Daughter of Reuel and Sarah Wood Thorp. Married Oswald Gooch and had five children - Frank, Guy, Belva, Roy, and Gladys.
Obituary thanks to Sarah Sutton:
The passing of Mrs. Gertrude Gooch to the life beyond on May 8th marks also the passing of a noble Christian character to the reward that awaits the faithful. For more than forty years she lived her life among the people of Surprise Valley, in a plain, simple and unassuming way. As a mother her interests clustered round her children and her home. She sought to give her children every comfort that her circumstances and position in life would warrant. Her Christian character shone with many an unselfish deed. Her home was always open to welcome any who chose to come, and her hospitality was as boundless as her love for Christ and His work. She was sympathetic to the extent that the burdens, cares and heartaches of others were shared by her, and in many instances during the time the writer has known her she has in practical ways relieved and cheered the burdened and distressed to the limit of her ability. If the veil could be lifted and she were to send a message to her many friends and loved ones it would be the sentiment of these lines:
"I go to life and not to death;
From darkness to life's native sky;
I go from sickness and from pain
To health and immortality.
Let our farewell, then, be tearless
Since I bid farewell to tears;
Write this day of my departure
Festive in your coming years.
For toil there come the crowned rest.
Instead of burdens, eagle's wings;
And I, even I, this life-long thirst
Now quench at everlasting springs."
She was an active member of the Methodist Church at Cedarville and lived a humble Christian life worthy of emulation.
Gertrude Thorpe was born in Ogle County, Illinois, Dec. 26th, 1855; came with her parents to Surprise Valley in 1874. She was married to O. S. Gooch on July 10, 1875 at Susanville. After residing about three years in Reno, Nevada, she with her husband came back to Surprise Valley, where she has lived ever since.
There is left to mourn her loss, a husband O. S. Gooch, three sons, Frank D., Guy W. and Roy Gooch; also two daughters Mrs. Belva Coffman and Mrs. Gladys Wentzell. Two sisters, Mrs. E. C. Gooch of Los Angeles, California, and Mrs. Mary Cutts, of Portland, Oregon, survive her.
She died at her home after an illness of only a few days at the age of 63 years, 4 months and 13 days.
- G. J. Wentzell
Obituary thanks to Sarah Sutton:
The passing of Mrs. Gertrude Gooch to the life beyond on May 8th marks also the passing of a noble Christian character to the reward that awaits the faithful. For more than forty years she lived her life among the people of Surprise Valley, in a plain, simple and unassuming way. As a mother her interests clustered round her children and her home. She sought to give her children every comfort that her circumstances and position in life would warrant. Her Christian character shone with many an unselfish deed. Her home was always open to welcome any who chose to come, and her hospitality was as boundless as her love for Christ and His work. She was sympathetic to the extent that the burdens, cares and heartaches of others were shared by her, and in many instances during the time the writer has known her she has in practical ways relieved and cheered the burdened and distressed to the limit of her ability. If the veil could be lifted and she were to send a message to her many friends and loved ones it would be the sentiment of these lines:
"I go to life and not to death;
From darkness to life's native sky;
I go from sickness and from pain
To health and immortality.
Let our farewell, then, be tearless
Since I bid farewell to tears;
Write this day of my departure
Festive in your coming years.
For toil there come the crowned rest.
Instead of burdens, eagle's wings;
And I, even I, this life-long thirst
Now quench at everlasting springs."
She was an active member of the Methodist Church at Cedarville and lived a humble Christian life worthy of emulation.
Gertrude Thorpe was born in Ogle County, Illinois, Dec. 26th, 1855; came with her parents to Surprise Valley in 1874. She was married to O. S. Gooch on July 10, 1875 at Susanville. After residing about three years in Reno, Nevada, she with her husband came back to Surprise Valley, where she has lived ever since.
There is left to mourn her loss, a husband O. S. Gooch, three sons, Frank D., Guy W. and Roy Gooch; also two daughters Mrs. Belva Coffman and Mrs. Gladys Wentzell. Two sisters, Mrs. E. C. Gooch of Los Angeles, California, and Mrs. Mary Cutts, of Portland, Oregon, survive her.
She died at her home after an illness of only a few days at the age of 63 years, 4 months and 13 days.
- G. J. Wentzell
Daughter of Reuel and Sarah Wood Thorp. Married Oswald Gooch and had five children - Frank, Guy, Belva, Roy, and Gladys.
Obituary thanks to Sarah Sutton:
The passing of Mrs. Gertrude Gooch to the life beyond on May 8th marks also the passing of a noble Christian character to the reward that awaits the faithful. For more than forty years she lived her life among the people of Surprise Valley, in a plain, simple and unassuming way. As a mother her interests clustered round her children and her home. She sought to give her children every comfort that her circumstances and position in life would warrant. Her Christian character shone with many an unselfish deed. Her home was always open to welcome any who chose to come, and her hospitality was as boundless as her love for Christ and His work. She was sympathetic to the extent that the burdens, cares and heartaches of others were shared by her, and in many instances during the time the writer has known her she has in practical ways relieved and cheered the burdened and distressed to the limit of her ability. If the veil could be lifted and she were to send a message to her many friends and loved ones it would be the sentiment of these lines:
"I go to life and not to death;
From darkness to life's native sky;
I go from sickness and from pain
To health and immortality.
Let our farewell, then, be tearless
Since I bid farewell to tears;
Write this day of my departure
Festive in your coming years.
For toil there come the crowned rest.
Instead of burdens, eagle's wings;
And I, even I, this life-long thirst
Now quench at everlasting springs."
She was an active member of the Methodist Church at Cedarville and lived a humble Christian life worthy of emulation.
Gertrude Thorpe was born in Ogle County, Illinois, Dec. 26th, 1855; came with her parents to Surprise Valley in 1874. She was married to O. S. Gooch on July 10, 1875 at Susanville. After residing about three years in Reno, Nevada, she with her husband came back to Surprise Valley, where she has lived ever since.
There is left to mourn her loss, a husband O. S. Gooch, three sons, Frank D., Guy W. and Roy Gooch; also two daughters Mrs. Belva Coffman and Mrs. Gladys Wentzell. Two sisters, Mrs. E. C. Gooch of Los Angeles, California, and Mrs. Mary Cutts, of Portland, Oregon, survive her.
She died at her home after an illness of only a few days at the age of 63 years, 4 months and 13 days.
- G. J. Wentzell
Obituary thanks to Sarah Sutton:
The passing of Mrs. Gertrude Gooch to the life beyond on May 8th marks also the passing of a noble Christian character to the reward that awaits the faithful. For more than forty years she lived her life among the people of Surprise Valley, in a plain, simple and unassuming way. As a mother her interests clustered round her children and her home. She sought to give her children every comfort that her circumstances and position in life would warrant. Her Christian character shone with many an unselfish deed. Her home was always open to welcome any who chose to come, and her hospitality was as boundless as her love for Christ and His work. She was sympathetic to the extent that the burdens, cares and heartaches of others were shared by her, and in many instances during the time the writer has known her she has in practical ways relieved and cheered the burdened and distressed to the limit of her ability. If the veil could be lifted and she were to send a message to her many friends and loved ones it would be the sentiment of these lines:
"I go to life and not to death;
From darkness to life's native sky;
I go from sickness and from pain
To health and immortality.
Let our farewell, then, be tearless
Since I bid farewell to tears;
Write this day of my departure
Festive in your coming years.
For toil there come the crowned rest.
Instead of burdens, eagle's wings;
And I, even I, this life-long thirst
Now quench at everlasting springs."
She was an active member of the Methodist Church at Cedarville and lived a humble Christian life worthy of emulation.
Gertrude Thorpe was born in Ogle County, Illinois, Dec. 26th, 1855; came with her parents to Surprise Valley in 1874. She was married to O. S. Gooch on July 10, 1875 at Susanville. After residing about three years in Reno, Nevada, she with her husband came back to Surprise Valley, where she has lived ever since.
There is left to mourn her loss, a husband O. S. Gooch, three sons, Frank D., Guy W. and Roy Gooch; also two daughters Mrs. Belva Coffman and Mrs. Gladys Wentzell. Two sisters, Mrs. E. C. Gooch of Los Angeles, California, and Mrs. Mary Cutts, of Portland, Oregon, survive her.
She died at her home after an illness of only a few days at the age of 63 years, 4 months and 13 days.
- G. J. Wentzell
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