Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-12-01

ROBERT Nash
PASSESON
Community Surprised as Only a Few
Knew That He Was
Sick

In the death of Robert L. Nash.
Postmaster, who died at his family
residence on Witter street Monday
morning, November %, 1921, his fam
lily loses devoted husband and father
and the United States Government
and Wisconsin Rapids, a faithful, eff
ficient employee. To be thus cut down
in middle life, is greatly to be de-
plored. A bright promising life
brought to an early close. He was in
his thirty-eighth year and leaves
wife and two beautiful children, boy
and girl, to mourn his absence.
We are informed that he had been
in failing health for the past year,
but had not been seriously i'll until the
last few days. On Monday he went
to Milwaukee to take treatment for
his eye, which had given him consid-
cradle pain. There he became i'll. He
returned to the city last Wednesday
night and complained Of feeling badly.
On Thanksgiving Day he became
weaker and from then on lapsed into
periods of Inconsistencies. 1t is
thought that the eye trouble had caus-
ed a ruptured blood vessel in the brain
and had produced a partial paralysis
of the throat, which caused convul-
great pain and discomfort and which
finally caused his death. Members of
the immediate family were in con-
stant attendance at his bedside dur
ing the past few days.
Robert Lee Nash, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. NJ. Nash of this city, was
born February %, 1888, in Centralia,
Wis He attended the SIS Peter and
Paul's Parochial school and gradual
ed from the local high school and af-
ter graduation attended the Univer-
sity Of Wisconsin. He left the Uni
versity to be employed by the Allis-
Chalmers Co., of West Allis and re-
NAMED there for one year leaving on
account Of Ill health. He returned to
this city, where he has lived ever
since. Upon his return to this city,
Mr.. Nash became associated with his
father in the Nash Hardware Co. He
became prominent in the Wisconsin
Implement Dealers Association, and
served as its president for one year.
In 1910 he was delegate to the Ma
tional Hardware Dealers Association
Convention In 1903 and 1909 Mr.
Nash served on the city council as al
derman from the seventh ward and
was one Of the members of the volun-
teer fire department.
In July, 1913, Mr.. Nash was ap-
pointed postmaster of Wisconsin Rap
ids and held the position until his
death. He was prominent in the af-
fairs of the postoffice and was chosen
as a delegate to the National Conven-
tion of Postmasters last October at
Washington, D. c.. but on account of
poor health declined the place. He
was secretary and treasurer Of the
Wisconsin Association of Postmast-
ers at the time Of his death. During
the war, Mr. Nash was Fuel Admin
istrator for Wisconsin Rapids and As
sistant chairman of the War Savings
Stamp Committee. During his term
as postmaster he has been an efficient
executive and an able government Of
fcer and has conducted the affairs of
the local office during its trying times
of the great growth of the local office
during the past few years. He at all
times guarded the interest of the SER
vice and was regarded by the govern
ment officials as an able and consci-
entious officer.
On June II, 1914, Mr.. Nash was
united in marriage to Miss Nellie Ker-
win of Portage, Wisconsin. They
have two children, Robert. Kerwin,
aged six and Ellen Marie, aged four,
who with the widow and the parents,
Mr. and Mrs. L. NJ. Nash, five broth
ers, Lawrence, William, Charles, Neil,
and George, and one sister, Mrs. Geo.
Mullen, all of this city, survives him.
The funeral services took place from
SIS Peter and Paul's Catholic Church
at ten o'clock Wednesday morning,
Rev. William Reding officiating. A
large attendance was present to pay
their respects to the deceased. The
floral offerings were beautiful and the
the service very impressive. Burial
took place in Calvary Cemetery.