Lemon, Ellen (Kittleson) 1843 – 1915

LEMON, KITTLESON, JONES, DASKAM

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/22/2024 at 16:07:22

Source: Cresco Plain Dealer Dec. 10, 1915 P-FP C-4, 5

The Passing of An Old Settler.
On Monday, Nov. 27th, after an illness borne with remarkable Christian patience and cheerfulness for more than seven months, Ellen Kittleson wife of M. S. Lemon, of Cresco, Iowa, passed quietly away to her heavenly home.
Mrs. Lemon was born March 11, 1843, at Waterford, Wis., from which place she with her parents journeyed by ox team, in 1853, to their new home one mile west of Ridgeway where for seventeen years she resided until her marriage with Mr. M. S. Lemon in 1870 when she came to the home from which her remains were carried and laid to rest in Oaklawn cemetery, Cresco on Friday last.
In early life, she united with the Lutheran Church, but after her marriage she became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Her pastor, Rev. G. M. Shoemaker, of Ridgeway, assisted by Revs. Gammon and Kerwin, of Cresco, conducted the funeral service at the home on Friday, Dec. 3rd, when a very large number of neighbors and friends who had known and loved Mrs. Lemon assembled to pay their tribute of respect to the de-parted and to express their sympathy with those bereft.
The sympathy of the entire community goes out to the family bereft of that best earthly friend—mother and especially to the bereaved husband who most of all will miss the companionship of her with whom he had for forty-five years walked in loving sympathy.
The family consists of Melvina S. now Mrs. Jones of Redvers, Sask. Canada, Genie M., Mrs. Daskam of Red Falls, Minn., Charles P. and James B. of Mair, Sask., Wilbur M. of Richwood, Minn., Mrs. Grace Jones of Minot, N. Dak., and Clara A. the faithful daughter who resides at home and has lovingly ministered to her mother during her long illness. All except two, James and Grace, were present at the funeral service.
Wife and mother cannot come back, but her unselfish life, sunny disposition, and Christian character remains a benediction to her family and to all who knew her during the sixty-three years of her residence in Winneshiek county.
“Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a crown of life. “

Oak Lawn Cemetery
 

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