After about a year of painful yet patient suffering from a strange disease called multiple sclerosis the end came peacefully to Miss Ada Jackson at 2:15 last Friday afternoon. She hadn’t been herself, except at brief intervals, for the past two months. On Thursday morning she waked up and asked for her breakfast and knew her father, Judge E. C. Jackson, when he brought it. That was her last lucid moment. Death came when she was sleeping peacefully in the quiet of the afternoon. Something over a year ago she began to have severe pains in her left foot that had never been just right some way. She had often contemplated having an operation performed and when this trouble began she concluded to have it done. After the operation it was found that the trouble didn’t come from her foot but was the beginning of the strange disease that finally caused her death. In fact her body has literally died by inches from that time on. She suffered greatly but never gave up hope that she would recover. This wonderful courage no doubt kept her alive for months longer than she otherwise would have lasted.
The funeral was held at St. Mary’s Episcopal church, of which she was a member and for which she was organist for many years, at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon, Rev. A. E. Marsh officiating. The church was filled with sorrowing friends, and the mass of flowers told something of the esteem in which she was held. Six young men of her acquaintance acted as pallbearers, George Willsey, George Bruse, Hans and Ed Grimm, Fred Jones and Ove Anderson. The Eastern Star, of which she was a member, and the W.R.C. attended in a body.
She was born on what is now known as the Zaepffel farm, out near Kennard, August 8th, 1875, and was therefore past 37 years of age. Most of her life has been spent in this city, however. She was deputy for her father while he was county judge and was also deputy county clerk under Ove Anderson for a time. She worked in Omaha as stenographer and typewriter for about a year and was bookkeeper for C. L. Nicholson when she went to Omaha for the operation, hoping to be back to work in a few weeks, but she never returned. It seems a cruel fate for one so apparently healthy, happy, hopeful, buoyant, as she was at that time, but it is equally cruel to wish her back from that better and happier clime in which her pure soul now dwells. We shall miss her much for she was our friend, her close companions will miss her yet more, but our heart aches for the aged father and mother who have lost their only daughter, and for the brother, Joe, in far away Canada who will never again see and greet his only sister.
(Blair Democrat Vol. XLIII, November 28, 1912)
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After suffering for over a year with multiple sclerosis, death came to the relief of Miss Ada Jackson last Thursday afternoon at 2:15, and the funeral was held from the Episcopal church Sunday afternoon, Rev. Marsh officiating. The funeral was largely attended by sorrowing friends of the Jackson family and a large cortege wended its way to the cemetery to pay their last respects to the memory of a charming young lady who had spent her entire life among them.
Miss Jackson, who was a daughter of Judge and Mrs. E. C. Jackson, was taken to Omaha and operated on for foot trouble something over a year ago, but her condition continued to grow worse and after being brought home her trouble was diagnosed as multiple sclerosis, a very rare disease and one for which there is no known cure. She continued to grow worse as time went on and several months ago became entirely helpless, a short time later becoming totally blind and very deaf.
She was given the constant care of her parents and a trained nurse had been in attendance continually, in the hope to make her last days as comfortable as possible. Her hopeless condition was a great strain on her parents and her death a severe blow. She was an only daughter, and her death leaves Mr. and Mrs. Jackson with but one child, Joe, who is in the lumber business in Canada and was unable to be present at the funeral.
Miss Jackson was 37 years of age and during the time her father was county judge acted as deputy under him. Later she was employed as bookkeeper for C. L. Nicholson and it was while holding this position that it was deemed necessary to take her to Omaha for an operation. She was a very talented young lady and was considered one of the best pianists in the city, being engaged for a time in giving lessons.
The sympathy of the entire community goes out to the bereaved parents.
(The Blair Pilot, November 27, 1912
Obituaries courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.
The funeral was held at St. Mary’s Episcopal church, of which she was a member and for which she was organist for many years, at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon, Rev. A. E. Marsh officiating. The church was filled with sorrowing friends, and the mass of flowers told something of the esteem in which she was held. Six young men of her acquaintance acted as pallbearers, George Willsey, George Bruse, Hans and Ed Grimm, Fred Jones and Ove Anderson. The Eastern Star, of which she was a member, and the W.R.C. attended in a body.
She was born on what is now known as the Zaepffel farm, out near Kennard, August 8th, 1875, and was therefore past 37 years of age. Most of her life has been spent in this city, however. She was deputy for her father while he was county judge and was also deputy county clerk under Ove Anderson for a time. She worked in Omaha as stenographer and typewriter for about a year and was bookkeeper for C. L. Nicholson when she went to Omaha for the operation, hoping to be back to work in a few weeks, but she never returned. It seems a cruel fate for one so apparently healthy, happy, hopeful, buoyant, as she was at that time, but it is equally cruel to wish her back from that better and happier clime in which her pure soul now dwells. We shall miss her much for she was our friend, her close companions will miss her yet more, but our heart aches for the aged father and mother who have lost their only daughter, and for the brother, Joe, in far away Canada who will never again see and greet his only sister.
(Blair Democrat Vol. XLIII, November 28, 1912)
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After suffering for over a year with multiple sclerosis, death came to the relief of Miss Ada Jackson last Thursday afternoon at 2:15, and the funeral was held from the Episcopal church Sunday afternoon, Rev. Marsh officiating. The funeral was largely attended by sorrowing friends of the Jackson family and a large cortege wended its way to the cemetery to pay their last respects to the memory of a charming young lady who had spent her entire life among them.
Miss Jackson, who was a daughter of Judge and Mrs. E. C. Jackson, was taken to Omaha and operated on for foot trouble something over a year ago, but her condition continued to grow worse and after being brought home her trouble was diagnosed as multiple sclerosis, a very rare disease and one for which there is no known cure. She continued to grow worse as time went on and several months ago became entirely helpless, a short time later becoming totally blind and very deaf.
She was given the constant care of her parents and a trained nurse had been in attendance continually, in the hope to make her last days as comfortable as possible. Her hopeless condition was a great strain on her parents and her death a severe blow. She was an only daughter, and her death leaves Mr. and Mrs. Jackson with but one child, Joe, who is in the lumber business in Canada and was unable to be present at the funeral.
Miss Jackson was 37 years of age and during the time her father was county judge acted as deputy under him. Later she was employed as bookkeeper for C. L. Nicholson and it was while holding this position that it was deemed necessary to take her to Omaha for an operation. She was a very talented young lady and was considered one of the best pianists in the city, being engaged for a time in giving lessons.
The sympathy of the entire community goes out to the bereaved parents.
(The Blair Pilot, November 27, 1912
Obituaries courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.
After about a year of painful yet patient suffering from a strange disease called multiple sclerosis the end came peacefully to Miss Ada Jackson at 2:15 last Friday afternoon. She hadn’t been herself, except at brief intervals, for the past two months. On Thursday morning she waked up and asked for her breakfast and knew her father, Judge E. C. Jackson, when he brought it. That was her last lucid moment. Death came when she was sleeping peacefully in the quiet of the afternoon. Something over a year ago she began to have severe pains in her left foot that had never been just right some way. She had often contemplated having an operation performed and when this trouble began she concluded to have it done. After the operation it was found that the trouble didn’t come from her foot but was the beginning of the strange disease that finally caused her death. In fact her body has literally died by inches from that time on. She suffered greatly but never gave up hope that she would recover. This wonderful courage no doubt kept her alive for months longer than she otherwise would have lasted.
The funeral was held at St. Mary’s Episcopal church, of which she was a member and for which she was organist for many years, at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon, Rev. A. E. Marsh officiating. The church was filled with sorrowing friends, and the mass of flowers told something of the esteem in which she was held. Six young men of her acquaintance acted as pallbearers, George Willsey, George Bruse, Hans and Ed Grimm, Fred Jones and Ove Anderson. The Eastern Star, of which she was a member, and the W.R.C. attended in a body.
She was born on what is now known as the Zaepffel farm, out near Kennard, August 8th, 1875, and was therefore past 37 years of age. Most of her life has been spent in this city, however. She was deputy for her father while he was county judge and was also deputy county clerk under Ove Anderson for a time. She worked in Omaha as stenographer and typewriter for about a year and was bookkeeper for C. L. Nicholson when she went to Omaha for the operation, hoping to be back to work in a few weeks, but she never returned. It seems a cruel fate for one so apparently healthy, happy, hopeful, buoyant, as she was at that time, but it is equally cruel to wish her back from that better and happier clime in which her pure soul now dwells. We shall miss her much for she was our friend, her close companions will miss her yet more, but our heart aches for the aged father and mother who have lost their only daughter, and for the brother, Joe, in far away Canada who will never again see and greet his only sister.
(Blair Democrat Vol. XLIII, November 28, 1912)
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After suffering for over a year with multiple sclerosis, death came to the relief of Miss Ada Jackson last Thursday afternoon at 2:15, and the funeral was held from the Episcopal church Sunday afternoon, Rev. Marsh officiating. The funeral was largely attended by sorrowing friends of the Jackson family and a large cortege wended its way to the cemetery to pay their last respects to the memory of a charming young lady who had spent her entire life among them.
Miss Jackson, who was a daughter of Judge and Mrs. E. C. Jackson, was taken to Omaha and operated on for foot trouble something over a year ago, but her condition continued to grow worse and after being brought home her trouble was diagnosed as multiple sclerosis, a very rare disease and one for which there is no known cure. She continued to grow worse as time went on and several months ago became entirely helpless, a short time later becoming totally blind and very deaf.
She was given the constant care of her parents and a trained nurse had been in attendance continually, in the hope to make her last days as comfortable as possible. Her hopeless condition was a great strain on her parents and her death a severe blow. She was an only daughter, and her death leaves Mr. and Mrs. Jackson with but one child, Joe, who is in the lumber business in Canada and was unable to be present at the funeral.
Miss Jackson was 37 years of age and during the time her father was county judge acted as deputy under him. Later she was employed as bookkeeper for C. L. Nicholson and it was while holding this position that it was deemed necessary to take her to Omaha for an operation. She was a very talented young lady and was considered one of the best pianists in the city, being engaged for a time in giving lessons.
The sympathy of the entire community goes out to the bereaved parents.
(The Blair Pilot, November 27, 1912
Obituaries courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.
The funeral was held at St. Mary’s Episcopal church, of which she was a member and for which she was organist for many years, at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon, Rev. A. E. Marsh officiating. The church was filled with sorrowing friends, and the mass of flowers told something of the esteem in which she was held. Six young men of her acquaintance acted as pallbearers, George Willsey, George Bruse, Hans and Ed Grimm, Fred Jones and Ove Anderson. The Eastern Star, of which she was a member, and the W.R.C. attended in a body.
She was born on what is now known as the Zaepffel farm, out near Kennard, August 8th, 1875, and was therefore past 37 years of age. Most of her life has been spent in this city, however. She was deputy for her father while he was county judge and was also deputy county clerk under Ove Anderson for a time. She worked in Omaha as stenographer and typewriter for about a year and was bookkeeper for C. L. Nicholson when she went to Omaha for the operation, hoping to be back to work in a few weeks, but she never returned. It seems a cruel fate for one so apparently healthy, happy, hopeful, buoyant, as she was at that time, but it is equally cruel to wish her back from that better and happier clime in which her pure soul now dwells. We shall miss her much for she was our friend, her close companions will miss her yet more, but our heart aches for the aged father and mother who have lost their only daughter, and for the brother, Joe, in far away Canada who will never again see and greet his only sister.
(Blair Democrat Vol. XLIII, November 28, 1912)
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After suffering for over a year with multiple sclerosis, death came to the relief of Miss Ada Jackson last Thursday afternoon at 2:15, and the funeral was held from the Episcopal church Sunday afternoon, Rev. Marsh officiating. The funeral was largely attended by sorrowing friends of the Jackson family and a large cortege wended its way to the cemetery to pay their last respects to the memory of a charming young lady who had spent her entire life among them.
Miss Jackson, who was a daughter of Judge and Mrs. E. C. Jackson, was taken to Omaha and operated on for foot trouble something over a year ago, but her condition continued to grow worse and after being brought home her trouble was diagnosed as multiple sclerosis, a very rare disease and one for which there is no known cure. She continued to grow worse as time went on and several months ago became entirely helpless, a short time later becoming totally blind and very deaf.
She was given the constant care of her parents and a trained nurse had been in attendance continually, in the hope to make her last days as comfortable as possible. Her hopeless condition was a great strain on her parents and her death a severe blow. She was an only daughter, and her death leaves Mr. and Mrs. Jackson with but one child, Joe, who is in the lumber business in Canada and was unable to be present at the funeral.
Miss Jackson was 37 years of age and during the time her father was county judge acted as deputy under him. Later she was employed as bookkeeper for C. L. Nicholson and it was while holding this position that it was deemed necessary to take her to Omaha for an operation. She was a very talented young lady and was considered one of the best pianists in the city, being engaged for a time in giving lessons.
The sympathy of the entire community goes out to the bereaved parents.
(The Blair Pilot, November 27, 1912
Obituaries courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.
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