Obituary: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Myra MANNING ************************************************************************ Submitted by Kathy Grace, August 2005 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ Daily Northwestern January 21, 1895 p.1 Cut Down By Death With life characterized by hard, earnest, christian world and with a future that promised a rich harvest, Miss Myra Manning breathed her last Sunday afternoon. Last Tuesday Miss Manning was at her post in the High school, and today she lies a corpse at the home of her uncle, Milton Prock, 703 High street. It was last Wednesday that the first symptoms of the fatal disease appeared, and the victim was obliged to take her bed. She rapidly grow worse, until Friday, when the attending physicians' only hope of recovery was in her apparently strong and rugged constitution. Drs. Noyes and Oviatt were in attendance up to this time. Saturday morning she grew still worse and Dr. Dale was called in. It was too late, however, for she was beyond human aid from the time she was taken ill. All Saturday afternoon and night her death was momentarily expected, but she lingered until shortly before two o'clock, when she quietly passed away. A few moments afterward the bell on the Algoma Methodist church tolled and announced the death of one of the pillars of the church. Perhaps no one is better known in Oshkosh for her work in various lines than was Miss Manning. All her life has been spent in church and educational work, and Algoma M.E. church and the Oshkosh High school have lost one who has worked indefatigably for their interests. Twenty-four years ago, in the class of 1870, Miss Manning graduated from the High school, being one of a class of five. After teaching for a time in a ward school she was transferred to the High, where she has been successful in every particular. From the grammar department she went to the High school proper, where her work was confined mostly to teaching literature, rhetoric and similar studies. Her pleasant manner, and still more the discipline which she instilled into her pupils, brought her into favor with her classes, with which she was always popular. But perhaps more closely was she associated with church work. For years she has spent her time and energy along religious lines, until she had reached the point where she was looked to by both pastor and church members for advice on all questions of importance. She has also been identified with other branches of church work, and besides holding several important offices in the local union, Y.P.S.C.E., she has been first vice-president of the state union for three years. At the recent state convention held here she was chairman of the executive committee, in which capacity her ability manifested itself in the completeness of all preliminary arrangements. In addition, she was secretary of the Monona Lake branch of C.L.S.C. work, and during the summers of late has looked after this at the Monona Lake assembly. Her unselfish and sympathetic nature, with her strength of character endeared her to the hearts of all with whom she came in contact. She was forty-two years of age, and for years has lived with her uncle, Milton Prock. A post mortem examination was held this morning, when it was found that peritonitis was the cause of her death. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Algoma M.E. church and at 1:30 from the house. All those wishing to view the remains may do so at the house, as no opportunity will be given at the church. Oshkosh Northwestern January 22, 1895 p.4 Funeral of Miss Manning Funeral services over the remains of Miss Myra Manning, who died Sunday, will be held at the Algoma Methodist church Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock. Brief services will be held at 1:30 at the house. Rev. A.J. Benjamin will preach the funeral sermon and it is expected that Superintendent R. H. Halsey will make a few remarks touching upon the school career of the deceased, and that Rev. W.O. Carrier, ex-president of the Wisconsin State Christian Endeavor union, will be present and speak. The high school will be closed so as to allow the pupils to attend the funeral. The cause of Miss Manning's death is now given as appendicitis, although it was at first surmised to have been peritonitis. Oshkosh Northwestern January 23, 1895 p.1 Consigned to Earth Funeral of Miss Myra Manning Held This Afternoon This afternoon the friends of Miss Myra Manning, who a week ago was apparently in the best of health, were called upon to perform the last sad rites consigning her remains to earth. At 1:30 o'clock a brief service was held at the house and the casket was then taken to the Algoma street M.E. church. Long before two o'clock the church was crowded, as all the public schools of the city had been closed, to allow all the teachers and those scholars who desired who desired to attend. Superintendent R. H. Halsey spoke of the school career of the deceased. Rev. W. O. Carrier, of Wausau, ex-president of the Wisconsin State Christian Endeavor union touched on the work of the deceased in the cause for the success of which she had so earnestly worked. Rev. A. J. Benjamin delivered a sermon eulogistic of the church work of the one whose life had been so ruthlessly extinguished. The singing was rendered by the choir of the church. The floral offerings were numerous and beautiful. Above the organ was the monogram C. E. in pink and white carnations from the local union. To the right and beneath this was a star with a similar monogram from the Y.P.S.C.E. of the Algoma street M. E. church. The state officers of the order sent a pillow of roses and hyacinths with the letters W.C.E.U. in immortelles. The first and second year classes of the High school sent cut flowers. The junior class remembered the deceased with a beautiful open book of calla lilies, roses and carnations intertwined with maiden hair fern, while a stately palm from the senior class stood on the altar rail. Other designs were a harp from the Ladies' Aid society of the church, a lyre from the members of the First Congregational church, a pillow with the letters C.L.S.C. from the Chautauqua society, a cross and a crown from the Sunday school teachers of the church and a wreath with a center of violets from the faculty of the Normal school. The remains were interred at Riverside cemetery. The pall bearers were, Messrs. Will Wallen, Roderick McKenzie, Will Lane, Will Pfeil, Robert McMillen and Gus Nelson.