Submitted by Paulette Quarterman Gaylord Herald, Thursday, June 12, 1947 "Funeral for Mrs Cogswell on Thursday" "The funeral for Mrs Alta Cogswell, 75 years old, who died in Wayne on June 8, 1947, was held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Walker & Son Funeral Home, with Allen Schreu in charge. Buriel took place in Fairview Cemetery. The body was shipped from Wayne, arriving on Wednesday. Mrs. Cogswell was a member of one of Otsego Counties oldest families, widow of Wallace Cogswell. The family lived for many years on a large farm at Cogswell Lake, north of Gaylord. The property is now owned by a grandson. Born in Clio, January 13, 1872, she came to Otsego Co., at an early age. She was a memeber of the Baptist Church. She and Mr. Cogswell left the farm in 1918 and lived where the "20" Lakes Club is until 1921 when they moved to Arkansas returning in 1942.