Posted on: PaloAlto County Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/PaloAltoObits/624 Surname: Hoben, Golden, Brasch ------------------------- Emmetsburg Democrat Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa Wednesday, Feb 24, 1926 Late Mrs. Golden Who Died Feb 16 She Spent Her Girlhood Years in Highland Township, This County. In our last issue we made brief mention of the death of Mrs. Michael Golden, which occurred in Valley Junction on February 16. The funeral was held at that place. Services were conducted at Sacred Heart church, high mass being celebrated by Father Gleason, the pastor. The burial was in the parochial cemetery. Those who attended from this county were M.C. Hoben and son Stephen, Mr. and Mrs. T.A. Hoben and son, Patrick Edward and Stephen Vaughn. Sarah Hoben was born at Boone, Iowa, March 1, 1872. In March her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Hoben, moved to Highland township, this county, where they subsequently made their home. Miss Hoben was united in marriage to Michael Golden of Joliet, Illinois, on January 10, 1906. The ceremony was performed at the Sacred Heart church at Ayrshire. Mr. and Mrs. Golden soon after commenced housekeeping at Valley Junction where they subsequently made their home. Mrs. Golden is survived by her husband and one daughter- Mary Frances, eight years of age. Her death is also mourned by her sister, Mrs. Henry Brasch of Deadwood, South Dakota and by two brothers-M.C. and T.A. Hoben of Highland township. Mrs. Golden was a pleasant, cheery warm hearted Christian lady. She had a winsome personality and she was a favorite in the community in which she lived. She spent her girlhood days at her home in Highland township, this county, and she formed many early personal attachments that were strong during life. She was a devoted wife, a loving mother and a loyal, helpful friend. Mr. Golden, the little daughter, and the sorrowing brothers and sisters have, in their bereavement, the sincere sympathy of numerous friends in Palo Alto as well as in Valley Junction. Link: Palo Alto County, Iowa USGenWeb Project URL: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~iapaloal/paloalto.htm>