Obit: Loughlin, Stanley (1887 - 1948)

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Surnames: : Loughlin, Laughlin, Lindeman, Baarstad, Hall, Miller, Kronschnabl, Marks, Scheel, Donhard, Boness

----Source - Anna Johnson's Scrapbook

Stanley Loughlin (7 May 1887 - 16 Apr 1948)

Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at the St. Agnes Catholic Church for Stanley P. Loughlin who passed away Friday. Father Healy read the Requiem Mass.

Rosary was said at the church Tuesday evening by the members of the Altar Society of the St. Agnes Church. He had been a member of the parish here for about five years.

The choir sang four hymns, "Come Holy Ghost", "Mother Dear, Oh Pray For Me", "Jesus, My Lord", and "Sweet Savior, Bless Us".

Following the service the body was taken to Grand Forks for burial in the Calvary Cemetery. Graveside services were conducted by Father Healy.

Active pallbearers were Truel Etzell, Arnold Tetzloff, Carol Anderson, Walter Korup, Hal Sigurdson and Oscar Korup. Honorary pallbearers were Art Prestbo, Arthur; Erick Gisvold, Galesburg; Walter Jorgensen, Earl Amel, Peter Beringer, Albert Bratholt and Ralph Fralish.

Stanley P. Loughlin was born May 7, 1887, at Custer, Wisconsin and lived for a time at Dorchester, Wisconsin. On March 13, 1912, he married Arlene Lindeman in Minneapolis, and they came to North Dakota in August that year. Mr. Loughlin was a section foreman for the Great Northern (Railroad) 29 years, he began working at McCanna. He moved from Niagara to Hunter in September 1943.

Mr. Loughlin died suddenly while on duty, having just unlocked the switch and stepped back on the motor car when he suffered a stroke from which he passed away in the early forenoon Friday.

He is survived by his wife and three daughters, (Gertrude) Mrs. Oscar Hall of Grand Forks, (Lillian) Mrs. Thorvald Baarstad of Bremerton, Washington, and (Norma) Mrs. Walter Miller of Rainier, Oregon; four sisters, Mrs. Amanda Kronschnabl, Crandon, Wisconsin, Mrs. Andrew Marks of Marshfield, Wisconsin, and Mrs. Ruth Scheel and Mrs. John Donhard, both of Madison, Wisconsin; three brothers, Dr. J.T. Loughlin of Gray Eagle, Minn., Dan of Queensland, Australia, and Edward of Boston, Mass.; four granddaughters and three grandsons, all of whom attended the services except his brothers Dan and Edward and the grandsons. In addition to the above listed relatives who attended were Mr. Marks and Mrs. J.T. Loughlin; Mrs. John Kronschnabl of Crandon, Wis.; Oscar Hall; and Mrs. William Boness of Racine, Wis. and Albert Lindeman of Gardena, N. D., sister and brother of Mrs. Loughlin.

Friends of the deceased of Grand Forks who attended the graveside services were Richard Dawson, Mrs. Ralph Smith, Mrs. Gesner and Lawrence Matcha; and Mrs. Amel and Mrs. Prete.

Mr. Loughlin was a member of Railroad Employees Brotherhood Union and of the Veterans Association of the Great Northern Railway.