Obituary

  Edward Francis Gauthier, son of Augustus and Mary Gauthier, was born on a farm in Taylor County, Iowa, February 23, 1879, and passed away in the Veterans Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, January 15th, 1958, aged 78 years, 10 months and 22 days.
  Ed attended rural school, later attending Corning High School for a time. At this time he left school and became an employee of the Andrews Clothing Store, remaining in their employ for a number of years. He was a member of Company K, and left for the Philippines at the beginning of the Spanish-American war in 1898. While camped on the west coast, he contracted typhoid fever, and was invalided home. He bore the effects of this disease all through his life.
  In 1913 he received the appointment as Corning postmaster, and served in this capacity for thirteen years. When his appointment expired, he accepted the agency for the Northwestern Life Insurance Company, which he held until March 15, 1947, at the completion of twenty-five years of service, having received numerous outstanding awards during that period. A large part of his work in insurance was with the partnership of Edward J. Larson, and after his retirement, the Northwestern agency was taken over by John Jones, and the firm is now Larson and Jones. Mr. Gauthier became an agent emeritus, and continued to write insurance until a few weeks ago.
  He was united in marriage to Claire McHale, November 5, 1904, in St. Patrick's church in Corning, with Rev. Fr. Sheridan officiating. They have made their home in Corning continuously, and active in many affairs of the community. Ed was an ardent worker for the chautauqua, lyceum etc. He was a charter member of the Knights of Columbus in 1915, served as Grand Knight, and for many years was a district deputy, and for some time carried the assignment as lecturer on subversive activities for the state of Illinois, and was once a national delegate to the convention, held in Atlantic City.
  Ed was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, one dying in infancy and Albert L. Gauthier who died in 1949, one sister, Mrs. Dan Mack. He is survived by his devoted wife, Mrs. Claire Gauthier, one sister, Miss Alice Gauthier, one sister-in-law, and many nieces and nephews, who will share in the loss of his passing, remembering him as a Christian gentleman, a loyal friend and fine neighbor.
  Funeral services were held from St. Patrick's Catholic church in Corning, Monday, January 20th, 1958, with Rev. Fr. Bonaventure singing the Requiem High Mass, and Ourcq Post 117, of the American Legion participating in graveside services.
  Interment was in Calvary cemetery, with pallbearers Raymond Gauthier, John Jones, Glen Stueckradt, Byron Mack, Paul Gauthier and Philip Gauthier.
  Out-of-town relatives here for the services were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cronin, of Cincinnati, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cronin, of Washington, D. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Garner, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Isaacson, all of Osceola, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Davison and Fred Cotter, Omaha, Nebraska; Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Mack, Dick, Carolyn and Barbara of Des Moines, Iowa; Miss Helene Thompson of California, who accompanied Mrs. Gauthier back to Corning and remained with her.
(Adams County Free Press, Thursday, January 30, 1958)