SHERIFF, Essie Jane (Woods) 1882-1945

SHERIFF, WOODS, GORDON, OMARA, DOUBEK, SCHOENING, HOSCH

Posted By: Errin Wilker
Date: 11/3/2013 at 20:40:56

On Tuesday evening, July 24, at 10:25 o'clock Mrs. James Sheriff passed away at St. Francis Hospital, La Crosse, following a lingering illness.

Essie Woods, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Woods Sr., was born in New Albin April 19, 1882. Here she grew to womanhood and on May 25, 1900 she was united in marriage to James Sheriff in Caledonia, Minn., making there home there for several years, later moving to Dorchester, Iowa. Ten years ago they moved to New Albin. Deceased was a kind and loving wife and mother, a good neighbor and friend whose memory will be ever cherished by a wide acquaintance.

She leaves to mourn her passing her husband and six children, namely: Leonard, Houston, Minn.; Mrs. Frank Gordon, Dorchester; Mrs. Michael O'Mara and Miss Elaine Sheriff, Lansing; and Mrs. Carl Doubek, Decorah; her aged parents; three brothers and two sisters, William, Harold and Alex Woods of Prairie du Chien, Wis.; Mrs. Irma Schoening, Wayzata, Minn.; Mrs. Pete Hosch, New Albin; also 23 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Three sons preceded her in death.

Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the M.E. Church with the Rev. W.H. Mitchell of Waukon conduction the service. Burial was made in the English Bench cemetery. Pall bearers were John Mendenhall, Leo Crowley, J.J. Higgins, Herbert Donovan, Wilfred Smith and J.E. Welsh.

CARD OF THANKS

We wish to extend our most sincere thanks and appreciation to all our many friends and neighbors for their many acts of kindness, for the floral offerings and the use of their cars during our recent bereavement, the death of our beloved wife, mother and daughter.

Mr. James Sheriff and Family.
Mr. Alex Woods and Family.

IN MEMORIAM

Peaceful be thy silent slumber,
Peaceful in thy grave so low;
Thou no more will join our number,
Thou no more our sorrows know.
Yet again, we hope to meet thee,
When the day of life is fled;
And in Heaven with joy to greet thee,
Where no farewell tears are shed.

Source: Newspaper Clipping from Unknown Newspaper, Hand-Dated 1945