Julia Anne "Anna" Burco Bigelow

BIGELOW, BURCO, BATES, RICHARDS, EDOM, ROCKWELL

Posted By: Raven Thomas (email)
Date: 6/21/2005 at 19:34:35

Julia Ann Bigelow the daughter of Mathias and Maria Burco was born in Buchanan county, Iowa near Independence, January 6, 1867. She died at her home in Arlington, May 30 1937, aged 70 years, 4 months and 24 days. She lived in Buchanan until her marriage to James B. Bigelow, February 2, 1882.

To this union were born five children, Mrs. Rose Bates of Lamont, Iowa, Chas. of Hazelton, Roy of Arlington, Mrs. Myrtle Richards of Alhambra, Calif. and Fred of Arlington. There also survive the deceased besides the immediate family, two sisters, Mrs. Maggie Edom of Oelwein, and Mrs. Mary Rockwell of Binghamton, N.Y., one brother Nels Burco of near Aurora, and thirteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

The first nine years of her married life was spent in South Dakota, then she and her husband returned to Iowa living for three years at Hazeltown, three in Oelwein, nine in Scott, twelve on a farm near Scott. About twenty years ago they moved to Arlington where they have since resided.

She was a dutiful wife, a loving mother, always careful for the welfare of her husband and children. The past nine months she has been an invalid until she passed gently away on Sunday evening at 8:00 p.m.

"Mother"

"Dear sacred name a sweet!
How slow we are to prove,
The height and depth and deathlessness of perfect mother love.
We take her tender care, just as the thoughtless flowers
Look up to God for daily light, because we know 'tis ours.
But when we miss from heart and life, the comfort of her care.
Then we must learn to live without
her presence and her prayer.
'Tis then the name of mother is to
us a holy thing.
And hovering low, we seem to feel,
the shelter of a wing."

Services were held at the home and the methodist church in Arlington, Tuesday, June 1st 1937, conducted by Rev. J. E. Starr. The music was furnished by a male quartet, Vance Bates, Cecil Dobbs, Rotb. Hutchinson, and Thornton Roberts. Burial at Oelwein.

Card of Thanks
We wish to extend our thanks and heartfelt appreciation to all the friends and neighbors for all the kindness and assistance during the long illness of our wife and mother.

We wish to thank the friends, neighbors and clubs for all the sympathy expressed in so many ways in our bereavement, the loss of our dearly beloved one. The assistances and all the thoughtful kindness has meant so much. We thank those who sent flowers, the pallbearers, the men's quartet and those who furnished cars. We wish hereby to thank each one who assisted in any way.

James B. Bigelow
Mr.and Mrs. Fred

Bates Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Richards

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bigelow

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bigelow

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bigelow

June 3rd 1937 Union
Mrs Bert Bigelow Dies
Mrs Bert Bieglow, who has been very ill for th epast few months, died Sunday evening at her home here. She is survived by her husband, three sons, Roy and Fred, Arlington; Bud, Oelwein, and two daughters, Mrs Clyde Richards, Whittier, Calif., Mrs Fred Bates, Lamont.
Funeral services were held Tuesday from the Christian church with burial in Woodlawn cemetery in Oelwein.

June 9th 1937 Argo Gazette
Arlington Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon for Mrs J B Bigelow, 70 at the Methodist Church by the Rev E J Starr. Mrs Bigelow died at her home Sunday, May 30, following a long illness. She has resided for twenty years in Arlington, where her husband operated a blacksmith shop. Surviving besides her husband are two daughters--Mrs Rose Bates, Lamont, and Mrs Myrtle Richards, Alhambra, Calif; and three sons--Charles, Hazleton, Roy and Fred, Arlington. Burial was made in Oelwein.