For a period of 11 years, there has presided over the pleasant home of Dr. Gesler one of the most estimable of ladies, who bore the maiden name of Vesta C. A. Harris. She was born in Macomb County, this State, November 24, 1854, and until 1865 her education was pursued in the common school there. Her parents then removed to a farm one and one-half miles east of Saranac, and for 4 years she was a regular attendant at the village school. Another removal was made and the vicinity of St. Johns became the family residence, and there she was kept constantly in school until she was seventeen years old. At that age she began teaching, and continued her work either in Clinton or Ionia Counties until 1879, September 10, of that year, becoming the wife of Dr. Gesler. Immediately after her marriage she took up the study of medicine, and in the years 1880-81 attended the Herring Medical College in St. Louis, Mo., receiving her diploma in the spring of the second year. She has since been engaged in practice with her husband. To Mr. and Mrs. Gesler two sons have been born: James Farrand, December 27, 1883; and Carl Grant, November 6, 1886.
In the maternal line Dr. Vesta Gesler is of German extraction, and on her father's side she traces her lineage through several generations of American-born ancestors to one who was a native of England. (per Wayne Summers)
son: Carl G. Gesler 6 Nov 1886- 25 Jul 1947 Lansing, MI
The Medical Counselor, Volume 20
Dr. Vesta C. A. Gesler, of Saranac, Michigan, passed away on the afternoon of June 19, 1901, after an illness extending back to February of the present year. Her death was caused by sarcoma of the liver. For many months she regarded her
case as hopeless and patiently awaited the inevitable result of the malady.
Dr. Gesler had been actively and successfully engagedin the practice of medicine for 25 years, having taken up the study of medicine under the tutorship of Dr. A. E. Gesler in 1877, graduating from the Hering College of St. Louis, Mo., in 1881. She was a faithful and honored member of the Congregational Church of Saranac, and Superintendent of the Sunday school of that church.
Mrs. Gesler was born in Richmond, Macomb County, Michigan, November 24, 1854, and came with her parents to Saranac about thirty years ago. She was married to Dr. Gesler September 10, 1878. She leaves a husband, 2 sons, 3 sisters, 1 brother, besides a large circle of friends to mourn her loss. The funeral was held from the residence, conducted by her pastor, Rev. H. C. Snyder, assisted by Rev. J. W. Steffe. This singing was by the Glee Club of Lowell.
Her Sunday school class attended the funeral as a class, and the graduating class of the High School also attended in a body, her older son, Farrand, being a member of the class. (A.G.)
Additional Comments:
Her sons were:
James Farrand Gesler and Carl Grant Gesler.
In the maternal line Dr. Vesta Gesler is of German extraction, and on her father's side she traces her lineage through several generations of American-born ancestors to one who was a native of England. (per Wayne Summers)
son: Carl G. Gesler 6 Nov 1886- 25 Jul 1947 Lansing, MI
The Medical Counselor, Volume 20
Dr. Vesta C. A. Gesler, of Saranac, Michigan, passed away on the afternoon of June 19, 1901, after an illness extending back to February of the present year. Her death was caused by sarcoma of the liver. For many months she regarded her
case as hopeless and patiently awaited the inevitable result of the malady.
Dr. Gesler had been actively and successfully engagedin the practice of medicine for 25 years, having taken up the study of medicine under the tutorship of Dr. A. E. Gesler in 1877, graduating from the Hering College of St. Louis, Mo., in 1881. She was a faithful and honored member of the Congregational Church of Saranac, and Superintendent of the Sunday school of that church.
Mrs. Gesler was born in Richmond, Macomb County, Michigan, November 24, 1854, and came with her parents to Saranac about thirty years ago. She was married to Dr. Gesler September 10, 1878. She leaves a husband, 2 sons, 3 sisters, 1 brother, besides a large circle of friends to mourn her loss. The funeral was held from the residence, conducted by her pastor, Rev. H. C. Snyder, assisted by Rev. J. W. Steffe. This singing was by the Glee Club of Lowell.
Her Sunday school class attended the funeral as a class, and the graduating class of the High School also attended in a body, her older son, Farrand, being a member of the class. (A.G.)
Additional Comments:
Her sons were:
James Farrand Gesler and Carl Grant Gesler.
For a period of 11 years, there has presided over the pleasant home of Dr. Gesler one of the most estimable of ladies, who bore the maiden name of Vesta C. A. Harris. She was born in Macomb County, this State, November 24, 1854, and until 1865 her education was pursued in the common school there. Her parents then removed to a farm one and one-half miles east of Saranac, and for 4 years she was a regular attendant at the village school. Another removal was made and the vicinity of St. Johns became the family residence, and there she was kept constantly in school until she was seventeen years old. At that age she began teaching, and continued her work either in Clinton or Ionia Counties until 1879, September 10, of that year, becoming the wife of Dr. Gesler. Immediately after her marriage she took up the study of medicine, and in the years 1880-81 attended the Herring Medical College in St. Louis, Mo., receiving her diploma in the spring of the second year. She has since been engaged in practice with her husband. To Mr. and Mrs. Gesler two sons have been born: James Farrand, December 27, 1883; and Carl Grant, November 6, 1886.
In the maternal line Dr. Vesta Gesler is of German extraction, and on her father's side she traces her lineage through several generations of American-born ancestors to one who was a native of England. (per Wayne Summers)
son: Carl G. Gesler 6 Nov 1886- 25 Jul 1947 Lansing, MI
The Medical Counselor, Volume 20
Dr. Vesta C. A. Gesler, of Saranac, Michigan, passed away on the afternoon of June 19, 1901, after an illness extending back to February of the present year. Her death was caused by sarcoma of the liver. For many months she regarded her
case as hopeless and patiently awaited the inevitable result of the malady.
Dr. Gesler had been actively and successfully engagedin the practice of medicine for 25 years, having taken up the study of medicine under the tutorship of Dr. A. E. Gesler in 1877, graduating from the Hering College of St. Louis, Mo., in 1881. She was a faithful and honored member of the Congregational Church of Saranac, and Superintendent of the Sunday school of that church.
Mrs. Gesler was born in Richmond, Macomb County, Michigan, November 24, 1854, and came with her parents to Saranac about thirty years ago. She was married to Dr. Gesler September 10, 1878. She leaves a husband, 2 sons, 3 sisters, 1 brother, besides a large circle of friends to mourn her loss. The funeral was held from the residence, conducted by her pastor, Rev. H. C. Snyder, assisted by Rev. J. W. Steffe. This singing was by the Glee Club of Lowell.
Her Sunday school class attended the funeral as a class, and the graduating class of the High School also attended in a body, her older son, Farrand, being a member of the class. (A.G.)
Additional Comments:
Her sons were:
James Farrand Gesler and Carl Grant Gesler.
In the maternal line Dr. Vesta Gesler is of German extraction, and on her father's side she traces her lineage through several generations of American-born ancestors to one who was a native of England. (per Wayne Summers)
son: Carl G. Gesler 6 Nov 1886- 25 Jul 1947 Lansing, MI
The Medical Counselor, Volume 20
Dr. Vesta C. A. Gesler, of Saranac, Michigan, passed away on the afternoon of June 19, 1901, after an illness extending back to February of the present year. Her death was caused by sarcoma of the liver. For many months she regarded her
case as hopeless and patiently awaited the inevitable result of the malady.
Dr. Gesler had been actively and successfully engagedin the practice of medicine for 25 years, having taken up the study of medicine under the tutorship of Dr. A. E. Gesler in 1877, graduating from the Hering College of St. Louis, Mo., in 1881. She was a faithful and honored member of the Congregational Church of Saranac, and Superintendent of the Sunday school of that church.
Mrs. Gesler was born in Richmond, Macomb County, Michigan, November 24, 1854, and came with her parents to Saranac about thirty years ago. She was married to Dr. Gesler September 10, 1878. She leaves a husband, 2 sons, 3 sisters, 1 brother, besides a large circle of friends to mourn her loss. The funeral was held from the residence, conducted by her pastor, Rev. H. C. Snyder, assisted by Rev. J. W. Steffe. This singing was by the Glee Club of Lowell.
Her Sunday school class attended the funeral as a class, and the graduating class of the High School also attended in a body, her older son, Farrand, being a member of the class. (A.G.)
Additional Comments:
Her sons were:
James Farrand Gesler and Carl Grant Gesler.
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