Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: Simon VAN PATTEN

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

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Passed Away

Mr. Simon Van Patten, aged 87 years, one of our oldest and most highly
respected citizens, died Sunday morning at 8:30 o'clock.

The deceased was born in Schoparie county, N. Y. Was married to Miss Lucy
Bates of Watertown, N. Y., in Brownsville, N. Y., on Oct. 14, 1830. Moved
to the town of Porter near Cooksville in 1850, where they followed farming
until moving to this place in Feb. 1880. The fruits of this marriage was
five sons: Oliver, who died about 27 years ago; Fredrick now living in
Afton, Ia; Artemus of Perry, Ia.; Everett, of Albany, Wis., and James of
this city, all of whom are expected to be present at the funeral today,
which is held at the house at 1 o'clock p.m. Rev. J. Scholfield
officiating.

The widow of the deceased was 81 years old last June and mourns the loss of
her husband very sadly to whom she was married when but 17 years of age and
has lived a continuous happy life with him ever since. He had been ailing
and failing as old age came creeping on for several years, but his recent
confinement was of less than two weeks duration and his mind was very clear
up to the very moment when he breathed his last so that he made all
arrangements perfectly and satisfactorily knowing well that he was going.
For many years of his early life he was a member of the Methodist church,
but there being no church of that denomination near him when living on his
farm near Cooksvile, he united with the Congregationalists there and with
his wife has been a member of that denomination ever since. He was a
zealous member of the Odd Fellows of Cooksville, for many years in which he
took a prominent and active part until the society disorganized. No one has
ever known him but as a kind, generous beloved neighbor and friend such as
this world can ill afford to be deprived of. The widow and family have the
deepest sympathy of this entire community.

December 18, 1894, The Tribune, p. 1, col. 7, Evansville, Wisconsin