Marie Caroline (Mehlisch) Wurster (1886-1932)

MEHLISCH, WURSTER, LEWIS, RICHTER, HAMELAU

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 7/19/2021 at 19:20:25

From Nevada Evening Journal February 12, 1932 (page 3)

State Center Woman to Be Buried Saturday

Special to the Journal.
State Center, Feb. 12--Funeral services for Mrs. Martin Wuster, who died at her home ten miles northwest of here Thursday morning, will be held at 1:30 Saturday from the home of her parents in State Center and at 3 p. m. from St. Paul's Lutheran church, in charge of Rev. A. H. Schultz. Burial will be in Hillside cemetery.

She had been in poor health for some time and became seriously ill Feb. 2. Two days ago she was stricken with pneumonia which was the immediate cause of her death.

Mrs. Wurster was born Marie Caroline Melish, July 21, 1886, in Kossuth county. The family moved to the State Center neighborhood in 1902 an she was married to Martin Wurster, Oct. 28, 1916. Besides her husband she is survived by three children, Mrs. Bert Lewis, of Maxwell, and Christi and Angeline, at home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Melish, and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Otto Richter, Colo; Mrs. Henry Hamelau, Winnebago, Minn.; Chris, St. Anthony; John, Colo; William and Martin Melish, Jr., Zearing.