Villisca Review (Villisca, Iowa), Thursday, January 5, 1888, p. 2
An Unfortunate Family
New Market, Ia. --- Nov. 13, ’87, Elmer Olinger, youngest son of John Olinger, was taken down with typhoid fever, was sick just five weeks, when the little fellow breathed his last. He was 4 years, 7 mos. and 13 days old. At the age of 10 months he was left motherless to battle his way through life, the youngest of a family of nine. During his sickness he was patient and uncomplaining, much more so than many of riper years. He had all the care that could be give him under the circumstances, yet he lacked the caressing hand of an affectionate mother. A few days after Elmer was taken sick the entire family was prostrated by the same disease, except the father and one daughter about 12 years of age. Medical aid was called early in the case but the disease could not be stayed and December 23d the second death occurred, that of Madie Blanche Olinger, age 16 years. She was born in Fremont Co., Iowa, Nov. 15, 1871, and was the oldest of the family. At the age of 13 years, her mother died, which left the great responsibilities of a large family devolving upon her. Madie was a dutiful and affectionate daughter, sympathetic in disposition, always ready to do good. During her long and painful sickness, she bore it with Christian fortitude, having anxiety and concern, not for herself, but for her brothers and sisters who were suffering with the same disease. She was a favorite among her acquaintances and the idol of the home circle. Her work on earth is finished and she has gone to live, we trust, in the “City of God,” where she will be “waiting and watching” for the loved ones. May God comfort the sorrowing ones and bring them to her at last, is the sincere wish of the writer of these lines.
Three of the family are still dangerously sick. The condition of the entire family is sad in the extreme. The neighbors have lent a helping hand as far as it is possible to do so. By A Friend
An Unfortunate Family
New Market, Ia. --- Nov. 13, ’87, Elmer Olinger, youngest son of John Olinger, was taken down with typhoid fever, was sick just five weeks, when the little fellow breathed his last. He was 4 years, 7 mos. and 13 days old. At the age of 10 months he was left motherless to battle his way through life, the youngest of a family of nine. During his sickness he was patient and uncomplaining, much more so than many of riper years. He had all the care that could be give him under the circumstances, yet he lacked the caressing hand of an affectionate mother. A few days after Elmer was taken sick the entire family was prostrated by the same disease, except the father and one daughter about 12 years of age. Medical aid was called early in the case but the disease could not be stayed and December 23d the second death occurred, that of Madie Blanche Olinger, age 16 years. She was born in Fremont Co., Iowa, Nov. 15, 1871, and was the oldest of the family. At the age of 13 years, her mother died, which left the great responsibilities of a large family devolving upon her. Madie was a dutiful and affectionate daughter, sympathetic in disposition, always ready to do good. During her long and painful sickness, she bore it with Christian fortitude, having anxiety and concern, not for herself, but for her brothers and sisters who were suffering with the same disease. She was a favorite among her acquaintances and the idol of the home circle. Her work on earth is finished and she has gone to live, we trust, in the “City of God,” where she will be “waiting and watching” for the loved ones. May God comfort the sorrowing ones and bring them to her at last, is the sincere wish of the writer of these lines.
Three of the family are still dangerously sick. The condition of the entire family is sad in the extreme. The neighbors have lent a helping hand as far as it is possible to do so. By A Friend
Villisca Review (Villisca, Iowa), Thursday, January 5, 1888, p. 2
An Unfortunate Family
New Market, Ia. --- Nov. 13, ’87, Elmer Olinger, youngest son of John Olinger, was taken down with typhoid fever, was sick just five weeks, when the little fellow breathed his last. He was 4 years, 7 mos. and 13 days old. At the age of 10 months he was left motherless to battle his way through life, the youngest of a family of nine. During his sickness he was patient and uncomplaining, much more so than many of riper years. He had all the care that could be give him under the circumstances, yet he lacked the caressing hand of an affectionate mother. A few days after Elmer was taken sick the entire family was prostrated by the same disease, except the father and one daughter about 12 years of age. Medical aid was called early in the case but the disease could not be stayed and December 23d the second death occurred, that of Madie Blanche Olinger, age 16 years. She was born in Fremont Co., Iowa, Nov. 15, 1871, and was the oldest of the family. At the age of 13 years, her mother died, which left the great responsibilities of a large family devolving upon her. Madie was a dutiful and affectionate daughter, sympathetic in disposition, always ready to do good. During her long and painful sickness, she bore it with Christian fortitude, having anxiety and concern, not for herself, but for her brothers and sisters who were suffering with the same disease. She was a favorite among her acquaintances and the idol of the home circle. Her work on earth is finished and she has gone to live, we trust, in the “City of God,” where she will be “waiting and watching” for the loved ones. May God comfort the sorrowing ones and bring them to her at last, is the sincere wish of the writer of these lines.
Three of the family are still dangerously sick. The condition of the entire family is sad in the extreme. The neighbors have lent a helping hand as far as it is possible to do so. By A Friend
An Unfortunate Family
New Market, Ia. --- Nov. 13, ’87, Elmer Olinger, youngest son of John Olinger, was taken down with typhoid fever, was sick just five weeks, when the little fellow breathed his last. He was 4 years, 7 mos. and 13 days old. At the age of 10 months he was left motherless to battle his way through life, the youngest of a family of nine. During his sickness he was patient and uncomplaining, much more so than many of riper years. He had all the care that could be give him under the circumstances, yet he lacked the caressing hand of an affectionate mother. A few days after Elmer was taken sick the entire family was prostrated by the same disease, except the father and one daughter about 12 years of age. Medical aid was called early in the case but the disease could not be stayed and December 23d the second death occurred, that of Madie Blanche Olinger, age 16 years. She was born in Fremont Co., Iowa, Nov. 15, 1871, and was the oldest of the family. At the age of 13 years, her mother died, which left the great responsibilities of a large family devolving upon her. Madie was a dutiful and affectionate daughter, sympathetic in disposition, always ready to do good. During her long and painful sickness, she bore it with Christian fortitude, having anxiety and concern, not for herself, but for her brothers and sisters who were suffering with the same disease. She was a favorite among her acquaintances and the idol of the home circle. Her work on earth is finished and she has gone to live, we trust, in the “City of God,” where she will be “waiting and watching” for the loved ones. May God comfort the sorrowing ones and bring them to her at last, is the sincere wish of the writer of these lines.
Three of the family are still dangerously sick. The condition of the entire family is sad in the extreme. The neighbors have lent a helping hand as far as it is possible to do so. By A Friend
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