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Obituary- Heslet, Joseph

Joseph Heslet

Joseph M. Heslet, was born in Boone county, Indiana, in July, 1863 and departed this life in a hospital at Council Grove, Kansas, Friday, November 23, 1935, at the age of 72. Death resulted from an injury received in a fall a year ago which rendered him helpless since the accident.

He moved to Rossville in early childhood and this community had been his home practically all his life.

Mr. Heslet was an honest and upright man. Always ready to render a good service to any in need. Kind hearted, gentle and good to his mother with whom he lived for years.

During his last illness he was cared for by his sisters, Mrs. M.S. McElvain of this city and Mrs. Rhuhama Cooper of Eskridge, Kan.

He often expressed a desire to go to sleep and not awaken, and his nurse who had special care of him during the last five weeks of his life said "he went as one going to sleep."

Besides the two sisters mentioned, he leaves to mourn his going a sister, Mrs. Mina Wax of Topeka and two brothers, Jacob Heslet of Alameda, Calif., and James H. Heslet of Washington D.C.

Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 10:30 at the Methodist church, conducted by Rev. T.A. Nichols of the Eskridge Methodist church, assisted by Rev. Wright Horton. Music was furnished by Mrs. Arlene Reid, Mrs. Wright Horton, Mrs. Thelma Sigler and Mrs. Peter Navarre with Miss Edith Higginbotham as pianist.

The pallbearers were L.B. Crow, Gus Kassebaum, Morris Bond, Everett Pelfrey, C.W. Vorhies, Mr. Mine of Eskridge. Burial was in the Rossville cemetery.

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Joe Heslet was taken from S.B.A. hospital Sunday, to the home of his sister, Mrs. Cooper at Chalk Mound. He had been in Topeka hospitals several months previous. He was severely injured last winter in a fall.
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The following out-of-town relatives were in Rossville, Tuesday, to attend the funeral of Joe Heslet: his sister, Mrs. Rhuhama Cooper of Eskridge, and brother, James H. Heslet of Washington, D.C., Mrs. Louise McElvain of St. Marys, and her daughter, Mrs. Ethel Umscheid of Wamego, Clinton Wax of Tecumseh, Mrs. Maude Reichmann and Mrs. Mary Van Vleck of Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis and Miss Virginia Wilson of Eskridge; Mrs. Ada Folsom of St. Marys all nephews and nieces of Mr. Heslet.
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Mrs. Arthur Van Vleck of Topeka was here Tuesday to attend the funeral of her uncle, Joe Heslet.

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