Obit: Mercier, Marian (1902 – 1974)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Mercier, Roshman, Cox, Garton, Rasmussen, Hanson, Belleau, Gruber, Guckenberg, Hollandsworth, Wentworth, McCulloch, Bottiger

---------Source: OWEN ENTERPRISE (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 31 Jan 1974

Mercier, Marian (27 JAN 1902 – 18 JAN 1974)

Services were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 22, 1974 in Holy Family Catholic Church, Stanley, for Mrs. Edward (Marian) Mercier, 71, of 307 Spence Street, Colby (Clark Co., Wis.), who died Friday evening, January 18, 1974 at the Colonial House of Colby following a lingering illness.

Officiating at the rites was the Rev. Francis Roshman, with burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Boyd.

The deceased lay in state in the Plombon Funeral Home in Stanley from 2 p.m. January 21 until time of services. A parish vigil was held at the funeral home Monday night.

The former Marian C. Cox was born in Huron on January 27, 1902. Her marriage on May 28, 1924 at Royalton, Minnesota, was to Edward H. Mercier, who survives her.

After their marriage they lived and farmed in the town of Colburn (Chippewa Co., Wis.) until 1947, when they moved to Withee (Clark Co.). They moved to Colby in 1967.

In addition to her husband, survivors include five sons, Albert J. and Peter Mercier, both of Colby; Richard H. Mercier, Hales Corners; Edwin P. Mercier, Milwaukee, and David Mercier, Coon Rapids, Minnesota; five daughters, Mrs. Oscar (Adeline) Garton, Rockford, Illinois; Mrs. Emil (Patricia) Rasmussen, Waupun; Mrs. Floyd (Elizabeth) Hanson, Withee; Mrs. Leonard J. (Ruth Ann) Belleau, Mukwonago, and Mrs. Glen (Agnes Jean) Gruber, Roseville, Minnesota; two brothers, Robert Cox, Stanley, and James Cox, Stockton, California; five sisters, Mrs. Jake (Kathleen) Guckenberg, Cloquet, Minnesota; Mrs. C.B. (Imogen) Hollandsworth, Proctor, Minnesota; Mrs. Margery Wentworth, Glendale, California; Mrs. E.H. (Irene) McCulloch, Van Nuys, California, and Mrs. George (Gladys) Bottiger, Silver Spring, Maryland; 42 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren.

Preceding her in death were two daughters, a son, and a sister.

 

 

 


© Every submission is protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998.

 

Show your appreciation of this freely provided information by not copying it to any other site without our permission.

 

Become a Clark County History Buff

 

Report Broken Links

A site created and maintained by the Clark County History Buffs
and supported by your generous donations.

 

Webmasters: Leon Konieczny, Tanya Paschke,

Janet & Stan Schwarze, James W. Sternitzky,

Crystal Wendt & Al Wessel

 

CLARK CO. WI HISTORY HOME PAGE