Marcus Crampton Gaudreault, 61, died suddenly Monday morning, July 6, 1981, at the Cozad Hospital. He was born Jan. 30, 1920, at Farnam [to Gus and Mary Crampton Gaudreault] and was a lifelong resident of Farnam and Curtis.

He served in the army field artillery four years. On July 25, 1944, he was seriously wounded in action at St. Lo, France.

On Nov. 27, 1944, in Topeka, Kansas, he was united in marriage to Zelma Lorine Wall of Monroe, N.C. To this marriage one son, Don LaVerne was born.

Gaudreault graduated from barber college in Omaha and worked as a licensed barber before entering the military service. After being discharged from service he moved to Curtis where he worked for the John Deere agency as bookkeeper. He also worked for six years there as a postal clerk.

He graduated from the North West Institute of Medical and X-Ray Technology in Minneapolis , after which he worked as a licensed technologist in Memorial Hospital in North Platte, Yuma, Colo., and Las Vegas, Nev., until his health forced him to retire.

He and his family moved back to Farnam at this time where he spent the remainder of his life. He was a devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather. He will be greatly missed by all.

Survivors include his wife, Zelma; son, Don LaVerne; daughter-in-law, Janice; three grandchildren, Betty Lorine, Marcus John and Anthony Jay, all of Farnam; one brother, Charles and wife, Leah, of Gothenburg; four step-sisters, Sue Fiess, Lois Herring and Kathleen Stack of Monroe, N.C. and Mozelle Elmore of Thomasville, N.C.

Interment was July 10, 1981, in the Fort McPherson National Cemetery at Maxwell with Cpl. Carl Heath American Legion Post 195 in charge of graveside sevices.

A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. in the Methodist church of Farnam with Rev. Carl Lent and Rev. Eugene B. Elmore, brother-in -law, officiating. The Wetzel Funeral Home of curtis was in charge of arrangements.