OBIT: Julia DERN, 1908, Blair County, PA

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THE DEATH RECORD.

FUNERAL NOTICE.

The remains of Miss Julian [sic] Dern, who died some time ago in
Germany, arrived in this city on Pacific express this morning at 7:50
o'clock, and from the train the remains were conveyed to Fairview
cemetery, where private funeral services were held

Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Pa., Friday, August 7, 1908, page 16

IN MEMORIAM.
Tribute to the Beautiful Life of the Late Miss Julian Dern.

Friends of the late Miss Julian Dern in the city of Hamburg, Germany,
where the closing years of the lady's earthly life were passed, send
the Tribune the following tribute to her memory.  Miss Dern was the
last surviving sister of the late Henry Clay Dern, so long the head of
the Tribune:

We who have known the departed, and who believe in him in whom she
believed, do not to-day mourn as those without hope.  Our spirit is
rather one of thankfulness that she has been enabled to live so long
and useful and beautiful a life; that its close has been so peaceful,
and that she has left behind her so many gracious memories and fair
hopes.

Very often in her later years she spoke of the time when she lived
nearby a certain church on earth, whose worship and fellowship she
greatly prized.  And to-day we take comfort In the assurance that she
has already joined the church triumphant, among whose fellowship there
were many loving hearts and familiar faces waiting to greet her and
give her welcome home.

By her unselfish and genial nature she easily inspired confidence and
affection in others.  And just as the Christian name passes between
friends dear and familiar, so the name "auntie" came irresistibly from
the lips of those who knew her, and was the name by which she was best
known to very many.

Truly for her in the evening time of her life there was light.  The
light which - shining from within - we have so often seen reflected in
her kind face:  the light of memory in which she lived over again the
distant days that were once filled with glad service for others; the
light in which she beheld once more the faces she had "loved long
since, and lost awhile."

We know that her declining years were made bright by those in whose
affection she safely trusted, whose care for her was unceasing, and
whose hearts made for her the atmosphere and reality of home.

And now it only remains for us to cherish her memory, and follow the
example of one whose life made its own gracious appeal to our hearts.
And we lift up our voices in gratitude to him who has made such lives
possible, and confess in life and in death the triumph of his grace.

We bless Thee, for her every step
In faithful following Thee;
And for her good fight fought so well,
And crowned with victory.

We thank Thee that the wayworn sleeps
The sleep in Jesus Christ:
The purified and ransomed soul
Hath entered into rest.

We bless Thee, that her humble love
Hath met with such regard:
We bless Thee for her blessedness
And for her rich reward.

Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Friday, August 7, 1908, page 5

Find A Grave
Julia A. Dern
19 Dec 1827 - 18 Jul 1908, Hamburg, Germany
Fairview Cemetery, Altoona, Pa., Section E, Lots 67-69