Comments | charvakan: ...and then there were three

charvakan

...and then there were three

Nov 18, 2012 23:31

D's Aunt Mildred died this evening. She was 96. Her last few years were not exactly quality time. She was the oldest of five sisters, three of whom survive her: Jean, Esther (my M-in-L), and Anne. Jean is 93 and frail (but still fairly sharp); Anne has a few infirmities, and at 80 is the youngest; and Esther is the healthiest 85 year old in ( Read more... )

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charvakan December 17 2012, 03:39:23 UTC

Well, they did a bang-up job at Mildred's memorial service. The Church of the Reformation (Lutheran) was a big part of Mildred's life, and she was important to the church. At least 15 people gave remembrances of her at the service. (Boy, those Lutherans make a big deal out of their services. Interminable. And some of the hymns were the aesthetic equivalent of Dr. Pepper jingles, just less catchy.) Esther and Jean were there and spoke eloquently; the ceremony made them feel a lot better. It's nice to know that people really do remember the good parts and cherish them. It would have been grossly unfair to have the last several of Mildred's 96 years define her.