FUNERAL
The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Washington, Tuesday, June 4,
1918
MARSH FUNERAL
VERY LARGLEY
ATTENDED
Hundreds of Citizens Pay Tribune
To the Memory of Late Fire
Chief – Floral Offerings Are
Numerous.
One of the largest funerals ever seen
in Bellingham was that of the late John J. Marsh, for many years chief of the
city’s fire department, which was held this morning at the Church of the
Assumption, of which he was a member. Hundreds of person, among them city
officials, were present and the floral tributes were numerous. Among them were
wreaths from the Hibernians, Elks, Eagles and Knights of Columbus, in which he
held memberships, and from the city fire department and the Volunteer Firemen’s
association. An impressive feature was the tolling of fire bell forty-nine
times, Mr. Marsh’s age while the body was being taken to the church.
The services at the church were in
charge of the Rev. Father James Barrett. From the church the body was conveyed
to the cemetery on fire truck No. 2, on which rode six firemen, who acted as
pallbearers. They were Chief Frank Stearns, Assistant Chief Bert Sybrant;
Captain Millard F. Stoddart, Captain William Molzahn, Tom Warwick and Frank
Leonard. Ahead of the truck four other firemen rode in an automobile. Behind
the truck came the deceased’s immediate family and other relatives. In all
there were fifteen or twenty automobiles in the procession to the cemetery.
At Bayview Cemetery in Bellingham, Wash.
John J. Marsh's grandchildren, Tim and Mayo,
touch the stone. Photo taken 6/12/2012
