The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-18
WELL KNOWN WOMEN
OF CITY PASS AWAY
MRS. NETTIE RICE AND MRS.
HANNAH MADLAND BURIED
WEDNESDAY
LIVED HERE FOR YEARS
PROMINENT WEST UNION AND
MERE GROVE FARMERS
ANSWER SUMMONS
Nettie Richards Rice

Mrs. Nettie Richards Rice, wife of
George Rice, passed away at the
family home in this city Monday at
1915 a. M, after days of intense
suffering.
The deceased had been in frail
health for several years. Prior to the
death of her mother three years ago
Mrs. Rice had devoted years of SER
ice in caring for hef@parent. An ex-
animation by specialists and local
physicians diagnosed one of the prin-
cipal causes for her malady as poison
ed tonsils, but her condition would
not permit of having them removed.
The fight to build her constitution
up sufficiently where an operation
could be performed with safety was
a losing one.
Mrs. Nettie Rice was the daughter
of the Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Richards,
pioneer residents of this section. She
was born at Castle Rock, Mimi, Aug.
5, 1865. One year later her parents
moved to Sank Centre, where she
grew to womanhood and received her
education in the Public Schools.
Miss Richards was united in mar
riage to George Rice at Lisbon, N. D.,
Dec. 10, 1888. Mr.. and Mrs. Rice
resided at Lisbon for four years after
which they moved to this city where
they have since resided. 81.
The deceased was one of family
of nine children, six girls and three
boys. Besides the grief-stricken hus-
band the living brothers and sisters
left to mourn are: Mrs. j. H. Can
field, Sank Centre; Mrs. Charles
Whitney, Lisbon, N. D.; E. A. Rich
ards, Sank Centre; Mrs. Clara Smith
st. Paul, and w. H. Richards, Stan
ton, N. D.
An audience which taxed the capa-
city of the large Methodist church of
this city, attended the funeral which
was held Wednesday Afternoon, con-
Quoted by pastor, Rev. S. S. Wy
and, and Rev. R: w. Duell, of Orion
Vile, former pastor. Both paid deserv-
ed tributes to the life and Christian
activities of this splendid woman.
The remains were tenderly laid to
rest beside those of her father and
mother in Greenwood cemetery. The
pallbearers We're: Howard Bishop,
George Fish, John A. Brown, Frank
Pangburn, Robert Rasmussen and
Gunther Hillerud.
The large number of beautiful
floral pieces contributed by relatives
and friends were slight tokens of the
love and very high esteem in which
Mrs. Rice was held by those who
knew her best.
The Hehald joins with the entire
community in extending sincere SYM
pathy to the bereaved husband and
other relatives.
Mrs. Hannah maitland
Mrs. Hannah maitland, the beloved
wife of Mark R. maitland, passed
away at the Sank Centre City Hos
pital March IS, 1926 after an illness
of nine days of pneumonia.
Mrs. maitland was born at Cor
demon, Norway, Oct. ID, 1865. She
came to America with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Gilbertson in
1871. For a short time they lived
near Rushford, Fillmore county, Min
nesota, after which they moved to
this section settling near Grove Lake.
On Oct. "a, 1883, at Gettys
Grove church Miss Gilbertson was
united in marriage to Mark R. Mad
land. A greater part of Mr.. and Mrs.
Madland's married life was spent in
the city of Sank Centre, except for
a few years spent on their Fairy Lake
farm. When she was taken i'll they
were living on the farm. The Herald
understands that the deceased had
enjoyed good health until her fatal
illness. There are no children.
The funeral was held from the
Norwegian Lutheran church of this
city Wednesday Afternoon at 200
o'clock, conducted by Rev. Johnson,
pastor of the Nor. Luth. church at
Osakis. Burial was made in Green
wood cemetery. The pallbearers were:
S. C. Bjone, Andrew Wicklund, Sam
Erickson, John Fuss, Louis Hedin and
John Meyer.
Mrs. maitland was one of large
family of children. Her only sur
viving brother is Gust Gilbertson of
Rushford. Mr.. Gilbertson had not
seen his sister for A years but he
arrived Tuesday to attend the funer-
al. He was accompanied by a.
nephew of Mr.. Marland's, John Mad
land of Lewiston, Winona county.
The deceased was home loving
woman and naturally her close friend
ships was somewhat limited. Those
who knew her best pay glowing tri-
butes to her womanly- attributes.
Richard Nathe
This community was grieved Mon
day to learn of the death of Richard
Nathe, prominent and highly res
pected farmer of Grove township,
which occurred Monday forenoon att
10 o'clock. He had been ailing since
Thursday morning of last week, but
his illness was not at any time very
critical, and his death came as a sud-
den and unexpected blow to the inn