Below is Charles W. Magee’s obituary from June 28, 1932: Magee funeral is held at Shawano Former logger and oil company operator dies here Sunday; buried today
Funeral services for C.W. Magee, 111 Sturgeon Eddy road, builder of the
Magee apartments at Grand avenue and Sturgeon Eddy, who died at his
home Sunday afternoon at 12:30 o’clock after an illness of two years,
several months of which he was confined to his bed, were held this
afternoon at Shawano, his former home. Services were at the home of
his sister, Mrs. William Gibbs, and at the Presbyterian church at
Shawano. The Masonic lodge at Shawano had charge of the funeral.
Interment was in a Shawano cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Prehn, the
latter his daughter, and their family attended the funeral.
The deceased was born at Shawano sixty six years ago. He was married
forty-three years ago at Shawano to Adelaide Walker who died in Wausau
July 30, 1928. In November of the same year he was married to Vira
Briggs of Antigo. Mr. Magee was for many years in
the logging business at Shawano, operating in Forest county and in the
eastern part of Marathon county. He came to Wausau in 1919 and in 1927
established the Magee Oil company which he operated for about two
years. Since that time he erected three apartment buildings. Surviving
are the widow; one daughter, Mrs. Prehn; three sisters, Mrs. Gibbs and
Mrs. August Anderson of Shawano and Mrs. Charles Syring of
Campbellsport and three (copy is cut off here).
