Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-06

Miss Olive A. BrOOkenS, with the be-.
reaved wife, there now mourn three
sons, Elmer, Melvin and Harry, all
of Bloomington, and three daughters,
Mrs. Blanche Brown and Mrs. Edna
Millin of Lancaster, and Mrs. Elsie
Abraham of Madison, Wis, and fif-
teen we'll loved grandchildren. There
also survives the following married
sisters: Mrs. Mary Schickling, st.
Paul, Min; Mrs. Laura Page, Charles
City, Iowa; Mrs. Lizzie Reed, Prairie
du Chen; Mrs. Della Breokens, Park
er, S. D., and Mrs. Rena Bush, Sioux
City, Iowa. One brother and tC-o sis
tiers preceded him to the bette land.
The father of this large family, Rev.
John wager, was for many years an
exhorter and preacher of the gospel
of Christ The benign influence of a
home in which God was the acknoWl-
edged head was not lost upon the
children. Very early in life Marion
became an active member OF his par
ents' church. Upon removal of the
family to Lancaster in 1916 he be-
came a member of the First Congre-
gationa1 church here.
He was a public spirited man, was
chairman of town of board of super
visors in Waterloo four years, also
assessor of that town four years. He
had been chairman OF Bloomington,
supervisor and assessor of Bagley
| during his residence in those towns,
| While he put true value upon social
advantages, being of most genial turn
| of mind, man to invite friendships,
and to enjoy the benefits Of his life,
yet his character was not builded
upon material things, the things
striven for that pass away. He knew
| the higher values and early found
| that they were to be reached only by
| increasing struggle. And he thought
| it worth while to work out the saliva
| ton that God gives so freely to all
| who keep in the straight and narrow
way He believed that there is moth
! ing so bad that the love and goodness
of our Heavenly Father can not make
| it better.
In his home he was the kindest Of
husbands, a never failing companion
to his children. On his last birthday
| a reunion was held at his home,
every member of the family being
present except one son-in-law. The
| beloved father was apparently the
| most joyful of the happy crowd. He
possessed a keen sense of humor and
| through the long months of most
| distressing illness, he would bravely
| try to forget his pain and ease the
sorrow of those about him by repair
! tee But all day long and through the
patient endurance of agonizing nights
he kept the memory of Him who said:
| Come unto me, all you that are
weary and heavy laden, and will
| give you rest"
Many, many friends and neighbors
| sorrow with the faithful wife and be-
reft children, that they will see no
more the genial face of Marion wager;
God hath given him rest.
Services, largely attended, were at
the Congregational church of Lam
caster Monday at one o'clock p. M,
Rev. Louis Arhelger officiating, Geo.
Petersen of the city, by special re-
quest, afterward conducting Masonic
| burial.
Active pail bearers were the sons,
| the sons-in-law, Amos Brown and
Frank Millin, and nephew, young Ma
rion wager The honorary pail bear
ers, Messrs. VIM. Johnson, DR.. Hal
ferty, Delbert Morrissey, John Keller,
Oscar Knapp and Chas. Calkins. In
| terment at the Lumpkin cemetery on
Blake's Prairie.
Relatives and friends from out of
town who attended were: Mrs. Laura
Page, Charles City, Iowa; Mr.. and
Mrs. Anthony Reed, Mr.. and Mrs. Dell
Reed, Praidie du Chen; Mrs. Elsie
Abraham, Madison, and numerous
friends from surrounding towns.
The text, which was Of his own
choosing, II Tim. AT: 81 have fought
a good fight, I have finished my
course, have kept the faith" closed
with Tennyson's crossing the bar:
Sunset and evening star,
And one clear. call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the
bar,
When I put out to sea.
But such a tide as moving seems
asleep
Too full for sound or foam,
When that which drew from out the