Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Gesler, Albert E. 1918
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Saranac Advertiser
GESLER, ALBERT E.  
   THE ADVERTISER, SARANAC, MICHIGAN, JUNE 19, 1918:  "Dr. Gesler Succombs - On
Saturday, June 15th, 1918, at 11 o'clock, Dr. Albert E. Gesler passed to the
great beyond after a long illness.
   Dr. Gesler, on June 22, 1877, just after he had completed his medical course
at the Pulte Medical College at Cincinnati; opened an office in Saranac and
commenced the practice of his profession.  On September 10, 1879, he was married
to Vesta C. A. Harris.  A year later, Mrs. Gesler took up the study of medicine
and later graduated from the Herring Medical College at St. Louis, Missouri, and
from that time until her death, June 10, 1901, they were engaged in the very
successful practice of their chosen profession in Saranac.  To this union were
born two sons, James Farrand, of Chicago, and Karl Grant, now in a military
training camp in Texas.
   August 25, 1902, the doctor was married to Mrs. Helen Burbank, of Salt Lake
City, Utah.  She with the two sons; two brothers, Edward, of Hastings, and
Arthur of Oregon; four sisters, Mrs. Maria Seiber, of Hastings, Mrs. Sarah
Mosier, of Cloverdale, Mrs. Mattie Marion, of Augusta, and Mrs. Carrie
Morthland, of Cedar Creek, survive him.
   Albert E. Gesler was born in Montville, St. Joseph county, July 17, 1850 and
was the son of Rev. and Mrs. Lewis C. Gesler, a minister of the United Brethren
church.  Dr. Gesler received his elementary education in the schools of Barry
county and after a two years course at Loni college, he took up teaching and
later entered Kansas Normal College to prepare himself for that work, but on
account of the illness of his father, he was called home and later took up the
study of medicine which was his life work and in this he has always kept abreast
of the times, taking post graduate courses at different colleges.  Dr. Gesler
for nearly forty-one years has been closely identified in the church, social and
civil affairs of this community.  He has been an active member of the
Congregational church all these years and has held the office of president of
the church board, trustee, clerk and Sunday school superintendent and deacon.
   He was a member of Boston Lodge F. & A., and took an active part in their
deliberations.  During the two years that he was president of the village the
Saranac water works system and the boulevard lighting system were installed and
he, with his co-workers on the board of trustees, gave their time and best
efforts to see that every interest of the village was protected, and to these
efforts we are indebted for these spendid improvements.
   Dr. Gesler was an honored citizen and he always found time to give to the
church, social and civic interests of the community his best endeavors and his
professional work was always of that high order and with personal interest that
is always an assurance of success.  He did his best and he passed on with
confidence and assurance, that he had completed his work to the best of his
ability, and was satisfied to leave the results in the hands of an all wise maker.
   Funeral services were held in the Congregational church Monday at 1:30 p.m.,
Rev. W. S. Ross officiating and other ministers assisting.  A very large
assembly filled the church to overflowing.  The floral gifts were many and
beautiful.
   The stores and business places were closed during the funeral hour as a mark
of respect to his memory."


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