Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter, Tuesday May 14, 1929, p. 3. R.A. BECHAUD, DRUGGIST, IS STRICKEN AT HOSPITAL AFTER FIVE WEEKS ILLNESS. Sinus Trouble Following Infection Claims Life of Drugstore Owner. Funeral Services Will Be Held Thursday at Residence and Masonic Temple. Five weeks illness, which resulted from an infected tooth and developed into sinus trouble caused the death at 5:30 a.m. today of Rudolph A. Bechaud, well-known Fond du Lac Businessman, at St. Agnes Hospital. He had been unconscious for the last week. Mr. Bechaud, a member of the drug firm of Bechaud and Plank, 153 South Main street, in this city, was born on July 14, 1879, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Bechaud. He attended the public schools and received his diploma at the high school in 1898, although he had left his studies in April of that year to serve as a member of Company E in the Spanish-American war. He was with the company on its expedition to Porto Rico. At the conclusion of the war Mr. Bechaud entered Marquette university, studying pharmacy. After finishing his course and taking the state examination he worked for a time in Milwaukee, returning to this city in 1909 to open the Bechaud drugstore in the Fond du Lac clinic building. This he conducted until he associated himself with M.J. Plank and organized the Bechaud and Plank Drug company, which began business in July, 1925. On Jan. 5, 1909, Mr. Bechaud was united in marriage to Miss Maria Mauthe, a sister of William Mauthe. Surviving the deceased leaves his widow, three children, Ruth, Gene and William, his mother, Mrs. J.B. Bechaud, 108 South Union street, three sisters, Mrs. M.H. Nelson, Mrs. Marshall P. Boudry and Mrs. Pierce Kolb, and two brothers, Armand R. Bechaud of Chicago and Louis Bechaud of Racine. The deceased was a member of Fountain Lodge N. 26, F. and A.M., the Eater Star, the Arthur McCourt Camp, Spanish-American War veterans, the Lions club, Presbyterian Men's club, Royal Arcanum, and Fond du Lac Lodge No. 57, B.P.O.E. There will be private funeral services at the residence before the body is removed to the Masonic temple at 11 a.m. Thursday. From that hour until 2 p.m. the body will lie in sate at the temple. At 2 p.m. Masonic burial rites will be conducted by Fountain Lodge N. 26 F. and A. M. The Rev. A.W. Raabe will officiate at the residence and assist in the services at the temple. Burial will be at Rienzi cemetery.
Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter, Wednesday, May 15, 1929. Funeral rites for Rudolph A. Bechaud, well known druggist, member of the Bechaud and Plank Drug company who died Tuesday at St. Agnes' hospital, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday from the Masonic temple, with Fountain Lodge No. 26 F. and A.M. in charge. W.H. Everling will act as worshipful master and there will be a brief address by the Rev. A.W. Raabe, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. The body will lie in state at the temple from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. There will be a brief service at the residence, 19 Algoma street, before the body is removed to the temple. Burial will be at Rienzi cemetery.
Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter, Thursday May 16, 1929. FINAL TIRBUTE TO R.A. BECHAUD. Funeral Services Conducted at Masonic Temple for Well-Known Druggist. Funeral services for Rudolph A. Bechaud, well-known druggist, member of the Bechaud and Plank Drug company, whose death occurred Tuesday at St. Agnes hospital were held at 2 p.m. today from the Masonic temple in the presence of a large assemblage of friends and business and club associates. Rites were conducted by Fountain lodge N. 26, F. and A.M., with W.H. Everling as worshipful master. The Rev. A.W. Raabe, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, assisted in the services and also spoke briefly. The Rev. Mr. Raabe also conducted a brief service at the family residence, 19 Algoma street, at 11 a.m., when the body was taken to the temple to lie in state until the hour of the funeral. Pallbearers were Ben Rosenthal, John Treleven, John Gilbertson, Earl Borsack, Roy Potter and Clarence Hill. Burial took place at Rienzi cemetery, where the Masonic ritual was performed. The Fond du Lac Lions club, of which Mr. Bechaud was member, was represented at the funeral. Mr. and Mrs. Armand R. Bechaud of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bechaud of Racine, brothers and sisters-in-law of the deceased, were here for the funeral.
Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter, Wednesday, May 15, 1929. Funeral rites for Rudolph A. Bechaud, well known druggist, member of the Bechaud and Plank Drug company who died Tuesday at St. Agnes' hospital, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday from the Masonic temple, with Fountain Lodge No. 26 F. and A.M. in charge. W.H. Everling will act as worshipful master and there will be a brief address by the Rev. A.W. Raabe, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. The body will lie in state at the temple from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. There will be a brief service at the residence, 19 Algoma street, before the body is removed to the temple. Burial will be at Rienzi cemetery.
Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter, Thursday May 16, 1929. FINAL TIRBUTE TO R.A. BECHAUD. Funeral Services Conducted at Masonic Temple for Well-Known Druggist. Funeral services for Rudolph A. Bechaud, well-known druggist, member of the Bechaud and Plank Drug company, whose death occurred Tuesday at St. Agnes hospital were held at 2 p.m. today from the Masonic temple in the presence of a large assemblage of friends and business and club associates. Rites were conducted by Fountain lodge N. 26, F. and A.M., with W.H. Everling as worshipful master. The Rev. A.W. Raabe, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, assisted in the services and also spoke briefly. The Rev. Mr. Raabe also conducted a brief service at the family residence, 19 Algoma street, at 11 a.m., when the body was taken to the temple to lie in state until the hour of the funeral. Pallbearers were Ben Rosenthal, John Treleven, John Gilbertson, Earl Borsack, Roy Potter and Clarence Hill. Burial took place at Rienzi cemetery, where the Masonic ritual was performed. The Fond du Lac Lions club, of which Mr. Bechaud was member, was represented at the funeral. Mr. and Mrs. Armand R. Bechaud of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bechaud of Racine, brothers and sisters-in-law of the deceased, were here for the funeral.
Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter, Tuesday May 14, 1929, p. 3. R.A. BECHAUD, DRUGGIST, IS STRICKEN AT HOSPITAL AFTER FIVE WEEKS ILLNESS. Sinus Trouble Following Infection Claims Life of Drugstore Owner. Funeral Services Will Be Held Thursday at Residence and Masonic Temple. Five weeks illness, which resulted from an infected tooth and developed into sinus trouble caused the death at 5:30 a.m. today of Rudolph A. Bechaud, well-known Fond du Lac Businessman, at St. Agnes Hospital. He had been unconscious for the last week. Mr. Bechaud, a member of the drug firm of Bechaud and Plank, 153 South Main street, in this city, was born on July 14, 1879, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Bechaud. He attended the public schools and received his diploma at the high school in 1898, although he had left his studies in April of that year to serve as a member of Company E in the Spanish-American war. He was with the company on its expedition to Porto Rico. At the conclusion of the war Mr. Bechaud entered Marquette university, studying pharmacy. After finishing his course and taking the state examination he worked for a time in Milwaukee, returning to this city in 1909 to open the Bechaud drugstore in the Fond du Lac clinic building. This he conducted until he associated himself with M.J. Plank and organized the Bechaud and Plank Drug company, which began business in July, 1925. On Jan. 5, 1909, Mr. Bechaud was united in marriage to Miss Maria Mauthe, a sister of William Mauthe. Surviving the deceased leaves his widow, three children, Ruth, Gene and William, his mother, Mrs. J.B. Bechaud, 108 South Union street, three sisters, Mrs. M.H. Nelson, Mrs. Marshall P. Boudry and Mrs. Pierce Kolb, and two brothers, Armand R. Bechaud of Chicago and Louis Bechaud of Racine. The deceased was a member of Fountain Lodge N. 26, F. and A.M., the Eater Star, the Arthur McCourt Camp, Spanish-American War veterans, the Lions club, Presbyterian Men's club, Royal Arcanum, and Fond du Lac Lodge No. 57, B.P.O.E. There will be private funeral services at the residence before the body is removed to the Masonic temple at 11 a.m. Thursday. From that hour until 2 p.m. the body will lie in sate at the temple. At 2 p.m. Masonic burial rites will be conducted by Fountain Lodge N. 26 F. and A. M. The Rev. A.W. Raabe will officiate at the residence and assist in the services at the temple. Burial will be at Rienzi cemetery.
Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter, Wednesday, May 15, 1929. Funeral rites for Rudolph A. Bechaud, well known druggist, member of the Bechaud and Plank Drug company who died Tuesday at St. Agnes' hospital, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday from the Masonic temple, with Fountain Lodge No. 26 F. and A.M. in charge. W.H. Everling will act as worshipful master and there will be a brief address by the Rev. A.W. Raabe, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. The body will lie in state at the temple from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. There will be a brief service at the residence, 19 Algoma street, before the body is removed to the temple. Burial will be at Rienzi cemetery.
Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter, Thursday May 16, 1929. FINAL TIRBUTE TO R.A. BECHAUD. Funeral Services Conducted at Masonic Temple for Well-Known Druggist. Funeral services for Rudolph A. Bechaud, well-known druggist, member of the Bechaud and Plank Drug company, whose death occurred Tuesday at St. Agnes hospital were held at 2 p.m. today from the Masonic temple in the presence of a large assemblage of friends and business and club associates. Rites were conducted by Fountain lodge N. 26, F. and A.M., with W.H. Everling as worshipful master. The Rev. A.W. Raabe, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, assisted in the services and also spoke briefly. The Rev. Mr. Raabe also conducted a brief service at the family residence, 19 Algoma street, at 11 a.m., when the body was taken to the temple to lie in state until the hour of the funeral. Pallbearers were Ben Rosenthal, John Treleven, John Gilbertson, Earl Borsack, Roy Potter and Clarence Hill. Burial took place at Rienzi cemetery, where the Masonic ritual was performed. The Fond du Lac Lions club, of which Mr. Bechaud was member, was represented at the funeral. Mr. and Mrs. Armand R. Bechaud of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bechaud of Racine, brothers and sisters-in-law of the deceased, were here for the funeral.
Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter, Wednesday, May 15, 1929. Funeral rites for Rudolph A. Bechaud, well known druggist, member of the Bechaud and Plank Drug company who died Tuesday at St. Agnes' hospital, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday from the Masonic temple, with Fountain Lodge No. 26 F. and A.M. in charge. W.H. Everling will act as worshipful master and there will be a brief address by the Rev. A.W. Raabe, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. The body will lie in state at the temple from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. There will be a brief service at the residence, 19 Algoma street, before the body is removed to the temple. Burial will be at Rienzi cemetery.
Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter, Thursday May 16, 1929. FINAL TIRBUTE TO R.A. BECHAUD. Funeral Services Conducted at Masonic Temple for Well-Known Druggist. Funeral services for Rudolph A. Bechaud, well-known druggist, member of the Bechaud and Plank Drug company, whose death occurred Tuesday at St. Agnes hospital were held at 2 p.m. today from the Masonic temple in the presence of a large assemblage of friends and business and club associates. Rites were conducted by Fountain lodge N. 26, F. and A.M., with W.H. Everling as worshipful master. The Rev. A.W. Raabe, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, assisted in the services and also spoke briefly. The Rev. Mr. Raabe also conducted a brief service at the family residence, 19 Algoma street, at 11 a.m., when the body was taken to the temple to lie in state until the hour of the funeral. Pallbearers were Ben Rosenthal, John Treleven, John Gilbertson, Earl Borsack, Roy Potter and Clarence Hill. Burial took place at Rienzi cemetery, where the Masonic ritual was performed. The Fond du Lac Lions club, of which Mr. Bechaud was member, was represented at the funeral. Mr. and Mrs. Armand R. Bechaud of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bechaud of Racine, brothers and sisters-in-law of the deceased, were here for the funeral.
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