Obit: Mais, John G. (1874 - 1935)

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Surnames: MAIS ARPIN STIMM FREECK MILLER BODLE METSGER SHOOKMAN BURNETT WELSCH FROME

----Sources: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) 8 Aug 1935

Mais, John G. (11 Dec. 1874 - 29 July 1935)

Funeral services for John G. Mais, a former Colbyite whose death was reported last week, were held at the Pflughoeft & Hartwig funeral home at Medford at 2:00 o’clock Thursday afternoon, Rev. E. P. Arpin of the Christian Science church of Wisconsin Rapids officiating, and internment was made in the Spencer cemetery. Pall bearers were Reuben Stimm, Ewald Freeck, John Miller, all of Medford, Harry Bodle, Herman Metsger, Spencer, and Wayne Shookman, Junction City.

The deceased was born at Two Rivers, Wis., December 11th, 1874, and when a small boy moved to Unity with his parents. He attended high school there and later taught school for five years. While working at the depot at Colby, he learned telegraphy and following this he was employed for thirty years by the Soo Line as operator and agent. He was married to Miss Eska Burnett at Unity June 6th, 1900. He was a resident of Spencer for nine years before moving to Medford in 1923. He was ill for six months which developed into uremic poisoning.

Surviving are his widow, five children, Lester of Neenah, Maurice of Ishpeming, Mich., Maybelle, Geraldine and Lucille, at home. Also his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Mais of Colby, his brother, Paul of Unity, and two sisters, Mrs. H. J. Welsch of Colby and Mrs. Chas. Frome of Manitowoc.