GRANTEER, Olive Jane (Peterson)

GRANTEER, MOORE, SMITH, PETERSON, SINDT, GENUNG, DEMMEL, BABBITT

Posted By: Jeffrey L Wiatt (email)
Date: 3/29/2010 at 09:44:02

The Malvern Leader
17 August 1922

DEATH CLAIMS MRS. GRANTEER

Well Known Resident of Wesley Chapel Passes Away August 11.

Mrs. Z. T. Granteer, one of the long time and well known residents of the Wesley Chapel neighborhood passed away at her home on August 11, after an illness of some time. Funeral services were held at the late home Monday afternoon conducted by Rev. Clarence Moore, pastor of the Wesley Chapel church, assisted by Rev. F. A. Smith of Hastings, and was largely attended by old friends and neighbors of the deceased. Many beautiful flowers testified to the love and esteem in which she was held. Interment was made in the Cotton cemetery in that vicinity.

The followng obituary was read by the pastor:

Olive Jane Peterson, eldest daughter of Embert and Mary Peterson was born in Mills County, Iowa, (in this immediate vicinity) January 12th, 1871. She died August 11th, 1922, at the age of 51 years and 7 months.

She was united in marriage to Z. T. Granteer August 19th, 1886. To this union was born two daughters, Doris, who died at the age of seven years and seven months, and Dottie, aged 15 years, who is left alone with her father.

Besides her husband and daughter, Mrs. Granteer leaves two sisters, Mrs. G. A. and H. K. Sindt of Woodbine, Iowa, Roy Granteer of Hastings, Mrs. C. C. Genung of Atkinson, Nebraska, Mrs. Ida Demmel of Collins, Colorado, Mrs. Nellie Babbitt of Ortonville, Minnesota, stepchildren. Also many other relatives and friends who are bereaved because she whom God has taken, is greatly missed.

Our hearts are melted with sympathy for our elderly brother, Mr. Granteer, and his daughter Dottie, because they feel the loss of their best friend in the world.
Death is a common foe. Each of us have stood and wept in the presence of this undesired guest. He came to our home one day and took a dear friend away. We, too, are comrades to those who weep for departed friends.

Although our hearts are filled with emotion when we think of Mrs. Granteer's devotion to her home and of her unselfish spirit towards her neighbors and friends. In fact everybody, neither the past nor the future looks dark.

Only yesterday, as it were, three good friends lived here sharing life's problems together. Wherever these three chose to be whether at home at church or in town, they appeared to be pleased with one another -- these three were true friends.

But when we consider the reward of one who has been so loyal to home ties and maintained such an exalted place in the lives of her closest relatives, as Mrs. Granteer evidently did, we stand in awe and reverence and patiently wait for the final word to be spoken by our Heavenly Father who makes and keeps homes, and secretly guards eternal rewards for those who respest and heep home ties and bear the burdens and graces of true motherhood.

The present is a bit grievous, but the past being commendable, the future is hopeful of a new, clear day.

Our deepest sympathy is extended to the sorrowing family.