Obituary : Katherine Conrad
Mrs. O. B. Marshall passed at her home in Neillsville, Thursday morning,
September 28, 1939 following a long illness. Funeral services were held at
the Jaster Funeral Home in Neillsville at 12 o'clock and at 2:30 o'clock at
the North Bend Church. The services at Neillsville were conducted by the
Rev. Longnecker and at North Bend by Rev. Dirks. There was a very high
attendance at the services and many beautiful flowers, both testifying to the
high regard in which the late Mrs. Marshall was held. The song service was
given by Mesdames Vilas Suttie, John Tibbitts, Lynn Fillner, Miss Margaret
Suttie with Mrs. John Somerville as accompanist. Flower girls were Mesdames
Hollis Bibby, Lowell Deitsch, Oscar Decker, and Carl Blakken. Pall bearers
at North Bend were William Conrad, Ray, Frank, and William Hardie of North
Bend and Lloyd Stevens and Dr. Harry Marshall of La Crosse, all nephews.
Pallbearers at Neillsville were Frank Webb, Thomas Peasley, Bluch Paulus, and
Dr. Garmon. Interment was made in the Evergreen Cemetery. Katherine Conrad
was born April 27, 1869 in Trempealeau County, youngest daughter of the late
Jacob and Wilhelmina Conrad. On May 7, 1890 she was united in marriage to
O.B. Marshall. He survives and deeply mourns her loss as do three children;
Harold of North Bend, Claire of Durand, and Meta, Mrs. Harley Kunes of Black
River Falls. Two children, Hazel and Fern, preceded her in death. She also
leaves three grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Gusta Thorp of Sandpoint,
Idaho. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall made their home for nearly forty years on the
Marshall homestead near North Bend. In 1928 they purchased a home in Melrose
where they lived for seven years and then they moved to Neillsville where
they lived until she was taken away. Mrs. Marshall was deeply devoted to her
husband, home, and children. She had belonged to the Presbyterian Church at
North Bend for about 40 years. Also the Rebekah order and to the Ladies' Aid
at North Bend. She was a kind, lovable woman and will be sadly missed in her
home and among her friends and relatives. The sympathy of all goes to her
husband and children.
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