Eleanor Jane (Dickinson) Dean (1825-1924)

DICKINSON, DEAN, MORAN, COOK, KOHL, BROUHARD, FREER, FERWILLIGER, GILLETTE, KORTRIGHT

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 7/15/2022 at 22:36:06

From Nevada Evening Journal September 24, 1924 (page 2)

OBITUARY OF GRANDMA DEAN

Aged Woman Who Passed Away Recently at Colo.

When Grandma Dean died at the home of her son A. C. in Colo, September 6 1924, at the age of 99 years, 7 months and 7 days one of the oldest persons in the county passed away. The funeral services which were held the following Tuesday were largely attended, attesting to the high esteem she was held in the community in which she had lived for years.

Eleanor Jane Dickinson daughter of Alijah and Jane Dickinson was born at Tarrytown, N. Y., Jan. 30, 1825. When three years of age her mother was called by death and her only sister died in infancy. Her father died in 1876.

When a young woman she accepted Christ as her personal Savior and united with the Dutch Reform church at Woodburn, N. Y., and she lived a consistent christian life to the last.

On Sept. 20, 1845 he was united in marriage to Johnson Dean and they established their home at Hasbrouck, N. Y. One daughter and one son were born to them. The daughter Phoebe Kortright died at Neversink, N. Y., a few years ago.

In 1881 Mr. and Mrs. Dean were persuaded by the former's brother Moses Dean to come to Sycamore, Ill.

A year later they were joined by their son, Albert Corbin Dean and family and since that time the two families have lived as one. In 1883 this united family moved to Iowa and located on the Lincoln highway west of Colo and later moved to another farm a few miles farther north where Grandfather Dean passed away July 2, 1908. The following spring they moved to Colo. At that time Grandma's sight was failing and soon she was entirely blind. In spite of age and affliction she soon made true friends of all her new neighbors. As she grew more feeble her daughter-in-law devoted more and more time to her care and every thing that love and willing hands could do was done for her comfort and pleasure and grandma was reverenced by everyone of her descendants. Sunday, Aug. 31 she suffered a light stroke and peacefully passed away Saturday evening, Sept. 6, 1924 aged 99 years, 7 months and 7 days. She leaves to mourn her loss her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Dean of Colo, thirteen grandchildren: Mrs. Lillie Moran of Nevada, Mrs. Addie Cook of Syracuse, Ill., Ira R. Dean of Middletown, N. Y., Mrs. Fannie Cook of Zearing, Mrs. Edna Kohl of Gilmore City, Mrs. Mildred Brouhard of Col, Mrs. Nora Freer and Mrs. Lucy Freer of Liberty, N. Y., Mrs. Grace Ferwilliger of Ellenville, N. Y., Mrs. Leborah Gillette of Buffalo, N. Y., Mark Kortright and Merve Kortright of Fallsburg, N. Y., and Asa Kortright of Neversink, N. Y., 39 great grandchildren, one sister-in-law, Mrs. Lucinda Dean of Charter Grove, Ill., besides numerous other relatives and a host of friends.

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Evangelical church conducted by Rev. S. Skogsberg and Rev. M. C. Miller assisted by Rev. I. R. Mills of the Methodist church. Rev. Skogsberg spoke words of comfort and counsel using as his text, Psalms 35:14. A ladies trio consisting of Mrs. Lloyd Lounsberry, Mrs. A. J. and Mrs. D. A. Tisdale were accompanied on the piano by Mrs. S. B. Goodenow. Interment was made beside her husband in the Colo cemetery. The following relatives and friends from a distance were present at the funeral: Mrs. Jas. Cook of Sycamore, Ill., Mrs. V. V. Kohl of Gilmore City, Mr. and Mrs. John Moran and Mrs. and Mrs. Lloyd Moran, Ray Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Byron Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Dean, Jas. Danskin and daughter, Sybil and Mrs. Martha Salls and Mrs. Katie Earl of Nevada, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cook and daughter Eula and sons Dale and Gerald and Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Cook of Zearing besides several from the old neighborhood near Fernald.