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Obituary- Navarre, Maggie

Maggie Navarre, daughter of Mrs. Mary Navarre, was born in Rossville, Oct. 24, 1888, and departed this life, Thursday morning, June 11, 1908. She was a victim of the dread disease, dry tuberculosis.
The funeral was held Friday af¬ternoon from the Catholic church, Rev. Fr. De Smedt officiating. The church was filled with sympa¬thizing friends of the family. The beautiful white casket was banked with flowers presented by her class mates and associates. The pall bearers were her girl friends, Mis¬ses Mabel Stewart, Ethel Binns, Anna Silvers, Edith Eddy, Nellie Binns and Bessie Navarre. The interment took place in the city cem¬etery.
Maggie was one of the bright and promising young ladies of Rossville. She had attended Haskell Institute at Lawrence since seven years of age and would have graduated at this term had death not inter¬vened. She had many accomplish¬ments and winsome ways that made her a favorite with all with whom she came in contact.
It is so strange and mysterious that one so young and about whose future are woven such glorified dreams and fond hopes should be called upon to yield it all to death. The sorrow is more keen and unconsolable when we consign to the tomb the life just blossoming into the fullness of its beauty and per-fection. “But the fiat of nature is inexorable. There is no appeal of relief from the great law which dooms us to dust. We flourish and fade as the leaves of the forest, and the flowers that bloom and wither in a day have not a frailer hold upon life than the mightiest mon¬arch that ever shook the earth with his footsteps.”
But all is well with Maggie. Her short life was good and devoted to the attainment of all that would fit her to enjoy the nobler things of this existence. These traits and ideals have not perished, for the grave is but the door opening into the glories and perfection of the immortal life beyond. While we shudder at the cold thought of the tomb, yet after all, death gives all there is of worth to life.

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