People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1893 — Obituaries. [ARTICLE]

Obituaries.

’Tis with sorrow that we announce the inevitable, death, who has been reaping a harvest in the past few days from the families of our friends. Susie A. Hillard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Hilliard, surrendered to the call of death Monday morning, Oct. 12, 1893. Susie was just entering upon the eighteenth year of life’s journey and had all the prospects of a brilliant fufure before her, when the summons came for her to depart and be with Christ, which is far better for her, but it seemed to us that oui* hearts would break as we saw her crossing the dark valley and saw the shades of death gathering around her. We could hardly say “not our will, but Thine, 0 Lord, be done.” She was loved and respected by all who knew her as a good, true, loving and virtuous girl. The cause of her death was typhoid fever and many friends deeply mourn her untimely death. The funeral services were held at the M. E. church of this place, by Rev. Loring. The remains were filtered in the San Pierre cemetery. Her sorrowing parents, brother and sisters have the heartfelt sympathy of a large circle of friends in their bereavement. Mrs. Christopher Gilbronson died at her home in Dunnville, on Monday morning, Oct. 16, 1893, of typhoid fever. Just one month ago, Sept. 16th, her aged companion passed away. Since then it has been her daily prayer that she might soon meet him in that land where death and sorrow never come. Both were born in Norway. She being 72years of age and he 81. They were married and came to this country a number of years ago. They passed nearly fifty years of their life in happy union and by God’s mercy were separated by death but a short time. They were the parents of seven children, five of whom survive them. We look beyond the river by faith, and see their justified spirits, with all the redeemed who have gone before, in the Paradise of God, never more to suffer pain or sorrow’, for God from His eternal throne in heaven says: “Behol'd, I made all things new.” But we will not sorrow as those who have no hope. Jesus says to His disciples: “As I live, you shall live also.” Let us seek to be prepared to meet the loved ones gone before in the “sweet bye and bye.” A Friend.