Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Martin, Katie August 1880
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The Portland Observer, Wednesday, August 25, 1880
Miss Katie Martin had been working at Goff’s hotel in this village for several 
months.  About two weeks ago she was taken ill with a fever, and a physician 
was called who attended her and she was in a fair way for recovery up to 
Saturday evening when she was feeling unusually well, and told her sister, 
Mrs. John Sefbel, who with her husband, is boarding at the hotel, that she 
thought she would relish a good supper and requested some beef steak, baked 
potatoes, etc.  Mrs. Sefbel went down stairs to have the supper prepared for 
her, leaving Miss Martin n the room alone.  She was absent from the room less 
than ten minutes, but on her return her sister lay in almost exactly the same 
position in which she left her, dead.  She had apparently passed away without 
a struggle.  Not the least noise was heard by persons who were in the 
adjoining in room, where there was only a board partition between.  The theory 
of the physicians is that when the fever left her, her vital system collapsed 
for want of strength to rally.  

The deceased was about thirty years of age, a daughter of Anthony Martin of 
Westphalia, and was highly esteemed by all who knew her.  Her remains were 
taken to Westphalia for interment, where the funeral services were held on 
Sunday afternoon and were attended by an immense concourse of sympathizing 
friends.



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