Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: Nathaniel BLAKELEY

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Submitted by Ruth Ann Montgomery, <rmontgomery@cishome.com> June 2005

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DIED, May 6th 1885, at his home in this place of typhoid fever, Mr.
Nathaniel Blakeley, aged 65 years. It is with great regret that we are
obliged to chronicle the above sad death of a highly esteemed friend and
neighbor, and it will be read and passed from tongue to tongue, not only by
his many friends in this vicinity, but by many who have been residents of
this place in years gone by, for the deceased has been a resident of this
township for 35 years, immigrating here from Aurora, Erie Co., N. Y., in
the year 1850, he has been engaged in the gardening business for a long
term of years, and has established a very wide reputation in raising and
furnishing the cities and villages far and near with the finest garden
fruits, making his name familiar to even the small boys in all of our
adjoining cities, as he was always kind and free-hearted, almost to a
fault, and it is many a small boy, as well as grown persons, who will miss
their accustomed present of a nice melon or box of berries in their season
from the hands of Uncle Nate, as he was familiarly known. Although never
having any children of his own he was unusually kind to other peoples' and
in fact everybody respected Uncle Nate, as they do his two survivng
brothers in this place. The funeral will be held at his late home at 10
o'clock today and at the Congregational church at 11 o'clock. He being a
highly esteemed member of the masonic order they will take charge of the
last services of respect to a beloved brother, and a large gathering may be
expected.

As anticipated, there was an uncommonly large attendance at the funeral of
Mr. Nathaniel Blakeley, the masonic fraternity turning out en masse headed
by the Evansville cornet band, which made a very appropriate and creditable
display. Some expressed the opinion that it was not a proper place for a
band with whom we should materially disagree. We think it only adds to the
last honors which we can bestow upon a departed friend the same as our
personal attendance. The Congregational church was crowded to its utmost
capacity and a very able discourse was delivered by the pastor Rev. E. D.
Wedge, assisted by Rev. H. Sewell, after which a long precession followed
the remains to their last resting place in the cemetery and thus we must
bid farewell to friends sooner or later , we know not when.

May 12, 1885, Enterprise, Evansville, Wiscnsin