Ethel Mae Rohrer Glass 1877-1947

GLASS, ROHRER, GWIN, MCBRIDE, BRICKER

Posted By: Ann Jaber (email)
Date: 1/10/2006 at 20:59:10

FUNERAL OF MRS. B.J. GLASS HELD FRIDAY AFTERNOON

Ethel Mae Rohrer, daughter of Hiram and Nancy Gwin Rohrer, was born on a farm three miles north of Victor, June 3, 1877.

On September 1, 1901, she was united in marriage to Byron Jacob Glass of Montezuma, Iowa, and to this union two sons were born. After their marriage they lived on a farm near Chelsea, Iowa, where they farmed for one year. They then moved to a farm north of Victor and made their home there until 1924, when they moved to town.

Mrs. Glass had been failing in health for the past year and was taken to a hospital in Cedar Rapids about six weeks ago. The end came there without much warning at 5:45 pm Wednesday April 9, at the age of 69 years, 10 months and 6 days.

She leaves to mourn her passing two sons, James of Malcom, Iowa, and Bert at home; three grandchildren; three brothers, William, Charles and Milton, also one sister, Mrs. Roy McBride, all of Victor; besides many other relatives and friends.

Her husband passed away in 1940 and one sister, Mrs. Ola Bricker and one brother, Jacob Rohrer, also preceded her in death.

Mrs. Glass was a kind mother and a good neighbor, always willing to help whenever she could. She was a member of the D.K. Society of the Congregational church and also a member of The American Legion Auxiliary.

Funeral services were held at the McAninch Funeral Home Friday afternoon at 3:30, the Rev. J.J. Pritchard officiating. Recordings of "In the Garden" and "The Old Rugged Cross" were used.

Pallbearers were J.W. Shultz, Q.J. Bowman, Louis Muller, Pete Peterson, Harry Muller and Rudy Meyer. Burial was in the I.O.O.F. cemetery.

Among those from out of town attending the funeral were Mrs. Mary Butts, Marshalltown; Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Hall, Waterloo; Mr. and Mrs. A.E. Johnson, Des Moines; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lofgreen, Montezuma; Mr. and Mrs. Dale Bricker, Ladora; Mr. and Mrs. John Swafford, Mrs. Charles Chandler, Mrs. Frank Smith and daughter and Miss Adaline Glass, all of Belle Plaine.

Obituary from a scrapbook that used to be Ethel Glass' at one time and handed down in our family. Original newspaper source unknown.