at Manistee that morning. Wallace was not feeling well and went to Manistee about two weeks ago for treatment at the hospital. It was found that Tophiod fever was the malady, and though given the best medical attention he was not able to survive the disease. Wallace was born in Amiston, Calhoun Co. Alabama, February 8, 1888. For the past several years he has held a responsible position as bookkeeper for the Piqua Handle Co. of this place and has proved faithful and efficient in his work. He leaved a father, William Dixon, and sister Miss Made Dixon, both of Manistee and a brother, E.M. Dixon of this place, all of whom have the sympathy of the community inn their sorrow. Deceased was a member of the Masonic lodge and about twenty members went to Manistee Tuesday t take charge of the service, after which the remains were taken to Crosswell, where the mother, who died several years ago is buried.

6. Mrs. Cornelius DONOVAN (Aged Woman found Dead)

Mrs Cornelius Donovan, an aged woman living east of Nessen City, was found dead Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Donovan, both, aged people, lived alone, and on Sunday morning Gus Katz who lives near, went in to look after them and after rousing the old gentleman, who was yet in bed, it was found that his wife was missing. A search found her in the kitchen, where she had gone sometime during the night unknown to her husband, and her lifeless body lay on the floor. The funeral was held at the Holy Family church at Nessen City Wednesday morning and the remains laid at rest in the Catholic cemetery. Mr. Donovan, who is in poor health, was unable to attend the services. The Donovans were formerly residents of this place.

7. John MCVICKER

John McVicker, 74, died at his home at Marion after a long illness. He was an invalid, confined to a wheelchair. Mr. McVicker had voted an absent voters ballot, the ballot being in the mail at the time of his death. Surviving are the widow and a daughter, Miss Winnie McVicker.

8. HALLACK

Mrs. Belle Hallack, aged 82, former resident of Sparta, passed away Thursday evening at her home, 411 Lyon St. N.E. Grand Rapids. Surviving are three sons, Charles Hallack of Alpine, William of Dearborn and Jasper of Nashua, Mont.; two daughters, Mrs. Hattie Norton of Alba and Miss Joy Hallack of Grand Rapids; two sisters, Mrs Rose Empey of Grand Rapids and Mrs. Julia Ostrom of Alba and one brother, C.E. Martindale of Los Angles, Calif. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 1:00 at the residence in Grand Rapids and at 2:30 at the Betts Funeral chapel at Sparta with internment in the Sparta Greenwood Cemetery.

9. JUNEAU

Antoine L. Juneau aged 79, died Saturday night at his home, 1236 Hope St. S.E. Surviving are the widow, two sons, Edward A of Detroit and Phillip A. of Grand Rapids: six daughters, Mrs. George Doubledee and Miss Alma Juneau of Los Angeles, Calif. Sister M. Antoinette of the Sisters of Mercy convent and Miss Mildred, Miss Ruth and Mrs. James M. Martin, all of Grand Rapids, and four grand children. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 9 a.m. at St. Thomas' church. Internment will be at Luddington. Arrangements by Colonial Funeral Home.

10. Mrs. E.E. BRIMMER

Mrs. E.E. Brimmer, wife of a Manistee county supervisor, was buried Thursday from her home in Copemish, where she lived nearly all her life. Besides the husband she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Hazel Kelly of Marilla and Mrs. Lee Digbe of Detroit.

11. A.R. CHATTAWAY

The many friends of A.R. Chattaway in Thompsonville and vicinity were saddened Monday to hear of his death which occurred at the home in Beulah late Sunday night. Although it was generally known that he was uh a serious condition that his recovery was not expected, still his death came as a shock. Mr Chattaway has been in failing health for some time and his condition was aggravated in the winter by a fall on a slippery walk while on his way to his office. Following the accident he failed to regain strength as was hoped and upon advice of his physicians he went to Ann Arbor hospital for a thorough examination and treatment. The hospital report showed that his trouble was interior cancer and the disease was so far advanced that little could be done for him. Returning home, everything possible was done for his comfort and relief but he steadily declined until the end cane and he was relieved of his suffering.

Funeral services were held at the home in Beulah on Wednesday at 1:00o'clock and upon request of friends who were unable to go there, the remains were brought to the home of MR. and Mrs. H.E. Wareham here, where a large number paid their last respects, after which the body was laid to rest in Thompsonville cemetery. Rev. Eby of Benzonia conducted the services, which were marked by a large attendance and a profusion of floral tributes contributed by many individuals and organizations. County officials attended in a body. Further account will be given next week.

12. Glenn Earl LEWIS (this is a partial copy of the article as part was not readable, I think this was the eulogy printed in the paper)

Glenn Earl Lewis was born Feb 18, 1888 at Lowell, Mich. This was his birthplace, the scene of his childhood, here he went to school, so that in every sense of the word a Lowell boy.

There were many respects in which he was not just a lone an admirable boy, but an unusual boy. He was very industrious, faithful in his work, careful with his money. He did not indulge in many of the dissipations common to boys of his age. He had ambition for self improvement and he had enrolled as a student in a correspondence school, and was studying engineering. He had successfully passed the work, as far as he had taken it. Every young man ought to have that ambition for better things, that means self improvement, that means study and Glenn Lewis had the ambition fir self improvement, and was willing to pay the price. He was a lover of his home, and especially good to his parents. I hope that I nay be able to speak of this quality, without harrowing the hearts of the parents unnecessarily, especially for the benefit of the young people present. He was a companion of his parents, he was very attentive to his mother, he was glad to spend his money in making his home happier and better, he helped to make material for improvements, and _______improvement planned before he was taken away. Such qualities are rare and deserve great commendation. Young people let your lives be such, that if you should be taken, that your parents can record of you, that you did all you could to fill their lives with good cheer. Remembering that nothing brings so much good cheer to parents, as an honest industrious, straight forward life.

The whole community, with this family, stand appalled that this life has been taken so suddenly out of our midst. But parents there are a great many things could have come to Glenn much worse than this. There are many afflictions besides which death is mild. I have been in homes of sorrow, not on account of death, and I have seen parents in sorrow, a sin had overtaken a child and death would have been a mercy to them in comparison. Remember this boy of yours was in a world of sin, a world of catastrophe, in a world where men contract disease, and suffer through many years. There are many places this life might have been thrust into, that even this mother as much as she loved him, would say, I will give up. Is it not true that for real happiness he already had lived the happiest portion of his life. Responsibilities had not weighed down heavy yet, sorrow had not come to his life. His heart had never bled. He was on the threshold of life and it's responsibilities and sorrows, and tears were before him. Who does not remember the happiness of the first eighteen years? Says the poet, "I remember, I remember how my childhood fleeted by. The mirth of it's December, and the warmth of it's July" and again we find in literature the sentiment: "There is nothing that can equal the tender hours when life is first in bloom, when the heart is like a bee, in a wild of flowers, finds everywhere perfume: When the present is all. It questions not, if those flowers shall pass away, but pleased with its own delightful lot, dreams never of decay" So this young life had come out on life's hillside, and gathers it's best flowers, and has gone back before he reached the rocky cliffs of life's ascent. Although it comes as a fearful blow to give him up, cannot you look up to heaven and thank God, that you have had him these eighteen years? And when you remember the joy that he has brought you, the comfort he has been to your home, how he has united your lives and hearts in himself, has it not been better that you had him even these short eighteen years than not to have had him at all?

Let it bring a sort of gladness in the midst of the sorrow to this family, that Glenn was so regarded in this community that he will be missed on our streets, he will be missed by his fellow laborers in the factory, of whom so many are present at this hour, and that a little way the whole community, so far as it can, enters into your sorrow.

Let us all be thankful that while this death, came in a accidental way, that no one is to blame, no one cam be chided. It is doubtful if anybody outside the family feels this blow so keenly as the two boys who were his companions in the pleasure that night. Had there been any way to save him, they would have done it, and their hearts are bowed in grief that they were unable to rescue him. His companions tell us that just before the a little while before the accident, they heard him singing, "When the roll is called up yonder I'll be there" And in a few minuets his soul heard the summons, as his earthly house was a victim of natures laws and as the soul, the tenement of that house was crowded out, and as he had been singing " When the roll is called up yonder I'll be there, " it was then that his soul responded to the roll call of the skies, to the roll call of eternity, to the roll call of God, saying I am present with the Lord and absent from the body.

If we are ready for the roll call of God, it makes little difference how soon we go, whether early in life, or late, whether we are summoned under life's sunrise or under the very zenith of it's glory, or under it's sunset, it will be very well if you are ready for the roll call

Be ye therefore ready for the roll call, for "Thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.

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Card of thanks We herewith extend our heart felt thanks to kind neighbors and friends who came with willing hearts to mingle their sorrow with ours in the loss of our dear boy Glenn; for the beautiful floral offerings given by his shopmates, Protective Legion, M.E. Aid-society, L.O.T.M., and others. Also the choir, the kindness of Mr. Hakes and the comforting words of Rev. Mr. Bready. May Heaven's blessings rest upon all.

John E. Lewis
Mina B. Lewis

13. Mrs. Ernest CARR

Mrs. Ernest Carr, 48, died from apoplexy. She was born in Park City and she and her husband moved to Thompsonville last may from Lansing. She leaves the husband, four children, Edith, Lola, Gertrude, and Edward, and seven grandchildren. Funeral Sunday afternoon at the Congregational church. Internment in Thompsonville Cemetery.

14. Mrs. Eleanor B. YOCKEY

Mrs. Eleanor B. Yockey, 89, who died Thursday at her home in Chicago, was the wife of Valentine Yockey, a lumberman of Luddington section and a resident of Lincoln Village in 1864. the family went to Luddington in 1879 and was prominent in civic and social affairs. They returned to Chicago in 1896. Mrs. Yockey was born in Ireland. She is survived by three sons and three daughters. Funeral Saturday morning at St. Simon's Church.

15. Christ MILLWOOD

Christ Millwood of Mason County was buried from the farm home Wednesday. Born in Denmark, he came to America with his parents when but a baby. Settling first at Pentwater, his family later moved to Mason County, where he spent virtually all his life. Surviving are the widow and one daughter, Mrs. Bernard Betka of Luddington: three brothers and two sisters.

16. Mrs. Benjamin H. CAMPBELL

Mrs. Benjamin H. Campbell, 72 is dead at Howard City. Funeral Thursday, with burial at Farwell where she lived 25 years, Before moving to Howard City 13 years ago Mr. And Mrs. Campbell resided at Alma. She is survived by the husband, one son E.B. Campbell of Battle Creek and a sister, Mrs. Emma Tweedy of Farwell.

17. Mrs. Cora NICHOLS

Mrs. Cora Nichols, 71 widow of W.L. Nichols, who formerly resided in Ronald Township, Ionia Co. died at her home in Benzie Co. She leaves five sons, Ralph, Clarence, Lyle, George, and Wilber and two daughters. Mrs. Harry Orwick, and Mrs. Ellis Gignell of Palo

18. Mrs. William SMELTZER

Bessie Dair sends us word of the death of her cousin, Mrs. Wm A Smeltzer, who passed away in California, where she has made her home with her sons Lewis and Ted since the death of her husband several years ago. Mr. and Mrs Smeltzer were residents here for several years. Seven sons survive, besides many other relatives. The funeral was held at Traverse City on Wednesday of this week, with burial there.

19. WELKOME

George A. Welkome, aged 36 of 25 Pennell Rd. entered into rest Saturday morning, corner Pennell Rd and S. Division. He is survived by his widow, Mrs Creta Welkome, three children, Geraldine, Evelyn, and Betty Lou all at home. His mother Mrs. Caroline Welkome of Big Rapids, two brothers, Tom of Big Rapids, and Henry of Muskegon: four sisters, Mrs Lewis Nephew of Detroit, Mrs. Clyde Miles of Battle Creek, Mrs James Gingrich, Mrs. Harlow Baxter, also of Grand Rapids. The body was removed to the Clarence D. Sullivan Funeral Home. Funeral announcement later.

20. Mrs. William MCVICKER

Mrs. William McVicker 68, Victory township, Mason CO. pioneer, died at her home in Scottsville. She is survived by two sons, Irvin and Floyd of Scottsville and a daughter, Mrs. Ethel Dunshee of Louisville Ky, Funeral services were held Saturday at the Stephens funeral home.

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