Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-30
DEATH SUMMONS
MRS. ". D. STACY
END CAME SUDDENLY YESTER-
DAY MORNING.
Due to Heart Trouble and End
fastened by an Attack of BrOn-
ChitiS -COnverSed UP to Last Mo-
ment and Day Before Prepared
for Thanksgiving.
(From Thursdays Daily.)

Mrs. w. ID. Stacy, another of the
most highly respected and pioneer
citiznes of Watertown, passed away
very suddenly yesterday morning
about IL 80 O'Clock after a very
brief illness. The cause Of death
is attributed directly to heart failure,
the end being hastened by an attack
of bronchitis, from which she had
been sufferer for few days. The
sudden death came as shock to the
entire city, for it was scarcely known
outside of the members of the family
and near neighbors that Mrs. Stacy
was ILL., In fact it was only the
evening before that she was confined
to her bed and the family physician
summoned. Up to just moment
before the fatal attack, Mrs. Stacy
conversed with members of the family
and neighbors. In fact she vas en-
gagged IN conversation with one of her
neighbors when the final summons
came and the veil between life and
eternity was lifted. The day before
her death, Mrs. Stacy was about her
home in her usual cheerfulness and
vigor making preparations for Thanks
giving day and the entertainment of
relatives. Thus is shown the uncer-
talnty of life and in this instance
how happiness in anticipation of the
pleasures of this day of thanks were
exchanged for sorrow. The sudden
, assing away was indeed sad blow
to Judge w. D. Stacy, who was a
business visitor at Jefferson at the
time. The sad intelligence was i'm
ported to him and he arrived home
shortly before l O'Clock.
The deceased was born Sept. 5,
1845, in the town of Watertown, her
maiden name being Elizabeth Fitz-
patrick. On Sept. 11th, 1865, she was
welded to w. D. Stacy, who survives
her as does also five children, four
sons and one daughter, w. j. Stacy
of this city; Edward j. Stacy of Fort
Wayne, Ind. Frank Stacy of Dayton,
Ohio; Clement Stacy and William j.
Stacy and Mrs. Julius Podolske of
this city.
The deceased was good and true
christian, being consistent communi-
cant of ST. Bernard's s Catholic church.
She haG been a member of the church
for many years and took deep inter-
est in the church work and will be
sadly missed by the members of the
congregation, having been regular
attendant during all of the years of
her association. AS wife and mother,
Mrs. Stacy was a noble woman and
possessed of all the traits of character
that went to make happy home,
the loss of whose loving care and
devotion can only be realized by those
who have suffered the same sad affiic
tion.
AS a friend and neighbor she was as
true as steel and loved by all who
enjoyed her acquaintance and her call
from things material leaves a vacancy
that is deeply deplored by all and
the sympathy goes out to thoes who
were more firmly bound by love in the
family ties in tn -ir great affection.
In her girlhood days, Mrs. Stacy
taught school and at one time was
pupil of he who mourns the loss of a
loving and devoted wife. Through
all the stages of life the deceased
possessed the unfaltering nobility of
womanhood and passed into the shadow
of the unknown as she had constantly
lived-an uncomprlmising Christian in
word and deed.
The funeral will take place Satur-
day morning at 9 O'Clock to ST. Ber-
nard's Catholic church.