Within sight of the 80th milestone on the highway of his useful life, Dr. Charles G. Crosse, another of Sun Prairie's pioneer citizens, gave up life's journey, Tuesday morning and joined the innumerable hosts passing through the valley of the shadow of death. Had he lived until next Sunday, April 26, he would have been 80 years old. The beginning of the fatal illness came upon him during the night of Saturday, April 11 when he was taken with an attack of acute indigestion coupled with heart trouble. His condition for a time was alarming, but he rallied, however, and was out again the Monday following and every day during the week, giving a portion of his time to affairs at the store. The following Saturday night he suffered a severe nervous attack and at his own request, Dr. Sheldon of Madison was summoned. Dr. Crosse seemed to partly realize the seriousness of his condition, but Dr. Sheldon found no organic heart trouble and tried to assure him that he might live for some years yet. When Monday came he was out again and walked over to the store, though very feeble. After passing rather a restless night Monday, he arose Tuesday morning early and after partaking of a light breakfast started for the store as was his usual custom. Failing to return and the fact that he was not at the store, caused alarm and about 9 o'clock a search was instituted and the body was soon found in the outbuilding, death being caused by heart failure induced by his enfeebled condition. Dr. Grosse was born in Cortland county, NY on April 26, 1928 and was a son of Daniel and Mercy (Fish) Crosse. His father was born in New Hampshire of staunch colonial stock, following in early life the blacksmith trade and later he became a clergyman of the Methodist Church. And was numbered among the pionner ministers of Wisconsin. In the thirties Daniel Crosse moved his family to Ohio settling in Lake county. The family were residents of the Buckeye state until 1846 when they moved to Wisconsin, settling in Whitewater, where the parents passed the remainder of their lives. Dr. Charles G. Crosse secured his earlier educational training in the common schools of Ohio, after which he attended an academy at Mentor, Lake county of that state, finally entering the Western Reserve College, where he completed his purely literary education. In 1853 he graduated from the Cincinnati Medical College from which he received his well-earned degree of Doctor of Medicine. He then located in Amherst, OH and there engaged in the practice of his profession until 1854, when he came to Wisconsin, locating in Newport, sauk county, where he continued the practice of medicine until January 1, 1860, when he took up his residence in Sun Prairie, where he has since maintained his home and where for half a century he has held high prestige and popularity both as a physician and a man. In 1865 he became assistant surgeon in the 50th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry serving about one year. Soon after locating in this village Dr. Crosse established a drug store and has ever since been identified with the enterprise. Since 1880, his son, Dr. Theodore P. Crosse, has been associated with him in his profession under the firm name of Crosse & Crosse. During his long career as an influential citizen of the village he has held many positions of public trust. He was president of the village for 3 years and was a member of the board of trustees for a similar period. He was supervisor for 5 years and served several years on the school board and in 1880 he was a member of the assembly of the state legislature. The doctor also bears the distinction of being a charter member of Sun Prairie Lodge No. 143, F.&A.M., being chosen as the first master and which position he held for 15 years; he was also affiliated with the local organization of Odd Fellows until its discontinuance. In all his responsibilities of public as well as private life he performed his duties well. Naturally of a retiring and unassuming disposition, the influence of his efforts crept quietly into the hearts of the people and only those who enjoyed an intimate acquaintance were fully aware of his talents. He was of a literary turn of mind and a scholar in the classics, besides being somewhat of an inventive genious. Several useful contrivances were the result of his fertile brain and his aim seemed to be to place them in their proper channels of usefulness without mercenary motives. In politics he has always been a staunch Republican and a leader in local and county politics. For the past 10 years he has led rather a retired life from active business, ministering only a few of his long time patients to whom he seemed as one of the family. On September 26, 1853, Dr. Crosse was united in marriage to Miss Rowena Smith, who was born in Lorain county, OH on July 17, 1830. This union was blessed with 3 children; two sons and one daughter. The sons, Theodore P. of this village and Charles S., editor and proprietor of the Stoughton Hub and the aged widowed mother survive him. Their daughter, Edith, who in 1883 was united in marrige to Edward Gleason, died in 1884. Funeral services were held at the late home of the deceased this Thursday noon, conducted by Rev. S. Joliffe, pastor of the M. E. Church and followed by the Masonic funeral services which was read by Grand Secretary, W. W. Perry of Milwaukee. The remains were taken to Milwaukee on the 1:30 train, accompanied by his two sons, where the body will be incinerated, this disposal of his remains being in accordance with his wishes, expressed in his will. The ashes will be returned tomorrow afternoon and placed in the family lot in the village cemetery. The pallbearers were W. H. Birkinbine, J. O. Flinn, F. E. Haner, A. S. Hunt, J. H. Hayden and R. M. Long