Obituary - Albert Harrington, Bremer County, Iowa


BREMER COUNTY, IOWA
OBITUARIES 1878 - 1984
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	Transcribed by Barb Braun, February 8, 2000.  
	Questions, please Email: seawave8@hotmail.com

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This transciption was obtained from the Waverly Public Library in a 
loose-leaf notebook entitled:  PLAINFIELD [A Town] AND BREMER COUNTY, 
IOWA OBITUARIES  1878-1984.  Complied by HAROLD BRIGGS.  Includes 
materials collected by Mrs. CAROLINE HICKS.  
Indexed by LISA GROTE, HANINE FREESE, SALLY SCHWEER AND ADRIENNE LAWLOR.  
Dated July, 1984 by PATRICIA COFFIE, Director. 


Transcriber's note:  The date of each obituary was either stated in 
the article or written in long-hand at the top of the article.  
There was no reference as to which newspaper the obituary originally appeared. 





Sudden Death of Albert Harrington

Dated: Feb. 2, 1884

It becomes our painful duty to chronicle the sudden death of Albert Harrington, 
at his home in Polk township, on Saturday evening last, February 2d, 1881[sic].  
On the Wednesday previous to his death he went into the timber to chop some wood.  
While there he was taken with a severe pain in the region of the kidneys, and it 
was with difficulty he reached his home.  He suffered severely through the night, 
but seemed a little easier next day.  On Saturday morning he sat by the stove and 
read a newspaper.  A short time afterwards he was taken worse, and be the time the 
sable curtain of night had shut out the light of day, the spirit of Albert Harrington 
had taken its flight to join in the realities of the higher and better life.  
Deceased was a brother of O. C. Harrington, and was a man of excellent education, 
and a ready writer.  He was a good citizen, and enjoyed the respect of the community 
in which he lived so long. 


Deceased was born in Rhode Island, Oct, 2d, 1815, hence died at the age of 68 years 
and 4 months.  In 1821, the family moved from Rhode Island to Onondaga county, N. Y.  
He was married Oct 28, 1840, in Onondage county, to Miss Sally Ann Cotlin (Coflin?), 
a native of that county.  In 1868, they came to Bremer county, settling in Polk 
township where he as resided since.  He leaves a wife and only child, and numerous 
relatives to mourn the loss of a kind husband, affectionate father, and true friend.  
The daughter who is a graduate of the Normal School at Albany, N. Y., and is fitting 
herself for a practicing physician, at Bellevue hospital in New York city, was expected 
to arrive home on Tuesday evening.  Services were held at the family residence yesterday 
morning at 10 o'clock Rev. ________ officiating.  The remains were started for the old 
home in Onondaga county, on the 4 o'clock south bound train yesterday, under charge of 
Charles Cotlin (Coflin?), and will be laid away in the quiet church yard 
amid the (unreadable)__. is earlier years.  Peace__?


Transcribed by Barbara Braun, February 8, 2000.  If there are any questions, please Email me at: 
                                            Seawave8@hotmail.com