This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Holmes, Coyle, Sanders Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Tk.2ADE/1831.1832.1836.1 Message Board Post: Postville Review newspaper. front page May 2, 1913 OBITUARY "Grandma" Coyle, the venerable mother of Mrs. John Sanders, passed away at the home of her daughter in this city at about the noon hour Wednesday, after many years of patient suffering. She was a grand, true, noble christian woman, who in the fullness of years has been called to her reward. Margaret Holmes was born in Westchester Co., New York, June 26, 1837. Later her parents removed to Ohio and then to Wisconsin. Here she passed her girlhood days and was married to Dr. Gilbert D. Coyle, Sept. 2, 1863. Their married life was spent in Iowa and Kansas. In January 1878 her husband died. She had but one child and their life has been spent together with the exception of ten years while Mrs. Coyle was caring for her aged mother. Mrs. Coyle has been a resident of Postville 31 years. She was a very active, energetic woman until rheumatism afflicted her. She has been a great sufferer and for nine years has been unable to walk. Notwithstanding her affliction she has retained her interest in outside affairs, spending many pleasant hours in reading and visiting with the faithful friends who often came to see her. She leaves to mourn her loss one sister, two brothers, one daughter, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She was a member of the M. E. church and Rev. Mellott conducted her funeral service today at half past two o'clock at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Sanders. Interment in the Postville cemetery.