Harriet Beatrice "Beatrice" (Skola) Wittick (1912-1962)

SKOLA, WITTICK, HERMANN

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 10/28/2023 at 21:55:53

From The Slater News July 26m 1962 (page 1)

Funeral Rites for Beatrice Wittick

Funeral services for Beatrice Skola Wittick were held Monday afternoon, July 23 in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church at 2 p. m.

Mrs. Wittick suffered a stroke while at work at Iowa State University on Friday and was taken to the University Hospital in Ames where she passed away that evening.

Pastor Leo O Bjorlie was in charge of the services. Using II Tim. 2-8, "Remember Jesus Christ" as his text he based his message on the motto "Only one life 'twil soon be past. Only what's done for Christ will last."

Mrs. Lester Becker sang "In the Garden" and "Heaven is May Home." She was accompanied by the organist, Mrs. Oliver Newman.

Pallbearers were Donald Peterson, Harold Ersland, Kermit Freeland, Kermit Griffith, Albert Lehman and Wm. Schaudt.

Interment was in the Bethlehem Cemetery.

Obituary

Harriet Beatrice Skola, daughter of Bessie and Henry Skola, was born Nov. 16, 1912 at Slater. She graduated from Slater High School and attended Iowa State Teachers College at Cedar Falls.

She taught several years at Dike, Ia. and nine years in the Eldora Schools.

She was baptized and confirmed in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church where she served as Sunday School teacher several years.

On Mar. 14, 1942 she was united in marriage to Charles H. Wittick of Cambridge. To this union one daughter, Joan Marie, was born.

After the death of her husband in 1954 she came to Slater to live with her mother.

She had not been in good health for many years, having suffered some severe strokes when she was only 30 years of age.

She worked for a time at the Rainbow Coffee Shop in Ames, later becoming employed at Iowa State University where she became unconscious from a severe stroke while at work Friday. She passed away that evening.

She was preceded in death by her husband, her father, and a sister, Ramona.

Survivors include her daughter, Mrs. ---- ----- of Nevada, a granddaughter, Cynthia S-------; her mother, Mrs. Bessie Skola; three brothers, Arnold of Port Hueneme, Calif., Arthur of Thoudand Oaks, Calif., and Wilford of Glenville, Minn.; two sisters, Mrs. Marguerite Wittick of Cambridge and Mrs. Marvel Hermann of Madrid, and many other relatives and friends.

"When I have gone, remember I'm with Jesus,
Then do not grieve because I've passed away;
Life holds so many griefs and disappointments,
And will you weep because I did not stay?

"'Tis only for a spell we must be parted--
Not many years on earth to us is given;
And when my Savior tells me you are coming,
I'll go with Him and welcome you to Heaven.

"Grieve not because the eyes that looked upon you
Shall never see your face on earth again;
Rejoice because they look upon the Savior
Who gave His life to ransom sinful man.