Josephine (Mitchell) Storm (1832-1900)

MITCHELL, STORM, RICKER, HORTON, ROBINSON

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 8/17/2011 at 00:02:25

From Story County Watchman January 26, 1900

DIED--At the residence of her son J. V. Storm in Grant township on Tuesday the 23d inst., after a brief illness, Mrs. John M. Storm aged 67 years and 6 months. Mrs. Storm ws visiting her son at his home when taken ill a few days since and was not thought seriously ill until just before the last call came. Mr. Storm and herself spent the winter in visiting with their children and she had recently returned from a visit of three or four months with her son Van, at Cherokee.

Josephine Mitchell was born in Troy, Waldo county, Maine, July 24, 1832 where she became a teacher in the public schools. She came to Bureau county, Ilinois and was there wedded to John M. Storm on Feb. 14, 1854. They lived there until the spring of 1881 when they moved to their farm in Grant township, Story county. After residing on the farm several years they moved to Nevada, where they have ontinued to live since. Two children, Richard and Stephen Bertie, died in childhood. She leaves a husband and five grown up children to look to a meeting in the future. Mrs. Josie H. Ricker of Kansas City, Mo; J. V. Storm of Grant township; Mrs. Rose Horton of Arkansas City, Ark; A. V. Storm of Cherokee, Iowa, and Mrs. Mable Robinson of this city. Besides her husband she leaves a number of grand children to mourn her loss. The remains were brought to her residence in this city and yesterday laid to rest in the Nevada cemetery with appropriate ceremonies under the ministration of the M. E. church of which she was a member.

The children were all present to console their father in his hour of trial except Mrs. Ricker who was detained at home by a very sick child.

Mr. J. W. Storm of Des Moines and Mr. James M. Storm, of Storm Lake, sons of Mr. Storm, were also here to add the comfort of their presence.

The many beautiful and touching floral tributes from the City Teachers of Cherokee, the M. E. Ladied Aid Society, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hoag, Ida Converse and others were mute but eloquent testimony to the firm friendship and exacted esteem which were felt for the noble neighbor and loving mother whereever she was known.