Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-10
Dies While Returning
e.. from Quest for Health

Death cast gloom over the w.
II. Clark family in the town of Ir-
wing, when the sad news was re-
ceived last Friday by telegram that
Miss Blanche Clark had passed away
in Colorado. The end came while
the mother was on the homeward
journey with her daughter. News
of the death of the deceased did not
come as a great surprise to the rel
atives and friends, for Miss Clark
had been in a low state of health
for some time. While teaching
school at Pason City, Utah, year
ago last February she contracted ty-
phoid pneumonia. Apparently re-
covering from this illness, she how
ever suffered relapse, and then re-
turned to her home at Irving the
first of the following May in the
hope of recuperating. Her health
did not seem to improve and her
condition became such that it was
deemed advisable to take her to
Colorado. Her mother accompanied
her to that state and stayed with
the afflicted daughter until the final
summons came. The change of eli
mate came too late, and all hope
for a recovery was finally given up.
Mrs. Clark and daughter spent the
time at Denver, Colorado, where
they bravely fought against the raw
ages Of the disease. When the con-
dition of the patient sufferer be-
came most serious it was thought
best to make the attempt to reach
home, where the last few hours
could be spent with loved ones.
She seemed possessed of the required
strength to make the journey and
the start from Denver was made on
Thursday night. Her frail consti-
tuition, however, was unable to
stand the trip and the next morn
ing at two o'clock Death came to
her relief, when the party had
reached a point near LeMar, Colo.
A telegraphic dispatch was sent
here announcing that the mother
would reach Atwater with the re-
mains on Saturday night and the
other members of the family and
several relatives were here in re-
Spouse to the sad message and to
await the sad homecoming. Mrs.
Clark arrived with the remains on
the late train and they were taken
to the old home in Irving the next
morning for burial.
The funeral was held on Tuesday
from the family residence at one
O'Clock p. M, Rev. Gray of the M,
E. church at Paydnesville officiat-
ing. The last sad rites were held
at the Union Grove cemetery, where
the remains were laid at rest.
Deceased was born at Irving May
II, 1876, and consequently was some
over 81 years of age when the end
came. She was the youngest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Clark,
old and well-known residents of that
town. She was a graduate of the
St. Cloud Normal school in 1900 and
previous to that time and after her
graduation had taught school in the
county and in Utah until her health
failed.
Deceased leaves besides her aged
parents an only brother, VIM. H.
Clark, Jr, also the following half
brothers and sisters: Norman, of
Irving; Willard, of Redfield N. Y;
Wright, of Western, N. Y; Mrs.
Jane Tiller, Of Irving; Mrs. Annie
Brady, of Utica, N. Y; and Mrs.
Mary Teachout, of Redfeld, N. Y.
Other relatives are the following,
some of whom came to attend the
funeral: a nephew, Joseph Matey,
and wife, of Minneapolis; another
nephew, Arthur M. Clark, and wife
of Lidgerwood, N. D., and third
nephew, Forrest Clark, and wife,
Of Roscoe, S. D.-Atwater Repub-
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