Baker, Mrs. B. F. (Jane) - d. 1896

BAKER

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Date: 7/15/2009 at 08:43:13

Obituary of Mrs. B. F. Baker
Died, near Ira, March 20th, 1896, Mrs. B. F. Baker, after two weeks of suffering from peritonitis. Her death occurred on the second anniversary of her return home from Chicago, where she underwent a successful removal of a tumor. She had regained in a measure her former robust, healthful condition. Her age was about forty-three. Her pleasant home from whence she passed to the place of rest, was near her former house where she grew to womanhood and into the love and esteem of all who knew her. In her death we realize the sadness of autumn in the June time of life, - the plucking of a rose, full of fragrance, but prematurely. Mrs. B. was full of patience, hope and indomitable courage. She was a model wife, mother, friend, and neighbor. She was one of a class who made this world better for having lived in it. Her virtues will remain a fitting monument to her memory. Her family and relatives are joined in grief for all who knew her. While Mrs. Baker desired to live to enjoy the society of family and friends, yet she felt that, “To die was gain”; that for her death was a passage from the mortal to a glorious immortality, rest, joy, blessedness. May her life be emulated, as it will be long retained in memory.
Source: The Neton Journal; March 25, 1896