Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Dysinger, Esther Jane (King) 1907
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Lake Odessa, 15 Aug 1907

Esther Jane King was born in Bloomville, Seneca Co., Ohio, December 22nd, 
1837.  When quite young she married Christopher Dysinger and was left a widow 
ten years later.  A brother of the deceased husband, Daniel Dysinger took the 
place of his brother a few months later as her protector and companion.  They 
immediately started for Michigan where Mr. Dysinger had already made 
considerable progress in hewing a home out of the woods on the site where they 
were to spend the rest of their lives together.  The old homestead which was 
the scene of their early struggles, and later their days of comfort is situated 
one mile north and two and one-half miles east of Lake Odessa.  Eleven years 
ago their house burned to the ground and they bought a house and lot in town 
where they lived until Mr. Dysinger’s death three years later.  Like the true 
pioneers that they were they not only made forest and field produce enough to 
supply their needs, but were able to provide for old age as well as the raising 
of a family.  There were born to them six children, one died in infancy and one 
at the age of thirteen.  The four who remain to mourn the loss of mother are 
Mrs. Belle Knapp, of Lyman Colo., Mrs. Alice Austin, Sebewa, Charles Dysinger 
of Kinross, Upper Peninsula, and Arthur Dysinger of Newaygo, Mich.  She is also 
survived by three brothers and four sisters.

Mrs. Dysinger embraced the Christian faith very early in life and was baptized 
uniting with the M. E. church.  After coming to Michigan however she neglected 
to identify herself with any church organization.  She said but little 
concerning her belief but lived it in her devotion to her home and family.  She 
believed in prayer and was often found upon her knees before God.  Ever since 
the death of her husband she has made it her home with her daughters, and was 
with Mrs. Austin, when about a year ago it was discovered that she was 
suffering from a cancerous growth.  The telling inroads of that dread disease 
upon her health soon weakened her body until finally the last of May she was 
obliged to keep to bed.  From that time she rapidly passed through the valley 
of the shadow of death.  During the last few weeks she suffered much pain but 
through it all was very patient and often prayed that the release might 
speedily come.  When asked if she dreaded the end, she always replied, “No, I’m 
ready to go.”  Early in the morning of the 8th of July she passed beyond to 
where “God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall be no 
more death, neither sorrow or crying; neither shall there be no more pain; for 
the former things are passed away.”  The funeral services were held in the M. 
E. church Sunday afternoon, Rev. J. H. Davis officiating.  A large number of 
friends and neighbors were in attendance.  Interment in Lakeside cemetery.


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