Obituary for Marguerite Bessie Schmidt

Obituary for Marguerite BessieSchmidt

December 9, 1931 to May 26, 1951

Funeral services were held Tuesdayat 2 p.m. from Mc Elravy's to the Church of Christ, for Marguerite Schmidt, 19year old daughter of W. F. Schmidt, Ladysmith, Wisconsin.  Marguerite was killed Saturday night in atrain, car crash on Highway 8 west of Ladysmith. 

Kenneth Larson, pastor of thechurch, officiated.  Burial was made inRiverside Cemetery.  She was president ofher Sunday School class.

The death of Marguerite was thethird in a series of tragedies that have visited this local family.  Mrs. W. F. Schmidt was struck down and killedby an automobile near the family home on Highway 8 west of Ladysmith during theChristmas season of 1933.  At that timeMarguerite, who was born December 9, 1931 was a baby.

In 1944, George Schmidt, son of W.F. Schmidt, was killed in action in the European Theater.  He was a World War II air corpsman.

Marguerite had received her diplomafrom Ladysmith High School, two days before her death.  The graduation meant a great deal to thefamily, because Marguerite's older sister, Vera was also a graduate.  Vera who had discontinued school when hermother was killed in order to take care of seven younger brothers and sisters,finished school with Marguerite, going back after a lapse of 17 years.

Marguerite also was especially happyover the fact of her forthcoming marriage to Charles Wright.  The young couple had announced theirengagement shortly before the end of school.

Surviving, besides her father, aresix brothers and sisters, Mrs. Vera Golubiff, Mrs. Frances Eisenmann, Mrs. BettyChmielowiec, Arthur, Ferdinand and Willis. Marguerite was born in Ladysmith and spent her entire life there.

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I changed the date of paragraphthree to read 1933 instead of 1932 as I found in Lois Gillespie's notes.  I can not find anywhere that says Eulah diedin 1932, as this article stated.