Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: Eliza E. DIMICK

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OBITUARY

Mrs. Eliza E. Dimick

The deceased was born in England, Feb. 3rd, 1840 and died at her home in
Minneapolis, Dec. 26, 1906.

Eliza E. Purrett was united in marriage to Mr. Rice Dimick, April 4, 1858
at Union, Wis. To this union six children were born, one of them dying in
infancy. The husband and father died March 4, 1887; thus increased care and
responsiblity was put upon the mother. The family lived a number of years
near Lancaster, Wis., and later they moved to Bloomington. The last two
years, Mrs. Dimick spent with her children at Mason City, Iowa and
Minneapolis, Minn.

Mrs. Dimick is survived by two sister and two brothers, one sister, Mrs.
Harriett Knight of Beloit, was a former resident of Evansville. Her
children who are living are George A. Dimick of Millville, Judson and
Ernest Dimick of Minnapolis, Eadus Dimick of Bloomington and Mrs. Harriet
Groshong of Mason City, Iowa.

Mrs. Dimick was reared in a Christian home, being a daughter of a Baptist
minister and at the age of seventeen she gave expression to her Christian
faith by united with the Baptist church. She was solicitous for the welfare
of her children and highly esteemed by all who knew her. Though an invalid
for several years, her last illness was of very short duration and she went
peacefully to her eternal rest.

The funeral service was held in the Congregational church of Bloomington,
Sunday morning, Dec. 30th, 1906 being conducted by Rev. A. T. Lacey. The
mortal remains of Mrs. Dimick were taken to Lancaster and placed in the
cemetery there by the side of her husband. 

"One by one earth's ties are broken
And we see our love decay.
And the hopes so fondly cherished
Brighten but to pass away."

"One by one our hopes grow brighter
As we near the shining shore.For we know across the river
Waits the loved ones gone before."

January 18, 1907, Enterprise, Evansville, Wisconsin