Obit: Ferris, Frank William (1867 - 1949)

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Surnames: Ferris, Rasmussen, Nulton

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) April 28, 1949

Ferris, Frank William (26 April 1867 - 23 April 1949)

Frank William Ferris, 82, of 268 South Hewett Street, died April 23, 1949, at 10 a.m. Funeral services were held Sunday from the Cole Funeral Home, where the body lay in state until Tuesday. There was a graveside service Tuesday in Summit Cemetery, Oconomowoc. Rev. Virgil Nulton was officiating clergyman.

Mr. Ferris was born in Waukesha County April 26, 1867. He was married to Mary Rasmussen on October 12, 1893. Three children were born to this union, two of whom survive. Mr. Ferris farmed at Colby for a few years, and then moved to northern Clark County, where he lived the past 40 years.

Mrs. Ferris preceded him in death on May 18, 1935. His one daughter is also deceased.

He is survived by two sons, Harold Ferris of Longwood, and James Ferris of Menomonie Falls; a brother, George Ferris of Oconomowoc, five grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

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