Catherine O. Burdick, daughter of Palmer and Martha Burdick, died Feb. 8, 1896, after an illness of four months, at Alfred Station, N. Y. She was born in the town of Alfred, N. Y., June 27, 1835, being 60 years, 7 months and 11 days old, at the time of her death.
She united with the First Church of Alfred at about the age of 11 years, and had been a consistent member of that church up to the time of her death. Sister Burdick was a most patient sufferer; when told that there were but two ways out of her suffering - one to get well, the other to die, - her reply was, "For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain." These words were taken as a text by the pastor of the Second Church of Alfred, when her funeral services were conducted Monday, Feb. 10, 1896.
