Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-28
DEATH OF MRS. DRAM
Prominent Character in Local Social
Circles Left the Scenes Of this
Life Last Wednesday.


Life Last Wednesday.
The unexpected death of Mrs. Su-
san B. Dram, wife of Charles B. Dram,
of this city, was great shock to the
community. She passed away on
Wednesday evening at 1880 at the
Frost hospital, where she had been
taken for surgical operation on
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Dram had been suffering from
a complication of diseases and for
over a month her condition was such
that it was necessary for her to be
confined to her home. Upon the ad-
| vice of her physicians she was taken
to the hospital for an operation, but
her vitality having been sapped by
her long illness she was unable to
stand the shock and the sad ending
of a useful life came as painful sur
prise to all who knew her.
Mrs. Susan B. Dram was born in
St Cloud on Jan. 80, 1867, and at the
time Of her death was just 80 years
and q days of age. She graduated
from the Normal school there in 1884
and for two years taught in St. Cloud
and in Minneapolis She was married
on Dec. %, 1886, to Charles N. Dram
and two sons have blessed their union
Robert, aged l8, and Warren, aged
16. The family have made their home
in Willmar for about fourteen years,
during which time the deceased had
become prominently identified with
church, lodge and social circles. She
was an active member of the Episcopal
church and was interested as a men,
Der in several of our local ladies' Or
ganizations. Ever since the Willmar
public library was erected she has
served as secretary of the board. She
was a prominent member of the De-
gree of Honor lodge, of which organi.
zation she was Grand Chief of Cere-
monies and to which Office she had
again been elected at the recent grand
lodge meeting just before her death.
She had also been acting in the capa-
city of District Deputy Chief of Honor
Deceased was also affiliated with the
Order of Eastern Star.
Deceased was the daughter of Capt.
and Mrs. w. w. Wright, who were
prominent as pioneers in the early
days of St. Cloud. Her father died
four years ago and the widow who
survives him has been making her
home in this city with her daughter
ever since. Other relatives who sur
vive the deceased and who were pres
ent at the funeral were the following:
Mrs. J. D. Stevenson, a sister, of st.
Cloud; Kenneth E. Hamlin, a nephew,
of Melrose; Mr.. and Mrs. II. Corbett
and daughter Louise, Mrs. Herbert
Lacy, Mrs. J. r. Leach, all of St.
Paul; Mrs. B. F. LaRue, Appleton;
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Edelbrock, Ait
kin; Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. GUIDE, Duluth.
Among old time friends of the deceased
who also attended the funeral were
Mr.. and Mrs. William Watson OF
Minneapolis.
Brief funeral services were held from
the family residence on First street
last Friday afternoon, Rev. Horatio
Gates of St. Luke's Episcopal church
officiating. The remains" were taken
to St. Cloud for interment and were
escorted to the depot by members OF
the different organizations with which
the deceased had been affiliated. The
casket was literally loaded down with
| floral tributes, which came as ex-
lpressions of sympathy from the
family's many friends and societies OF
the city. Rev. Gates accompanied the
family and relatives to St. Cloud and
conducted the burial service there,
assisted by Rev. q. F. -Parshall of st.
Johns Episcopal church of that city.
The interment was in North Star GENE.
terry, where the father of the deceased
and other relatives have been laid to
rest. A large cortege escorted the re.
mains from the train to the cemetery.
Representatives from the grand lodges