Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Strothers, Luta A. March 18, 1926
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The Lake Odessa Wave, Wednesday, March 24, 1926
The body of Mrs. Luta Strothers was brought to Lake Odessa Sunday for burial 
accompanied by the Eastern Star of East Lansing who gave the burial service.  
Mrs. Strothers was a comparatively young woman, and one not only highly 
respected but dearly loved by all who knew her.  Her kindly smile and sweet 
disposition won her friends wherever she went.  Death came almost suddenly, 
she having pneumonia, at her home in East Lansing.  

She was a resident most of her life of this community.  She and her husband 
only moving to Lansing a few years ago to put their twin sons in college 
there.  Mrs. Strothers was a past worthy Matron of the local O.E.S. here and a 
past county president of that order.  At the time of her death she was 
secretary of the Eastern Star at East Lansing.  The husband and sons have the 
sympathy of many friends here.

Subsequent Publication:  Wednesday, March 31, 1926

Luta A. Rogers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse L. Rogers was born in Berlin 
Township, Ionia County, Michigan April 3rd, 1879, and departed this life March 
18, 1926.  Nearly all of her life she has lived in that vicinity.  She 
attended school at Saranac being a member of the Class of 1896.  She was a 
successful teacher in Ionia county for three years.  Luta A. Rogers and Walter 
J. Strother were married October 12, 1899 and lived on the farm, the Strother 
homestead of more than fifty years, for twenty-one years, moving to their 
present home in East Lansing in the year 1921.  Mr. and Mrs. Strothers were 
the parents of three sons, Wynn who died in infancy and Rex and Max who with 
their father are left to mourn their loss.

Mrs. Strother was always interested the social life of her community, as well 
as in the welfare of her friends and never was too tired or too busy to lend a 
helping hand.  She was a member of Lake Odessa Order of Eastern Star No. 315 
for a number of years and served in numerous offices of the Chapter, being 
Worthy Matron during the year 1915, and President of the Ionia County 
Association Order of Eastern Star in the year 1918.

After moving to East Lansing Mr. and Mrs. Strother and family became actively 
associated with the People’s Church of this place, both of them being members 
of the Friendly Bible Class and Mrs. Strother served this class as secretary 
for several terms.  She was a member of the Womens’ Society of the People’s 
Church, of the Home Missionary Society, and also of the East Lansing Woman’s 
Club.

Mr. and Mrs. Strother affiliated with Red Cedar Chapter No. 434 Order Eastern 
Star at East Lansing, in August 1923.  Mrs. Strother being Secretary of that 
order at the time of her death.  

Besides the immediate family there are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Rogers 
of Clarksville, her sister, Mrs. Wesley Grieve and family of Ionia, and other 
relatives whose hearts are left desolate by the untimely passing of this loved 
one.  “Luta” as she was affectionately called will be sadly missed by hosts of 
friends here and at her old home at Lake Odessa, but there is perhaps a 
comforting thought in Sir Thomas Moor’s beautiful poem:

Let fate do her worst;
   There are relics of joy
Bright dreams of the past
   Which she cannot destroy
And which some in the night
   Of sorrow and car
And bring back the features
   That joy used to wear;
Long, long be our hearts
   With such memories filled
Like the vase in which roses
   Once were distilled
You may shatter that vase
   If you will
But the scene of the roses
   Cling to it still.

Card of Thanks:

We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to our friends for the many acts of 
kindness and consideration extended to us in our great bereavement.  We 
especially wish to thank the Lake Odessa Chapter O.E.S. for their thoughtful 
plans for our comfort at the end of our sad day.

Walter J. Strother
Rex Strother
Max Strother
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Rogers
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Grieves and family


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