Hubner, Vera Annabelle Poulson (1889-1919)

HUBNER, POULSON, SHAEFFER, JOHNSON

Posted By: Debbie Greenfield (email)
Date: 12/12/2020 at 10:52:02

Stratford Courier
April 17, 1919

Died, at her home south of Stratford Wednesday night, April 9, Mrs. Albert Hubner from complications resulting from an attack of the influenza.

Seldom has it been our duty to record so sudden a death. A dark gloom spread over the whole community when it was whispered from one to another Thursday morning that "Vera was dead."

She was of an affectionate disposition, bright and winning in her ways so that friendship's circle was to her a large one. Indeed, it may be said of her, that "none knew her but to love her."

Mrs. Hubner's sickness was of but brief duration, a little over a week. Seemingly with us today, active in life's round of duty and love, but gone tomorrow.

Here she played as a child, developed into beautiful girlhood; here she married and helped to establish a home of her own; here her busy life was spent, her battles fought, her faithful service rendered to the world. In this dearest of all places to her, she lies down at length to sleep and rest. Beautifully appropriate such a resting place, where her kindred sleep and where a few of her life-long friends remain to gather about the dear form with honest tears of bereavement, to lay her away tenderly in the narrow house with its curtain of fadeless green.

Vera Poulson was born on the Poulson farm southwest of Stratford, February 5, 1889 and died April 9, 1919 aged 30 years, 4 months, two days. She was married to Albert Hubner February 4, 1914 and to them one child, a son, was born, Leo, aged four years. She graduated from the Stratford schools with the class of 1903 and for several years taught in the country schools in this and adjoining counties. She was the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred [Anna Louisa Johnson] Poulson of this place and leaves beside them to mourn her untimely death, her husband and son, and one sister, Mrs. Earl Shaeffer. A host of friends also are saddened by her death.

The funeral services were held from the residence Tuesday afternoon, Rev. H.I. Pharo officiating and the remains were laid to rest in the South Marion cemetery.

Note: Wife of Albert Clarence Hubner, married on Feb. 4, 1914 in Webster County, Iowa.