Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-10
FUNERAL SERVICE
Of 6. S. BEARDSLEY
Business Houses all Close Dur
ing the FuneraI Service in
Respect to his Memory.

The remains OF Grant s. Boards.
ley, whose life was cut short so sud
denly by the hand of the assassin
was laid away in Calvary cemetery
Friday morning under the ritual rites
and form of IS. Peter & Paul church
A large number of people followed,
his remains to the Catholic church
where the funeral services were held
Friday morning October 4, 1912. The
funeral procession was headed by
forty members Of the order Of Cathol
ic FOresters of which order the de
ceased was a social member. High
mass was said at the church by Fa-
ther VIM. Reding, assisted by Fa-
ther Feldman OF Nekoosa, and Faith
er Wojak, of the Polish church, west
side A comforting sermon was de
liVered by Father Reding in his most
sympathetic and pleasing manner
that impressed his large audience
greatly He paid the deceased many
tributes as to his character and life
as, a member of his church and con-
gregation
G. S. BeardsIey was born in Ap-
pleton, Wis, on August Il, 1864, and
was little over 48 years of age. He
came to Grand Rapids about twenty
three years ago and entered the EN-
ploy of Mrs. John Hamm, as clerk
in her store of general merchandise
On November Il, 1902, he was mar
ried to Miss Margaret Hamm here
in Grand Rapids. When Mrs. Hamm
sold out her mercantile business in
1902, he went into the grocery bu-
siness on his own account. He has
followed the grocery and fruit bu-
siness ever since and had just NOV
ed his stock of goods into larger
quarters where he looked forward to
a greater business. He leaves a
wife and five children to mourn his
death, three boys, Roy, years of
age, Edward Z, and Harold 4. Two
girls, Gertrude years old and Mar
garet Is months old. The following
gentlemen acted as paIIbearers: A.
F. Billmeyer, Matt Schlig, H. B. Wei
land, Dominick Reiland, F. L. Steib,
and John SchnabeI, Jr. The floral
offerings were numerous and beau
tifuL Among them we're a beauti-
full column and broken wheel, which
was presented by the professional
and business men of Grand Rapids
as a token Of the esteem in which
he was held in the business circles.
The column had a broken stem and
the wheel a broken spoke. These
embIems were secured through the
new local green house.
Grant S. Beardsley during his re-
sidence in Grand Rapids had made
many friends and no enemies. His
death occurring in the manner in
which it did, is therefore greatly to
be deplored. The assassin in his
confession admitted that he never
intended to kill Mr.. Beardsley, but
when he failed in his robbery, lost
his head. and shot him. Mr.. Boards
ley will be greatly missed in the bu-
siness circles, in Grand Rapids and
about the family fireside where he
leaves a lovely wife and five beauti-
full children to mourn his sudden and
sad departure. The deceased's last
words indicated that his mind was on
his wife and children.
The following relatives and friends
attended the funeral from outside of
the city. Mrs. George Smith, of Chi
cago, a sister: Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
BeardsIey of Almond; Mrs. Ella
Beardsley and daughter Vera, Of La
Crosse; MiIlard and Chester Hunt,
nephews, of Mather, Wis, MIR. and
Mrs. Peter Mueller of Richfield, Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthon Theilman, Of
West Bend, Wis; Mrs. Mary Lofty
and son Alouise of Milwaukee, Mess
rs. Frank and Fred Kohl, of Marsh
field; Mrs. Anna Stauber Of Marsh
field and Mrs. Susan Kohl Of Marsh
field; Mrs. Fred Marquart, Wausau.
sau.