The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-05-25

her daughter. She was a member
Of the Methodist Church Of st.
Croix Falls, where the funeral SER
vice was held.
Surviving children are three sons
and one daughter, viz: Keith Beggs,
of Clintonville, Wis; Kenneth
Beggs, of Madison, Wis; Marshall
Beggs, of Clintonville, Wis; and
Mrs. AL Hesse, of Sank Centre. One
daughter preceded the mother in
death.
Mr.. AL Hesse accompanied the
body to st. Croix Falls Tuesday
and remained for the funeral SER
vice. Mrs. Hesse and daughter,
Monte, and the lady's brother, Keith
Beggs, left Tuesday by motor for
st. Croix Falls to attend the SER
vice. Mrs. Hesse has the sympathy
Of a large number of friends in her
bereavement.
Thomas Dwyer, ST..
Thomas Dwyer, ST., highly re-
spected citizen of this community,
died at his farm home five miles
southeast of this city, on Wednes-
day, May II, at the age Of Is years
He had been seriously i'll for the
past 514 months, suffering from a
bone infection which led to other
complications.
The deceased was born at Troy,
New York, and came to this COM
munity as a small boy, in the year
1856, where his parents homestead,
ed the farm, five miles southeast
of this city, which later came into
the possession of the deceased, and
where he resided for the past %
years.
On February Is, 1886, he was
united in marriage to Anna Stat
terry, Of st. Martin, Minnesota. Sew
en- children were born to this I'M
ion, whom, with the widow, sur
vive. They are: Sarah, Edmund,
Philip and Marvilla, at home; John,
of Sank Centre, Thomas, Jr., Of
Minneapolis, and Anna, Of Bertha.
He also has four grandchildren.
As a young man, Mr.. Dwyer was
very active in the affairs and pro.
gress Of the community. He was
the first chairman of the board OF
supervisors in the town Of Melrose,
a position he held for several years.
He was also a director of the school
board in his district for Is years,
and was president of the Demo-
cratic club of Stearns county for
several years, besides various other
offices.
Mr.. Dwyer was a man who held
the respect Of everyone who knew
him; not only of the older people,
but the younger people as well;
fact which was evident through
the many acts Of kindness shown
him during his long illness, the
abundant floral and spiritual bou-
quets he received, and several 9TH
er tributes paid him after his death.
Funeral services for the deceased
were held at st. Patrick's Church
in Melrose, Saturday morning at IL
o'clock, with a Solemn Requiem
Mass. Rev. Francis Julig cfficiated
assisted by the Rev. Fathers Haupt
and Schwinghammer. Interment
was made in the family lot in st.
Patrick's cemetery.
Theodore Schurman acted as
cross bearer. The pallbearers were:
Edmund MCGOWAN, Samuel Ora,
ham, Fay Huston, Ronald Stewart
Henry Ahrens and John Kramer.
The honorary escort were: Con
rad Botz, Charles Kortan, ST., Fred
Rehkamp, Mike Burke, Henry
Kruse and Jos. Kemper.
Relatives and friends from a dis.
lance at the funeral were: Richard
Dwyer, a brother, Duluth; Mrs
Robert Matthews, Duluth; Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Dwyer, Jr., Marble
Mimi; Mrs. VIM. Reau and son
VIM. Jr., of Minneapolis; Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Hartman, Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. Sagehorn, Mrs. Joe McIntire
all of Bertha, Mimi; Mr.. and Mrs
Nick Drickes, Round Prairie; Mrs
Ruth Koble and Margaret Calvin
Staples, and Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin
ROBBERS, Long Prairie, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Huston, st. Cloud
Contributed.
r. L. Weeks
r. L. Weeks, a brother Of the
former Fremont Weeks, of thi:
city, and a former resident OF thi!
community, passed away at Gener
al Hospital, Minneapolis, Saturday
His home was at 1916 Linden aven
ue, Minneapolis, and the Minneapol
is Journal Of Sunday said that n
was affectionately known in hi
neighborhood as Buffalo Bill be
cause of the cut Of his beard ant
mustache. He was IS years ant
three months of age at death.
Roselle Leroe Weeks was borl
at Syracuse, N. Y, on Februar,
%, 1854. He was the son of Jane
and Mary Weeks, who, when n
was three years old, moved to
farm near Kenosha, Wis, wher
they resided for about nine year:
They then moved to Browervillt
Minnesota, and later to Ashle
| Township.