Obit: Stall, Emma E. (1852 - 1931)

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Surnames: STALL SCHILLING BLISH WALLACE

----Sources: COLBY PHONOGRAPH (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) 06/11/1931

Stall, Emma E. (20 Dec. 1852 - 9 June 1931)

Mrs. Emma E. Stall died at the home of her son in law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Schilling, in Colby Tuesday, June 9th, at 6 A.M., cancer being the cause of her departure to the distant shore. Funeral services will be held at the M. E. church Thursday afternoon, at 2:00 P.M., June 11th, Rev. Blish officiating and internment will be made in the Colby cemetery. Mrs. Stall had been operated on at Chippewa Falls on March 12 and had been ill ever since.

The deceased was born in Ogle county, Illinois, Dec. 20th, 1852, thus reaching the age of seventy-eight years, five months and eleven days. She went to Iowa with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wallace, when fifteen years of age where she spent the greater part of her life. She was married to Mr. Arlando Stall at Marshalltown, Iowa, on Jan. 1, 1874, to which union two children were born who survive her. She moved to this locality in 1920 with her daughter and son in law, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Schilling, and lived on their farm five miles east of Colby until about a year ago when they moved into the city of Colby. She belonged to the United Brethren church and always conducted her life according to the teachings of her faith. She never cared much for social honors but devoted her time to the comforts of her children. She is survived by one son, Arland Stall, and one daughter, Mrs. C. W. Schilling, both of Colby, and three grand children, Noel Schilling and the Stall twins.