Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-07
TWO WEEKS SERIOUS SICKNESS
ENDS RATHER SUDDENLY
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
DEATH FOLLOWED DAY
MARKED BY IMPROVEMENT
Mrs. Boucher Had Showed Very Ma
teriaI Gains Earlier in the Day-Im-
mediate Cause of Death Supposed
to Be Rupture of Bowels-Had Been
Sick of Obstruction Of the Bowels.

After vainly but valiantly battling
| with death for two weeks, Mrs. Susan
NJ. Boucher, a well-known, highly es-
teemed, and beloved woman, the wife
of DR.. F. H. Boucher, died at her home,
20S South Third avenue, at IL: 80
o'clock Sunday night. Mrs. Boucher's
death was due to obstruction of the
bowels. Altho it is not definitely known
the physicians believe that the imme-
diate cause of death was rupture Of
the bowels.
Following a number Of hours Sunday,
when her condition was the most hope
full it had been at any time since she
was taken sick, Mrs. Boucher was over
come with severe cramps at about 3
o'clock at night. These continued, and
so sapped her strength that she was
unable to rally from the shock.
Sickness Had Been Desperate.
The attack which Immediately pre-
coded her death was very similar to
the one with which she was taken sick
quite suddenly on Feb. %. Her condi
ton for few days did not grow alarm
ing but as the first week neared an
end, she grew much worse and be-
came so dangerously sick that her life
was despaired of.
Until into the following week she
continued in a very precarious condi-
ton On THURSDAY of last week, she
appeared TO improve and on Friday and
Saturday there were additional symp-
toms which were encoura ging. Sun
day morning there was a marked
change for the better which increased
as the day advanced
Buoyed up by the hope which her
condition of the earlier part of the day
promised. the suddenness of Mrs.
Bouchers death came as a great shock
to the husband and sons.
Was Born in Davenport.
Susan Marian Judd. daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. F. E. Judd. the former Of
whom was for many years rector of st.
Paul's church of this city, was born in
Davenport. May 8, 1863. Her girlhood
and young womanhood was spent in
that city and here, where her parents
came to live a few years before Mrs.
Boucher's marriage. She became the
wife of DR. F. H Boucher at BROOKLYN.
on Nov. 25. 1880. DR.. and Mrs. Boucher
lived in Brooklyn for five years after
their marriage before coming to this
city.
Mrs. Boucher had always been prom
inent and active in the church of which
her father was former rector. For
number of years prior to a few years
ago she was interested in the work of
the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Railroad
7. N. C. A. also the Women's Club.
The members of the family in addi-
ton TO the husband. consist of three
sons: DR.. Francis f. Boucher, of st.
Louis: Leo ]. Boucher. who is attend
ing the Missouri State University at
Rollo. and James II. Boucher. All of
the boys were at home when their
mother died A fourth son died in in
fancy at BROOKLYN.
Mrs. Boucher leaves also her mother,
Mrs Judd. of Portland. Ore: who at
present is in F't George. Fla: and one
sister. Mrs Rose Wood. of Portland;
and one brother, Mr.. Harry B. Judd. of
Evanston. Wyo.
She also has the following half
sisters: Mrs. William Cushman, of
Mortified. VT: Mrs. Allen Judd, of
Des Moines. who is at present in FIT.
George Fla; and Mrs. F. r. Gaynor, Of
LeMars.