This is a copy of a poem that a cousin of Annette's wrote and it was shared at her funeral. It just sounded like something our mother could have written. Mom always liked to write poems to us at special times of our lives.
that I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss
and call you back for one more.
If I knew it would be the last time
I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word,
so I could play them back day after day.
If I knew it would be the last time,
I could spare an extra minute or two
to stop and say I love you,
instead of assuming you would KNOW I do.
If I knew it would be the last time
I would be there to share your day,
well I'm sure you'll have so many more,
so I can let just this one slip away.
For surely there's always tomorrow
to make up for an oversight,
and we always get a second chance
to make everything right.
There will always be another day
to say our I love you's,
And certainly there's another chance
to say our "Anything I can do's?"
But just in case I might be wrong,
and today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you
and I hope we never forget,
Tomorrow is not promised to anyone,
young or old alike,
And today may be the last chance you get
to hold your loved one tight..
So if you're waiting for tomorrow,
why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes,
you'll surely regret the day,
That you didn't take that extra time
for a smile, a hug, or a kiss
and you were too busy to grant someone,
what turned out to be their one last wish.
So hold your loved ones close today,
whisper in their ear,
Tell them how much you love them
and that you'll always hold them dear,
Take time to say "I'm sorry, please forgive me,"
"thank you" or "it's okay".
And if tomorrow never comes,
you'll have no regrets about today.
by Jim Buterbaugh
This photo was taken of Annette last year at Christmas. Annette had her familiar smile that seemed to always be with her. We will miss her dearly.
This is a copy of the Obituary
LEXINGTON - Annette R. Ostrom of Lexington died Aug. 21, 2001,
at the Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. She was 64.
She was born March 17, 1937, at Gothenburg to George A. and Ruth Buterbaugh
Mann. She grew up and graduated from Gothenburg High School in 1955.
On Jan. 22, 1956, she married John H. Ostrom at the Baptist Church in
Gothenburg. They moved to Lexington in 1961, and her husband was employed by the
Dawson County Sheriff's Department. She stayed at home and cared for the
children and then went to work for several places around Lexington including the
Prossor Cattle Co., the Perkins Trucking Co. and McDonald's Clothing Store.
They opened the Bargain John's Antiques in 1968, where she was known nationwide
for her knowledge of antiques. She enjoyed purchasing antiques for their shop
and shopping for other antique buyers. She enjoyed the business and going to
work with her family.
Mrs. Ostrom's interests were varied. She enjoyed her family, sewing, poems,
antique quilts, dolls and had an artistic flair that showed in her business and
her home as well. She attended Parkview Baptist Church in Lexington.
She is survived by her husband; a daughter, Anne (Brian) Eilers of Lexington;
two sons, Lars (Joni) and Leif (Nicki), both of Lexington; two sisters, Adaline
(Layton) Schrabam of Hooper and Frances (Tim) McClellen of Brady; a
sister-in-law, Ruth Ann (Loren) Grone of Arizona; four brothers, Donald (Iris)
Mann of Gothenburg, Bob (Mary Ellen) and David (Jody) Mann, both of Jeffrey Lake
and Dale (Patti) Mann of Hastings; and seven grandchildren, Carson and Chase
Eilers and Andrew, Brittany, Rachel, Hannah and Brianna Ostrom, all of
Lexington.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and a brother, Bill.
Memorials are suggested to the Maranatha Bible Camp at Maxwell.
