Died at her home in this precinct, Mrs. Henrietta Ely Dodge, wife of Sidney Dodge, at 9 o’clock p.m., February 24, she was taken very suddenly with a severe attack of acute pleura pneumonia and breathed her last on February 26, 1898, at 6:30 o’clock, being sick only forty-five hours. She was unconscious almost from the first and was unable to speak or recognize her friends. The deceased was aged 62 years, 7 months and 25 days, was born July 1, 1835, in Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, moved with her parents to the state of Ohio when quite young, was joined in wedlock to Sidney Dodge in Ohio January 1, 1862., from which marriage was born two sons, Joseph E. and Arthur S., who still survive her. She moved with her family to this county in 1882 and was a member of the M.E. church for years. After moving to this county she united with the U.B. church of which she was a member at the time of her death. She will never be forgotten by her relatives and friends as she was a kind and loving mother and affectionate companion and a strong helper among her friends and neighbors. The funeral services were conducted last Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Pleasant Prairie school house by Rev. E. White, where a large number of friends were gathered to witness her last sad rites. The remains were interred in the Gerver cemetery. The husband and sons have the deepest sympathy of the entire community in their sad bereavement. Friday 4 March 1898 McCook Republican
Died at her home in this precinct, Mrs. Henrietta Ely Dodge, wife of Sidney Dodge, at 9 o’clock p.m., February 24, she was taken very suddenly with a severe attack of acute pleura pneumonia and breathed her last on February 26, 1898, at 6:30 o’clock, being sick only forty-five hours. She was unconscious almost from the first and was unable to speak or recognize her friends. The deceased was aged 62 years, 7 months and 25 days, was born July 1, 1835, in Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, moved with her parents to the state of Ohio when quite young, was joined in wedlock to Sidney Dodge in Ohio January 1, 1862., from which marriage was born two sons, Joseph E. and Arthur S., who still survive her. She moved with her family to this county in 1882 and was a member of the M.E. church for years. After moving to this county she united with the U.B. church of which she was a member at the time of her death. She will never be forgotten by her relatives and friends as she was a kind and loving mother and affectionate companion and a strong helper among her friends and neighbors. The funeral services were conducted last Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Pleasant Prairie school house by Rev. E. White, where a large number of friends were gathered to witness her last sad rites. The remains were interred in the Gerver cemetery. The husband and sons have the deepest sympathy of the entire community in their sad bereavement. Friday 4 March 1898 McCook Republican
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