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- Ambrosia COON, daughter of DeWitt and Eliza COON,
was born at Brookfield,
- N.Y., April 4, 1852. Of the five children in that family,
her own brother and sister have passed away. Her half brother,
Dr. Edwin COON, resides at De Ruyter, N.Y., and her half
sister, Jurantha (Mrs. Estee BURCH) lives at Leonardsville,
N.Y. She was the eldest of the younger group of three, and had
much responsibility at home. She had a common school and academy
education but had to stay out of school and care for her mother
when she was about sixteen. During her busy life since she has
spent much time in caring for others. When left to provide for
herself and her two year old daughter, she took upon the occupation
of nursing. She spent several years at Milton in this service.
The most of her life was passed at Brookfield until eleven years
ago. On March 15, 1905, she was married to Clarkson HERITAGE
and has since made her home in Milton. Besides her husband, brother
and sister, she leaves four grandchildren, the children of her
only daughter by a former marriage, Mrs. Lucius BURDICK
of Leonardsville. Since the death of this mother five years ago,
one of the children, Relda, has been with her grandparents.
- She enjoyed a life of comparative comfort in her Milton home
until stricken with
- disease over a year ago. For fifteen months it has been a
losing fight against the advancing enemy of her physical frame.
Her vision was impaired, she lost half her weight, and she has
suffered much. She has been one of the most patient ones, however,
and very appreciative of kindness and love. The most beautiful
love stories are not those of romantic passion, but of the love
that gives and is glad to give unto the uttermost. Amid the dross
of selfishness there shines the pure gold. Who shall write the
epic poem of the love that shines out mid pain and care, that
abides when it is most needed, the delicate thoughtfulness, the
unwearying care that does not grow impatient or restless under
heavy burdens?
- 'I slept and dreamed that life was beauty. Woke and found
that life was duty.'
- For some time she wanted to live for the sake of her husband
and granddaughter, but
- said "God's will be done." When she knew she could
not recover, and the pain grew more wearisome, she then longed
to depart and be with Christ. She was baptised when a girl and
became a member of the Brookfield S.D.B. church. For the past
eleven years she has been in the fellowship of the Milton S.D.B.
church."
- A very simple service, in accordance with her wish, was held
at the home Tuesday
- afternoon. Pastor RANDOLPH's text was Rev. 5:11-12.
She was willing to be herself out of sight, if she might join
in the praise: to be unhearlded and unsung, if she could but
be granted the opportunity to worship and serve.
- The casket was laid in the village cemetery beneath beautiful
flowers.
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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