Dear Grace, Having been married almost 64 years to one man is almost unheard of in this day and age and you will surely miss him. I also was caretaker to my dear husband and it sometimes seems like it's a lot of work but usually love takes over and when they are gone you only wish they were still there for you to take care of just a little while longer. Of course that is unrealistic and you will miss him every day for the rest of your life so we must be grateful for the time we had with them and know that they are in a better place and no more pain. My condolences to you and yours. Carol K in Michigan On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 1:38 PM, <wallace80@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > It is with a very heavy heart that I report that my husband of almost 64 > years passed Friday about 9:45 at home with all of his family around his > bed. He has been going down hill from CHF and renal failure for about six > months and lately had not been able to do much besides take care of > himself-with a lot of help from me. I have been his full time nurse for > about the last 4 months. We went to his nephrologist the previous Friday and > he told him to think about diaysis. He was very weak Sat and Sunday and > Monday , with my son we made the decision to call 911. He was in the > hospital 3 days, came home to hospice and had a peaceful death in about 36 > hours. I had to call my daugher to come home from Germany where she was on a > very belated honeymoon, my wonderful gandson in law who is a computor whiz > with Apple got all the family back. I am blessed with a very loving caring > family. Three children, four grand children and their spouses. We are having > a memorial service next Sat at our church where he gave and gave and spent > some of the happiest hours of his retirement. > > My birthday was the 25th, and I put my ear down to his mouth and he sang > happy birthday to me. I had asked God to let him live though that day, and > He gave me 2 more days. I will be reading the list, and post when I get my > head on straight. I told him I was going to bed on Thursday night and that I > loved him, and whispered "I love you" His last words on earth. Lots of > wonderful memories. For Richard O. Gathman 2-10-26 to 5-27-11. Thanks to all > of you e-mail friends. Grace > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Grace, Having been together for 64 is so wonderful. Remember all the wonderful and warm moments, the two of you shared. I can only say how sorry I am for your lose. Prayers and thoughts coming your way. Marilyn On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 3:37 PM, CAROL KUNZ <carol.r.kunz@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Grace, > > Having been married almost 64 years to one man is almost unheard of in this > day and age and you will surely miss him. I also was caretaker to my dear > husband and it sometimes seems like it's a lot of work but usually love > takes over and when they are gone you only wish they were still there for > you to take care of just a little while longer. Of course that is > unrealistic and you will miss him every day for the rest of your life so we > must be grateful for the time we had with them and know that they are in a > better place and no more pain. > > My condolences to you and yours. > > Carol K in Michigan > > On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 1:38 PM, <wallace80@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > It is with a very heavy heart that I report that my husband of almost 64 > > years passed Friday about 9:45 at home with all of his family around his > > bed. He has been going down hill from CHF and renal failure for about six > > months and lately had not been able to do much besides take care of > > himself-with a lot of help from me. I have been his full time nurse for > > about the last 4 months. We went to his nephrologist the previous Friday > and > > he told him to think about diaysis. He was very weak Sat and Sunday and > > Monday , with my son we made the decision to call 911. He was in the > > hospital 3 days, came home to hospice and had a peaceful death in about > 36 > > hours. I had to call my daugher to come home from Germany where she was > on a > > very belated honeymoon, my wonderful gandson in law who is a computor > whiz > > with Apple got all the family back. I am blessed with a very loving > caring > > family. Three children, four grand children and their spouses. We are > having > > a memorial service next Sat at our church where he gave and gave and > spent > > some of the happiest hours of his retirement. > > > > My birthday was the 25th, and I put my ear down to his mouth and he > sang > > happy birthday to me. I had asked God to let him live though that day, > and > > He gave me 2 more days. I will be reading the list, and post when I get > my > > head on straight. I told him I was going to bed on Thursday night and > that I > > loved him, and whispered "I love you" His last words on earth. Lots of > > wonderful memories. For Richard O. Gathman 2-10-26 to 5-27-11. Thanks to > all > > of you e-mail friends. Grace > > > > > > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- "If you don't get outside every day, even for a minute, you have not appreciated what God has done. It makes you grateful for our surroundings, and it starts your day differently." Johnny Cash