MRS. A.G. AURAND PASSES FROM LIFE

            End Comes After Week's Illness of Pneumonia

                      FUNERAL HELD WEDNESDAY

     After battling bravely against pneumonia for a week, Mrs. A.G. 
AURAND passed peacefully away at 7 o'clock Sunday evening, Feb. 15th.  
The disease was aggravated by asthma with which she had been a sufferer 
for some time, and combined with her age, there seemed at no time any 
hope for her recovery.

     Mrs. Sarah A. BAKER was born at Clyde Ohio, Nov. 7, 1842, and thus 
at the time of her death reached the age of 70 years, 3 months, and 8 
days.  She came to Illinois with her parents, and was united in marriage 
in Hampshire to Abraham G. AURAND, January 25, 1867, with whom she lived 
in happy wedlock a little over 47 years.  Seven children were born to 
them, one dying in infancy and another a little later in life.  The 
surviving children left to mourn with the husband are two sons, Harrison 
G. of Barrington, and Wesley R. of Elgin., and three daughters - Mrs. 
Mary KADAU of Huntley; Mrs. Emma C. WARNER of Elgin; and Mrs. Lydia A. 
SAMUELSON of Hampshire.  She leaves also twenty grandchildren, and five 
brothers - George, John, Jacob, and William BAKER of Hampshire, and 
Harrison BAKER of Clyde Ohio, and one sister, Mrs. Lydia BAUMAN of 
Elgin.

     At the age of fourteen years she was converted to Christianity and 
joined the Evangelical church and remained a faithful member and earnest 
worker in that church throughout her life.  She was an indulgent wife 
and a devoted mother, as a neighbor she was kind and thoughtful - a 
friend who will be greatly missed.

     The funeral was held Wednesday, there being short services at the 
home at one o'clock, conducted by the Rev. H. Messner.  Services were 
then held at the Evangelical church, where Rev. Messner was assisted in 
the services by Rev. W.H. Locke and the Rev H.H. Thorn of Barrington.  
There were vocal trios at the house, at the church and at the grave by 
Misses Myrtle, Almeda and Frances Plagge, of Barrington, and two vocal 
solos at the church by Mrs. W.C. Brill.

     The casket bearers were E.E. Rich, H.S. DeWitt, E.A. Doty, W.C. 
Widmayer, L.D. Morgan and M.J. Getzelman.  The burial was in the 
Hampshire Center cemetery.

     The services were largely attended.  The W.R.C. and the W.M.S., of 
which the deceased has been a member attended the services in body.

     Among those from out of town in attendance at the funeral were: Mr. 
and Mrs. H.G. AURAND and sons Raymond and Grant, of Barrington; Mr. and 
Mrs. W.R. AURAND and son George; Mr. and Mrs. Dan WARNER, Mrs. C. 
BAUMAN, Mrs. Ida BRITTON, of Elgin; and Mr. and Mrs. Ed KADAU of 
Huntley.


This was transcribed from the Hampshire Register dated 20 Feb 1914, p. 1

Contributed by: Gretchen Johnson - gretcher@earthlink.net - on 26 Jul 2000


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