•See Annie Laurie Brockway Nevers.
•See Almina Smith Parker.
•See Henry Spalding.
•See Maude Alice Davis Mowers.

      Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Wise gave a Thanksgiving supper at the Arlington last evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Westfall, who expect to leave the city shortly. The banquet was a very elaborate affair. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Halsted, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Bean, Mr. And Mrs. O. O. Winter, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Patek, Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Cohen, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Farrar, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Westfall, Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Parker, Mrs. J. R. Westfall, Mrs. R. E. Berry, Mrs. Scoville, C. N. Parker, Jay and Harry Patek. (Brainerd Dispatch, 01 December 1899, p. 8, c. 2)

   COHEN RITES HERE SET THURSDAY AT
                   BRAINERD CHAPEL
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      Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie S. Cohen, pioneer resident of Brainerd who died Tuesday afternoon here will be held at 9 a. m. Thursday from the Whitney chapel here. After the services here, her body will be taken to Milwaukee, Wis., for burial. The Rev. N. P. Olmsted will officiate at the rites here.
      An obituary of Mrs. Cohen, as prepared by members of her family follows:
      Born in Horicon, Wis., Mrs. Cohen moved to Milwaukee with her parents in 1874. After graduating from the Milwaukee Teachers' college, she taught in the public schools of that city until her marriage January 1, 1885, to Mr. Henry Cohen while visiting her sister, Mrs. Patek, in Brainerd the previous summer.
      As the wife of one of the leading merchants and, also, by the sheer force of her personality, Mrs. Cohen soon became a leader in the social and civic life of Brainerd.
      In 1908 her ability as a leader was recognized by electing her to the presidency of the Brainerd Musical club. During her incumbency the club bought and paid for a Steinway grand piano and entertained the state federation of Women's clubs, of which it had become a member. These were notable achievements for an organization of less than a hundred members.
      But the membership rapidly increased. A literary department was added, and health, civic and educational committees enlarged the club's interests and increased its usefulness until it became a center of culture and a real civic asset.
      During the war, Mrs. Cohen gave unceasingly of her time and strength to the Red Cross and other patriotic activities. Later, the Friendly Center absorbed much of her time and energy. And when Mr. Cohen was elected president of the Crow Wing Historical society, she worked with him to increase both membership and the accumulation of historical material.
      But her good deeds were not all done in public, "Flowers to the Living" was her motto, and she lived up to it. Many a gracious deed was done in secret. But long as is the list of both public and private good deeds, it is not by these that she will be remembered.
      Good deeds were simply the outer expression of a fervent spirit that compelled her interest in every good cause, in every high endeavor. Loyalty to friends made her look for their good qualities and overlook their faults. In fact, it was her habit to look for good in everything. If she took a journey, she emphasized the pleasure and minimized the discomfort of travel. She shared the joys of life, its ills she kept to herself. It was indeed a dark cloud that hid its silver lining from her eyes. In short, she did what she could to make the lives that touched hers better and brighter, and for this she will long be remembered. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch, 15 December 1937, p. 3, c's. 5 & 6) [Courtesy of Brian Marsh, CWCHS]