Osborne, Maria 1835-1910

CLAYDON, MOIR, OSBORNE, REEVES

Posted By: Volunteer
Date: 11/29/2003 at 01:52:55

From the LeMars Sentinel, Friday, January 7, 1910, Page 1, Column 1:

AGED PIONEERS PASS AWAY

CHRISTOPHER HARTTER DIES AT AN ADVANCED AGE

MRS. OSBORNE SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS

Both Decedants Were Early Settlers in Plymouth County and

Have Done Their Share in Developing the Country in the Past Thirty Years

Death removed another loved one from our community Sunday night when Mrs. David Osborne passed through the portals to the great beyond. Although Mrs. Osborne had been a patient sufferer for years yet her death coming so unexpectedly was a sad blow to relatives and friends. Mrs. Osborne had been about the house assisting in the household duties and on Saturday morning on arising she complained of a terrible pain in her lungs and went to bed again and the family physician was called in and pronounced her trouble lung fever and despite all that medical aid and loving hands could do she grew rapidly worse and at 2:30 Sunday afternoon she went to sleep from which she never again awoke in this life, passing to her heavenly home at 8:50 Sunday evening, Jan. 2, 1910. She was a loving wife and mother and loved by all who knew her.

Maria Reeves was born in the county of Kent, England, on the 25th day of February, 1835. When quite a small child her parents moved to the parish of Horsmonden in the same county. There she grew to young womanhood and was married to David Osborne on the 30th day of May, 1857. They left England on the 20th day of April, 1870, and located near LeMars, having lived in this vicinity every (sic--ever) since. She leaves beside a faithful husband eight children who are Mrs. F. T. Claydon, of Asher, Okla., Mrs. Geo. Reeves, Volin, S. Dak., Mrs Wm. Sardeson, Sioux City, Mrs. John Reeves, Ashton, John Osborne, of Seney, and Stib*, Thomas and George residing at home. One daughter, Mrs. P. W. Moir, preceded her mother to the other world. All the children except Mrs. Claydon, who was detained on account of ill health, were in attendance at the funeral services which took place at the home on Thursday at 10:30 a.m., interment being made in the LeMars cemetery.

(*Note--"Stib" was a family nickname for Stephen Osborne. See his obit)

From the LeMars Sentinel, Friday, January 7, 1910, Page 2, Column 1:

Seney--Mrs. David Osborne passed away at her home four and one half miles north of town on Sunday night about nine o'clock. She had been in poor health for several years and a few days before her death she was stricken with pneumonia which she succumbed to. The funeral was held at the home Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. Interment was made in the LeMars cemetery.