Waterloo Republican
May 1906
Schmidt, Mrs. Mary - OBIT

Mrs. Mary Schmidt, nee Boubin, wife of John B. Schmidt died at Murphysboro, Ill on Tuesday 
May 22, and was buried here at the Catholic Cemetery on Friday May 25,.  Mrs. Schmidt was 
born in Austria Oct 21, 1847.  After emigrating to America she was married to Mr. Schmidt in 
St. Louis.  The couple have made their home here in Columbia ever since.  She was afflicted 
with a disease pronounced as incurable.  A few days ago she desired to go to Murphysboro 
to visit her children.  There she asked to be taked to the hospital to be operated, which was 
done.  From the operation she never recovered and death claimed her for his own.  The 
deceased leaves her husband and 5 children all grown.  She was aged 59 years, 7 months 
and 1 day.  Her burial was attended by a large concourse of friends and relatives.  The floral 
offerings at her burial were many and beautiful, chief among which was a large floral cross 
sent b the postmaster and letter carriers of Murphysboro where her son Louis is one of the 
letter carriers in the postal service.  She suffered long and hopeless but she bore her suffering 
with the abiding faith of the true Christian.  Among the many who attended the funeral from 
a distance we mention.  Mr. and Mrs. Ado F. Lang, Ferdinand Lang and wife and daughter 
Miss Rose, and Chas Schmidt and family of East St. Louis; John T. Schmidt and family, Louis 
Schmidt, George Habermehl and family, Mrs. Ben Habermehl, Mrs. Louis Habermehl, Dominc 
Imo and wife, and Mrs. Glasser all from Murphysboro; Louis Arns and Frank Scharfenberger 
from Waterloo; William Schmidt from Mulkeytown, Ill., and Mrs. J. Rau of Waterloo.