Obit: Stabnow, Beatrice I. (1904 - 1906)
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Surnames: STABNOW
VINE SULLIVAN GELHOUS STEUBER ----Source:
GREENWOOD GLEANER (Greenwood, Wis.) 09/03/1906 Stabnow, Beatrice
I. (19 Augl 1904 - 5 Sep 1906) Carl Albert
Stabnow born May 1st, 1970, in Freedom, Sauk Co, Wis., died near
Greenwood, Sept. 5th, 1906, being 36 years, 4 months and 5 days of
age. He was the second son of Seigfred and Wilhelmina Stabnow. Until he was 21
years of age he resided with his parents in the old home where he
was born. After that time he spent a few seasons working at Hecla,
S.D., continuing to make his home with his parents, spending a part
of each year with them. In 1898 he came to
Clark County, Wis., purchasing a farm in the town of Beaver. On
Sept. 2, 1903 he was united in marriage to Miss Alice Vine of the
town of Greenwood, Wis.. After this union he and his bride moved
onto the farm two miles northeast of Greenwood, where they have
resided until his death. His mother,
father, four sisters, Mrs. Geo. Sullivan of North Freedom, Wis.,
Mrs. Joseph Gelhous, White Mound, Wis., Mrs. Daniel Steuber, Honey
Creek, Wis., and Anna Stabnow, North Freedom, Wis., and six
brothers, Herman of Hecla, S.D., William, Henry and August, all of
Greenwood, and Ernest and Paul of North Freedom, Wis. survive. The brother from
Dakota and the sister from White Mound and a sister from Honey
Creek were unable to attend the funeral. Also his father, being
both aged and feeble, could not come. On Wednesday,
Sept. 5th,, 1906 Mr. Stabnow came to a sudden death by colliding
with a gravel train at Kelley’s crossing on the Foster R.R.,
within a few rods of his home, his youthful wife witnessing the
whole scene. His little daughter Beatrice, aged two years and
fourteen days, was with him in the wagon and was so badly injured
that she lived only a few hours. The funeral was
attended from the M.E. Church of Greenwood on Saturday afternoon,
last, Rev. C.O. Presnal officiating. Notwithstanding the excessive
heat of the day, an immense crowd of sympathizing friends and
neighbors came from all over the surrounding villages and adjacent
districts, until there was not even standing room for all of them.
The music was fine, the flowers were beautiful and the words of
sympathy were tender and appropriate, while the parting scene was
one not soon to be forgotten. Many were the unbidden tears that
fell that day from the eyes of those who caught a glimpse of the
dear sweet child as she rested on her father’s arm, on her
way to the silent tomb. It was indeed a
double bereavement. Many will be ready to say, Oh! If the darling
child could have been spared to be a comfort and solace to that
deeply stricken mother with her frail body and aching heart. Mrs.
Stabnow returns to the home of kind parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Vine, even to the home of her childhood, where everything will be
done to make bright the remaining days of earth’s brief
pilgrimage. We all mourn, but not without hope.
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