Mary Brumbaugh-Nodle (1811-1898)

BRUMBAUGH, NODLE

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 4/10/2009 at 23:27:01

Maquoketa Record
September 7, 1898

Obituary

Mary Brumbaugh-Nodle was born in Lancaster county, Penn, Dec. 5, 1811, and died at the home of her daughter in Guthrie county, Iowa, Aug. 22, 1898.

In infancy she came with her parents to Ohio in 1812 and grew to womanhood where she was married to Henry Nodle on March 24, 1832, with whom she lived happily until his decease in October, 1855, from which time she fought the battle of life alone and raised to manhood and womanhood four sons and six daughters. She came to Iowa in the fall of 1853 and located in South Fork township, where she resided until 1888, when she went to Guthrie county and made her home during her latter years with her daughters, Lydia and Sarah.

She made a profession of religion in 1854 and was baptized in the German Baptist church in which faith she lived until her decease.

The remains came to Maquoketa Aug. 24 from Guthrie county and were conveyed to the home of her son, Louis Nodle, three miles west of Maquoketa. Funeral services at Buckhorn church Thursday, 11 a.m., and interment in Buckhorn cemetery, Rev. D. F. Boomershine officiating.

There remain to mourn the loss of an affectionate mother, three sons, Abraham, now residing in western Idaho; Lewis, residing near the old homestead; Jacob, residing in Monona county, and four daughters, Mrs. Catherine Hall of Carroll county, Mrs. Lydia Ommen and Mrs. Sarah Messerili of Guthrie county and Mrs. Almeda Dell of Maquoketa. Mrs. Nodle has gone to her longed-for rest to await the resurrection of the just in the last great day at the ripe old age of 88 yrs., 8 months and 17 days.