Mary Agnes Barber Wittlock STARR

Oconto County Reporter October 6, 1999

Mary Agnes Starr, 97, of Fondulac, died September 27, 1999 at St.
Francis Home there.
Mary was born April 29, 1902 in Oconto, WI, to Edward and Elizabeth
LeRue Barber. In 1920 she married Albert Robert Wittock. He preceded her
in death. In 1937 she married Morton Hull Starr. He also preceded her in
death. Mary began as a rural school teacher. She then was a Sorority House
Mother for students at the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater and also
for a time at University of Wisconsin, Madison. Mary had a beautiful
voice; she was able to sing in eight languages and had her Voyageur songs
recorded. She was also a writer and poet. She was a member of the
Wisconsin State historical Society and was named Honorary Folklorist for
the state of Wisconsin. Mary was an archivist for the National federation
of Music Clubs, and a member of the National Folklore Society. Survivors
include one daughter, Dr. Joan Regan, Fondulac: three grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren; four sisters, Myrtle Schlimme, Milwaukee;
Clarice Enger, Milwaukee; Norine Surprise, Oconto; Marjorie Smith,
Milwaukee; one sister-in-law, Louise Barber, Oconto. Mary was further
preceded in death by one son, Vincent Wittock; one sister, Sr. Mary Nora
Barber, S.S.N.D., and four brothers; Lloyd, Henry, Bernard, and Franklin
Barber. Relatives and friends called on Saturday from 11:00-12:00 at mach
Funeral Chapel. Internment was at Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha. Mary
did more simply live life to the fullest; she was the embodiment of life
and love itself, enjoying all that life had to offer and enriching the
lives of those that knew her.


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