This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Riehm, Porter, Smith, Dana, Curtis, Mannon, Stone, Lyon, Flieth, Montgomery Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2EC.2ACE/2712 Message Board Post: >From the Wausau Pilot - Tuesday, 6/4/1907 Death of Mrs. J. A. Porter It is with feelings of the deepest sorrow that the PILOT, as a chronicler of passing events, is called upon this week to announce the death of Mrs. Judson A. Porter, which occurred at the family residence, corner of Fourth and Grant streets, at 3:45 o'clock, Thursday afternoon, May 30th, 1907, surrounded by the members of her affectionate family. Mrs. Porter had spent the past winter in Colorado and Arizona with her daughter, Miss Lillian, who was there for her health, and up to about ten weeks ago and within a week of the time set for starting for their Wisconsin home, Mrs. Porter was in her usual good health, but at that time she was taken ill with heart trouble. As soon as there was sufficient improvement to warrant it, the home trip was started upon. Mr. Porter met them in Kansas City, a stop of a week or more was made in Chicago, where the best specialists of the country were called in consultation. Very little if any hope was held out to the disconsolate husband fo! r her recovery. She was brought to her home in this city and all that human skill, and tender and loving care could do was ineffectual, gradually her vitality ebbed away until she sank into a sleep that is everlasting. In speaking of such a rare character as that of Mrs. Porter, it is hard to use just the conventional terms. We can justly pay to her the high tribute that she was, a noble woman in its truest sense. Her's was a buoyant disposition; she was possessed with an abundance of good sense and a sincerity of heart that won for her hosts of loyal friends. A striking characteristic was her great charity for all human creatures-a charity which was far reaching and which spread its mantle of helpfulness over all human frailties. Mrs. Porter's maiden name was Millie Riehm. She was born in St. Peters, Minn., May 21st, 1858. Her early life was spent in the place of her birth and in St. Paul, where she went with her parents and grew to womanhood. On the 12th day of September, 1876, she was united in marriage to Judson A. Porter, and in 1881 they came to Wausau to reside, and since, they have proven potent factors in the upbuilding of our city. She was an active and beloved member of the Presbyterian church, in which faith she found the solace and comfort which enabled her to meet the inevitable with courage and fortitude. Mrs. Porter's loss, optside of her family circle and immediate friends, where it is irreparable, will long be deeply felt in the community. The surviving members of the family are the devoted husband and two daughters, Elizabeth, wife of Dr. S. M. B. Smith, and Miss Lillian Porter, who resides in this city. A sister, Mrs. Leon Dana, resides in Antigo. The funeral services were conducted from the home on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock, the Rev. S. N. Wilson, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, officiating. The wealth of floral offerings, in their beauty and loveliness, spoke louder than words of the affectionate regard in which deceased was held in this community. The remains were laid to rest in the family lot, in Pine Grove cemetery, beside those of her mother who had preceded her only a few months. The pall bearers were old neighbors and friends, viz: O. S. Curtis, J. N. Mannon, F. P. Stone, Dr. Ross Lyon, H. G. Flieth and James Montgomery.