Calvin TANDY

TANDY, BOMGARTEL

Posted By: Judy Dankert Parsons (not related) (email)
Date: 1/27/2006 at 17:54:22

This newspaper clipping was found pasted in a geography book of Calvin Tandy's.

"Grandpa TANDY." Died at his home near Beacon, September 10, 1902, Calvin TANDY, aged 81 years, 8 months, and 25 days. For some time he had been poorly; at times quite bad. Two or three times this summer his children have been summoned to his bed side to find him in a very weak condition. At one time he seemed to have a paralytic stroke. He could scarcely speak so as to be understood and could not walk alone. At last the Death Angel came and clipped the weak trembling cord of life and grandpa bade farewell to earth.

On the day before he died, that evening, he seemed quite well, and after eating a very hearty supper and resting a while in his favorite armed chair, retired. Uncle noticed as he passed the room that grandpa was sleeping peacefully and quietly. In a few minutes longer a noise was heard in the room. On entering they found grandpa in an unconscious condition. At once the doctor was called and messages sent here and there to his children. The time had come, the boatman was at the shore waiting to bear him over, he must go. The doctor reached him about ten minutes before he died. The one son, with whom he was living, was the only child by his in those last precious moments. Some of the other children came a little while after he was gone.

The funeral services were conducted by Rev. BOMGARTEL at the home of the deceased, September 13th at two p.m. A very large crowd was in attendance to pay their last tribute to one whom they had known for so many years. The remains were laid to rest in the Beacon Cemetery beside his wife, who preceded him 4 years, 2 months, and 8 days.

Grandpa leaves four sons, four daughters, twenty-nine grand children, twenty-two great grand children and many friends to mourn their loss. Three children were called from the home in infancy and one married daughter preceded him.

How lonely grandpa seemed during those four years after grandma's death. He felt the loneliness so keenly in the old accustomed places where they had spent many happy hours together. He sought comfort here and there, but that vacant place could not be filled. Now another one is gone. Another place is vacant, True, ah, how true that, "One by one, we're passing away." But--

We know our heavenly Father knows The balm we need to soothe our woes, And with his love given to us in showers, He heals these wounded souls of ours.

We know our heavenly Father knows The hour our journey here will close, And may that hour, O faithful Guide, Find us sheltered by Thy side."