Lelah M. (Thrift) Blosser (1930)

BENTON, BERTHOLF, BLOSSER, HARRELL, THRIFT

Posted By: Linda Brittain
Date: 4/4/2007 at 16:34:50

Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, June 12, 1930
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Death of Mrs. Noah Blosser

Mrs. Noah Blosser died at her home in Patterson, Sunday, June 8th, after an illness of eight days. She was stricken with a stroke of paralysis on Decoration Day, and it was thought that she was improving when she had a second stroke the following Friday. Her condition continued to grow worse and she died on Sunday.

Mrs. Blosser was only forty years of age. She was formerly Lelah M. Thrift, the younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thrift. Her mother died in 1913, and after that she kept house for her father and her brothers and her aged grandfather until she was married to Noah Blosser, on March 31, 1929. Since then she had made her home in Patterson.

The deceased is survived by her husband, her father and two brothers, Guy and C. Benton. A sister Blanche (Mrs. Elwood Bertholf) died July 3, 1913.

The Rev. A. P. Keast, pastor of the Winterset Methodist church, conducted the funeral services at the church, Tuesday afternoon, June 10th, and burial was made in the Winterset cemetery. More details of her life may be found in the mortuary column.
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The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, June 12, 1930
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Mrs. Noah Blosser

Lelah M. Thrift, the younger daughter of Chas. C. and Deliah Harrell Thrift, was born in Madison county, Iowa, May 10, 1890. She was one of four children. Blanche, C. Benton, and Guy Leonard Thrift being the other three, of these the two brothers survive, the sister Blanche, wife of Elwood Bertholf, died on July 3, 1913.

After the death of her mother in September of 1913, Lelah assumed the responsibility of the home, devoting her time to the welfare of her father, brothers, and aged grandfather. The beautiful friendship between her and her brothers, and the loving care of her father and grandfather won the admiration of all her friends.

She supported all community activities after doing more than her strength warranted, visited the sick and dispensed hospitality with open heart and hands.

She was married to Noah Blosser, March 30, 1929, and they established their happy home near Patterson. After an illness of ten days, she departed this life June 8, 1930. Thus ended the beautiful life of an ideal home-maker and a loyal friend.

She is survived by her husband, father and two brothers, and a nephew, Wayne Thrift, besides a host of relatives and friends.

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