Mrs. Werner dies at 76 in local hospital
March 6, 1973

Mrs. Martha Werner, 76, died Tuesday at a local hospital following an extended illness. She had been a resident of Jenkins Methodist home since 1961.
The funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. in the First United Methodist Church preceded by a family devotion in the church parlors. The Rev. Dr. Gustav K. Van Tassel will officiate and burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Visitation will be at the Shaw-Messer Funeral Chapel from 2 to 5:30 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. until 12:45 p.m.
Mrs. Werner was born August 13, 1896, at Audubon, Iowa, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Frentz. She attended a school for the deaf in Detroit, Michigan. She married Louis C. Werner at Watertown December 28, 1921. Following their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Werner farmed near Howard until 1926 when they returned to Watertown. Mr. Werner died in 1955.
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Michael (Anna) Dakunchak, Royal Oak, Michigan; one son, Dr. Louis C. Werner, Watertown; six grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
The Werner Chiropractic Clinic will be closed all day Friday.