OBITUARY: I. Harley Morse, Mitchell County, Iowa


I. Harley Morse 1855-1924


                    I. H. MORSE CAME TO OSAGE IN 1858

                       IDENTIFIED WITH MANY THINGS

                         THAT MEANT UPBUILDING

                              OF COMMUNITY



After two years of invalidism "Harley" Morse, as he was lovingly called by
his legion of loyal friends, passed on to his reward Wednesday evening of
last week, Feb. 27, at 7 o'clock. His had been a brave, patient struggle
to win back the health he had always enjoyed. Never a murmur escaped his
lips during his long illness. In fact, he was always ready with a smile,
a word of cheer, or some merry joke for his friends, who always were the
one most benefitted by a visit in his sick room. They always left felling
refreshed and strengthened to meet their own problems. There had never been
a day when he failed to have some token in flowers or plants from his
friends in his sick room.

I. H. Morse was born Jan. 19, 1855, in Derby, Vt. to Mr and Mrs Issac Morse
and when but three years of age came with his parents to Osage. Here for a
little over sixty-six years he has been a part of all that is best in the
building up of a community of this highest type. He was educated in our public
schools and was one of the early students in the old Cedar Valley seminary.

He was one of the promoters and organizers of the Farmers Mutual Insurance
Co. and for years served as secretary. His father conducted a general store
here in an early day and his uncle, Peter Morse, owned a drugstore where the
Wm. Woods hospital building now stands; so the name of Morse stood for much
in the upbuilding of this city in an early day and has always been honored
and respected. Mr Morse joined the Universalist Church early in life and was
also a charter member of the Osage Modern Woodmen and Masonic Lodges.

On his twentieth birthday, Jan. 19, 1875, he was united in marriage with
Miss Olive Trowbridge and together they have traveled life's pathway, loyal
and devoted for a little more than forty-nine years.

Three children came to bless this union - Warren Morse, a successful attorney
in Estherville; Albert, one of Mitchell county's worthy farmers and Lois the
wife of Geo. Wolff of Little Cedar all of whom, with the mother and their
foster daughter, Mrs Wm. H. Salisbury, who made her home with them from
early girlhood until her marriage, have been untiring in their ministrations
to their loved one. Mr Morse also leaves to mourn his departure eight
grandchildren.

The funeral services were conducted at the home last Friday morning at 10:00
o'clock by Rev. W. T. Smith of the Methodist church and Rev. Osten-Saken of
the Universalist church. The Masonic lodge had charge of the services at the
grave, interment being in Osage Cemetery.

(Mar. 6, 1924 Mitchell Co. Press.)




Copyright (c) 2001 by Marilyn Oconnor <oconnor@osage.net>
(Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.)
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