Hancer, Emma C. 1851-1917

HANCER, HOUSE

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 11/5/2008 at 14:43:33

LeMars Sentinel
Tuesday, September 25, 1917

PIONEER WOMAN GONE
Mrs. Fred Hancer Resided Here For Forty Years

Merrill Record: Mrs. Fred Hancer, another good Plymouth county mother, has
passed to her reward. For the last two or three months she has patiently
endured the pain from an internal cancer and while those about her knew that
death was only a short distance in the future-hours, days, possible weeks,
she hoped on until the last in spite of her realization of the seriousness
of her trouble. She was a noble hearted Christian lady and to such, death
has no terror and when the end drew very near she was ready to cross with
the boatman to the other shore.

Emma Catherine House was born at Cumberland, Md., July 23, 1851, and died at
Merrill, Iowa, September 13, 1917, aged 66 years, 1 month and 21 days. When
she was one year old, her parents came west to Iowa City. At the age of 17
she was converted and joined the Christian church and later became a member
of the United Brethren church to which she still belonged.

On November 21, 1871, she was united in marriage to Fred Hancer at Iowa
City, and emigrated to Plymouth county in 1876. To this union six children
were born, three of which have preceded their mother to the beyond, Frank
E., Parley F., and Mrs. Edith Hancer Snyder. Three remain with the husband
to mourn her departure, Mrs. Estella Winter, of Hinton; Harry Hancer, of
Merrill; and Mrs. Hazel Nelson, of Hyde Park, Utah.

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