Racine Co., Wisconsin OBIT: Oliver Jay Van Valin SUBJECT: Oliver Jay Van Valin obit. SUBMITTER: Marie Hosdil EMAIL: emhosdil@1st.net DATE: Nov 05, 1999 SURNAMES: VAN VALIN, VAN AERNAM, HUMBERT, MARQUETTE, GREELEY, BROWN, CRAIG March 25, 1915 paper (Waterford Times?) Three times the grim shadow of death has entered the Van Valin homes within six months. First, in the death of Clarence Van Valin in October, again on Christmas day when Frances Van Aernam, their sister was called. The last on the 17th of March when Oliver, the youngest of twelve children born to Oliver and Jane Van Valin, was taken. Ollie, as he was familiarly called, was born in the old homestead July 8, 1862, attended district school here, and later, as the other brothers and sisters left to make homes for themselves, he stayed with the aging parents. Being of a naturally jovial disposition, their last days were made exceptionally pleasant by his care of them. In September of 1895 he was united in marriage to Miss Amelia Marquette of Mukwonago, and until the death of his parents they still remained on the old farm. In January of 1904 they moved to the farm which they had purchased from his sister, Mrs. Mary Humbert. Eight children, seven girls and one son, have come to add to their cares and joys. A happy home, where the parents were of one accord and the children were blessed with health and happiness. Why should it be so rudely broken up is beyond human minds to understand. Mr. Van Valin has been confined to the house but a few days, with no serious symptoms until the day previous to his death, when a nurse was summoned at once, but even then no one realized his condition, and without any warning, at 4 am of the 17th of March, 1915, he passed quietly away. Funeral services were held on Sat. at the home, burial in the Caldwell cemetery. Messrs. O & H Greeley, R & H Clark, W.L. Brown and Bert Craig acted as pallbearers. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith sang three beautiful selections and Rev. Manation, pastor of the M.E. Church, of which Mr. Van Valin was a member, officiated. The brothers, F.D. of Milwaukee, Clement of this place and Alfred of Nebraska and sisters, Mrs. Margaret Humbert of this place and Mrs. Mary Humbert of Montana, are left to mourn the loss of their youngest brother and with a bereaved widow and fatherless little ones receive the sympathy of the entire community. ----------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.