Veteran of the Spanish American War. Rank of Private, Company A, 33rd Minnesota Regiment.
Winona Republican Herald - June 30, 1902
MANKATO'S BIG WEEK
Southern Minnesota City Celebrates its Semi-Centennial
Mankato, Minn., June 30, - From Monday to Friday during the coming week Mankato will celebrate its semi-centennial, and prominent people and visitors generally from all over the state will be present. Wednesday, July 2, will be industrial day, with exercises at Sibley Park at 11 a. m. At 10 a. m. there will be a grand industrial parade and in the evening at 7, Mr. William A. Marsh of Janesville and Miss Bertha Bates of Stockton, Minn., will be married at the country store on Hickory street, by Judge Shissler. After the ceremony a reception will be tendered Mr. and Mrs. Marsh at the German Village. Gov. Van Sant and staff will arrive at 8 p. m. and will be quartered at the Saulpaugh house.
Waseca Herald - June 18, 1947
Paging Mr. Ripley - Lives 12 Miles From Post, Hasn't Missed V.F.W. Meeting in Four Years.
In these days of organizations, clubs and societies more often than not inducements such as prizes or free coffee and doughnuts are offered to bring out the membership. Many times members have only a block or two to go, have a car to ride in and then come late or not at all. Not so with William Marsh of Janesville better known to his comrades as plain Dad Bill. Marsh is a Spanish War Veteran, seventy one years old and belongs to the Waseca Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars and, believe it or not, Marsh has not missed one single meeting in the past four years. Neither has he been late and the meetings are held twice a month, the first and third Tuesdays. Also, believe it or not, Marsh's only means of transportation is his bicycle and he rides that the full twelve miles from Janesville to Waseca and back again, sometimes as late as twelve and one o'clock at night. It matters little if the sky is black in the west with possibly an impending tornado in the summer of thirty degrees below in the winter. Nor does it matter if it is a rain storm with cloud burst proportions in the hot summer or five feet of snow in the cold winter. Marsh makes it by riding his bicycle; catching a ride with a snow plow or hopping a freight train. On many occasions Bill has been observed leaving a local meeting as late as twelve and one o'clock at night, turn west on the highway and head into a bad sleet storm bound back home to Janesville on his bicycle.
Janesville Argus - July 10, 1969
Military Honors Accorded Spanish American War Veteran
Full military honors were accorded William A. Marsh, 94, Spanish American War Veteran at graveside rites in the Smiths Mill Cemetery, Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Marsh passed away Sunday, July 6 at the St. Cloud Veterans Hospital following an eight months illness. His demise was attributed to complications of advanced age. William Alfred Marsh was born in Hart Township, Winona County on June 3, 1875 to Ross and Laura Marsh. He attended rural school in Winona County after which he worked as a laborer. He came to the Janesville community in 1902 from Mankato. On July 2, 1902, he married Bertha Bates of Stockton at Mankato who preceded him in death on February 16, 1952. He was a Veteran of the Spanish American War, and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Sweet Sommers Waseca Post 1842. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. George (Laura) Shirley of Minneapolis, Mrs. Vernon (Winifred) Butturff of Byron, Mrs. Wayne (Mildred) Abraham of Smiths Mill, Mrs. Edward (Dorothy) Dzioba of Bristol, Wis., two sons, Wilbert of Waseca and Melvin of Waterville; 15 grandchildren and many great grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Dorothy Nelson of Valley City, North Dakota. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, July 9, at 2:00 p.m. at the Arnoldt Funeral Home in Janesville. Rev. H. J. Stuart officiated. Interment was in the Smiths Mill cemetery. Graveside military honors were accorded by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Waseca Post 1842. Six members of the VFW were pallbearers. The Arnoldt Funeral Home in Janesville was in charge of arrangements.
Winona Republican Herald - June 30, 1902
MANKATO'S BIG WEEK
Southern Minnesota City Celebrates its Semi-Centennial
Mankato, Minn., June 30, - From Monday to Friday during the coming week Mankato will celebrate its semi-centennial, and prominent people and visitors generally from all over the state will be present. Wednesday, July 2, will be industrial day, with exercises at Sibley Park at 11 a. m. At 10 a. m. there will be a grand industrial parade and in the evening at 7, Mr. William A. Marsh of Janesville and Miss Bertha Bates of Stockton, Minn., will be married at the country store on Hickory street, by Judge Shissler. After the ceremony a reception will be tendered Mr. and Mrs. Marsh at the German Village. Gov. Van Sant and staff will arrive at 8 p. m. and will be quartered at the Saulpaugh house.
Waseca Herald - June 18, 1947
Paging Mr. Ripley - Lives 12 Miles From Post, Hasn't Missed V.F.W. Meeting in Four Years.
In these days of organizations, clubs and societies more often than not inducements such as prizes or free coffee and doughnuts are offered to bring out the membership. Many times members have only a block or two to go, have a car to ride in and then come late or not at all. Not so with William Marsh of Janesville better known to his comrades as plain Dad Bill. Marsh is a Spanish War Veteran, seventy one years old and belongs to the Waseca Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars and, believe it or not, Marsh has not missed one single meeting in the past four years. Neither has he been late and the meetings are held twice a month, the first and third Tuesdays. Also, believe it or not, Marsh's only means of transportation is his bicycle and he rides that the full twelve miles from Janesville to Waseca and back again, sometimes as late as twelve and one o'clock at night. It matters little if the sky is black in the west with possibly an impending tornado in the summer of thirty degrees below in the winter. Nor does it matter if it is a rain storm with cloud burst proportions in the hot summer or five feet of snow in the cold winter. Marsh makes it by riding his bicycle; catching a ride with a snow plow or hopping a freight train. On many occasions Bill has been observed leaving a local meeting as late as twelve and one o'clock at night, turn west on the highway and head into a bad sleet storm bound back home to Janesville on his bicycle.
Janesville Argus - July 10, 1969
Military Honors Accorded Spanish American War Veteran
Full military honors were accorded William A. Marsh, 94, Spanish American War Veteran at graveside rites in the Smiths Mill Cemetery, Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Marsh passed away Sunday, July 6 at the St. Cloud Veterans Hospital following an eight months illness. His demise was attributed to complications of advanced age. William Alfred Marsh was born in Hart Township, Winona County on June 3, 1875 to Ross and Laura Marsh. He attended rural school in Winona County after which he worked as a laborer. He came to the Janesville community in 1902 from Mankato. On July 2, 1902, he married Bertha Bates of Stockton at Mankato who preceded him in death on February 16, 1952. He was a Veteran of the Spanish American War, and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Sweet Sommers Waseca Post 1842. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. George (Laura) Shirley of Minneapolis, Mrs. Vernon (Winifred) Butturff of Byron, Mrs. Wayne (Mildred) Abraham of Smiths Mill, Mrs. Edward (Dorothy) Dzioba of Bristol, Wis., two sons, Wilbert of Waseca and Melvin of Waterville; 15 grandchildren and many great grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Dorothy Nelson of Valley City, North Dakota. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, July 9, at 2:00 p.m. at the Arnoldt Funeral Home in Janesville. Rev. H. J. Stuart officiated. Interment was in the Smiths Mill cemetery. Graveside military honors were accorded by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Waseca Post 1842. Six members of the VFW were pallbearers. The Arnoldt Funeral Home in Janesville was in charge of arrangements.
Veteran of the Spanish American War. Rank of Private, Company A, 33rd Minnesota Regiment.
Winona Republican Herald - June 30, 1902
MANKATO'S BIG WEEK
Southern Minnesota City Celebrates its Semi-Centennial
Mankato, Minn., June 30, - From Monday to Friday during the coming week Mankato will celebrate its semi-centennial, and prominent people and visitors generally from all over the state will be present. Wednesday, July 2, will be industrial day, with exercises at Sibley Park at 11 a. m. At 10 a. m. there will be a grand industrial parade and in the evening at 7, Mr. William A. Marsh of Janesville and Miss Bertha Bates of Stockton, Minn., will be married at the country store on Hickory street, by Judge Shissler. After the ceremony a reception will be tendered Mr. and Mrs. Marsh at the German Village. Gov. Van Sant and staff will arrive at 8 p. m. and will be quartered at the Saulpaugh house.
Waseca Herald - June 18, 1947
Paging Mr. Ripley - Lives 12 Miles From Post, Hasn't Missed V.F.W. Meeting in Four Years.
In these days of organizations, clubs and societies more often than not inducements such as prizes or free coffee and doughnuts are offered to bring out the membership. Many times members have only a block or two to go, have a car to ride in and then come late or not at all. Not so with William Marsh of Janesville better known to his comrades as plain Dad Bill. Marsh is a Spanish War Veteran, seventy one years old and belongs to the Waseca Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars and, believe it or not, Marsh has not missed one single meeting in the past four years. Neither has he been late and the meetings are held twice a month, the first and third Tuesdays. Also, believe it or not, Marsh's only means of transportation is his bicycle and he rides that the full twelve miles from Janesville to Waseca and back again, sometimes as late as twelve and one o'clock at night. It matters little if the sky is black in the west with possibly an impending tornado in the summer of thirty degrees below in the winter. Nor does it matter if it is a rain storm with cloud burst proportions in the hot summer or five feet of snow in the cold winter. Marsh makes it by riding his bicycle; catching a ride with a snow plow or hopping a freight train. On many occasions Bill has been observed leaving a local meeting as late as twelve and one o'clock at night, turn west on the highway and head into a bad sleet storm bound back home to Janesville on his bicycle.
Janesville Argus - July 10, 1969
Military Honors Accorded Spanish American War Veteran
Full military honors were accorded William A. Marsh, 94, Spanish American War Veteran at graveside rites in the Smiths Mill Cemetery, Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Marsh passed away Sunday, July 6 at the St. Cloud Veterans Hospital following an eight months illness. His demise was attributed to complications of advanced age. William Alfred Marsh was born in Hart Township, Winona County on June 3, 1875 to Ross and Laura Marsh. He attended rural school in Winona County after which he worked as a laborer. He came to the Janesville community in 1902 from Mankato. On July 2, 1902, he married Bertha Bates of Stockton at Mankato who preceded him in death on February 16, 1952. He was a Veteran of the Spanish American War, and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Sweet Sommers Waseca Post 1842. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. George (Laura) Shirley of Minneapolis, Mrs. Vernon (Winifred) Butturff of Byron, Mrs. Wayne (Mildred) Abraham of Smiths Mill, Mrs. Edward (Dorothy) Dzioba of Bristol, Wis., two sons, Wilbert of Waseca and Melvin of Waterville; 15 grandchildren and many great grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Dorothy Nelson of Valley City, North Dakota. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, July 9, at 2:00 p.m. at the Arnoldt Funeral Home in Janesville. Rev. H. J. Stuart officiated. Interment was in the Smiths Mill cemetery. Graveside military honors were accorded by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Waseca Post 1842. Six members of the VFW were pallbearers. The Arnoldt Funeral Home in Janesville was in charge of arrangements.
Winona Republican Herald - June 30, 1902
MANKATO'S BIG WEEK
Southern Minnesota City Celebrates its Semi-Centennial
Mankato, Minn., June 30, - From Monday to Friday during the coming week Mankato will celebrate its semi-centennial, and prominent people and visitors generally from all over the state will be present. Wednesday, July 2, will be industrial day, with exercises at Sibley Park at 11 a. m. At 10 a. m. there will be a grand industrial parade and in the evening at 7, Mr. William A. Marsh of Janesville and Miss Bertha Bates of Stockton, Minn., will be married at the country store on Hickory street, by Judge Shissler. After the ceremony a reception will be tendered Mr. and Mrs. Marsh at the German Village. Gov. Van Sant and staff will arrive at 8 p. m. and will be quartered at the Saulpaugh house.
Waseca Herald - June 18, 1947
Paging Mr. Ripley - Lives 12 Miles From Post, Hasn't Missed V.F.W. Meeting in Four Years.
In these days of organizations, clubs and societies more often than not inducements such as prizes or free coffee and doughnuts are offered to bring out the membership. Many times members have only a block or two to go, have a car to ride in and then come late or not at all. Not so with William Marsh of Janesville better known to his comrades as plain Dad Bill. Marsh is a Spanish War Veteran, seventy one years old and belongs to the Waseca Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars and, believe it or not, Marsh has not missed one single meeting in the past four years. Neither has he been late and the meetings are held twice a month, the first and third Tuesdays. Also, believe it or not, Marsh's only means of transportation is his bicycle and he rides that the full twelve miles from Janesville to Waseca and back again, sometimes as late as twelve and one o'clock at night. It matters little if the sky is black in the west with possibly an impending tornado in the summer of thirty degrees below in the winter. Nor does it matter if it is a rain storm with cloud burst proportions in the hot summer or five feet of snow in the cold winter. Marsh makes it by riding his bicycle; catching a ride with a snow plow or hopping a freight train. On many occasions Bill has been observed leaving a local meeting as late as twelve and one o'clock at night, turn west on the highway and head into a bad sleet storm bound back home to Janesville on his bicycle.
Janesville Argus - July 10, 1969
Military Honors Accorded Spanish American War Veteran
Full military honors were accorded William A. Marsh, 94, Spanish American War Veteran at graveside rites in the Smiths Mill Cemetery, Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Marsh passed away Sunday, July 6 at the St. Cloud Veterans Hospital following an eight months illness. His demise was attributed to complications of advanced age. William Alfred Marsh was born in Hart Township, Winona County on June 3, 1875 to Ross and Laura Marsh. He attended rural school in Winona County after which he worked as a laborer. He came to the Janesville community in 1902 from Mankato. On July 2, 1902, he married Bertha Bates of Stockton at Mankato who preceded him in death on February 16, 1952. He was a Veteran of the Spanish American War, and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Sweet Sommers Waseca Post 1842. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. George (Laura) Shirley of Minneapolis, Mrs. Vernon (Winifred) Butturff of Byron, Mrs. Wayne (Mildred) Abraham of Smiths Mill, Mrs. Edward (Dorothy) Dzioba of Bristol, Wis., two sons, Wilbert of Waseca and Melvin of Waterville; 15 grandchildren and many great grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Dorothy Nelson of Valley City, North Dakota. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, July 9, at 2:00 p.m. at the Arnoldt Funeral Home in Janesville. Rev. H. J. Stuart officiated. Interment was in the Smiths Mill cemetery. Graveside military honors were accorded by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Waseca Post 1842. Six members of the VFW were pallbearers. The Arnoldt Funeral Home in Janesville was in charge of arrangements.
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