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Mary Ellen (Flanigan) Bruett (1906)

BRUETT, FLANIGAN

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart
Date: 4/7/2006 at 22:16:31

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, September 6, 1906

MRS. CHAS. BRUETT

Mary Ellen Flanigan was born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, May 1st, 1844. She died at her home in Douglas township, Madison county, Iowa, August 29, 1906, aged 62 years, 3 months and 28 days.

She came to Madison county in 1859 and there continued to reside until called by death. She was married to Chas. Bruett, September 22, 1881. To them were born two children, one son and one daughter both of whom died in infancy. For the past few years her health had been failing and in May of this year she grew much worse and died as above stated from tuberculosis.

Funeral services were conducted from the home on August 31st, conducted by Rev. E. E. Bennett, of the Winterset Christian church and her remains interred in the family lot in the Stringtown cemetery. She was a woman of strong christian character, and bore the love and respect of all who knew her.

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