Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Rossi, Anna M. 1893 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/id/idfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cheryl Hanson ihansonb@fmtc.com December 3, 2005, 8:55 pm Payette Independent 8-12-1893 Payette Independent Payette, Idaho August 12, 1893 Anna M. Rossi, aged 16 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Rossi, of Washoe, died of diphtheria, at 6:30 o'clock on Saturday morning, August 5th. It was a sad shock to the citizens of Payette when the word came from Washoe last Saturday morning, and was passed from house to house that Anna, the beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Rossi, had passed away. Many had known the dear girl from prattling childhood; a great loveable soul and a bright sunny disposition had made her the pet of her own home and won the esteem of all who knew her. Her sickness was of a short duration, lasting but little more than a week. A month ago she returned with her mother from Kenosha, Wisconsin, where she spent a year in school and would have returned within a few short weeks to enter the schoolroom for another term. Her brothers and sisters were absent when the grim messenger came and were unable to reach home in time to see their loved one consigned to her last resting place. It was a sad funeral -- one we shall never forget -- and the scene it presented melted every heart. The casket was placed in the shade of the trees in front of the family residence and the heartbroken father and mother, more desolate if possible for the absence of their remaining children; sat upon the porch, while the solemn and impressive service according to the Episcopal ritual was conducted by Rev. A. O. Worthing, of Weiser. The casket was borne by gentle hands of those who had been among her friends and companions in life, and Anna was laid to rest beside her baby brother, under the trees of her father's orchard. The choir sang, "Bury Me Near the Old Home," just before the casket was lowered and the body returned to Mother Earth. The floral offerings were numerous and some of them very beautiful. The brother and sisters of the deceased, who could not reach home in time for the funeral, have since arrived and the family is now stopping at the home of Mr. McGlinchey until such time as it is considered safe to return to their own home. In this hour of their sad bereavement, the hearts of our people go out to Mr. Rossi and his family. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/id/payette/obits/r/rossi27nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/idfiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb