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PASSING OF MISS ELIZABETH C RIMLER(SISTER M. HYACINTH)Tne solemn and impressive funeral sev\ices for Elizabeth Rumler, and. whose religious, .name was Sister | Mary Hyacinth, were conducted on „ Friday-morning at J)-o'clock In St. Anthony's church with the following ® clergy-men officiating. Rev Father F VV Conrads, pastor of the church as , celebrant of the solemn requiem , high mass; the Rev Jos. Barrez, pastor of the Sacred Heart church at An-nawan, as deacon, and The Rev AVm.H ■ Murtaugh of Sheffield, as sub- , deacon, and Rev Jos. S. Kelly, pas- , tor of St. Mary's church of Moline. • as master of ceremonies. The last , named clergyman also preached the funeral oration in which he extolled , the merits of the departed Sister, es- . pecially the spirit of sacrifice which she made in leaving her loving parents and relatives and her comfort- ,able horpe for the humble solitude of the toDvent of the Benedictine Sis-tors Hence, it is fitting that she was buried with all tlie honors that tin* I'atholic church can bestow upon 1 her consecrated virgins, who neither I seek the gold nor the treasures in tins world and only the incorruptible frown which God has promised to those that love Him The death of Sister Mary Hyacinth was indeed a 1 sid blow to her parents, Mr and 1 Mis Henry Rumler. as well as to her brothers and sisters, and a host of relatives and friends But they find the greatest source of consolation Jin the fact that as far as human y 1 know ledge goes this dear daughter t Las accomplished all things that God c I has demanded of her and that she is n jn«vv enjoying forever that well de-s* rved rest which comes to us after j | our labors are finished Sister Mary t iHyatlnth wns horn in Atkinson, June 1 lit. 1SS3 and passed from this life at , Ottawa, Hi . Tuesday, August 3o. niii i,eing at the time of her death J 'ears i months and t duvs of age j She had been enjoying the best of * health until a few months ago. when Jjsjie In gall In suffer from Jb-tir. jom ,Itlamt this i hanging into that dread- « j tiI di'i »-• MiiiMimptlon All that J . L ving Lands lould do was done, hut v p Mint relief The lt;orpse of theJ ...... *1 -Sister was kept in St An-|:*ion-\ i Lurch for forty-eight hours i (r*-\ tops to ttfr—baxta^ Tnrd'+tue peo-j i llt; i a me during the dSly and night ■ i wea the remains ancL.to breathe a I -jut for iheir eygilastlng rest Be-sa'i- lier litw*e;tveil parents, the de- f teased is mourned by eight brothers t and inlt;- sisters They are William ' Henri Mrs Peter Dereu. Edward c Brian Albert,, .Charles, John An- j thony Henry Rgter, Alfred- Frederick Jeanette Amandtfs'Olouis, Mary llimplnne Irene Isabelle and Fran- . res FeeeTia, nTT of whom were present at the funeral. Sister Aiary Hyacinth now lies in the faintly lot in St Anthony's cemetery, the first Reverend Sister buried there but we hope that her life and death will be a source of inspiration to manv more of the Atkinson lining ladies to embrace that state of life which has sanctified the career of Sister Mary Hyacinth and which cannot fail to sanctify the life of all those who relinquish the vanity of this earth in order to se.Ok a more perfect union with God The young lady honorary, pall bearers were Kittie Verbeckmoes Mary l)e-garev, Blanche Moloney, Christine Hoogerwerf. Ella Verstraete and .Mary Catour The actiie pajl bearers were Levi Hoogerwerf. John He Pauiv, Mel I Van Voo.ren. John JJoog^ erwerf, Ed Huys and Alfonse Wel-vaort. Two reverend Sisters Cecelia and Victoria, from the mother in-sJTfiiTTon at Nam on, were In attendance and the reverend Sisters Genevieve and Loyola of Wenona. and Sisters Angela Therla, Ida. Helen and Josephine of Atkinson Regrets were sent by the Rev Father H Tho-len of Mendota, and Rtjy -Father Reimboldt of Xauvoo. The following friends from out ol_ town, paid . their last tribute of respect to the deceased Mr' and Mrs Jacob Brog-hammer and Mr and Mrs. George Brown of Cambridge; Mrs. Harry Reed and daughter. Mrs. Eigleliaert of Moline; Mrs. John Elnhuis and daughters, Miss Anna and Airs. E H. Blaine, of Seneca; Air and Airs. Henry Bonne of Coal Valley; Charles Doubler and Airs. Ed Doubler of An-nawan
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Fri, Sep 16, 1910

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