Albert N. Gage, son of Ezra and Rosanna Gage, was born in LaGrange county, Indiana, April 2, 1877, and departed this life March 1, 1916, after a lingering illness from tuberculosis, aged thirty-eight years, ten months, and twenty-nine days. He was industrious in his habits and strictly honest in his dealings with his fellowmen. He was united in marriage to Viola Baker, January 14, 1901. To this union wee born seven children, three sons and four daughters, the sons preceding him, Burton dying in infancy, Samuel, May 19, 1915, and Glen, June 21, 1915, aged thirteen years. He leaves to mourn his departure a wife, four daughters, four brothers, two sisters and many friends. In the death of our friend, Albert, his companion laost a true husband, his chidren a kind fahter and his brothers and sisters a worthy brother. He was converted in May, 1915, and baptized in November, Pastor Clear officiating. While we feel that his family needs his tender care, there is the consolation that he can never suffer more, never again feel the chill of death and that upon his brow has been set the seal of everlasting peace.
Farewell, 'til we meet in the morning, When the clouds and mists roll away. Where there'll be no more anguish of parting, No death in that beautiful day. Our hearts are so crushed in this sorrow, We scarcely can say, "It is best." But we try to look up and remember, You've entered the mansion of rest. Farewell, though our hopes have perished, And we tearfully pass 'neath the rod. We will meet you, beloved, in the morning, In the beautiful palace of God.--------------------------------------------
Funeral services for Albert Gage, who died Wednesday afternoon or last
week, were held at the Plato church, at two o'clock in the afternoon of
the following Friday, in charge of Pastor V. I. Clear. Before stricken
with the fatal disease, tuberculosis, Mr. Gage was an industrious man,
not only a hard worker but one who did his work well. Particularly sad
is this case, the widow being left with four little girls to support. Two
children died last summer, a babe of two months, Samuel E., in May, and
the boy, Glenn, thirteen years old, of valvular heart trouble, in June.
The neighborhood extends sympathy to the family in its bereavement.
Contributed by Julie Burnette
Mrs. Anna Gage Dies Friday After Extended Illness
Mrs. Anna Gage, lifelong resident of LaGrange and nearby community,
passed away at the age of 87 years at the LaGrange County Hospital on Friday
afternoon of last week. She had been a patient there since May 9, when
she fell and broke her hip. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon
at two o'clock at the LaGrange Methodist Church and burial occurred in
Greenwood Cemetery. Rev. Marion O. King officiated. Caton and Frurip Funeral
Home was in charge. Survivors include one son Fred Gage of near LaGrange
and three daughters, Mrs. Arney Palmer of Detroit and Mrs. Harold R. Funk
and Mrs. Lester Norris of LaGrange; nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Grant Gage, passed away in 1934, and she had resided in the
Funk home since that time. Mrs. Gage was born May 4, 1871, the daughter
of Noah and Ellen Group Fair. Of a retiring nature, she had devoted her
entire life to serving her family and friends.
Contributed by Julie Burnette
BEATRICE A. BERTRAM ELLIOTT (1906-1997)
BEATRICE A. ELLIOTT, 91, died Wednesday at Life Care Center of LaGrange.
Born in Detroit, she was a nurse's aide and had worked in the LaGrange
County recorder's office. Her husband, Frank, died in 1982. A son, William
B., died in 1996. Surviving are two daughters, Lauretta Quast of Sierra
Vista, Ariz., and Barbara Schemahorn of Wolcottville; a son, Robert P.
of LaGrange; 14 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren.
Services at 10 a.m. Saturday at Frurip-May Funeral Home. Calling from 2
to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today. Eastern Star service at 6 p.m. Burial in Greenwood
Cemetery. Memorials to Mount Zion Lutheran Church or to Order of Eastern
Star, Sylvan Chapter 251.
Contributed by Julie Burnette
MRS. BESSIE L. GAGE Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie L. Gage, 80, former
Ashley postmistress, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 20, at
the Swank Funeral Home in Ashley. Mrs. Gage died Thursday, April 13 (1967),
in Petersburg, Florida. A daughter and two grandchildren survive.
Contributed by Julie Burnette
CHARLES LEONARD GAGE (1871-1947)
Charles Gage, 75, Plato Resident, Dies Sunday
The death of Charles Gage, 75, lifelong resident of LaGrange county,
occurred Sunday afternoon at the home of his son, Archie Gage, in LaGrange.
He had lived in the Plato community until his health failed about 18 months
ago and since then had resided with his children. He was well-known for
his work as a mason. His wife, Allie Rush Gage, died 35 years ago. Surviving
are four children, the sons, Archie of LaGrange and Frank of Columbia City,
Mrs. Hubert Miller of near Brighton and Mrs. William Chipman of Butler;
two step-children, Mrs. Calvin Meador of Texaco, Illinois, and Roy Gage
of LaGrange; 19 grandchildren; 15 greatgrandchildren and one brother, Horace
Gage of Plato. The funeral services were conducted from the Caton and Frurip
funeral home Tuesday at one o'clock with Rev. L. J. Beaver of the Church
of God officiating. Burial was made at the Plato cemetery.
Contributed by Julie Burnette
Mrs. Emma Healey, Life-Long Resident, Was Buried Monday
Mrs. Emma Gage Healey, who was born in LaGrange county November 23,
1859 and had lived here her entire life, died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Irvy Charles, living each and south of LaGrange, on Friday of last
week, shortly before noon. She had been stricken with apoplexy about a
day before her death. Funeral services were held at the home Monday afternoon,
Rev. Brown of the Evangelical church at Wolcottville, of which she was
a memeber, officiating. Burial was made in the cemetery at Woodruff, beside
the grave of her husband who died twelve years ago. Mrs. Healey was the
eldest daughter of Ezra and Rosannah (Eastlick) Gage, early pioneers of
the county. She received her education in the common shcools of the county,
and when not in school, passed the yers of her girlhood and young womanhood
in assisting the mother in the care of her large family. On December 3,
1882, she was united in marriage to Joseph R. Healey, with whom she lived
a life of contentment and devotion of an unusual degree, never having ceased
to miss him since on November 2, 1914, when he passed on before to await
her coming. The were converted to the Christian faith through the efforts
of Rev. and Mrs. Baldwin of the Evangelical church, and together united
with that society as long as it existed. Later they untied with the class
near their home, the Calvary Evangelical church, where she labored joyously
and untiringly. Especially dear to her was her prayer meeting, where she
relied updon Christ's promise that thought there only two or three gathered
together, He would be with them. Her's was a beautiful Christian life,
and through her prayers and influence, her aged father was brought to Christ.
She loved her neighbors and never was happier than when she could do some
kindness for someone in need, or consoling her loved ones in sorrow and
grief. She was ambitious and frugal, and working with her husband their
united labor and economy was rewarded by the home for which they had so
long striven. This home was made still more precious by the birth of their
only child, Leveda, who, after the death of the father, became Mrs. Irvy
Charles. Twice more her home was gladdened by the coming in to it of two
loved grandchildren, Harold Joseph and Helen Rosalie Charles, who were
the delight and pleasure of Grandma's later years. Her home was her mecca
and in it she was queen. A loyal wife, a sacrificing, loving mother, her
memory will long be cherished by those who loved her most. For over a year
had been in failing health, her friends noticing her gradual weakening
condition, none however, realized it more than she, and it was her constant
prayer that she might be taken home once more to dwell with the loved companion
of earth. About two weeks before her decease, the grandson contracted scarlet
fever and through her love she took upon herself the immediate care of
him until he was safely recovered. When it seemed her work was finished
and her prayer to be answered, the Lord saying, "Thou hast done what thou
could do. Enter now into the joy of thy Lord," for after only a few hours
of sickness, shortly after the noon hour of April 30, 1926, suddenly and
swiftly the angel came, and with lips murmuring an unspoken farewell to
the loved ones at her bedsides, her spirit was wafted away to swell in
the city eternal forever more. On her passing, she leaves her daughter
and husband, two grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Janie Cline, and three
brothers, Horace, Grant and Charles Gage, all of LaGrange county, and one
brother, Oliver Gage, of Auburn, Indiana. Two brothers, the eldest and
youngest, Samuel and Albert Gage, preceded her several years ago.
"Goodby, thou blessed Mother of mine, Goodby, dearest Sister, for a time, Until that morn so bright and fair, In which we all may have a share And clasp glad hands in 'Over There,' Where we may meet without a care Around our Father's throne."Contributed by Julie Burnette
EVELYN WILSON KLINGLER (1917-1978)
Evelyn Klingler (June 14, 1917-April 14, 1978)
A former Orland resident and retired school teacher, Evelyn Klingler,
60, of 1004 Highland Drive, Angola, died in St. Mary's Hospital, Saginaw,
Michigan, Friday morning, April 14. Services were conducted at 1 p.m. Monday,
April 17, in the Orland United Methodist Church with Reverend Ronald Manahan
and Reverend Ford Stidham officiating. Interment followed in Greenlawn
Cemetery near Orland. Beams Funeral Home, of Fremont, was in charge of
arrangements. Preferred memorials are contributions to the National Kidney
Foundation. Mrs. Klingler was born June 14, 1917, at Mongo, the daughter
of Roy and Neva (McKenzie) Wilson. A teacher for 37 years, Mrs. Klingler
taught 18 years at Orland, two at South Milford and 17 at Freeland, Michigan.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Sheldon (Margaret) Wohlers, of Angola; two
grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Wilford (Lois) Dunkel, of LaGrange; and
Mrs. Robert (Kathryn) Rhoades, of Elkhart. Her husband, Ronald, died in
November 1977.
Contributed by Julie Burnette
After many days and nights of suffering Glenn B. Gage, son of Albert
and Viola Baker Gage, died at his home, Monday night, at eleven o'clock,
and the funeral services were held at the church at Plato, Wednesday morning
at ten o'clock. Through all the grief and affliction which has come to
this family during the past six months, the entire community has been in
deepest sympathy with them, a fact that everyone has manifested in word
and deed. We will miss the little boy from our community for he was a lovable
child, of obediant nature, cheerful, patient, and hopeful through his illness.
Though unable to join in rollicking games with our children of the neighborhood,
he was always happy and interested as an onlooker. The father returned
from Rockville on receiving news of the death of his son and has decided
not to return to the sanitarium.
Contributed by Julie Burnette
GRANT GAGE (1868-1934)
GRANT GAGE DIES SUDDENLY WEDNESDAY AT HOME NEAR PLATO
Grant Gage, prominent and substantial LaGrange county farmer, died
suddenly Wednesday morning about eight o'clock, at his home southeast of
Plato following an attack of heart trouble. He was 65 years old. The funeral
will be held at two o'clock Friday afternoon from the Methodist Episcopal
church in LaGrange, in charge of Rev. Fred R. Hill and burial will be made
in Greenwood cemetery. Mr. Gage had lived in LaGrange county all of his
life. he was born Oct. 16, 1868, in the county, the son of Ezra and Rosannah
Gage. He was married to Anna Fair on Dec. 11, 1892. The widow, four children,
Mrs. Arney Palmer, of Detroit, Mich., Fred Gage, of near LaGrange, and
Mrs. Harold R. Funk and Mrs. Lester Norris, twins, of LaGrange, one sister
Mrs. Samuel Cline, and two brothers, Charles and Horace B. Gage, all living
east of LaGrange, and four grandchildren survive him. Mr. Gage's death
was a great shock to his family as he had been in his usual health until
he was stricken. He died within a few minutes.
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Grant Gage
Grant Gage, son of Ezra and Rosanna (sic) Gage, was born in LaGrange
county, Indiana, Oct. 10, 1868. He was the son of an early pioneer family
and spent his entire life in LaGrange county. He was united in marriage
to Anna Fair of Dec. 11, 1892. To this union were born four children, Wilma,
Fred, Flossie, and Florence. Mr. Gage was engaged in farming his entire
life and was superintendent of the Rogers orphans home for two years. He
was a charter member of the K. of P. lodge at Mongo, Ind. He was a very
loving and devoted husband and father. His 65 years of life were chartered
by sterling principles of honest love and duty to his family and his friends.
He helped his neighbors because he wanted to and they all liked him. Mr.
Gage passed away very suddenly on March 14, as a result of a heart attack.
His mother and father, four brothers, and a sister preceded him in death.
There are left ot mourn their loss his loving wife, Anna, his four children
and their families, Mr. and Mrs. Arney E. Palmer of Detroit, Mich., Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Gage and children, Monroe, Nina, and Maryanna, Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Norris and daughter, Ramona, Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Funk, one sister
Mrs. Samuel Cline, two brothers, Horace Gage and Charles Gage and other
relatives and a host of friends. Card of Thanks - We wish to express our
thanks and appreciation to our neighbors and friends for the assistance
and kindness shown and the beautiful floral offerings given after the death
of our beloved husband and father.
Contributed by Julie Burnette
JAMES HORACE GAGE DEAD AT EIGHTY-ONE
He Was a Great Grandson of Revolutionary War Soldier, General Thomas
Gage (NOTE: This information is 100% inaccurate; the Gages from LaGrange
County are NOT related to General Thomas Gage) LEAVES FIVE CHILDREN Excepting
Eight Years He Had Always Lived In County
James Horace Gage, who was born in LaGrange county nearly eighty-one
years ago, died at his nome in LaGrange, on North Sherman street, last
Saturday
morning, at half past ten o'clock, after a long invalidism with rheumatism,
having been confined to his bed since last March. His funeral was held
on Tuesday afternoon, at the residence, with a sermon by Rev. Thomas A.
Estell, pastor of the Lutheran church, and the burial was made in the Woodruff
cemetery, beside the graves of a son and a daughter who died several years
ago. Mr. Gage leaves a widow and five children, John A. Gage of Texico,
Illinois, County Recorder George A Gage of LaGrange, Mrs. Sarah R. Ivens
of Bristol, Mrs. Ella M. Culp of South Bend and Harvey S. Gage at home.
Four children preceded their father in death, Mary Elizabeth in 1890, Martha
A. in 1913, William W. in 1903 and James E. in 1887. He also leaves a sister,
Mrs. Julia A. Foster of Hudson, Michigan, a half brother, Lyman Fish of
this county, a half sister, Mrs. Kansas E. Butt of LaGrange, twenty-two
grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Mr. Gage was a son of Abram
and Julia A. Holly Gage, a grandson of Abram Gage and a great grandson
of General Thomas gage of the Revolutionary War. With the exception of
about eight years he was a farmer in this county until he moved to LaGrange
in 1912, the infirmities of age compelling him at that time to retire from
the farm. He was converted in 1869 and then joined the Evangelical church
at Woodruff, of which he was a faithful member until he moved from the
old homestead. He then transferred to the Methodist Episcopal church, a
membership the retained until he came to LaGrange in 1912, when he united
with Mount Zion Lutheran church. Mr. Gage was a man of tireless industry,
of unquestioned integrity and unusual moral courage. He was one of the
old pioneer race that cleared the way for the generations that followed
him and the work he did was a material contribution to our present prosperity
and prestige of a community. He lived a long life, filled with things done,
and at the last, weary and worn at the close of the journey, he fell asleep,
passing on to the bourne where space and time are not, where only love
abides.
Contributed by Julie Burnette
MRS. TIMMIS BURIED SUNDAY AT GREENWOOD
Many Friends Gather At Home To Pay Last Tribute
A large group of friends, of whom she had many in and around LaGrange,
gathered Sunday afternoon at the William C. Timmis home on South Poplar
street in LaGrange to mourn the tragic passing of Mrs. Timmis, to whom
death came suddenly on Thursday evening of last week about nine o'clock.
Mrs. Timmis had been automobiling with her grand daughter, Mrs. Russell
L. Walter, and Mrs. Walther and little daughter, and on returning, had
gone into the house alone. Feeling sick, she telephoned to her husband,
who was up town, and when he reached the home her condition was so serious
he immediately called a physician and Mrs. Walter, but Mrs. Timmis was
beyond help of mortal hands and succumbed to the fatal stroke of apoplexy.
The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, at the home, with Rev.
G. W. Livingstone of the Baptist church at Wolcottville in charge, and
burial was made in Greenwood Cemetery in LaGrange. Lydia Hall Timmis, the
daughter of Leonard and Nancy Hall, was born July 6, 1853, in Bloomfield
township, this county. On February 6, 1872, she was married to William
C. Timmis at Sturgis, Michigan, and to this union six children were born,
Lawrence H., Charles, Millie, Myrtle, Gertrude, and Arthur. Millie, Myrtle,
and Charles preceded her in death. Lawrence, of LaGrange, Dr. Arthur M.
of Ligonier, and Mrs. Gertrude Casteel of Continental, Ohio, survive. Four
sisters and two brothers were also members of her family, Mrs. Jennie Labadie,
Mrs. Nancy Hoofnagle, Mrs. Elizabeth Saunters, Josephine Timmis, and William
and Leonard Hall, of whom but Mrs. Labadie, of South Bend, is living. Three
grandchildren, Mrs. Russel L. Walter, Maynard and Harry Timmis, and one
great grandchild, Margaret Ellen Walter, are also left to mourn her departure
into the unseen country. Her son, Charles, lost his life about fourteen
years ago, in a tragic crossing accident north of town, when his automobile
was struck by a Grand Rapids and Indiana train. Mrs. Timmis was sincerely
loved and respected by all who knew her, and the sudden call that came
to her from above last Thursday evening was a shock to all. Since her girlhood
days she had been a devoted and faithful memeber of the Baptist church.
At the services last Sunday, a poem, a tribute to her character and Christian
life, was written and read by Mrs. Frank Timmis of White Pigeon, of which
the following few verses are excerpts: Loving daughter, wife and mother,/Kindly
friend and Christian true,/And t'were well could we discover/Many more
like her we knew. Long we will miss and mourn her presence/Though by faith's
celar voice we know,/Through the Christ she loved,/She'll often hover 'round
her loved below. Loving, cheering, guiding, leading/Them to realms of light
and peace,/Where no pain or death can enter,/And all sin and sorrow cease.
Contributed by Julie Burnette
MARY LYNN KEYES GAGE (1867-1946)
Mrs. Horace B. Gage Dies Sunday Afternoon
Mrs. Horace B. Gage, 78, a lifelong resident of LaGrange county, died
Sunday afternoon at the County hospital where she had been for some time.
Mrs. gage was Mary Lynn Keyes before her marriage and was born in Orland
on Dec. 2, 1867, the daughter of Hiram and Mary Newton Keyes. Most of her
young life was spent around Mongo and Brushy Prairie. She was married to
Horace B. Gage on July 29, 1891 and to this union were born two daughters,
Larue who proceeded her mother in death, and Hazel. Mr. and Mrs. Gage lived
in Plato for many years and have many friends there. Surviving are the
husband; the daughter, Mrs. Hazel Mathews of Chicago; a sister, Mrs. Carrie
Dorman of Ellensburg, WA; a brother, Harvey H. Keyes of Sturgis; and two
grandsons, Knight Kincaid and Whitney Kinkaid, and one great grandchild.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Plato
Methodist church with Rev. C. L. Robinson officiating. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Contributed by Julie Burnette
NANCY JANE GAGE CLINE (1866-1934)
MRS. SAMUEL E. CLINE OF NEAR PLATO DIES
Mrs. Samuel E. Cline, a resident of Bloomfield township all of her
life, passed away at the family home east of Plato last evening at six
o'clock, from heart trouble. She had been in failing health for two or
three years. Mrs. Cline, whose maiden name was Nancy Jane Gage, was born
July 11, 1866, in Bloomfield township, the daughter of Ezra and Rosannah
Gage. She and Mr. Cline were married Aug. 3, 1886. She would have been
68 years old next Wednesday. Mrs. Cline leave her husband, three sons,
Charles, Vern and Claud, all of near Plato, two brothers, Charles Gage
and Horace B. Gage, both of near Plato, and ten grandchildren. The funeral
will be held at two o'clock Saturday afternnon from the home, and burial
will be made in Greenwood cemetery, LaGrange.
Contributed by Julie Burnette
Ronald Klingler (December 3, 1918-November 14, 1977)
Ronald Klingler, 58, of 4820 Hillcrest Drive, Saginaw, Michigan, died
at 9 a.m. Monday, November 14, in the Hoyt Nursing Home, Saginaw. Services
are being conducted at 10 a.m. today (Wednesday) in the Beam Funeral Home,
Fremont, with Ronald Manahan officiating. Interment will follow in Greenlawn
Cemetery, near Orland. Klingler was born December 3, 1918, at Orland, to
Richard and Eva (Penix) Klingler. He was a salesman for Northrup King Seed
Company. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn; one daughter, Mrs. Sheldon
(Margaret) Wohlers, of Angola; and two grandchildren.
Contributed by Julie Burnette
William Gage, businessman, dies Sunday
William L. Gage, 43, or Howe, a local businessman, died Sunday, May
8, in the LaGrange Hospital from an apparent heart attack. He was born
in LaGrange, January 6, 1940, the son of Archie and Retha (Ringler) Gage.
Gage, owner of Billy Jo's and Little Jo's in LaGrange and Battle Creek,
Mich., was a former employee of Skyline Corp. He was married in Howe, September
8, 1962, to Jo Ann Boals, who survives. Also surviving are his mother;
three daughters, Mrs. Dan (Jo Lee) McKinley of Bronson, Mich., and Mrs.
Delmer (Dianna) Neff and Mrs. Kent (Terry) Andrews, both of Howe; a son,
William, Jr., of Howe; a brother, Gene, of Howe; two sisters, Mrs. Jean
(Betty Lou) Merrifield of LaGrange and Mrs. Max (Mary Ellen) Alexander
of Kendallville, and 10 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held in
the Shoup-Carney-Frost Funeral Home in Howe at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 11.
The Rev. Carldean Merrifield and the Rev. Terry T. Timson will officiate.
Friends may call in the funeral home from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will
be in the Riverside Cemetery in Howe. Preferred memorials may be directed
to the LaGrange County Children's Fund.
Contributed by Julie Burnette
NANCY MICHAEL GAGE HALL (1816-1895)
Nancy Michael was born in Harrison County, Virginia, March 13, 1816.
She married Isaac Gage, and two children were born to them and she buried
them both. She was married to Leonard Hall, March 10, 1840. Nine children
were born to them, seven girls and two boys, the oldest of whom enlisted
in the late rebellion in 1861, and died in Nashville, Tenn., one year later.
She buried her last husband, Dec. 27, 1882; then she went to live with
her son, Ezra Gage, with whom she remainted until his death. She then came
here to live with her son-in-law, Wm. Timmis. She had been a helpless invalid
for about five months here where Mrs. Hoofnagle and her sister have had
the whole charge of her. She was a great sufferer but bore it all with
christian fortitude, and peacefully passed to her eternal rest. Mr. and
Mrs. Hall resided in Johnson township until 1859, when they removed to
Van Buren township. The surviving children are: Mrs. Hoofnagle, Mrs. W.
C. Timmis, Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. Labadie. The funeral was held from the
house Wednesday Oct. 3, conducted by Rev. J. P. Jones, and the burial at
the cemetery near the old home in Van Buren township.
Contributed by
Julie
Burnette