Henry Hasler

Last Friday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Coad (Hasler) Gentry, near Bridgeport, west of Indianapolis, Henry Hasler expired suddenly from a heart attack. He had been in his usual health up to that time and had been in a jovial mood and conversed with his wife and family a short time before the attack. Mr. and Mrs. Hasler left their farm in Washington Township, north of Newberry, about four years ago and lived in Indianapolis until a few months ago.

Henry Hasler was a native of Greene County, born on February 10, 1852, on a farm in Taylor Township, this county. He was aged seventy-nine years. He was an industrious farmer and stock raiser and an honorable citizen, always standing for the best things proposed and promoted for his community.

The deceased was the son of Christian and Sarah (Stone) Hasler. His father and his parents were natives of Canton Berne, Switzerland, who immigrated to this county in an early day.

In 1877, Mr. Hasler was united in marriage to Sarah Collins, and to this union one child Katherine, wife of William Osborn, of Burns City.

His second marriage was to Martha Waggoner, and to this union was born five children, namely: Florence, who preceded the father in death when she was aged twenty years; Elmer, who is living in Bloomington, Rasho, who died in service during the World war; Fred and Henry, now living on the old homestead north of Newberry.

His third marriage was to Grace Wesnidge, of Worthington. This wife resumed the duty of rearing the five small children. To this union was born two children, namely: Coad (Hasler) Gentry, and John, but John died at the age of twelve years.

The passing of Mr. Hasler will be mourned greatly by members of the immediate family along with the innumerable and lasting friendships that he established throughout his business affairs both on and off the farm.

He was not a member of any church but he understood its good influence and responded quickly and liberally to the friend in need. He was a model farmer and successful in any business venture which he undertook.

On the evening of March 20, he was in his usual good health, having enjoyed the evening meal and joking with the family, as was his usual custom, he retired early. Falling asleep, he was awakened by some pain. He called for his wife and she responded as she always did, and called for the family to come quickly and by their efforts tried to give aid, but due to a sudden heart attack, he passed peacefully to the Great Beyond.

Besides his immediate family there were two sisters, Elizabeth (Hasler) Ledgerwood, now living in Newberry, and Martha Gilkerson who preceded him in death, at Scotland; eleven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

"I cannot say and I will not say that he is dead—He is just away. With a cherry smile, and a wave of the hand, he has wandered into an unknown land. Think of him faring on, as dear in the love of there as the love of here. Mild and gentle, as he was brave when the sweetest love of his life he gave to simple things—and he pitied as much as a man in pain in writhing honey-bee wet with rain. Think of him still as the same, I say he is not dead—he is just away."

The funeral was held at Prairie Chapel Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment in the family plot in the churchyard cemetery. The services were conducted by Rev. Pecaut, who is at present conducting a revival at the Linton Christian church. The funeral director was W. A. Ruston, and the burial equipment was from the RUSTON Funeral Home at Plainfield, Indiana. —
Index to marriage records of Greene County, 1939, W.P.A., Page 68: Hasler, Henry to Sarah Collins on April 25, 1878, Book K, Page 295; Hasler, Henry to Martha A. Waggoner on June 24, 1885, Book M, Page 37.

Henry and Grace Wesnidge were married on December 22, 1899 in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

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