All Saints Remembrances
Della Rohrer was born August 19th,
1916 and passed away December 24th, 2018. In my eulogy, I compared
Della to Lady Wisdom from the book of Proverbs, she was a strong spiritual
woman, who laid a solid foundation for her children, her family and her home.
She was active in the community, and especially her church. She worked both as
a farm wife and later for almost 20 years at the Sandwich hospital. Della
understood her role as a servant in the church, volunteering, baking, helping
to clean the church, as member of the Sunshine Band, and attending regularly,
even over the age of 100.
Harry W. Watts, passed away on March 29th,
2019, at the age of 83, in Florida. I visited Harry twice, at his home on lake
Holiday before he moved to Florida. I have been told that he attended Union
Congregational and even served on the Trustees. He welcomed me into his home,
and we enjoyed mostly small talk about his work, and commuting back and forth
to his office, life in Lake Holiday, and his family. Each time I left his home, he would tell me I
could come by any time. We thank God for his gifts and his presence and time
with Union Congregational.
Richard C. McInturf was born May 11,
1948 and passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. It was Richard’s wish that his
life be allowed to speak for itself, and so he asked that there be no funeral
or memorial service for him. So we will respect his wishes, and only say that he
was much loved by his wife, his friends, and his church family and is missed by
them.
Deb Matthews was born October 5, 1954
and passed away September 21, 2019. Just the other day, someone was talking
about how we more often see the rough edges of other people’s lives, rather
than the solid person they were in life. Deb had some rough edges, but her
commitment to her church, to music, to her community, and her country were
solid. Almost every other day, with being our organist, with community choir,
with being our moderator, choir practices, collecting aluminum cans, Sunshine
band, and on and on, I am reminded how much a part of the Church Deb was, and
what a huge contribution she made in her life – and that doesn’t even cover all
that she accomplished in life beyond that. We already miss her contributions to
Union Congregational, and to our lives.
Thomas Egan, was born December 28, 1930
and passed away, October 19, 2019. Thomas grew up in world of hardship and war,
and served in the Army during WW2, and then worked at Caterpillar for most of
his life. Having lived through these times, Thomas was very grateful for the
blessings he had, and for the people who did things for him. Thomas was devoted
to two women in his life, he lived with and cared for his mother when she fell
ill and passed. Then he met Maureen and was just as devoted to her during her
lifetime. Tom and Maureen each cared for each other through their illnesses,
and were inseparable during their life together. Tom joined the church when he
married Maureen and would often talk about it’s unique architecture, and how he
liked the people here.
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