Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1908 — Rosa Alice Kessick. [ARTICLE]

Rosa Alice Kessick.

Mrs. Rosa Alice Gaines Kessick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Gaines, was born in Jasper county, Ind., April 21, 1865, and died in Fair Oaks, Ind., December 7, 1908, at the age of 43 years, 7months and 16 days. She was united in marriage to Simon Kessick, March 17, 1890, and has resided in this county all her life except six years they spent in Minnesota. Eight children weie born to them, three of' whom died in infancy and one son at the age of five years. Her husband died Feb. 14, 1907. The srvlving children are Nancy, aged 16; John, aged 14; Eunice, aged 12, and Franklin, aged 4 years. Besides her children she leaves to mourn their- loss her aged father, Josiah Gaines; five sisters and one brother, as follows: Mra Mary Hudson and Mrs. Rllla Larson, both of Cottenwood, Minn.; Mrs. Chas. Verrlll, of Biwabik, Minn.; Mrs. Maggie Johnston, of Eveleth, Minn.; Mrs. Eunice Helsel, of Fair Oaks, and Mr. B. F. Gaines, of Hanley, Canada. When a girl of 12 years Mrs. Kessick united with the Methodist Episcopal church under the ministry of Rev. Vanscoy at the Salem school house, and at the time of her death she was a member of the church at Fair Oaks. The funeral service was held at the Methodist church at Fair Oaks December 10, conducted by Rev. H. L. Klndig, and the burial occurred at the cemetery at Fair Oaks. No man can preach far beyond his real self.