The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., November 4, 1930, page 9
"Local Happenings"
Pearl Iona, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Niva, of Centerville, passed away the first of the week, after a lingering illness, at the age of 17. The funeral will be held Friday, at the Finnish church, at Centerville at noon. Obituary will be published later.
The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., November 11, 1920, page 5
OBITUARY
A man's life is a hand's breath. He springeth up as a
flower of the grass and soon withereth away. Man born of woman is of a few
days. He is the lily of the valley that cometh forth and giveth its fragrance
and beauty and is soon gone. A life is worth while when spent to serve to
make others happy, to bring joy, to love and be loved by those about us.
These lives we mourn for, these are those that bring sunshine and joy to
our home.
Such was the life of Pearl Iona Niva, daughter of Levi
and Minnie Niva, who was born at Centerville, Wash., May 13, 1903, being
at the time of her passing away at her home five miles west of Centerville
on November 3rd, 1920, 17 years, 5 months and 20 days. Pearl had been a sufferer
for more than a year with that dreaded disease. Tuberculosis, but at all
times bore her suffering with the greatest patience and fortitude.
She leaves to mourn for her, a father, mother and a brother,
besides host of other relatives and friends. Look up dear ones, for it is
a loving hand that has smitten you. Look not mournfully into the dark past,
it comes not back again. Never again on earth will we hear her kind voice
or see her loving smile, but there is "One who can clasp each link in Heaven
again." Though she is dead, she speaketh still and may her death admonish
all to be prepared when death comes to meet loved ones in that home above.
Funeral services were held in the Finnish church at
Centerville on November 5th by Rev. Mr. Bassi, after which loving hands layed
away the remains in the cemetery south of town to await the resurrection
morn.
When the evening shades are falling,
And we are sitting all alone,
In our hearts there comes a longing,
If you only could come home.
Oft we think of you, dear Pearl,
And our hearts are sad with pain,
Oh, this world would be a heaven
Could we hear your voice again.
How we miss you, dearest Pearl,
As you quietly sleep and rest,
When we think of how you suffered,
Then we know that God knew best.
The depth of our sorrow we cannot tell
In the loss of her we loved so well.
And while she lives in peaceful sleep
Her memory we shall always keep.
And those sad, long days and weary nights.
The saddest of all was when death won the fight,
We saw you sinking hour by hour,
We tried to do all that was in our power
Our aching hearts are longing
For this sweet face we shall see no more,
But we hope to meet you Pearl,
On that bright and golden shore.
Mrs. J. E. Strahl.
The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., November 11, 1920, page 5
"Centerville"
Miss Iva Walman came up from Astoria, Oregon, Thursday, to attend the funeral of her cousin, Pearl Niva.
The Klickitat County Agriculturist, Goldendale, WA., November 12, 1920, page 2
PEARL IONA NIVA
A man's life is a hands breath. He springeth up as a
flower of the grass and soon withers away. Man born of woman is of a few
days. He is the lily of the valley that cometh forth and giveth its fragrance
and beauty and is soon gone. A life is worth while when spent to serve to
make others happy; to bring joy, to love and be loved by those about us.
These lives we mourn for; these are those that bring sunshine and joy to
our homes.
Such was the life of Pearl Iona Niva, daughter of Levi
and Minnie Niva, who was born at Centerville, Klickitat county, May 13, 1903,
being at the time of her passing away at her home five miles west of Centerville
on November 3, 1920, 17 years, five months and twenty days. Pearl had been
a sufferer for more than a year with that dreaded disease, tuberculosis,
but at all times bore her suffering with the greatest patience and fortitude.
She leaves to mourn for her, a father, mother and a brother;
besides host of other relatives and friends.
Look up dear ones for it is a loving hand that has smitten
you. Look not mournfully into the dark past; it comes not back again. Never
again on earth will we hear her kind voice or see her loving smile; but there
is "One who can clasp each link in Heaven again." Though she is dead, she
speaketh still, and may her death admonish all to be prepared when death
comes, to meet loved ones in that home above.
Funeral services were held in the Finnish church at
Centerville, on November 5th, after which loving hands layed away the remains
in the cemetery, south of town to await the resurrection morn.
Pearl is gone, to be gone from this life forever, but
this life is not all. She has gone to another life where we may meet her.
He who knoweth best doeth all things well. In Him let us trust.
When the evening shades are falling,
And we are sitting all alone,
In our hearts there comes a longing,
If you only could come home.
Oft we think of you, dear Pearl,
And our hearts are sad with pain,
Oh, this world would be a heaven
Could we hear your voice again.
How we miss you, dearest Pearl,
As you quietly sleep and rest,
When we think of how you suffered,
Then we know that God knew best.
The depth of our sorrow we cannot tell
In the loss of her we loved so well.
And while she lives in peaceful sleep
Her memory we shall always keep.
And those sad, long days and weary nights.
The saddest of all was when death won the fight,
We saw you sinking hour by hour,
We tried to do all that was in our power
Our aching hearts are longing
For this sweet face we shall see no more,
But we hope to meet you Pearl,
On that bright and golden shore.
Mrs. J. E. Strahl.
The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., November 25, 1920, page 10
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend our thanks to the friends and neighbors during the sickness and death of our beloved daughter and sister, Pearl.
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Niva and family.
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