Harker, Mrs. James T. (Rosena) 1860-1929

HARKER, HOLMES

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LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
December 27, 1929

DEATH CLAIMS AGED SETTLER
MRS. JAMES T. HARKER WAS WELL KNOWN RESIDENT OF MERRILL

Mrs. Jas. T. Harker, a resident of Merrill for many years, passed quietly away at her home in Merrill, Monday morning, December 23, at 6 o’clock. Death was due to old age and its attending infirmities.

The funeral was held Thursday from the Barnett Funeral home in Merrill and interment made in the Merrill cemetery.
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LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
December 31, 1929

LAST RITES FOR MRS. J. T. HARKER
WAS RESIDENT OF MERRILL FOR THE PAST FORTY-ONE YEARS.

Last rites for Mrs. J. T. Harker, a pioneer resident of Merrill, were held at that place Thursday afternoon and were largely attended by friends of long standing and old neighbors. Rev. A. F. Schuldt, pastor of the Methodist church, conducted the services. The interment was made in the Merrill cemetery.

Rosena A. Holmes was born in Keokuk county, Iowa, on August 2, 1860, and died about 6 o’clock Monday morning, December 23, at her home following an illness of many years duration.

In 1870, with her parents, she came to LeMars and settled on a farm in Union township. Eight years later, April 2, 1878, she was united in marriage with Jas. T. Harker.

For forty-one years the Harkers have lived in Merrill, where the husband pursued the blacksmith trade, and where they made many friends among the old settlers as well as the later arrivals.

Mrs. Harker leaves to mourn the separation, her husband, and five children. The children are: Charles, of New York City; Mrs. L. G. Walker, of Blunt, S.D.; Mrs. Jas. Frost, of Lost Nation; John, of Sioux City; and Mrs. Clarence Miller of Merrill. Three children preceded her in death. She is also survived by one brother, Elmer Holmes, of Fort Dodge, and two half brothers, one half sister and six grandchildren.
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LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
January 3, 1930

MERRILL: (Special Correspondence)
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Walker, of Blunt, S. D., and Mr. and Mrs. John Harker, of Sioux City were among those from out of town attending the funeral of Mrs. James Harker last Thursday.