Gertie Sherman died 1867

SHERMAN

Posted By: cheryl moonen (email)
Date: 7/11/2017 at 22:35:23

Thursday, August 24, 1876
Paper: Anamosa Eureka (Anamosa, Iowa)
Page: 3

At Anamosa, Aug. 17th, of scarlet fever, GERTIE SHERMAN, aged nine years and ten months, oldest daughter of Oscar and Augusta Sherman. Thus cut down in three days by a malignant disease, this little girl leaves a desolate home, once made bright by her winning yet womanly ways. A father’s pride and joy is gone; a mother’s companion and help in household tasks, is with her no longer. Her Sunday school teacher will miss her mature, quaint questions and answers. Gertie seemed for some years to be ripening for eternity, her mental and spiritual nature dominating over physical frame.

Mr. and Mrs. Sherman have the sympathy of the whole community in this their hour of severe trial.

“Early, bright, transient, chaste as morning dew. She sparkled, was exhaled and went to heaven.”