Obit of Fred J. Murray (b.1893) "The Lake City Graphic" Wabasha Co., MN

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Note: This obituary was taken from the newspaper "The Lake City Graphic".
4/1962

Fred J. Murray, Mail Messenger, Dies at Age 68

Fred J. Murray, 68, died April 6 at the Lake City Hospital where he had 
been a patient since Sunday. Born Sept. 25, 1893 in Fairmont, the son of 
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Murray, he came to Lake City as a child with his 
parents. He married Elsie Wilde in Wabasha on Aug. 21, 1918. Mr. Murray 
was employed was employed as a mail messenger for the Lake City post 
office. During the World War I, he served with the armed forces in France 
and was a member of the Lost Battalion. He belonged to the Lakeview 
Barracks. Surviving are his wife; one son Leslie of Amarillo, Texas; two 
daughters, Mrs. Richard (Dorothy) Koch and  Mrs. Wilhelmina Gunderson, 
both of Lake City; eight grandchildren, and one brother Frank of 
Minneapolis. Preceding him in death were his parents, one brother and a 
sister. Funeral services were held on Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church 
with the Fr. Henry Russell officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery 
with full military honors. Carl Palmer, Herman Volumes, George Koenig, 
Clarence Zillgitt, William Wilde and Ralph Haase were pallbearers. The 
Tolzmann Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Note: This obituary was taken from the newspaper "The Lake City Graphic".