The Reading of O'bits

Obituary reading!  Gasp!  It has been f o r e v e r, hasn't it?

Under the Interesting Way to Say Died column we have:

"was granted her angel wings on Nov. 3, 2011"

"went unto our Lord"

Then we have 2 fabulous and very interesting obits to look at.

The first one is for a lovely lady named Mary Jo, she had a "before and after" picture thing in hers. You know, one when she was really young and had the awesome 1940's Joan Crawford looking hair style and the other as an elderly lady.  She is really pretty with dark lipstick and a twinkle in her eye and that Mona Lisa kind of smile in the young/before picture.  But the after photo?  Awesome, is what it is!

She is sporting a hat with flowers on it and a big, wide, happy infectious smile.  That's a person I wish I had known.

Here is a few snippets of what the family had to say about her:

"She was born Jan. 14, 1924 in the Family Quarters of the Georgetown Jailhouse.  Her father was the Marshall and Jailer."  

**See, right there sounds like there were some great stories in this family.

"She so loved and protected each and every member of her family. She endured much sadness as her father was killed in the line of duty, her husband was a prisoner of war, the loss of a daughter, a son and a grand daughter. She handled this with grace and a great deal of faith."

This brings me to the other one that was really endearing.

"Elsie Beulah was a generous person with a heart as big as Texas and a carefully cloaked but acute and penetrating sense of humor.  She loved live theatre, dance, music, art, black and white clothes, reading, playing cards, tooling around in her classic 1978 Honda Civic, recycling, cheering the St. Louis Cardinals, collecting stuffed mooses, drinking margaritas and champagne, and throwing parties."

***Now if that weren't enough fun facts, get a load of THIS:

"She was a fantastic cook of all sorts of dishes including lasagna, pot roast, grits, stroganoff, baked spaghetti, prison jack, bean loaf, hide the pickle, gourmet toast, pies, cakes, puddings, top-shelf turkey gravy and on and on."

***Prison Jack?  Bean Loaf?  Hide the Pickle???


"She vanquished crossword puzzles with abandon almost to the end. She knew more words than God."

***Heeee!  Really?

"In lieu of flowers, please give someone a warm hug and a kiss today or send a donation to  . . . . "

**Awww, isn't that wonderful?


Elsie Beulah sounds like my kind of woman.

One last tribute here, this one is a bit odd to me.  I had a hard time understanding it.  Which means it was kind of family-inside-knowledge information or something.  But also, that future generations may have a hard time understanding it as well.  Check this out:

"Col. Joseph "Lew" Walter Lewandoski, aged 94, went to his creator, master and God on Nov. 1."

Then it goes on to say "Joseph is preceded in death by his parents, his daughter, Carol Munn, and his brother Steve and his wife, Doris. He leaves behind his "Night & Day" love, Helen."

***Now, does this mean Joseph's wife Doris is dead and he has a Night & Day love named Helen? Or does it mean that his brother Steve had a wife named Doris and the Night & Day love named Helen is Joseph's wife?  It kind of threw me off reading it and I had to go over it about 20 times.


Last, there was one nice looking gentleman who died on his own birthday.  I wonder how many times that happens?

Enjoy your day!