FANKHAUSER, Laura Maria 1888-1900

FANKHAUSER FRANKHOUSER

Posted By: Bruce Kuennen (email)
Date: 11/15/2018 at 11:32:18

Obituary
At her home in Dresden township, Oct. 3, 1900, occurred the death of Laura Maria Fankhauser, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fankhauser after an illness of less than twenty-four hours.

Laura was born Jan. 22, 1888, in the vicinity of New Hampton. The twelve years of her short life have all been spent in this county. She was a kind and loving daughter. She was the light of her home. It was her delight to assist in lightening the burdens of father and mother. Whatever her loving hands found to do she did willingly. It made no difference whether the task was in the house with her mother or on the farm with her father. She was a great favorite of her father and could very often be found with him at his work. She was also an affectionate sister and leaves four brothers to mourn her loss—Albert, Eddie, Oscar and Hay.

She was always a loving and studious child in the schoolroom, and was loved by her teacher and schoolmates. She bad been committing the poem, "The Reaper and the Flowers" to speak at the closing day exercises at school. Little we thought that before she had completed the task, "the reaper whose name is Death." would come,-with his sickle keen," and claim our Laura as one of his flowers.

"O, not in cruelty, not in wrath,
The reaper came that day
'Twas an angel visited the Green earth
And took our Laura away."

The sorrowing parents have the deepest heartfelt sympathy of the entire community in which they live. We would point them to the Great Comforter, who said, blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted," who also said, "Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of heaven."

Source: New Hampton Gazette, October 11, 1900, accessed at New Hampton Public Library Digital Archives

A Young Girl Taken.

On Wednesday, October 3, tho angel of death entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Frankhouser, of Dresden township,and took their only daughter, Laura, aged thirteen years. The cause of her death is not known, though it is supposed to have been diabetic. She attended school the day prior to her death but was taken violently ill during the night and all medical aid was in vain. On Wednesday noon she closed her eyes to the sorrows of this world to awake in the bright hereafter.

She leaves besides her parents three brothers to mourn the death of a dear sister. The family has the sympathy of the entire community in this their hour of sadness.

Source: New Hampton Tribune, October 9, 1900 accessed at New Hampton Public Library Digital Archives

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