Marble, Isaac
The Buchanan Record Carried an obituary for Isaac Marble on 21 Feb 1901 and it reads:
“Isaac A. Marble was born at Moretown, Vt.,
Oct. 28, 1823, settling near South Bend, where he lived until 1883 when he
moved to Berrien County, where he has since resided living for the last sixteen
years in Buchanan. In 1850 he and
several friends worked their way through the great difficulties to the gold
fields of California, suffering great hardships and privations during a year
and a half of their stay. In 1847 he was
married to Mary Miller, of South Bend, who passed away Sept. 28, 1880. In 1884, he married to Dora Hunter who with
five children are left to mourn his loss.
The children are: John C. of
Saginaw, Mich., Henry T. of South Bend, Ind., Emily Witter, of Denver, Col.,
Martin M. of fort Collins, Col., and Charlie M. of Buchanan. In early years, Mr. Marble united with the
Universalist Church of South bend and remained a believer in their faith. During the last few years of his life he was
a great sufferer from heart disease which caused his death Friday February 15,
1901. His death was a great shock to
both family and friends, as he apparently better on Friday than he had been for
some time previous out on the street all afternoon. Mr. Marble was well known over both Berrien
and St. Joseph counties and leaves a host of friends who with the family will
greatly mourn his loss. The funeral
service was held at this late home Tuesday, Feb. 19, 1901. Rev. Paton of Almont, Mich., conducted the
services. Interment was made at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery.” contributed by Tom McVeigh. This cemetery is in
German Township, St. Joseph County, IN.
Mast, Louise
The News Palladium carried the
obituary for Louise Mast on 27 Apr 1940 and it reads: “Funeral Services
For Louise Mast Set For Sunday Bridgman, April 27-Funeral services for Mrs.
Louise Mast, 24, wife of Lloyd Mast of Livingston, will be held Sunday at 1:30
p.m. at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Gaul, Stevensville, and at
2 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran church, Stevensville. Mrs. Mast who had been
ill for the past eight weeks, died at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mercy hospital. She
was born Sept. 15, 195 in Stevensville and married to Lloyd Mast May 14, 1938.
Besides her husband and parents, Mrs. Mast is survived by an infant daughter,
Lloydene Louise, seven weeks old, four brothers, Albert, Herbert, Arnold and
August Gaul, and three sisters, Margaret, Irene and Vera, all of Stevensville.
The body will be taken to the Gaul home this afternoon from the W. F. Hall
funeral home. The Rev. William Essig, pastor of the Stevensville Lutheran
church, will officiate at the rites. Burial will be in Graceland cemetery.
Casket bearers will be Harold Mathieu, Theodore Binger, Gustav Nimetz, Gustav
Skala, Robert Brant and Ralph Mast.” Louise Gaul married William Lloyd
Mast. DOD 26 Apr 1940 - contributed by: William Brackett at
brackettwilliam@yahoo.com
Mattner, Rosalie nee Strunk --An obituary for Rosalie (Strunk) Mattner was carried in the
News Palladium on 21 Oct 1957 and it reads:
“Mrs. Rosalie Gerlach Mattner, 80, died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Elsie Wassilak, Highland avenue, St. Joseph, 12 :10 a.m. Sunday. She had been ill for the past five
years. Mrs. Mattner was born Oct. 25,
1876 in Poland. She came to the United
States in 1908. Mrs. Mattner was first
married to John Gerlach, who preceded her in death in 1947. She again married in April of 1949, to
Ferdinand Mattner who survives. Also
surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Wassilak, Mrs. Emma Kock, of Benton Harbor,
Mrs. Olga Newman of Watervliet; and Mrs. Leola Kotzmeher of South bend, Ind.,
four sons, Ralph Gerlach of Benton Harbor; Gustav Gerlach of Chicago, Martin
Gerlach of St. Joseph and John Gerlach attending the Emmanuel Missionary
College in Berrien Springs. Also
surviving are five step children, Adolph Mattner of Eau Claire, Mrs. Natalie Yops
of Benton Harbor, Stell Kutz of Stevensville, Alfred Mattner of Dowagiac and
Anthony Fallak of Benton Harbor. A
brother, Martin Strunk of Benton Harbor, 25 grandchildren and nine great
grandchildren. Funeral services will be
held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Lutheran church in Benton
Harbor. The Rev. Ernest Wentland will
officiate. Burial will be in Crystal
Springs cemetery. Friends
may call at
the Kerlikowske funeral home in St. Joseph until noon Tuesday.”
Rosalie is buried next to her first husband John Gerlach. contributed
by: William Brackett at brackettwilliam@yahoo.com
May - VERNON E. MAY – (Niles Daily Star
– December 7, 1960) GALIEN – Vernon E. May, 68, route one, Galien,
died at 8:30 p.m., Tuesday in the Buchanan Community Hospital. He had been a
patient there for a week. He was born in Decatur, Ind., on May 14, 1892, the
son of the late Nathaniel and Melessia May. He married Bernice Price, who
survives, on Nov. 11, 1916 in St. Joseph. He had worked at the Buchanan Clark
Equipment Co., for 38 years before retiring three years ago. Other survivors
include two sons, Lloyd and Floyd, both of Galien; two daughters, Mrs. Dale
Moffett of New Carlisle, Ind., and Mrs. Charles Good of Three Oaks; one
brother, Reuben may of Dupont, Ga.; three half-brothers, Leland may of Decatur,
Ind., Harl Eaton of White Pigeon and Carl Eaton of Otsego; a half-sister, Mrs.
Iva McDonald of Decatur, Ind., nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday at Galien Reorganized Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints with the Rev. James Timmons of the Olive
Branch Evangelical United Brethren Church officiating. Burial will be in the
Galien Cemetery. Friends may call at the Kenney-Connelly Funeral Home after 7
p.m. today.
McAllister, Elinor nee Upson
The Herald
Palladium carried the obituary of Nora McAllister on 19 Jul 1941: “ Mrs.
McAllister Taken By Death; Funeral Monday Mrs. Elinor McAllister, 72, of 119
Bond street, died this morning at 6:30 o’clock at her home following an
illness of about two years. She had been confined to bed 12 weeks. The deceased
was born January 26, 1869 in Seneca, Ill. and resided here 20 years. Her
husband, Albertus J. McAllister died four years ago. Surviving are two
daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Simpson and Miss Grace McAllister, Benton Harbor; a
sister, Mrs. Carrie Osborne, Kansas City, Mo.; a brother Nelson Upson, at the
late home, and three grandsons. Funeral services will be at 2 o’clock in
the Dean mortuary. Burial will be in the City cemetery, St. Joseph. Friends may
call at the mortuary.”
- contributed by: William Brackett at
brackettwilliam@yahoo.com
McMillen, Rosa nee Harner
An obituary for
Rosa McMillen was carried in the Benton Harbor News Palladium on 09 Aug 1955
and it reads: “Mrs. Clarence McMillen Buchanan, Aug. 9-Mrs. Clarence (Rosa
May) McMillen, 60, of the Hills Corner district, died at her home at 3:15 p.m.
Monday. She had been ill two years. She was born Sept. 15, 1984, in Baroda, the
daughter of the late Moses and Maud Harner. On Dec. 24, 1912 she was married to
Clarence McMillen, who survives in St. Joseph. Surviving beside her husband,
are one son, Lester, of Route 1, Buchanan; one brother, Harry Harner of Baroda;
and one sister, Mrs. Lavina Critzer, of Buchanan. She also leaves five
grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Swem
funeral home. The Rev. Frederick Williams, pastor of the Olivet Congregational
church of Bridgman, will officiate. Friends may call at the Swem funeral
home.” Clarence and Rosa McMillen and Lester and Pauline McMillen are
buried in the Hinman Cemetery in Baroda Township. DOD 08 Aug 1955
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contributed by: William Brackett at brackettwilliam@yahoo.com
Mehlberg, Freiderika Louisa Mrs.
- The Three
Oaks Acorn, January 5, 1905 - Death of Mrs. Mehlbert - Friederick Louise
Mahlberg was born Feb 3, 1822 on thei sland of Ruegen, Germany, and died
December 31, 1905, agt the home of her daughter one mile east of Three Oaks,
Mich.
Mrs. Mehlberg was twice married. Her first husband,
August Eggert, died in the Father Land after six children had been born to the
union. Twnty-three years ago, with her two married daughters, Mesdames Chris
Krassow and Frederick Riedel of this village and Herman Eggert of New Buffalo,
who constituted the remaining members of the family, she came to America and
Three Oaks.
Mrs. Mehlberg was twice married. Her first husband
August Eggert, died in the Father Land after six children had been born to the
union. Twenty-three years ago, with her two maried daughters, Mesdames Chris
Krassow and Frederick Riedel of this village and Herman Eggert of New Buffalo,
who contsituted the remaining members of the family, she came to America and
Three Oaks. Later the deceased was married to Mr. Mehlberg who died twelve or
foutrteen years ago. No children were born to this union.
For several years, against the wishes of her son and
daughters, any one of whom would have cared for the mother in her declining
years, Mrs. Mehlberg lived alone in the little cttage back of the home of Mr.
and Mrs. L. W. Hovey. Here the relatives watched over the decased as best they
could. Several weeks ago while the son was with his mother she suffered a
stroke f paralysis, from which she never fully recovered, through it becamse
possible to remover her to the home of Mrs. Krassow where she died on Sunday
oft his week
The funeral service was held Wednesday, Rev.
Mr. Eisen, Mrs. Mehlberg's paster, officiating, and interment was made at
Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Menchinger, Amelia nee Grieser
Amelia H.
Mensinger has an obituary that was in the 31 Jan 1947 Herald Palladium. This
obituary tells the story of this families travels. It reads: “New Troy
Woman, Once Local Resident, Dies Amelia H. Menchinger, 71 died last night at 9
o’clock in her home at New Troy following an illness of three weeks. She
had resided in Berrien County for 50 years. Mrs. Menchinger, daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. John Grieser, was born June 26, 1874, in Russia. She was
married to the late Gottlieb Menchinger in 1891. They immigrated to the United
States in 1893 and lived in Kansas for three years before coming to Berrien
county in 1896. They lived in Benton Harbor for four years and then moved to a
farm at New Troy, where they resided until six years ago, then they moved into
the village. Mr. Menchinger died on Aug. 17, 1944. Eleven children survive Mrs.
Menchinger. They are: August and John Menchinger, Glendora; Conrad and Fred
Menchinger, Benton Harbor; Ben Menchinger, New Troy; Mrs. Olga Yeske, St.
Joseph; Mrs. Augusta Schmaltz, Mrs. Adina Kettleson, Mrs. Martha Taylor and
Mrs. Lydia Hauch, New Troy, and Mrs. Agnes Barbee, Lakeside. Mrs. Menchinger
also is survived by 25 grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; two sisters,
Mrs. Herman Maikowski and Mrs. Augusta Sommerfelt, Benton Harbor; three
brothers, Leonard and John Grieser, Benton Harbor and Adolph Grieser, Lodi
Calif.; and three aunts, Mrs. John Krieger, Baroda; Mrs. Rosalie Albright and
Mrs. Paulina Biastock, Benton Harbor. Funeral services will be conducted by the
Rev. Russell Williams Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in the Brethren church at New Troy,
and burial will be in the New Troy cemetery. Six grandsons will act as bearers.
Friends may call at the Connelly funeral home, Three Oaks, until 12:30 p.m.,
Sunday.”
- contributed by: William Brackett at
brackettwilliam@yahoo.com
Menchinger, Gottlieb
Gottlieb
Menchinger’s obituary was in the 17 Aug 1944 issue of the Niles Daily Star
(newspaper) and reads: “Gottlieb Menchinger New Troy, Dies in B. Harbor
Hospital. Three Oaks, Aug. 17 Gottlieb Menchinger, 72, retired New Troy farmer,
died at 12:05 this morning in Mercy hospital, Benton Harbor, after six months
illness. Menchinger was born in Russia Aug. 28, 1872, and came to the United
States with his wife Amelia, in 1893. He lived in the New Troy vicinity 44
years. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1942. Besides the
widow he is survived by 11 children, August and John Menchinger, Mrs. Samuel
Schmaltz and Mrs. Martin Hauch, all of Buchanan; Mrs. Ralph Taylor and Benjamin
Menchinger, New Troy; Mrs. Elmer Kittleson, Three Oaks; Mrs. Harry Yeske, St.
Joseph; Conrad Menchinger, Benton Harbor; Fred Menchinger, Battle Creek, and
Mrs. William Barbee, Lakeside; 24 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, and
two brothers, Andrew and Joseph Menchinger, Benton Harbor. Friends may call at
the Connelly funeral home here. The body will be taken to the Brethren church
at New Troy, Saturday noon. Services will be conducted there at 2:30 Saturday
by the Rev. Russell William, followed by burial in the New Troy cemetery.”
- contributed by: William Brackett at brackettwilliam@yahoo.com
Miller, Aaron - This is a memoriam for Aaron
Miller that appeared in the Buchanan Record November 1, 1904:
Aaron Miller,
a much respected citizen of Buchanan, died on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 1904, after
an illness of thirteen months. He was born in Northampton county, Pa., on Nov.
17, 1830, and was therefore almost 74 years. He was of German descent, the son
of David and Mary (Bauer) Miller. His parents both died when he was quite
young, and he lived with a cousin and worked on a farm till he was eighteen
years of age. After this he learned the mason trade at which he worked most of
the time until his last sickness. Excepting about eighteen months time spent in
the grocery business.
In 1850, at Loyal Oak, O, he
married Saloma Calbetzor, a native of Ohio. They had six children: Mrs. Mary E.
Lehmer, of Chicago, Ill, Benjamin F., of Akron, O, Mrs. Charlotte R. Yoder,
Milton S., Augustus S., deceased, and Mrs. Hattie S. Koplin, of Wadsworth, O.
His wife died on June 4, 1862, at Buchanan.
Early in 1854
he moved to Elkhart, Ind., and in September of the same year he came to
Buchanan, where his home has been till the last. In 1855 he united with the
Masonic Fraternity, and was treasurer in his lodge for 18 years. He was also a
charter member of the O. E. S. On Oct. 4, 1862 he married Mary E. Weaver, of
Buchanan. They had five children: John, Mrs. Anna L. Kelley, Mrs. Susie M.
Rouse, William J., and Mrs. Katie L. Huff. These all live at Buchanan except
Mrs. Kelley, whose home is at South Bend, Ind. Two brothers and one sister also
survive him: Joseph, of Loyal Oak, O., Steven, of Chapman's Quary, Pa., and
Mrs. Mary Houser, of Akron, O.
Mr. Miller was a union
soldier from August 30, 1864 till Sept. 12, 1865. He served in Co. C, 12th
Mich. Vol. Inf. and was honorably discharged at Little Rock, Ark. He was a
member of Perrott Post No. 22, G.A.R. He was a member of the village council
for two terms. For many years he has been a faithful attendant of the Larger
Hope church of Buchanan, and has often confessed his faith in Christ as his
saviour.
His funeral services were held in the
Evangelical church on Sunday, Oct. 30 at 10:30 am, Rev. John H. Paton, paster
of the Larger Hope church preached a short sermon. His text was Psalm 119; 105.
Rev. Halmhuber, paster of the Evangelical church, assisted in the services. The
attendance of brothers, comrades and friends was large. All of his ten living
children, except Benjamin were present. The floral offerings were many and
beautiful. Several appropriate hymns were sung by the Roe family quartet. After
the services in the church the body was laid away in Oak Ridge cemetery with
the impressive ceremony of the Masonic
order.
Buchanan Record Friday, Oct 28, 1904 -
page 1:
Another Pioneer Gone - Mr. Aaron Miller Died Suddenly Wednesday
Morning Although Mr. Miller has been quite sick for some little time, his death
Wednesday morning came as a shock to our citizens, because of its suddenness.
Mr. Mill er was feeling fairly well when he arose Wednesday morning and at
about nine o'clock he was dead. He has been a sufferer from kidney and bladder
trouble for the past year. but the direct cause of his death was heart trouble.
Mr. Miller was born in North Hampton county, Pa., Nov. 17, 1830 and died oct.
26 1904, being nearly 74 years of age. In 1854 Mr. Miller came to Buchanan and
has lived here ever since. He has been one ofour active business men, having
followed the occupation of mason and builder and cement sidewalk builder, and
by his energy and unquestionable integrity has made himself one of our most
loyal citizens. Mr. Miller was the father of eleven children ten of whom are
living. In 1855 he became a member of the masonic order and has since remained
a member of that order. The funerla will be held next Sunday morning from the
Evangelical church, at 10:30 o'clock conducted b the Masons. Elder Paton will
preach the sermon.
contributed by Peggy Mawby pjmgene@yahoo.com
Miller, Alfred R.
ALFRED R MILLER, - Niles Daily
Star,Niles,MI., Tues. 9 - Aug. 1938
EX-PAINTER, DEAD Native of Germany
Stricken at Daugther’s Home; Ill One Week. Ill for one week, Alfred R.
Miller, a native of Germany and a retired sign painter and paper hanger, died
at 1:10 o’clock this morning in the home of his daughter, Mrs. E. A.
Stick; 407 North Fifth Street. He was 77 years old. Born in Dresden, Germany,
Mr. Miller came to the United States when he was 19 years old. He moved to
Niles from Chicago three years ago. Besides Mrs. Stick, he leaves his wife, the
former Katie Schneider, whom he married in St. Paul, Minn., in 1886; another
daughter, Mrs. Stanley Salman, Chicago; a son, Fred, Chicago; also six
grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2
o’clock Thursday afternoon in the Price and Kinger Funeral Home. The Rev.
Theo Eisen of the St. John Evangelical Church, of which Mr. Miller was a
member, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may
call at the funeral home. - Contributed by: Leanna Hardesty.
Miller, Mrs. Bertha - Obit appeared in several
area newspapers - April 5, 1955 - Mrs. Bertha Miller, 57, ...................
died Pawating Hospital . Other information on obituary, but family burial
information as follows:
Mrs. Miller was born Oct 25, 1897
in Milton Township and had lived in the vicinity all her life. Surviving
besides her husband are: her mother, Mrs. Bertha Reum, of Niles; a son, Joseph
of Niles; two grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Mervin Morris of Niles.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the
Pifer funeral Home here with the Rev. H. A. Meussling, paster of St. John's
Evangelical and Reformed church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook
Cemetery. Friends may call at the Funeral Home beginning Tuesday evening.
Miller, Katie - - - - - Katie Miller - died Apr
13, 1949- Niles Daily Star - April 14, 1949
Katie Miller, aged 78, of rural
route three, Pucker Street, Niles, died at 6:30 p.m. yesterday in the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Kate Stick, on rule route three. She was born in Germany, on
October 20 1870, and came here from Chicago 18 years ago. Her husband, Alfred,
died in 1938. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Frank Fisher, and a son,
Alfred, both of Chicago, four grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Kiger Funeral Home, where the funeral services will be
held at 2 p.m. Saturday with the Rev. Harold Hohman officiating. Burial will be
in Silverbrook cemetery. She was a member of St. John’s Evangelical and
Reform Church and of GAR number 45. - Contributed by: Leanna
Hardesty.
Mitchell, Joseph
Wednesday, 26 December 1877; Page 4, Column 4: MITCHELL -- Joseph
Mitchell, for 27 years employed by the Central
Road, and Superintendent of Mason Work on the line, died at his residence, in
this city, on Sunday morning last, aged about 58 years. He was
universally esteemed by all the men on the road and all who knew him. He
leaves a wife and five children; copy of obituary sent from Dorothy
Mitchell Jones; e-mail 19 Apr 2007.
He was born 23 Jan 1820 in VT, son of Newcomb Mitchell and Polly Howe Mitchell.
Contributed By Lynn Corbett
Miller, Emma Maleta Yetzke - Emma Maleta Yetzke Miller was born
December 15, 1897, the daughter of Fred and Bertha Walter, at Stevensville,
Michigan.
She passed from this life on Tuesday morning,
January 26, 1988, at the Martin Luther Nursing Home at South Haven, Michigan,
at the age of 91 years.
She was married to Edward Yetzke
on July 12, 1912, and, to this union, 12 children were born. On May 19, 1953,
she was preceded in death by her husband, Edward. In October of 1956,
she
married David Miller who also preceded her in death in July of 1963. Two sons,
Harris and Emory Edward, preceded her in death as did three daughters, Eunice,
Elaine, and Mrs. Eleanora (Ross) Mayer.
Emma is survived
by three sons; Edward of Pullman, MI, Earl of Whittier, CA and Eugene of
Waterford, WI; four daughters; Mrs. George (Evelyn) Zink of San Pedro, CA, Mrs.
Eileen Johnson of McRae, Arkansas, Mrs. Russell (Ethel) Noss of Oklahoma City,
OK and Mrs. Robert (Elrona) Wichner of Ionia, MI; 26 grandchildren, 44
great-grandchildren, and 17 great, great grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs.
Ruth Liljeblad of El Monte, CA. She was a member of the Benton Harbor,
Michigan, German Church of God for more than 65 years. Memorial services were
conducted on Friday, January 29, 1988, at the Kerley Starks Funeral Home in St.
Joseph, MI, with the Reverend Russell M. Noss, Pastor of the Midwest City
Church of God, Midwest City, Oklahoma, officiating. Burial was in Riverview
Cemetery, St. Joseph. {Herald Palladium} submitted by Marge Hess Yetzke
Miller, Linnie nee Harner
An obituary for Linnie Miller was
carried in the Benton Harbor News Palladium on 10 Feb 1951 and it reads:
“Mrs. George Miller Mrs. Linnie May Miller, 70, a lifelong resident of
Oronoko township near Baroda, died Friday at 1:55 p.m. at Mercy hospital,
Benton Harbor, where she had been seriously ill for a week. She had been in ill
health since last November. Mrs. Miller was born Feb. 1, 1881, in Oronoko
township, the daughter of the late Michael and Frances Harner. Surviving is her
husband, George; three daughters, Mrs. H. K. Cupp, Stevensville; Mrs. Vern
Kegel, Sawyer; and Mrs. Roy Liskey, St. Joseph; one son, Myron Miller, Baroda;
10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held
Monday at 2:30 p.m. at the Kerlikowske funeral chapel with the Rev. Frederick
Williams, pastor of the Congregational church of Bridgman, officiating. Burial
will be in Riverview cemetery.” DOD 04 Feb 1951
- contributed by:
William Brackett at brackettwilliam@yahoo.com
Morehouse - FLORA MOREHOUSE – (Niles Daily Star –
December 7, 1960)
Mrs. Flora Morehouse, 89, a former resident of Niles,
died Tuesday night in Mobile, Ala., where she was residing with her daughter,
Mrs. E. H. Hardy. Niles relatives were advised today.
Mrs. Morehouse was a
member of the Church of Christ of Niles and left about eight years ago. Niles
relatives are two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Paul Young of 1017 George St., and Mrs.
Harry Williams, 818 Emmons St.
Morrow, Mr. W. T.
Mr. W. T. Morrow died at his
residence in Lincoln township on the 20th inst.. in the
seventy
fourth year of his age. He was a native of Mendham, N.J.
where he lived until 1861,
when he came to Michigan with his family. He had been a member of the Methodist
Episcopal
Church for fifty-three years. The cause of death was cancer, with
which he had been afflicted for the
last twelve years, at times suffering
greatly. He was buried at Stevensville, on the
21st last.
Taken From The St. Joseph Herald, June 26,
1880
Contributed By
Deanna West
Mowrey, Mary Miller - - Buchanan Record - Tuesday, July 9,
1907
Mary Miller Mowrey was born in Buchanan October 12, 1844, and died
June 24, 1907, aged 62 years, 8 months and 12 days.
Her early life was
spent at the home of her father, Jacob Weaver, six miles west of Buchanan.
October 4, 1862, she was married to Aaron Miller, now deceased, and lived in
happy union forty-two years. To them were born two sons and three daughters,
John H., Buchanan, Anna L. Kelley, South Bend, Ind., Susie Rouse, Elkhart,
Ind., William J., and Katie L. Huff, Buchanan.
About twenty
years ago she accepted the Larger Hope faith as her faith, and lived faithfully
to the end. On June 17, 1906 she was married to Hiram N. Mowrey of this place.
Every thing seemed to be resplendent with the glories of earth; happiness
seemed unbounded until about two months ago, when the loved one was stricken
with heart trouble and asthma. With her loving husband always at her side, she
bore her pain and sickness without a word of complaint, praying to God and
asking Him to take her with Him, where pain and sickness are no more; and the
words from her Father's lips will say: "Well done, thou good and faithful
servant; enter thou into the joys fo thy Lord." The funeral services were held
from her late home on Main street, Elder J. H. Paton officiating, after which
the remains were laid at rest in Oak Ridge cemetery.
Precious mother she has
left us,
Left us, yes, forever more,
But we hope to meet our loved one
On that bright and happy shore.
Lonely is the house and sad the
hours
Since our dear one has gone;
But oh! a brighter home than ours,
In heaven is now her own.
Article contributed by: Peggy Mawby
Murphy, Eliza - Mrs. Isaac Murphy - Miss Eliza Jinkins was born
near Brownsville, Pa., April 12, 1815 and died in peace and hope of a happy
reunion with her husband in the better world Jan 26, A.D. 1893, aged 77 years,
9 months and 14 days. She came with her parents, Baldwin and Mary Jinkins to
Green County, Ohio, when but a few years old, and thence to Pokagon Prairie,
Cass County, Mich. In 1825, She was married to Isaac Murphy, April 9, A.D.
1834, and lived with him in blissful union nearly sixty years. To them were
born thirteen children, six sons and seven daughters. Six of these, two sons
and four daughters preceded them to the future world. The children who survive
them are our four sons, John J., Erastus and Isaac Jr., of Berrien Centre, and
Rev. Albert Murphy, of Goodland Ind., and three daughters, Mrs. S.L. Snavely,
of Berrien Centre, and Mrs. Rufus Williams and Mrs. Jacob Becker, of Pokagon
Township, Cass County, Mich. These with twenty-five grandchildren, and six
great-grandchildren, mourn their great loss. Mrs. Murphy was a woman of strong
faith in Christ and the efficacy of prayer, and when her husband was taken away
she earnestly desired to depart and be with him in the better world. It may be
truly said of Mr. and Mrs. Murphy: "They were lovely and pleasant in their
lives, and in their death they were not divided." The funeral services were
held on Saturday, Rev. H. C. Rose, who officiated at Mr. Murphy's funeral on
Tuesday, preached a most excellent discourse from Gal. 6:7, "Be not deceived;
God is not mocked; for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."
Mrs. Murphy's funeral was a repetition of her husband's
in nearly every particular: the Minister, Rev. H. C. Rose of Dowagiac; choir,
the Becker family of North Berrien Centre; Undertaker, D.W. G. Gaugler of
Berrien Springs; Pallbearers, Thomas Mars, Norman Nims, Jacob Brenner, Henry
Hess, Aron Tony and Pallas H. Webster: Cemetery Sexton, Wm. H. Peck. Mr. and
Mrs. Murphy's labors are ended, and side by side they quietly sleep in the
beautiful Berrien Centre cemetery, where rest the remains of a vary large
number of their relatives.
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