Obit: Cornelius, Ardyce #2 (1913 - 1958)

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Surnames: Cornelius, Goldamer, Christensen, Speck 
 

----Source: Abbotsford Tribune (Abbotsford, Clark County, Wis.) 04/10/1958 
 

Cornelius, Ardyce (12 Nov. 1913 - 8 Apr. 1958) 
 

Funeral services for Mrs. Elmer Cornelius, 44, of Marshfield, who died at St. Joseph’s hospital at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, will be held Friday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock at Emmanuel Lutheran church, Marshfield. The body is lying in state at the Hansen Funeral Home at Marshfield.  
 

 Ardyce Goldamer was born at Abbotsford Nov. 12, 1913, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Goldamer. She attended schools here and was graduated from the Abbotsford high school with the class of 1932. She employed as a telephone operator prior to her marriage to Elmer Cornelius June 22, 1935.  
 

They lived in Abbotsford, where Mr. Cornelius and his father operated Duke’s Bar and Bowling Lanes, until about seven years ago when the business was sold. They moved to Marshfield where they built and operated Duke’s Motel.  
 

Mrs. Cornelius became seriously ill last November but had periods of improvement. She was re-admitted to the hospital Sunday night. 
 

Surviving are her husband and two adopted sons, Tom 10, and Charles 6, of Marshfield; her father, A. R. Goldamer, brother, Robert, and two sisters, Mrs. H. C. (Audrey) Christensen, Mrs. H. C. (Elaine) Speck, all of Abbotsford. 
 

Her mother preceded her in death in July, 1954. A year old adopted son, Rex, also preceded her in death.