Decatur County Journal Leon, Iowa Thursday, August 31, 1911 It is with sorrow that we find ourselves called upon to chronicle the passing away of one of Davis City's best loved and most highly esteemed ladies. Although it had been known that though ill but a short time, her condition was dangerous, everyone was shocked and grieved Thursday morning when the sad news went from lip to lip, "Anna Radnich is dead." The life just ended leaves a blank in the home that can never be filled, for the care of the household and of her elderly parents rested upon ANNA's shoulders, and faithfully did she discharge the trust. Her life was a blameless one, spent in doing good, and she leaves behind a host of friends who can never forget her acts of kindness and cheery ways, as well as a large number of relatives to mourn her untimely taking away. She was generous, and in charitable works was liberal and thoughtful, doing her alms in quietness, but no appeal was ever made to her for help for the sick or unfortunate, but received a hearty response from her charitable heart, and not only this but she was a liberal giver in all worthy enterprises of the town and vicinity. ANNA, the daughter of Mr. And Mrs. S. RADNICH, was born in Decatur County, December 12, 1872, and passed away at St. Joseph, Mo., Wednesday evening, August 16, 1911, aged 38 years, 8 months and 4 days. About two weeks before her death she was stricken with brain fever, and a specialist was called from St. Joseph, and on his advice his patient was removed to a St. Joseph hospital for treatment. But the most skillful treatment was to no avail, and on the evening of August 16, she breathed her last. She lived all her life in the old home on the farm near Davis City. After attending the city schools she went to Cedar Falls, where she studied in the State Normal School, afterward returning to Davis City where she continued to make her home. She was a beloved member of the following lodges and societies: Grand Valley Chapter, O.E.S.; Rebekah Lodge, No. 157, and in this order she filled a number of different offices, among them the office of Vice Grand and then Noble Grand and Past Noble Grand, the highest offices in the gift of the order, all of which she filled with honor and to the satisfaction of the Lodge, and her council in the affairs of the Lodge will be missed. Also she was a member of the Willing Workers and Priscillas. To mourn her loss she leaves besides her parents, five brothers and three sisters, PAUL, of Hugo, Col.; STEPHEN, of San Francisco, Cal.; EMRICK, of Danville, Ill.; SADIE GILLETTE, of Los Angeles, Cal.; ANTHONY and CORNELIA, of Davis City; a half brother, JOHN, of Stillwater, Oklahoma, and a half sister, Mrs. HELEN TIARA, of Belmond, Iowa. The two last named were present at the funeral. Funeral services were held at 3 o'clock, Friday afternoon, August 18, at the home, conducted by Rev. Geo. H. When, of the M.E. Church. Two appropriate selections were rendered by a quartette composed of Messrs. Geo. P. Campbell and Jas. H. Dutton, and Mesdames Pearl Grimes and Geo. P. Campbell. The Rebekah Memorial service was also used. Interment was made in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery and the O.E.S. Had charge of the services at the grave. The floral tributes sent by loving friends were many and beautiful, and emblematic of the life just closed. The pall bearers were W.L. Severe, C.S. Frazier, G.G. Grimes, H.L. McClaran, John Tharp and Ed Underwood. ------------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert December 6, 2009 [email protected]