----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 04/10/1913

Story, Kate (30 AUG 1835 - 2 Apr 1913)

Mrs. Kate Story died at her home in this village (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) on Wednesday, April 2, 1913, aged 77 years. She was born at Canton, Mass. on Aug. 30, 1835. Upon reaching mature age she was united in marriage with John Story, who was wounded in battle while a soldier in the Civil War in 1864, and died about a year later at Fort Scarlet, N.Y. Mrs. Storey was one of the first settlers in the town of Thorp, coming here in 1872 to take up a homestead. The funeral took place from St. Bernard's Church at Thorp on Saturday last, Father Neises officiating, interment taking place in the Catholic Cemetery. She leaves two sons, Mat and Frank Storey of this place and one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Cleveland of Clintonville, Wis.