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Sophia <I>Roberts</I> Bromley

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Sophia Roberts Bromley

Birth
Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA
Death
22 Jan 1934 (aged 93)
Otsego, Allegan County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Otsego, Allegan County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
Plot
I-594-6
Memorial ID
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OLDEST RESIDENT PASSED AWAY
Mrs. Sophia Bromley, passed away at her home on Court street Monday evening. She was 93 years, nine months and 14 days old. She was a member of the Nonagenarian club sponsored by the Grand Rapids Herald. She had been a resident of Otsego for a half a century. Was in good health up to 10 days ago when she was stricken with pneumonia which carried her away Monday evening. Mrs. Bromley was born in Washtenaw county, Mich., April 8, 1840. She has lived alone for many years, excepting that she has had some one to come in every day and look after her house work. Her husband, a Civil War veteran, died some time ago. She led an active life up to the time of her last illness, she pieced quilts and did other work of a similar kind, read some, as her eyes were quite good for her age, and was a constant letter writer, keeping in touch all the time with relatives and friends. She ts survived by two sons, Charles Utter, Pekin, ILL., and Darwin of Mountain Home, Idaho. She has two sisters living in Ypsilanti, seven grand children and seven great grand children. Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Pardee Funeral Home. Burial at Mountain Home cemetery.

From Otsego Union January 25, 1934.

Daughter of
Luther S Roberts
Rachel "Stuck" Roberts Crane 1819–1907

Wife of
Francis Utter 1833–1909
Alba Sweetland 1826–1899
Alonzo Bromley 1843–1922

Mother of
Darwin A. Utter 1861–1935
Francis M "Frank" Utter 1863–1919
Ceylon A Utter 1874–?
Charles A. Utter 1874–1969

Info from Larry Ciet Find A Grave contributor (# 48444619)
OLDEST RESIDENT PASSED AWAY
Mrs. Sophia Bromley, passed away at her home on Court street Monday evening. She was 93 years, nine months and 14 days old. She was a member of the Nonagenarian club sponsored by the Grand Rapids Herald. She had been a resident of Otsego for a half a century. Was in good health up to 10 days ago when she was stricken with pneumonia which carried her away Monday evening. Mrs. Bromley was born in Washtenaw county, Mich., April 8, 1840. She has lived alone for many years, excepting that she has had some one to come in every day and look after her house work. Her husband, a Civil War veteran, died some time ago. She led an active life up to the time of her last illness, she pieced quilts and did other work of a similar kind, read some, as her eyes were quite good for her age, and was a constant letter writer, keeping in touch all the time with relatives and friends. She ts survived by two sons, Charles Utter, Pekin, ILL., and Darwin of Mountain Home, Idaho. She has two sisters living in Ypsilanti, seven grand children and seven great grand children. Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Pardee Funeral Home. Burial at Mountain Home cemetery.

From Otsego Union January 25, 1934.

Daughter of
Luther S Roberts
Rachel "Stuck" Roberts Crane 1819–1907

Wife of
Francis Utter 1833–1909
Alba Sweetland 1826–1899
Alonzo Bromley 1843–1922

Mother of
Darwin A. Utter 1861–1935
Francis M "Frank" Utter 1863–1919
Ceylon A Utter 1874–?
Charles A. Utter 1874–1969

Info from Larry Ciet Find A Grave contributor (# 48444619)


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  • Created by: Russ Holmes
  • Added: Sep 28, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59354330/sophia-bromley: accessed ), memorial page for Sophia Roberts Bromley (8 Apr 1840–22 Jan 1934), Find a Grave Memorial ID 59354330, citing Mountain Home Cemetery, Otsego, Allegan County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Russ Holmes (contributor 47351421).