Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....VanSiclen, Elizabeth (Doty) September 24, 1921
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Lake Odessa wave-Times Fri. October 7, 1921

MRS. ELIZABETH VANSICLEN GONE HOME
MRS. ELIZABETH VANSICLEN LAID TO REST IN LAND THAT WAS ONCE HER HOME

Mrs.Elizabeth VanSiclen who was Miss Doty, was one of the people here when the 
town was started. She saw the railroad put through, the mills built up and the 
stores erected. Then the resort and the later enterprises of the village.The 
land for the village cemetery was purchased from her father.

She was a quiet little woman of trustful Christian faith and in her eighty years 
was simply waiting to go home. She had reared her children, performed her part 
of the world's usefulness and was ready. She was quietly laid to rest on the 
land that was once her girlhood home.
                                 OBITUARY
Mrs.Elizabeth VanSiclen, an old resident of this place passed away Saturday 
night at 9:30, Sept 24, 1921.

Miss Elizabeth Doty was born at Hecter, Tompkins County N.Y., on the 26th day of 
February, 1840.

At the age of ten years, she moved with her parents, Mr.and Mrs.Wm.Doty, to 
Barry County,Michigan and spent nearly all of her life in this vicinity, just 
over the line from Odessa township.

November the 12, 1865 she was married to Wm.R. VanSiclen and to this union were 
born four children; Mrs.Myrtle Brownfield of this place, John VanSiclen of 
Spirit River Station, Canada, Mrs.Cora Russell, who lived with her mother for 
the last few years, and Jesse VanSiclen of Clarksville, Michigan.

She was a kind wife and mother, a good neighbor, always ready to do her duty. 
She was converted and lived a Christian life to the very last.She was a patient 
sufferer and often during her last sickness said she was all ready to go home to 
her Father's house.

The funeral services were held at theFirst United Brethren Church rev. C.H. Zuse 
preached the sermon, assisted by Rev.Isaac Mourer.

The text taken from 11 Cor.5-1 the same text used by Rev. Mourer. at the funeral 
of the husband and father 42 years ago. She had six step-children and was a 
faithful mother.One of them,Mrs. Hattie Taft assisted in caring for her through 
most of her last sickness.

Thus passes a good woman and we believed the world is better for her having 
lived in it.
                                CARD OF THANKS
We want to thank the neighbors and friends and the pastor for their kindness and 
sympathy during the sickness and death of our mother.
                             Mr.and Mrs. H.M. Brownfield,
                             Mr.and Mrs. Jesse VanSiclen,
                             Mrs.Cora Russell 
                                         and son Paul,
                             John VanSiclen,
                             Mrs. Hattie Taft.

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