Aetna A. Green Foote 1859-1917

FOOTE, GREEN, CAIN

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 8/9/2010 at 22:50:42

Mrs. W. H. Foote Passes Away
Death Came After a Serious Operation in a Minneapolis Hospital
A Long Time Resident Here
The Remains Were Brought to This City for Burial Last Thursday

Word of the death of Mrs. W. H. Foote of this city came as a sudden shock to the many friends of the Foote family who reside in this city.

It was known that Mrs. Foote who has been in Minneapolis for the past few months for treatment was seriously ill but it was not thought her condition was critical. About a week ago she was taken to the hospital to undergo an operation. Her physical condition was such she was unable to withstand the strain. For several years Mrs. Foote has not been in the best of health but has been able to be about until a short time ago.

The Foote family have been residents of this city for the past thirty years and have a wide circle of acquaintances. Mrs. Foote has always been an active worker in the Eastern Star and has been a leader in the social world of this city. From this circle she will be greatly missed.

The remains were brought to this city for burial Tuesday afternoon and services will be held Thursday.

The deceased is survived by her husband and three sons, Arthur, Wallace and Claire and one daughter, Mrs. Grace Cain. None of whom reside in this city. (Estherville Enterprise, Estherville, IA, July 4, 1917)

Obituary of Mrs. W. H. Foote
“Thou wilt show me the path of life; in thy presence is fullness of joy; at Thy right hand there are pleasures forevermore.” Psalms 10-11.

This was the text marked by Mrs. Foote herself, read at the funeral services conducted by Rev. Alvin Scollay Hock, from Grace Episcopal church of which she was an earnest member. It was Mrs. Foote’s request to be buried at sundown and in keeping with this wish the services were held at five o’clock. Mr. Fred Albertson sang with touching sympathy “The Man of Galilee” and “Abide with Me.” The pall bearers were J. P. Kirby, C. W. Crim, M. M. Knapp, G. F. Letchford, H. S. Greig and A. O. Peterson, were old time friends of the family. The remains were laid to rest in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Aetna A. Green was born in Wyoming, Jones, county, Iowa, October 31, 1859, the thirteenth child of Thomas Green and Effie Stingley Green, and passed away peacefully Sunday evening, July 1, 1917, at St. Luke’s hospital, St. Paul.

On June 5, 1875, when 16 years of age she was united in marriage to Wallace Henry Foote at Thompkins, Michigan. In the spring of 1884 they came to Emmet county where they have since resided. To this union were born four children, Arthur C. of San Francisco, California; Mrs. Jack Cain of Seattle, Washington; Wallace C. of Early, Iowa; and Clair of Minneapolis, Minnesota, who with their father and three grandchildren survive. Mrs. Foote also leaves three brothers and two sisters.

Those attending the funeral from out of town were: Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cain, John Wallace Cain, Seattle, Washington; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Foote, Jr., Early, Iowa; Mr. Clair Foote, Minneapolis; Mr. John H. Green, Fort Myers, Florida; Mr. Levi Green, Larah, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Pettibone and Miss Harriett Pettibone, Burlington, Iowa; Mrs. J. W. Randolph, Germania, Iowa; Mrs. G. W. Jackson, Council Bluffs, Iowa; Dr. D. Williams, Storm Lake, Iowa. (Vindicator & Republican, Estherville, IA, July 11, 1917)