The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-11-21
West Union
Resident Has
PassedAway
Resided in That Community
For Fifty Years-75
Years Old
BURIED TUESDAY MORN
Frank DeLos Barnum Died
Wednesday Morning,
November 13
Alex Marthaler

Alex Marthaler, for fifty years a
resident of the West Union COM
munity, passed away Saturday ev-
ening, November 10th, at 1880, at
the family home in the village OF
West Union. He had been i'll for ten
days suffering with dropsy, which
was followed by heart attack. He
was IS years of age at the time OF
death.
Deceased was born on July -
1860, at Richmond, the son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Marthaler. He re-
sided in that community until his
marriage to Katherine Preimus, OF
Melrose, which occurred at Metre
Grove on April 10, 1883.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marthaler made
their home in Sank Centre for two
years and moved to West Union in
1885, and settled on a farm near
town. Five years ago Mr.. Marth-
aler retired from the farm and
moved into the village of West I'm
ion.
Fourteen children were born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Marthaler. There are
II living children, who with the
mother survive, viz: Joe, Albert,
Mrs. Joe Wiess, Simon, Frank,
Martin, Herman, and Louise, all of
whom reside in the West Union
community; George, of Freeport;
Mrs. Henry Deters, of st. Stephen;
Alex, of Mahnomen; and Andrew,
who attends Josephinum College, at
Worthington, Ohio. All were at
their fathers bedside when he
passed away. Sr. Philothia, (Ann),
o. s. B., died in 1907, and Carl pass
ed away at the age of seven years.
Deceased is also survived by forty
grandchildren and four brothers
and two sisters. The brothers are:
John Marthaler, of Salem, Oregon
Frank and Simon, of Metre Grove
Anton, of West Union. The sisters
are: Mrs. Mary Weber, of LeSuer,
and Mrs. Margaret Schmitz, of st.
Martin. One brother, Henry Martin
aler, died October 8, 1884.
Mr.. Marthaler was interested In
community affairs. He was dir
ector of the cooperative creamery
for ten years and was treasurer of
school district ia for many years.
He was an upright man, a kind
neighbor and very successful in his
chosen vocation, farming.
Funeral services were held Tues
day morning at nine o'clock at st.
Alexius church. Rev. Henry Reflex,
the pastor, read the Requiem Mass.
Burial was made in st. Alexius
cemetery. The pallbearers and
crossbearer were his seven sons.
Mr.. Marthaler was a member OF
St Josph's Society, and the mem.
bers of that organization attended
the service in a body.-West Union
Cor.
Frank DeLos Barnum
Funeral services for Frank De
Los Barnum, who passed away last
week Wednesday morning at ten
o'clock. were held Friday afternoon,
November Is, at two o'clock at the
Bassett Funeral Home in this city.
The service was conducted by Rev.
e. w. Munson, pastor OF the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. inter
ment was made in Oakland ceme-
tery. The pallbearers were: 3. r.
ives. Mr.. Buck, w. s. Bean, john
Moorman, Robert Dowswell and H.
w. Bassett.
Mr.. Barnum, who was 80 years
old. was borr. on October II, 1888.
He came to this city several years
ago and for time operated shoe
repair shop. Later he left for Be
midi where he remained for some
time before returning to Sank Cen
tire. During the latter years OF MS
life he made his home at the Fed
eral-City Home in this city. His
wife passed away several years