Obit: Redmond, Henrietta W. (1841 - 1921)
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Surnames: REDMOND
SAVAGE SHEW ----Source: Clark
County Republican & Press (Neillsville, Wis.) 05/19/1921 Redmond, Henrietta
W. (25 May 1841 - 13 May 1921) Mrs. George K.
Redmond died Friday afternoon, May 13, 1921, after a brief illness,
at her home in this city, aged eighty years. Deceased, whose maiden
name was Henrietta W. Savage, was born at North Anson, Maine, May
25, 1841. She came to Hudson, Wis., in the fall of 1865, and there
engaged in school teaching. In May, 1866, she was married to geo.
K. Redmond and moved to what is now the town of York, where they
made a pioneer home and cleared up a farm. In 1888 they sold out
and moved to Neillsville, Clark County, Wis., which has been their
home ever since. After moving to Neillsville she taught school
occasionally, and all her life took great interest in educational
affairs. When the Women’s Relief Corps was organized here she
became a charter member and was one of its chief workers ever
since. For a number of year she has been the Patriotic Instructor
of the Corps. She was a woman of rare public spirit and took an
interest in everything that promised to be of good for the
community or the nation. She is survived by her husband and three
children, on daughter, Mrs. Eva Shew, and two sons, Leo I. and
Walter E., both living in Racine, one son, Herbert G., died at
Kalispell, Mont. She leaves also eight grandchildren. The funeral was
held Sunday afternoon at the M.E. Church, Rev. W.T. Scott preaching
the funeral sermon and the Eastern Star, of which deceased was a
member, giving their ritual ceremony.
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