This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Klossner, Shepard, Blass, Mather, McLellan, Cushing, Fritsche, Peterson, Guggisberg, O'Donnell, Weis Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HGB.2ACE/89.1 Message Board Post: OBITUARY of Lillian Klossner Shepard (Mrs. Elmer Shepard) Review, July 19 1911 New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota A sad death occured at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Klossner last Friday afternoon when their daughter Mrs. Elmer Shepard answered the final call. Deceased was suffering from tuberculosis for the past year and came to the city last November hoping that this climate would prove beneficial to her. However, the change brought no improvement and death relieved her of her sufferings. Mrs. Shepard, nee Lillian Klossner, was born in Klossner, Nicollet county, May 29, 1877. In 1908 she became the wife of Elmer I. Shepard of Winona, Minnesota, who is now professor of mathematics in Williams College, Williamstown, Mass. Here the couple made their home and a little son was born to them a little over a year ago. In November of last year, Mrs. Shepard and son came to this city and lived with her parents up to the time of her death. Besides her husband and one little son she is survived by her parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Jacob Klossner, and one brother, Howard J. Klossner of St. Paul,! and one sister, Mrs. W.W. Mather. The funeral was held Monday afternoon from the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Klossner on N. German street, Rev. Wheeler officiating. Mrs. Shepard arrived Sunday afternoon. Others from out-of-town who attended the funeral were: Mrs. Irwin Shepard, Mrs. Ernst Shepart, Mrs. M. McLellan and Miss Mabel McLellan all of Winona, and Mr. and Mrs. Richmond Cushing of Tracy, uncle and aunt of the deceased; Fred Blass and family, Winthrop; Mrs. Louis Fritsche, Minneapolis; Mrs. John Peterson, Gibbon; Mrs. William Guggisberg, Gibbon; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Guggisberg, Mankato, Miss O'Donnell, Mankato, Miss Weis, Mankato, Fred Klossner and family, Klossner. Mrs. Shepard was a woman of refinement and culture and was highly esteeemd by all who had the pleasure of knowing her and associating with her. She was a graduate of Mankaot Normal School and taught there for three years.