Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Rathburn, Joanna "Joe" Aunt (VanAman)(Mrs. George) July 30, 1925
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Lake Odessa Wave - Times - August 5, 1925
                       AUNT "JOE" RATHBURN PASSES TO HER REST

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MOTHER OF FRED AND CLARK RAHBURN, ALSO A NEPHEW, GEO. COOPER. FUNERAL AT THE HOME.

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   Mrs. George Rtahburn died last Thursday at her home leaving besides her husband,
two sons, Clark and 
Fred.  She was a woman who looked after her home caring for the family needs and
living a quiet life.

   The funeral was held at the home Saturday. Rev. M. H. Dawson, preached and Mrs.
Bert Mourer sang. Burial 
was at Lakeside cemetery.

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                                                  0BITUARY

   Joanna VanAman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George VanAman was born in Perry County,
Pennsylvania, June 
the 22nd, 1852, and died July 30, 1925 aged seventy-three years, one month and eight
days.  She was united 
in marriage to George Rathburn of Lake Odessa June 18, 1883.  To this union two
children were born, Fred 
and Clark.  On account of the death of his mother they took into their home at the
age of six months, George 
Cooper a nephew, where he remained until grown to manhood.

   She leaves to mourn her departure, a sorrowing husband, children previously
mentioned, three 
grandchildren two sisters, Mrs. John A. Sipe, of Herndon, Pa., Mrs. Elliott Webb, a
twin sister of Grand Rapids; 
also one brother William VanAman of Hastings, besides a host of other relatives and
friends.

   Her main object in life was to minister unto others, to such an extent that she
was familiarly called "Aunt 
Joe" by all with whom she was acquainted.  None knew her but to love her, none named
her but to praise.

  Those from away who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cooper and
granddaughter of 
Birmingham, Mrs. and Mrs. Donald Perkins of Howell, Mildred and Melbourne Cooper of
Pontiac, Mrs. and 
Mrs. Ed. Rathburn of Lansing, Mrs. and Alt Rathburn of Lansing. Mr. and Mrs. Milton 
Hebble of Woodland, 
Mrs. June Potts of Grand Rapids, a brother Wm. VanAman of Hastings and a twin sister
Mrs. Mary Webb of 
Grand Rapids.

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                                         CARD OF THANKS 

   The family of George Rathburn take this opportunity to thank the neighbors,
friends, minister, singer, those 
who furnished cars and many other friends whose services were of such inestimable
value during the hours of 
our bereavement.

   

                                              




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