Obit: Westcott, Herbert
Artelle (1878 - 1945)
Contact:
betty@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Westcott, Cheeseman
----Source: Scrapbook of Bertha
and Caroline (Wehrmann) Volk 1930-1950’s
Westcott, Herbert Artelle (15
MAY 1878 - 21 DEC 1945)
Herbert Artelle Westcott, son of Norman and Eliza
Johnson Westcott, was born May 15, 1878 on a farm west of Alma Center. He grew
up and went to school in this community. He spent a few years working in
Manistee, Mich., but the rest of his life was spent in Wisconsin. He came to
Greenwood in 1910 and has been in business here up to the time of his recent
illness. He was married to Mrs. May Cheeseman on July 20, 1915 at Warren, Wis.
He passed away at 8:40 p.m. on Friday, December 21, 1945 after an illness of
three years. On January 3, 1943 he underwent an operation at Sacred Heart
Hospital, eau Claire, and has been very ill ever since. He was at the Madison
General Hospital from August 21 to September 3, 1945 where he again underwent an
operation and has suffered extremely ever since. Mrs. Westcott was with him
continually during his illness. He was the sole survivor of a family of 11
children.
He leaves to mourn, his wife, a nephew Will Westcott, a sister-in-law and several nieces and a host of friends.
Funeral services were conducted at 12 noon on Sunday, Dec 23 at the Schiller
Funeral Parlors with Rev. A.J. Abbott officiating. During the service Mrs.
Albert Dahl and Mrs. Louis Behrens sang “Rock Of Ages” “the Old Rugged Cross”
and “Beautiful Isle of Somewhere,” accompanied by Mrs. John Meng on the organ.
The body was then taken to Millston where he was laid to rest.
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