Lake County Indiana

 Mrs. Marie Martin Bourque

Passed Beyond.

     Mrs. Bourque died at her home on White Oak avenue on New
Year’s eve at 6:30 o’clock.  She was surrounded by her children
who have stood by her bedside many days doing all that love would
suggest for her relief and comfort.
     Death came not unexpected for she had been ailing for many
years and during the past two years was unable to attend to her
household duties.  In October last she was confined to her bed but
grew better and was able to be present atthe marriage of her
daughter.  She failed rapidly, however, in the past two months and
last week she called her family to her bedside bade them farewell
and hourly the end was expected.  She was prepared to go and with
a smile on her face she passed to the world beyond on last Monday,
December 31st, at 6:30 p.m.  She was the mother of a large family
of children who will remember her with love and reverence, for the
example of piety, patience and charity for all which she set before
them during her life can never be forgotten. She was a devout
Christian; baptized in the Catholic church and remained true to
the faith until the Giver of life called her to her reward.

     The funeral took place Thursday morning from St. Mary’s where
a requiem high mass was celebrated at 9:30 o’clock after which the
body was interred at Greenwood cemetery at Hammond followed by
twelve of her children and a large number of friends.

    Mrs. Marie Martin Bourque was born at Three Rivers, Canada
on May 15, 1846. Her childhood and girlhood were spent there and on
June 13, 1865, she was married to Mr. Treffle Bourque, a schoolmate. 
There the young couple lived a year when they moved to Port Huron, N.Y.,
remaining eight years. 
They returned to Three Rivers but remained only a year when they
again removed to Port Huron. This remained their home until the
year 1881 when they reached Chicago on December 31 with a family
of eleven children.  Irondale was their abiding place for a time;
then the family went to Spaulding, Mich., where they lived until
1891 when this city became their home; the family having increased
to fifteen children two of whom died in infancy.
    The husband, six sons, seven daughters and eighteen
grandchildren are left to mourn her loss.




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Submitted By Thomas E. Darga
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(copyright 1998 Thomas E. Darga)