Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXV, No. 21, November 1, 1898:
ALWINE. -Fanny Alvine was born July 19, 1854, in Somerset Co., Pa., which was her home until 1880 when on the 28th of October she was married to Peter K. Thomas and during that year moved to Michigan where has been her home since. She was a beloved member of the Mennonite Church of this place for over seventeen years, remaining faithful till the Lord called her to her last home Oct. 6, 1898, aged 47 years, 2 months and 17 days. Funeral sermon by Isaac Weaver in English and Peter Keim in German. Text, John 11:25, 26. The deceased sister had always enjoyed very good health until last April when she contracted a cough which ultimately led to her death. She had hoped and prayed to be spared to live a few years longer, but when she realized that she could not she prayed as earnestly to die a happy death, and her request was granted for she passed away as a child might fall asleep. The last words she muttered aloud on earth were those of a prayer to her God whom she had trusted so faithfully. She leaves a devoted and faithful husband, two daughters and six step-children, besides other relatives and a host of friends who deeply mourn their loss. Our hearts are lonely but we feel that we can say with the poet.
Go to thy rest in peace,
And soft be thy repose;
Thy toils are o'er, thy troubles cease,
From earthly cares in sweet release,
Thine eyelids gently close.
Go to thy rest; and while
Thy absence we deplore,
One thought our sorrow shall beguile;
For soon with a celestial smile
We'll meet to part no more.
ALWINE. -Fanny Alvine was born July 19, 1854, in Somerset Co., Pa., which was her home until 1880 when on the 28th of October she was married to Peter K. Thomas and during that year moved to Michigan where has been her home since. She was a beloved member of the Mennonite Church of this place for over seventeen years, remaining faithful till the Lord called her to her last home Oct. 6, 1898, aged 47 years, 2 months and 17 days. Funeral sermon by Isaac Weaver in English and Peter Keim in German. Text, John 11:25, 26. The deceased sister had always enjoyed very good health until last April when she contracted a cough which ultimately led to her death. She had hoped and prayed to be spared to live a few years longer, but when she realized that she could not she prayed as earnestly to die a happy death, and her request was granted for she passed away as a child might fall asleep. The last words she muttered aloud on earth were those of a prayer to her God whom she had trusted so faithfully. She leaves a devoted and faithful husband, two daughters and six step-children, besides other relatives and a host of friends who deeply mourn their loss. Our hearts are lonely but we feel that we can say with the poet.
Go to thy rest in peace,
And soft be thy repose;
Thy toils are o'er, thy troubles cease,
From earthly cares in sweet release,
Thine eyelids gently close.
Go to thy rest; and while
Thy absence we deplore,
One thought our sorrow shall beguile;
For soon with a celestial smile
We'll meet to part no more.
Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXV, No. 21, November 1, 1898:
ALWINE. -Fanny Alvine was born July 19, 1854, in Somerset Co., Pa., which was her home until 1880 when on the 28th of October she was married to Peter K. Thomas and during that year moved to Michigan where has been her home since. She was a beloved member of the Mennonite Church of this place for over seventeen years, remaining faithful till the Lord called her to her last home Oct. 6, 1898, aged 47 years, 2 months and 17 days. Funeral sermon by Isaac Weaver in English and Peter Keim in German. Text, John 11:25, 26. The deceased sister had always enjoyed very good health until last April when she contracted a cough which ultimately led to her death. She had hoped and prayed to be spared to live a few years longer, but when she realized that she could not she prayed as earnestly to die a happy death, and her request was granted for she passed away as a child might fall asleep. The last words she muttered aloud on earth were those of a prayer to her God whom she had trusted so faithfully. She leaves a devoted and faithful husband, two daughters and six step-children, besides other relatives and a host of friends who deeply mourn their loss. Our hearts are lonely but we feel that we can say with the poet.
Go to thy rest in peace,
And soft be thy repose;
Thy toils are o'er, thy troubles cease,
From earthly cares in sweet release,
Thine eyelids gently close.
Go to thy rest; and while
Thy absence we deplore,
One thought our sorrow shall beguile;
For soon with a celestial smile
We'll meet to part no more.
ALWINE. -Fanny Alvine was born July 19, 1854, in Somerset Co., Pa., which was her home until 1880 when on the 28th of October she was married to Peter K. Thomas and during that year moved to Michigan where has been her home since. She was a beloved member of the Mennonite Church of this place for over seventeen years, remaining faithful till the Lord called her to her last home Oct. 6, 1898, aged 47 years, 2 months and 17 days. Funeral sermon by Isaac Weaver in English and Peter Keim in German. Text, John 11:25, 26. The deceased sister had always enjoyed very good health until last April when she contracted a cough which ultimately led to her death. She had hoped and prayed to be spared to live a few years longer, but when she realized that she could not she prayed as earnestly to die a happy death, and her request was granted for she passed away as a child might fall asleep. The last words she muttered aloud on earth were those of a prayer to her God whom she had trusted so faithfully. She leaves a devoted and faithful husband, two daughters and six step-children, besides other relatives and a host of friends who deeply mourn their loss. Our hearts are lonely but we feel that we can say with the poet.
Go to thy rest in peace,
And soft be thy repose;
Thy toils are o'er, thy troubles cease,
From earthly cares in sweet release,
Thine eyelids gently close.
Go to thy rest; and while
Thy absence we deplore,
One thought our sorrow shall beguile;
For soon with a celestial smile
We'll meet to part no more.
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