Obituary: G. Stanley Custer - Class of 1934

MARSHFIELD - G. Stanley Custer, M.D., age 84, of Marshfield, Wisconsin, died on Sunday, November 7, 1999. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 11:00 a.m. at the FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Marshfield. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, November 10, 1999 at REMBS/KUNDINGER FUNERAL HOME, Marshfield, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., and the family will receive relatives and friends at the church on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Dr. Custer is survived by his childrem, Stephan Gregory Custer of Bozeman, Montana, Luise Melanie Tygiel of San Francisco, California, and Katherine Elizabeth Pierch of Puyallup, Washington; his seven grandchildren; and his brothers and sisters, Frank S. Custer of Madison, Wisconsin, Rudolf P. Custer of Atlanta, Georgia, Maja Olsen of Banks, Oregon, and Ebey Joy Dakin of Dallas, Oregon. Memorials may be made to the Palm Sunday Concert Organization in care of Marshfield Community Foundation; The First Presbyterian Church, Marshfield; Wisconsin Choral Directors Association; or Marshfield Clinic Medical Research Foundation. Rembs Kundinger Funeral Home, 300 South Oak Avenue, Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449, 608-387-1242

Originally published in the Wisconsin State Journal on November 10, 1999

Obituary: Katherine Pelton Smith Snell - Class of 1927

MADISON - Katharine Pelton Smith Snell, age 89, died on Wednesday, October 27, 1999 in Madison. She was born on November 8, 1909 in Madison, the daughter of Harry Gray Smith and Jessie Mary Pelton Smith. She attended Doty grade school, Madison Central High School, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison with a bachelor's degree in botany in 1931. She was elected to Phi Beta Kappa honorary society in 1931. She earned a master's degree in the same subject in 1933. While a graduate student, she met her husband, John Morphy Snell of St. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, Canada. They were married on July 20, 1935 at the bride's home at 4257 Mineral Point Road, Madison. She lived a few years in the east with her husband, until his death in 1941. After that, she moved back to Madison and has lived there ever since. She retired in 1975 after working 20 years as assistant curator of the herbarium at the University of Wisconsin. Katharine was a direct descendant of William Bradford, Miles Standish, John Alden, and Richard Warren of the Plymouth Colony of 1620. Katharine was a third generation member of First Congregational Church of Madison, and was active there over the years as a nursery attendant, Sunday school teacher, cradle roll keeper, and a member of section 11. She was also an active member of the AAUW, and a member of their antiques club. Katharine lived at 228 East Sunset Court for 52 years, before moving into Oakwood Retirement Home in December 1992. Katharine was preceded in death by her husband, John M. Snell; by her brothers, Robert Standish Smith, and William Bradford Smith; and by her sister, Merian Bradford Smith. She is survived by her two children, John Bradford Snell (Jeanie) of Lake Elmo, Minnesota, and Mary Evelyn Snell Fish (Lawrence) of San Francisco; six grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and also by a sister-in-law, Betty Smith of Madison. Burial will take place at Roselawn Memorial Park, and a memorial service will be held at OAKWOOD MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 6201 Mineral Point Road, at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 6, 1999. Friends may call one hour before the time of service at the chapel. Cress Funeral Service 3610 Speedway Road.

Originally published in the Wisconsin State Journal on November 3, 1999.

Katherine Pelton Smith Snell's class year is based in information in the 1927 Tychoberahn, where she is pictured among the graduating seniors.