The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-01
Death of Mrs.
r. SWeetnnan
SevereShOck
Passed Away in Her Sleep in
the Early Morning Hours
Saturday
VERY HIGH TYPE LADY
Husband, Three Children, Sis
tiers and Brothers Immed-
late Family
VERY HIGH TYPE LADY

Early Saturday morning word
spread about the city like wild fire
that Mrs. Katherine Sweetman,
wife of DR.. r. H. Sweetman, Of
this city had passed away in the
early morning hours.
The afternoon and evening be-
fore the lady had been mingling
with her friends happy and cheer
full and apparently in the best OF
health. In fact the evening before
she died she had written a letter to
her sister in California, to be mail
ed Saturday morning in which she
confided to her how well she felt
and extolling the happiness of her
home life.
About $50 Saturday morning the
doctor was awakened by the labored
breathing of his wife. He attempted
to rouse her and failed. He found
her pulse was very faint. He put in
hurry-up call for DR.. Julian Du-
Bots. The latter fastened to the
Sweetman home, arriving about
5:45. The lady had passed into her
eternal sleep before he arrived,
probably from an apoplectic stroke.
Katherine Beach was born on q
farm near Dundas, Wis, Nov. 8,
1877. She grew to womanhood in
her native community.
In the farm home, Oct. 6, 1897, she
was united in marriage to Dr..
Richard H. Sweetman. The doctor
practiced his profession for short in
tervals in various number of Wis
consin villages until 1905 when the
family removed to Green Bay, Wis.,,
where they resided for Ii years. In
the late fall of 1917 DR.. and Mrs.
Sweetman and children moved to
Menagha, Mimi, where they re-
manned until the fall of 1922 when
they located in this city opening up
hospital in the large residence,
corner of Maple and Fourth, for
many years the home of the Lucas
Kells family. The hospital was
maintained until the winter of 1929
80 when the property was complete
ly Quilted by fire. Last year the
building was remodeled and made
into modern apartments.
Mrs. Sweetman was an indefati-
gible worker and had much to say
about the arrangement Of the
apartments. She had suffered with
high blood pressure for years but
by careful diet she managed to
keep the malady under control.
Even with her affliction she carried
on in a dynamic fashion.
Last December she entered the
St. Cloud hospital and underwent a
major operation for cancerous
growth. The wound healed nicely in
a few weeks, indicating complete
recovery.
While giving every attention to
her home, husband and children
she found time to carry on in many
other activities, religious, fraternal
and civic. She united with the
Methodist church when she was a
young girl. Upon the removal of the
family to this city she became ac-
tive in the various organizations Of
IhC ShuiCil oAu at Tie Lliilc VI ueT
death was member of the church
board. She became a member Of the
Order Of the Eastern Star while q
resident of Green Bay, Wis. Fol-
lowing the location of the family In
this city she affiliated with Naomi
Chapter and held number Of the
offices of the Chapter. For several
years she was very active in the
work of the Gradatim Club, serving
as its president in 1880. Mrs. Sweet
man was eligible to membership in
the Daughters of the American Re
volution. She worked hand in hand
with members of the Sank Centre
chapter. She was also an active
member Of the Royal Neighbors
lodge.
Mrs. Sweetman carried her Chris.
tian faith into her every day life.
Her disposition was most kindly.
For the past year the editor Of the
Herald and his wife resided in one
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