Mary Dresser  

Mary BECKNER < Birth 15 AUG 1845 Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana Death 9 DEC 1928 St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida daughter of Parents Samuel Harshbarger BECKNER & Rebecca JOHNSON burial: December 12, 1928 Spring Vale Cemetery Lafayette Tippecanoe County Indiana married 28 Jan 1863 Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana Col. Jasper M Dressser

1928 - Dec 12 - Two Summer Cottagers Die During the Past week

One of the oldest members of the summer colony passed away when Mrs. Mary Dresser died at St. Petersburg, Fla., December 9th. Mrs. Dresser had been a regular summer resident at Lake Maxinkuckee for the past thirty to forty years and was wll known her. Funeral services were held this afternoon at Lafayette, Indiana...

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Community Expresses Sorrow Over Death of Mrs. Mary Dresser

The entire commnity joined with the lake colony in expressing its deepest sorrow over the passing away of Mrs. Mary Dresser in St. Petersbrug, Flordia, on December 9th


She was well known and loved not only by the summer residents byt by the townspeople and those of the country side.

For more than forty years Mrs. Dresser came early each spring to her cottage and remained until late each fall. It had been her custom to spen the winters in Florodia but to make Maxinkuckee her home.

Throughout her life Mrs. Dresser maintained the keenest interest in intellectual pursuits, always abreast of the times. Her love of music and extensive readinf were a source of great joy to her and to her close friends. Her constant courtesy and frienfliness endeared her to all who came in contact with her.

Mr. Dresser was the wife of the late. Col J. M. Dresser, and the mother of Emma C., Dean H. and the late Alta M. and Jasper M. Dresser.

Funeral services were held last Wednesday at Lafayette, Indiana, with interment in the Springvale Cemetery. - 19 Dec. 1928

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Mrs. Jasper M. Dresser, a former resident of Lafayette, died Sundey at St. Petersburg, Fla., according to a message received by Capt. William C. Mitchell. She was the widow of Col. Jasper M. Dresser and was a resident of Lafayette for a number of years. Her father was the late Samuel H. Beckner, of Lafayette.

For a number of years Mrs. Dresser has resided in Chicago, but spent the summer months at Lake Maxinkuckee and her winters in Florida. A son, Jasper M. Dreser, died very suddenly at her summer home a little more than a year ago.

Surviving is a daughter, Miss Emma Dresser, who was with her mother, and a son, Dean Dresser, of Chicago. The funeral will be held in Lafayette Wednesday, The body of Mrs. Dresser will arrive in Lafayette at 1:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.

Funeral services will be conducted at the grave in Springvale cemetery at 2:30 o'clock. Dr. W. R. Graham, pastor of the Central Presbyterian church, will be in charge. - - Layfayette Journal and Courier Dec 10, 1928