LAUGHLIN, Frank 1857-1947

LAUGHLIN, MASON, SHAFER, BROWN, ADAMS

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Date: 8/24/2011 at 16:06:42

Frank Laughlin 1857-1947

Osage – Funeral rites will be Saturday afternoon at the Champion Funeral Home for Frank Laughlin, 90, who died Tuesday at Menomonie, Wisconsin; burial will be in Osage Cemetery.

He was born at De Poyster, New York, January 31, 1857, the son of Louis and Maria (Mason) Laughlin.

As an infant, he accompanied his parents to a farm near Little Cedar, Iowa, where they lived a short while, then came to Osage.

He married Emma Shafer of Wisconsin, who preceded him in death. He served 20 years as sexton of the Osage Cemetery.

Following the death of his wife he went to Menomonie to reside with his brother and other relatives.

He leaves a son, Wesley Shafer, Wisconsin; a brother, Austin, Osage; and two grandchildren. Also preceding him were a daughter, brothers, Willard, Ormand and James, and two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Brown and Mrs. Elide Adams.

Waterloo Courier, Thursday November 13, 1947