Daisy Wetrich Martin (1933)
MARTIN, WETRICH, CALFEE
Posted By: Treva Patterson (email)
Date: 2/1/2007 at 16:27:11
Winterset Madisonian-Winterset, Iowa
May 1933SUMMONS COMES TO MRS. FRED MARTIN
Funeral Services for Well Known Penn Twp. Woman Were Saturday
Death called a young mother, the daughter of one of Dexter's pioneer families, when it summoned Mrs. Fred Martin, Thursday May 18. Her maiden name was Daisy Wetrich. She spent most of her life in and near Dexter. Not feeling well, she went to Iowa City a few months ago to consult specialists. It was then that the family learned of the seriousness of her illness and realized that she had but a short time to live. Everything that loving devoted members of the family could do was done to minister to her comfort and care. She was a home girl, educated in the local schools, greatly beloved and highly esteemed.
Daisy Isabel Wetrich, daughter of Wm. and Anna Wetrich. was born in Madison County near Dexter, Nov. 29, 1898. Her happy carefree girlhood days were spent in this vicinity. She had a wide circle of acquaintances among the young people with whom she grew up. When quite young she became a Christian and united with the Methodist Church.
She was married March 13, 1921 to Harold Frederick Martin. Two sons were born to them, Howard, now ten years old and Harold who is five. Daisy was a loving wife and a most devoted mother. She was cared for in her illness at the home of her mother. A father, and infant sister and an infant brother had preceded her in death. She leaves her husband, two sons, her mother, two sisters, Mrs. Howard Calfee, Eldora, Iowa; Dora Wetrich, three brothers, Rube and Bernie of the Penn Center neighborhood and Perlie of Collins, Iowa.
-----------------Dexter Library Obituary Collection
Dexter, IowaYoung Wife and Mother Had Been Ill For Many Months
Death called a young mother, the daughter of one of Dexter’s pioneer families, when it summoned Mrs. Fred Martin, Thursday, May 18. Her maiden name was Daisy Wetrich. She had spent most of her life in and near Dexter. Not feeling well she went to Iowa City a few months ago to consult specialists. It was then that the family learned of the seriousness of her illness and realized that she had but a short time to live. Everything that loving, devoted members of the family could do was done to minister to her comfort and care. She was a home girl, educated in the local schools, greatly beloved and highly esteemed.
Daisy Isabel Wetrich, daughter of Wm. And Anna Wetrich, was born in Madison county, near Dexter, Nov. 29, 1898. Her happy carefree girlhood days were spent in this vicinity. She had a wide circle of acquaintance among the young people with whom she grew up. When quite young she became a Christian and united with the Methodist church. She was married, Mar. 13, 1921, to Harold Frederick Martin. Two sons were born to them, Howard, now ten years old and Harold who is five. Daisy was a loving wife and a most devoted mother. She was cared for in her illness at the home of her mother. A father, an infant sister and an infant brother had preceeded her in death. She leaves her husband, two sons, her mother, two sisters, Mrs. Howard Calfee, Eldora, Iowa, Dora Wetrich, three brothers, Rube and Bernie of the Penn Center neighborhood and Perlie of Collins, Iowa.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Methodist Episcopal Church conducted by Rev. Peter Jacobs, Shenandoah, Iowa, a former minister, assisted by Rev. H. S. Mitchell, pastor of the church. Interment was in the Penn Center cemetery.
The church was filled with relatives and friends. The community had been deeply moved by the death of so young a mother. The front of the church was banked with flowers, an evidence of the regard and esteem in which she was held.
A quartet, Russell Gowdey, Kenneth Neal, Mrs. Roy Curtis, Della Gowdey, with Mrs. H. L. Brenton as pianist, sang “No Disappointment in Heaven”. The casket bearers were Maurice Neal, Will Repass, Jimmy Graham, Leonard Reed, Will Andrew, Gene Cushman. The honorary casket bearers were Opal Myers, Wilma Blohm, Lois Reed, Parthena Nierman, Ruby Neal, Alice Weisner. Mrs. Allen Percy and Mrs. M. E. Williams had charge of the flowers.
The loved ones have the deepest sympathy of the community. It did not seem possible that a mother so young and seemingly so well up until a short time ago, must leave her two sons, her companion and her loved ones. It seemed but a few years ago that she had been the playmate and the school mate of so many. Her illness intensified her devotion to home and its dear ones. She bravely carried on to the end. Grateful for every attention and care, deeply appreciative of the kindnesses and thoughtfulness of friends she drew them closed to her by her loving spirit.
(Burial at Penn Center Cemetery)
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