The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-04-12
CHARLES A. KUSbA
CALLED TO REST
THIRTY" RUNG DOWN FOR HER
AID LOCAL EDITOR AFTER
LONG ILLNESS.
FUNERAL LARGELY ATTENDED
DECEASED WAS SAUK CENTRE
BOY AND TRAINED WRITER
AN APPRECIATION

AN APPRECIATION
Charles A. Kusba, known to every
one as Charley, died Thursday, April
5, 1917, at 4:30 p, M, after linger-
mig illness Of many years duration.
His death was a distinct shock, for,
although it was known he could not
recover, his vitality was such that in
spite of the ravaging effects of the
disease, he held on to life unusually
long. Possibly this can be accounted
for, too, in that until the day before
his death, Charley did not give up the
hope that he would soon be out of
doors and on the road to recovery.
This characteristic of hope marked
his entire illness. On his frequent
calls at the Herald office, where he
was local editor for over year, his
unfailing remark was, GAS soon as
the weather is a little warmer and
the south wind comes around, I'll be
all right again" This same sentiment
was expressed to his brother only a
few days before his death. However,
on Wednesday, he finally realized that
there was no possible help for him
and he faced death with the same
fcalmness that marked his whole life
He told his family of Ibis belief, set.
tied his affairs and with the peace of
a Christian waited for the end. The
greatest source of consolation to his
relatives is that even to the end there
was no pain, that he was ready to GO
and that death came like gentle
breath to extinguish the last flutte,-
ing flame of life..
The funeral was held Monday morn
ing at 9 o'clock from st. Paul's Cath
olic Ihurch, the Rev. Fir. ART official
ing. FIR. ART sang requiem high mass
assisted by St. Cecelia's choir The,
sermon which followed was on the les
son which Charley's life taught, clos
ing with short, sincere tribute to the
dead. Even at that hour, the large
church was filled with people of every
denomination and trade, who knew
and loved the man who had gone. In
torment was made in the family lot
at Padua. The pail bearers were Will
liam Simmer, Dewey Zettel, Grove
Wills, CHARLES Dicks, Arthur Weisner
and Olaf Arnestad.
:. Charles Adam Kusba was born in
fhe township of Raymond, Nov. "a,
1850. The family moved to Sank Cen
tire in 1885. He graduated from the
Sauk Centre high school with the class
of 1898. During the summer he work
ed for E. P. Barnum, editor of the
newspaper, known as the Avalanche,
but that fall left for Moorhead, where
he continued in newspaper work. From
there he went to Green Bay, Wis, to
Burlington, Iowa, and to Galesburg,
Ill. Later he secured position with
paper at Los Angeles. While there
Charley was the victim of a severe at
tack of inflammatory rheumatism. Up
on recovering he went to San Diego
and it is thought he contracted tu-
berculosis of the lungs from an asso-
ciate which was the cause of his
death. When he discovered his trou-
BILE, Charley took up publicity work
fo- a water supply company which
kept him out of doors. However, he
did not improve as rapidly as was ex-
pected and thinking to gain health,
5 he went to Honlulu. He remained
there until his return to Sank Centre,
A, 1915. Although in poor health at
the time he improved at the approach
of spring and was made local ed
itor of the Herald. He was compelled
to give up his work Christmas day,
1916, because of illness.
Those who survive are the father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Kus-
ba and brother, Joseph W., together
with several relatives. Those from
out of town attending the funeral
were Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Miller
and family of Alexandra and j. Adam
Botz of Minot, N. d. Mr.. Botz was
the godfather of the deceased and al
though over 80 years of age came a
long distance to attend the funeral
II. r.
An Appreciation. 20
In spite. of poor health, during his
entire connection with the Herald
Charley was ever ready with a word