The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-04-22
GRIM REAPER CALLS
BOTH OLD AND YOUNG
MRS MARY HUDSON, "a VICTIM
OF APOPLEXY, STROKE
SATURDAY
CLARA BESSER IS DEAD
JOSEPH ZEHRER DIED WEDNES
DAY MORNING-FUNERAL
FRIDAY AT 900 A. M.

Mrs. Mary Hudson, pioneer of
Mccormick Lake died last Saturday
at the old homestead. Death came
rather unexpected and was shock to
relatives and friends, apoplexy was
the cause.
Mary Jane Schuyler was born in
Montgomery county, New York Jan.
"a, 1912, and was one of family OF
10 children. She grew to womanhood
in that state and came to Minnesota
when 22 years old, where she was
united in marriage to John Rue and
took up housekeeping on the home
stead near Mccormick Lake, at which
place she spent practically tht rest
of her life. There was born to this
union three children EsteHe Rue, Sid
ney Rue and Frank Rue, the latter
dying i'm infancy. Her son Sidney
Rue passed awaw in 1898, leaving one
son. John Rue, who has lived on the
homestead with his grandmother Tor
many years.
Her husband died in 1896 and in
1902 she was married to joshua
WEIGH who passed away in 1905. She
was married again in 1907 to George
w. Hudson, Civil War, veteran, wp2
passed away in 1918.
She leaves to mourn her passing
one daughter, Mrs. Estele Fox, Eagle
Bend; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Bertha
Rockwell, Redfeld, S. D, and grand
son John Rue of Mccormick Lake
two sisters, Mrs. Tobias Engle OF
this city, and Mrs. Henrietta Putnam
of Bemidji, besides other relatives.
Funeral services were held from
the Methodist church of this city
Tuesday afternoon at 200, conduct
ed by Rev. c.. S. Sparkes OF the
Congregational church because OF the
illness of the pastor, Rev s. 5. wy,
and. Burial was made in Greenwood
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Clara Louise Besser
Clara Louise, the little daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Besser passed
away at the family home northeast OF
the city Friday evening, April 10.
The deceased had suffered with dla-
belts for some time, but she contract
ed the flu several days before her de-
parture and this FASTENED the end
Clara Louise Besser was born at
Brewster, Mimi, June A, 1912, and
she spent most of her life in and near
Sank Centre, as the family located
on a farm in Ashley township in
1914. They moved to Sank Centre
several years ago, residing in this
CITY until a week before her death
when they moved onto the Frank
Ouade farm northeast OF the city.
When the peaceful end came she was
surrounded by her family and below
ed pastor, Rev. j. A. Stein OF Zion
Lutheran church Of which the deceas-
ed was a conscientious and devout
member. .a,., =,
Clara came from splendid family
and was greatly beloved by all those
who knew her.
The funeral was held Tuesday first
from the farm home at 1:3O, Nand
from the church at 200 o'clock. Rev.
Stein spoke words of comfort to the
bereaved and paid simple and de-
served tribute to the life and charact-
err of Clara Louise. The profuse flor
al offerings by relatives, friends OF
the family and schoolmates told the
story of the love and affection in
which the deceased was held. A large
concourse of friends made up the
funeral cortege to- Greenwood GEM
etery where the remains were tender
ly laid to rest.
Besides the floral tributes to her
memory requests were made to the
Lutheran Children's Friends Society
by Zion Luth. Sunday school and in
individuals. These requests viii work
for good in her memory for all time.
The Lutheran Saturday Religious
School children sang My Faith Looks
nm to Thee, Thous Lamb of Calvary
the Lutheran Gorl's quartet, assisted
by Carl Fischer sang "Saved by
Grace.
Out of town relatives in attendance
at the funeral were: Mr.. and Mrs.
John Besser, grandparents, Fred
Besser, uncle, Mrs. VIM. Gordon, a
sister of Mrs. Besser, all of Brewster;
w. M. Frenz, brother of Mrs. Besser
from Lakefield, Mimi. $ Mr.. and Mrs:
Alfred BrgnC, ~Cne adICeI Sioeoi y,
Mrs. Besser, of LETTERS, Mimi, and
Mrs. Henry Hilbrath, another sister,
of Worthington.
J The Herald joins other friends in
extending sincere sympathy to the
bereaved family in the great affllc-
ton.
r.
Ioeenh Zehrer
Joseph Zehrer, we'll known farm
er, and high type CITIZEN passed away
at his farm home two miles west OF
Sank Centre Wednesday morning,
April 81, 1926, after an illness OF
nine days, first with the flu and later
pneumonia.
The deceased was born June 20,