Obituary of Mabel Henrietta Lahr

May 25, 1925 – December 28, 2018

Mabel Henrietta Lahr.  Age 93 of Brownstown. 

Beloved wife of the late Frank Lahr.  Loving mother of Jeri Cornewell, Phyllis (James) Lang, Dennis (Jean) Lahr , Frank (Barbara) Lahr, and the late Charles Lahr.  Also survived by many grandchildren, great grandchildren and sisters Helen and Waneta. 

FAMILY TRIBUTE 

To My Mom,

There are so many things that you have taught me, to be kind to others and appreciate what you have for so many have less and to be generous with our love by helping and sharing with others. To be kind and love animals for they too need our love and protection.  I am not any good at writing and have a hard time saying things but I will try.

Mom was active in Hope Lutheran Church when we were little doing work for the church and working in the nursery with all the little ones which brought her great joy. We would go to church and Sunday school and to Bible school in the summer.

Mom would take in stray animals and tell Dad that they just followed her home. She always had a smile on her face and loved her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and enjoyed holding and playing with them.  To this day my children remember her having Kraft caramels in the cabinet in the living room where they would get a treat. I remember Mom teaching us to ice skate, going tobogganing; having hot chocolate after playing in the snow.  We would go camping every weekend we could and learned to appreciate the out of doors.

We would wake up on Saturday mornings to fresh bread and rolls being made by Dad and Mom would be there making a cake, pie or cookies.  Dad would tease Mom about her shopping for cookies and spending $50 a week on them. Of course she didn’t but she did make sure we had plenty of good food and desserts to eat.

Mom would sometime take us to see Grandma and Grandpa on the Farm is our old Mercury and have to take water to keep filling up the radiator. Just like the time we were going camping and the car broke down and she tried to get us kids to eat cold hot dogs for lunch…no cold dogs for me.

There have been so many memories for me but one that I felt closest to Mom was after Dad passed away and she still lived in TN, I went to stay with her for a few days and we went shopping, to Dollywood and then to Cade’s Cove where we packed a lunch and some Cran-rasberry juice, and went on a picnic. We spread out a blanket in the field and watched a mother bear run across the field with her two cubs behind her and just marveled at the scene.  We talked like never before and cried together and held each other. Love was everywhere that day and I will never forget that day.

I love you Mom; if I could be just half the person you were I would be happy.  My heart breaks and tears flow but I know that you are now happy again with Dad and Jesus.

A Memorial Service to be held at a later time.