Obituary: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Frank B. STANBERY ************************************************************************ Submitted by Kathy Grace, November 2004 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ Winneconne Local April 23, 1914 p.1 Prominent Citizen Dies Suddenly One of Our Best Known Residents Removed from Our Midst by Heart Failure Frank R. Stanbery, one of the most well known and popular citizens of the village, passed away suddenly at his home last Friday morning of heart failure, at the age of 47 years. Mr. Stanbery was an experienced and accomplished wagon maker and blacksmith with wonderful resources and plenty of materials at his command, and for this reason his death removes from our midst the most useful man in this vicinity. He was looked upon by all as a genius to whom men went with their little mechanical troubles for which he was almost infallible with relief, he was a splendid workman at his trade and was always ready to lend assistance to his fellow men, no matter how busy he was he never refused to help his patrons by either word of advice or by his personal assistance. In addition to his trade he also owned and operated a portable saw mill, which he erected about fourteen years ago. Here he would do custom sawing for the farmers and those who required it. His workshop and his mill were his play ground. He loved his work and took an interest in all things he did, and of consequence his work was always of the best. Mr. Stanbery was born on September 15, 1867, in this village on the east side of the river and has always made this his home. On November 10, 1897, he was united in marriage to Miss Augusta Prochnau, also of this village, and the young couple made their home on a small farm on the wet side of the village, where they have since resided. He was a man of sterling qualities and equal among men, received with favor in their society, and soon became one the prominent men of the village and of their lodge circles, holding repeatedly the office of Secretary in the local camp of Modern Woodmen and of the Fraternal Reserve Association. About two years ago he organized two Fraternal 22 Clubs in the village and was elected Secret of Club No. 1, to which office he was re-elected last January. On April 5th, Mr. Stanberry was stricken with pleurisy of the diaphragm, and for several days was unable to do any work. Friday morning he was at work in the shop on a wagon tire when he was stricken by heart failure resulting from his recent sickness, and his spirit fled only a few minutes later. He leaves to mourn his loss, his wife, six children, Ada, Eddie, Ruby, Bernard, Ora and Hazel; one brother, James, of this village, a sister, Mrs. L. A. More of Suamico, Wis., a half-brother, Joseph Stanbery, of this village, and a half-sister, Mrs. Sadie Gordon, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and a host of friends. The services were held from the home at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon and the remains were laid at rest in the cemetery here. Rev. Codd officiating.