Obit: Lubner, Martin Sr. (1850 - 1931)
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Surnames: LUBNER GUDERT BOONE POSSLEY

----Sources: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 07/23/1931

Lubner, Martin Sr. (22 APR 1850 - 14 JUL 1931)

Martin Lubner Sr. passed away at his home in this village (Thorp, Clark Co., Wis.) on Tuesday, July 14, 1931, after an illness of several weeks. He was born in Germany on April 22, 1850 and had reached the age of 81 years, 2 months and 23 days. He was united in marriage to Caroline Gudert in Germany in 1875 and came to Thorp soon after, where they have since resided with the exception of ten years spent at Edson (Chippewa Co.). He leaves to mourn, his wife and four children, Mrs. H.W. Boone of Stanley, Mrs. Chas. Possley of Thorp, Frank of Sheldon, and Martin Jr. of St. Charles, Ill., eleven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at St. Bernard’s Church on Friday morning last, Rev. A.M. Muckerheide officiating, burial taking place in the Sacred Heart Cemetery at Edson.

His death has caused a bitter cup of sorrow to the lips of friends and relatives. He was one of nature’s noblemen in its truest sense, brave, generous, manly. His was the soul of honor, and his friends and friendships were sacred to him.

Those from other points here to attend the funeral were: Martin Lubner and daughter of St. Charles, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lubner of Sheldon, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lubner of Sheldon, Mrs. E. Eggie of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Walsdorf, Mr. and Mrs. Matt Gruber, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Van Domelen, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Korn, Mrs. Theo. Konsella, Mrs. Albert Wirth and Mrs. M. Vesser of Stanley; Mr. and Mrs. John Ruff, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Drilling, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Overman Sr. of Edson, Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Muehlenbein of Boyd and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Herzberg of Owen, Wis.