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Ludington Daily News
Monday, February 9, 1914


           FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. STERLING
           
         Friends Gathered at the Home to Pay Last
           Tribute to Their Friend.
           
         Funeral services for MRS. CATHERINE STERLING
       were held from the residence this morning, con-
       ducted by Rev. H. A. PUTNAM. The services were
       simple and unostentatious, in keeping with the
       life of her in whose memory they were held.
         A wreath of beautiful flowers, sent by the
       many friends in token of affectionate remem-
       brance of the dead and sympathy for the living,
       surrounded the still form and filled the rooms
       with their beauty and fragrance.
         The story of Mrs. STERLING'S life is the story
       of a woman of dauntless courage, strong will and
       gentle patience.
         She came to Chicago from her childhood home in
       Germany when but 16 and was married in 1855 to
       CAPT. LOUIS STERLING, an adventurous sailor, who
       followed the water from a lad of 13 until his
       death, and sailed upon nearly every large body of
       water on the globe.
         In the meantime CAPT. STERLING had become master
       of the Challenger, and was engaged in plying be-
       tween Chicago and Lincoln, bringing supplies to the
       lumber camps here. In December, 1863, he brought
       his family, then consisting of his wife and two
       children, LOUIS and KATHERINE, to Lincoln. He was
       wont to tell the story of how they arrived the day
       before Christmas in their little sailing vessel,
       driven by a blinding storm; how he walked over the
       ice with his stove strapped to his back, and strug-
       gled to make the rude new home comfortable for the
       reception of the wife and little ones. Some years
       later they moved to Ludington where MRS. STERLING
       has ever since resided.
         A serious illness many years ago left her a
       semi-invalid but she endured with uncomplaining
       patience and could not be induced to relinquish
       the oversight of her household until within a few
       hours before her death. Her children, though men
       and women these many years, were to her children
       still, and upon them she lavished all the care
       and affection of her strong nature. With her home
       and the flowers she loved, she was abundantly con-
       tent, and the memory of her quiet home spirit and
       uncomplaining life is a fragrant memory in the
       neighborhood from whence she has gone.
       
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