Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-24
DEATH OF MRS. MARY M.DIcKENs
Passed Away at st. Joseph's SANTA
rum ip Dubuque, Iowa.

1 Our citizens, generally, were shock
1 ed yesterday when it became known
| that Mrs. Mary NJ. Dickens, wife of
| the late DR.. W. c. Dickens, had
passed away at St., Joseph's santa
rum in Dubuque, Iowa. The end came
Sunday noon, July %, 1917, following
an illness of one week. A week ago
yesterday morning, Mrs. Dickens suf-
fered a second paralytic stroke, which
seemed to have affected her throat,
and from that time up to the time of
her death, she had not been able to
| partake OF any food. Mrs. R. S.
Dickens, of South Bend, Indiana, was
with her sister the past week and at
the time OF her passing away Mrs.
Dickens was seemingly in fairly good
health when she left Wausau about
five weeks ago, and the news of her
death saddened the hearts of her
many Wausau friends. Previous to
her going to Dubuque, she had been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth
Largay, at Oshkosh.
Mary McPeck, the deceaseds maiden
name, was born in Houlton. Maine,
March II, 1S49, and was sixty-eight
years of age. She was united in mar
riage with DR.. Dickens in 1888. and
had been a resident of Wausau for
about thirty years. Her husband
passed away at his home, S14 Second.
street, in this city, May 81, 1914. DR..
Dickens was one of this city's lead
ing physicians, and carried on a sue
cessful practice here for about TWEEN
ty-four years. At the time of his
death, Mrs. Dickens health began to
fail
Mrs. Mary Dickens was a we'll
known resident of Wausau. She held
the Office of humane agent here for
eighteen years, and was the originator
OF the humane society in this city.
During the many years she held this
office she did much good to cheer
and comfort the needy people of Wau-
sau, putting good share of her time
into relieving the suffering.
She was also one. of the prime
movers in bringing about the library
that W@usau has today, and of which
we are all very proud. The citys
first library was in the court house
and Mrs. Dickens was Wausau's first
librarian. She lent much assistance
in starting fund here for a Carnegie
library, and today we have che of the
finest and most up-to-date libraries
il the state.
Mrs. Dickens was one of the early
members of the Ladies' Literary club
of Wausau, and had belonged for
about twenty years. She held various
offices in this club, being its presi-
dent several times.
She was a christian woman, and a
devout member of st. James Catholic
church in this city. Mrs. Dickens
life was full of kindly deeds and her
heart full of sympathy, these quail
ties with others endeared her to ALL
She assisted in various movements
made in Wausau for the betterment
of the city and its people,
The remains arrived in Wausau
last evening accompanied by her sis
ter, Mrs. r. S. Dickens, and the lat
ter's son, Earl S. Dickens, of South
Bend, Indiana. The body was taken
to her home at 814 Second street |
Funeral services will take place to-
morrow morning at nine o'clock at
st. James Catholic church, high mass
being in charge of Rev. Father |
OToole. The pallbearers will be Thos. |
Malone, Dan Healy, A. L. Marks, Geo. |
Morisette, c. B. Mayer and Harry
Haveron
Mrs. Dickens is survived by two
sisters, Mrs. R. S. Dickens of South |
Bend, Indiana, and Mrs. Elizabeth !
Largay of Oshkosh. She also leaves
the following nieces and nephews:
Earl, Lyman and Miss Ethel Dickens,
of South Bend, Indiana; Ray, War |
rem and Misses Mary and Mabel Lar |
gay, of Oshkosh; Leo Largay of this |
city and Miss Mary McPeck, also of |
Wausau.
The following from out of town |
are here to attend the funeral: Mrs. |
R. S. Dickens and son, Earl, of South |
Bend, Indiana and Mrs. Elizabeth |