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Howe, Sabrena Sheldon (Vosburgh) 1830 – 1900

HOWE, VOSBURGH, WRIGHT

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 6/5/2018 at 10:46:10

Source: Twice-A-Week Plain Dealer April 17, 1900, FP, C4

Mrs. J. P. Howe died quite unexpectedly Saturday afternoon. Although she had been ill for several years, and been very low of late, she was thought to be so improved that her son, Joseph took the 12:35 train to return to Omaha, but at Monticello was recalled by a telegram notifying him of his mother’s death. The funeral will be at the family residence at 2 o’clock this afternoon, Rev. Holmes officiating.

Source: Twice-A-Week Plain Dealer April 20, 1900, LP, C6

OBITUARY.
Sabena{sic} Sheldon Vosburgh was born October 10, 1830, in Evansburgh, Penn. She was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Dana J. Vosburgh, her mother's maiden name being Doris Wright. While a small child she attended the public school of her native town. Later she received an academic education in the higher institutions of learning situated in the cities of Erie and Conneautville, Penn. At an earlv age she evinced that great love for reading which characterized her whole life, and when six to eight years old she read the Scriptures from cover to cover.
On July 14, 1853, at Penn Line, Pa., she was united in marriage to Joseph P. Howe. Soon after her marriage she removed with her husband to the State of Illinois and from there to Minnesota settling on a farm near Granger. Those were pioneer days. At that time there was not a foot of railroad in either Minnesota or Iowa. Only here and there the lonely settler’s cabin — all else was a waste of wilderness. Here in the wilderness with her husband she commenced to hew out life’s future. Beyond the limits of civilization, in places of risk, exposure, and fatigue, the young wife lead{sic} a busy, aggressive life, full of hope and helpfulness. A pioneer Congregational church sprang up in Granger and Ms. Howe at once became the leader of the Sunday school and an active worker in the church.
In 1882 Mr. and Mrs. Howe removed to Cresco and have since resided in this place. Here in our city Mrs. Howe also found avenues of service, and she was every quietly, continuously persistent in well-doing. In January of 1890 she was elected Deaconess of the First Cong’l Church of Cresco and held this office at the time of her death.
She had five brothers and two sisters. Three brothers, Dr. David M. Vosburgh, Mr. Horatio L. Vosburgh, and Mr. Hiram Vosburgh, alone survive her. Of her immediate family her husband and three children survive her, Hattie E., Florence E. and Joseph H.
About five weeks ago she was taken sick and at six o’clock in the afternoon of April 14th, 1900, she passed away.
Funeral services were conducted at the time Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock led by her pastor, Rev. O. H. Holmes, The floral tributes were beautiful in design and generous in abundance, a fitting emblem to a pure, noble life.

Transcriber's Note: Her gravestone in Oak Lawn shows the spelling of her first name as Sabrena.

Oak Lawn Cemetery
 

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