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Door County News
Thursday, January 19, 1939

                          MARINERS HEART ATTACK VICTIMS
                          
                           A. LAURIE and A. JESSEN Die
                                 During Weekend.
                                 
              Funeral services for Door county's oldest lake captain,
            CAPTAIN ALEX LAURIE, were held Tuesday afternoon, he hav-
            ing died of a heart attack he suffered while vacationing
            with his wife and their son and daughter-in-law, Captain
            and Mrs. ROBERT LAURIE, in Melbourne, Florida. CAPTAIN
            LAURIE was 87 years old.
              CAPTAIN LAURIE was a pioneer in Door county, having
            come here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT MUNRO
            LAURIE in 1853. At the age of 17 he took his first com-
            mand of a boat on Green bay and continued active in that
            capacity up until his retirement from the lakes about
            30 years ago. His long residence in the county and many
            years on the lakes made for him many friends who remem-
            ber him for his kind and cheerful disposition.
              The Door county Odd Fellows lodge was formed by 
            CAPTAIN LAURIE and others, and he was the last of the
            charter members, having been an active member of the
            order for 55 years.
              CAPTAIN LAURIE was born ALEXANDER MUNRO LAURIE, son
            of ROBERT and CATHERINE LAURIE, on March 17, 1852, in
            Glasgow, Scotland. He came to the United States with
            the family in 1853, and after settling in New York and
            Buffalo for a short time the family moved to Sturgeon
            Bay in 1855.
              He was united in marriage on Feb. 2, 1881 to
            CATHERINE GILMORE at Yorkville, outside Racine, Wis.,
            and the couple would have celebrated their 58th wed-
            ding anniversary this year. Five children were born
            to this union, MRS. E. J. HANSEN (HESTER); ROBERT,
            WALLACE, CLIFFORD and CLYDE.
              He is survived by MRS. LAURIE and three children:
            HESTER, of Sturgeon Bay, ROBERT, of Sturgeon Bay,
            and CLYDE, of Dallas, Texas, besides four grandchildren,
            and one great grandchild.
              Services were held Tuesday from the Hahn Funeral
            home and the Methodist church and interment was made
            at Bayside cemetery, with the Rev. HELMICH officiating,
            and with the Odd Fellows lodge participating. Two solos
            were sung by EVERETT VALENTINE during the service.
              Pallbearers were FRANK KNUTE, JOHN BAGNALL, BERT
            SANDERSON, CLIFF SANDERSON, JOE ZIVNEY and CONRAD
            STRAM.
            
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