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Obituary
Mrs. Ollie Fruit
December 24, 1864 - August 23, 1945
(From Osborne Farmer-Journal73) Ollie
Wineland, daughter of John and Jane Wineland, was born at Luin Grove, Iowa, Dec. 24, 1864, and died at a hospital near the home of her son, B J. Goad, at Wallace, Neb. Aug.23, 1945, age 80 years, seven months and 29 days. In 1872
she came with her parents to Jewell county, Kansas, where the family remained two years, then coming to Osborne county in 1874 where her father had taken a homestead in Kill Creek township. Here she grew to young womanhood.
She was married to James W. Goad when she was 17 years of age; To this union were born eight children all of whom grew to maturity. They are B.J. Goad of Wallace, Neb., Nellie M. Anderson, Sheldon, Mo., John L. Goad,
Pasadena, Calif., Hazel R. Winder, Covert, Kans., Della J. Grantham, Hill City, Kans., Mary L. Cashen, Fairbanks, Alaska, and Lillie R. Slason and Clinton L. Goad, deceased. Mr. Goad died Aug. 31, 1916. Later she was united in
marriage to George H. Fruit who died April 5, 1931. Mrs. Fruit remained on the farm until 1933 when she came to live with her brother, George Wineland in Osborne. She was a member of the Victor Brethren church but after
coming to Osborne she attended the Methodist church. Although she had been in poor health for several months, she was able to accompany her son to his home in Nebraska only the Saturday preceding her death, enjoying the trip
unusually well. She suffered a cerebral hemorrhage early in the morning of August 23 from which she failed to rally, passing away at 6:00 that evening. She leaves to mourn her passing her six children, 30 grandchildren, 51 great
grandchildren and one great great grandson; four brothers, W M Wineland, George Wineland, Arthur Wineland and Clinton Wineland all of Osborne county, Kansas. Mrs. Friut had ten grandsons in the Armed Forces of the United States.
Coming to Osborne county in 1874, mid-western country, Mrs. Fruit say all the changes in this midwestern country. From the days of the buffalo and the antelope she has seen the prairie change to fertile fields, beautiful
homes take the place of the soddie and the dugout, the prairie trail become the paved highways, and the privations of pioneer life give way to the modern conveniences of rural electrification. The privations and terrors of pioneer
life on the plains have long since been forgotten and she lived to see the fruits of her labors as a pioneer woman in terms of a beautiful and prosperous country. She gave of her strength and her ability to all that was best in
life, happy and cheerful throughout a long and eventful career. "Blessed are the dead, who die in the Lord." Funeral services were held Monday Aug.27, 1945, in the Osborne Methodist church at 2:30 pm. with the Rev
Roy E. Frey officiating and interment was made in the Cedar Bluff cemetery. Music for the service was provided by Miss Beatrice Brewster Mrs James Liston and Mrs. E. L. Latham with Mrs. L. H. Brewster at the piano. Casket bearers
were Bert Goad, John Goad, Oharley Withrow, Martin Winder and Archie Goad |
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