Obituary

Rosalee Wiedman was born in France in 1848 and died at her home south
of Pleasant Hill, Friday morning July 11, 1902, aged 58 years, 8 months,
and 10 days.

In 1847, while yet a mere child, Rosalee Meamber, in company with her
father, mother and only brother, sailed from the sunny land of France for
America and, after a tempestuous voyage of 90 days they reached the;
American coast and proceeded to a French village in Illinois, near St. Louis,
where shortly after their arrival her father died and 7 years later her
mother was taken from her, thus leaving the sister and brother alone to
face the battles of life.

On March 1 1860 she was married to Frederick Wiedman and in 1869 they
came to Pleasant Hill township where they have since resided. She was the
mother of 10 children; 7 of which with an aged husband are left to mourn
her loss.

In early childhood she became a member of the Catholic church and all
through her life was one of those strong, quiet, heavenly spirits, whose
life, like a mellow song, leaves in the hearts or all who knew her the
rythm of her beautiful life.

Mrs. Wiedman was a faithful and affectionate wife, and a mother of
whom her children were justly proud and whose memory they will lovingly
cherish to the end of life's journey. May her life be an Inspiration to
the bereaved hearts to look beyond this world of sin and death and find
comfort in the expectation of a happy reunion in the "Sweet bye and bye."

Dear mother thou hast gone and left us
We miss thee everywhere,
And when we enter in our house,
We see your vacant chair.

God, in his wisdom has recalled,
The boon his love has given,
And though the body slumbers now,
The soul is safe in Heaven.
A Friend
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Card of Thanks.
We desire to express our sincere thanks to our friends and neighbors who
so kindly assisted us during the sickness and death of our dear mother.
When affliction comes to them may they receive such words of comfort and
help as have been extended to us, is the wish of
Mrs. Mary Hoover.
Mrs. Alice Stark.
Frank Wiedman.
Cordelia Wiedman.
Walter Wiedman.
Myrtle Wiedman.
Joseph Wiedman.

from Blanche (Barton) Sheppard's Pike Co newspaper clippings