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Anniversary article -- Dixon Evening Telegraph (Dixon, Illinois); Wednesday, 02 October 1974; Page 6; (Newspapers.com):

To celebrate 50th anniversary

Friends, family and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stuff, Penn Corner Road, Polo, are invited to an open house reception celebrating their golden anniversary Sunday. The event will take place at the Emerald Hill Country Club, Sterling, from 3 to 7 p.m.

Ralph Stuff and the former Marjorie Cashman were united in marriage in Polo on October 2, 1924.

Their son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. William Grover, Bonduel, Wis., who are hosting the reception, have requested that gifts be omitted. The couple has three grandchildren, Sara, Thea and Wes Grover.[:C:R].

Obituary -- Register Star, Rockford, Illinois; November 04, 1999; (GenealogyBank.com):

Marjorie Stuff, 94

POLO -- Former Polo resident Marjorie Stuff, 94, of Green Bay, Wis., died Wednesday. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church, Polo. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, with arrangements by Chapel Hill Funeral Home, 1121 N. Galena Ave., Dixon.

Green Bay Press-Gazette (Green Bay, Wisconsin); Thursday, 04 November 1999; Page 10; (Newspapers.com):

Stuff, Marjorie M.

Marjorie M. Stuff, 94, Shawano, Wis., formerly of Illinois, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1999, at a local nursing home. Marjorie was born on April 12, 1905, in Ogle County, Ill. She was the daughter of the late William and Melissa (Haugh) Cashman. After graduating from high school in 1922, she was employed in a law office in Polo, Ill. until her marriage. She married Ralph Stuff on Oct. 2, 1924. They farmed in Ogle County until retiring in 1978. Ralph preceded Marjorie in death in September on 1986. In 1995, Marjorie moved to Green Bay. She enjoyed homemaking, and was a charter member of the Ogle County Chapter of the University of Illinois Home Extension program. Her interests included gardening, and refinishing antique furniture. She was also very active in her church, Halcyon Literary Club, and the P.E.O.

Marjorie is survived by her daughter Patricia J. Snuff M.D., Bonduel; three grandchildren, Sara (David Prestrud) Grover, Apex, N.C.; Thea (Peter) Grover Patrick, Charlottesville, Va; William Wesley (Susan) Grover III, Lincolnshire, Ill.; four great-grandchildren, Aaron Prestrud and Alex Prestrud, Apex, N.C.; Micaela Grover and William Wesley Grover IV, Lincolnshire.

Marjorie was preceded in death by her infant sister, Helen; and two brothers, harry and Albert Cashman.

Following a private committal service, a public memorial service will be held at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Polo, Ill, at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 6.

In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials to St. Mark Lutheran Church Memorial Fund or Polo Community School Foundation.

Swedberg Funeral Service of Shawano assisted the family with local arrangements.

Obituary -- The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wisconsin; Friday, 23 FEB 2007, p.20 (Newspapers.com):

Stuff MD, Patricia J.

Patricia Jane Stuff, MD, of Bonduel, died Feb. 21, 2007, following a prolonged illness. Born on May 11, 1929, Patricia was the only child of Ralph and Marjorie (Cashman) Stuff of Polo, Illinois. Patricia's husband, William W. Grover Jr., M.D., preceded her in death.

She is survived by her three children and their spouses: Sara Grover (David Prestrud), Apex, North Carolina; Thea Grover-Patrick (Peter Patrick), Charlottesville, Virginia; and William Wesley "Wes" Grover III (Sue Daly Grover), Lincolnshire, Illinois. Sustaining her during the recent years were her five grandchildren: Aaron Prestrud, Alex Prestrud, Micaela Grover, William Grover IV and Bradley Grover.

"Dr. Pat" as she was affectionately referred to, was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and physician. She leaves behind a legacy as a health care practitioner, advocate for education and committed public servant. She and her husband established the Bonduel clinic in 1957 and worked in partnership until his health deteriorated, at which time she continued on in a solo practice until retiring in 1997. She considered it an honor to have served as the family physician for multiple generations of numerous area families.

Her work extended beyond the clinic into the community. In 1964, she led the effort to establish mental health services at the county level and remained involved until 2006. She volunteered as medical director of the Shawano Community Hospice program until last year. She served on the Board of the Shawano Area Community Foundation and was honored this January as the Shawano Country Person of the Year. Dr. Stuff made time to serve in professional organizations at the state and national level. In 1973, she was elected the first woman officer in the history of the Wisconsin State Medical Society. Recognizing the need for increased participation on the part of women in medical associations, she chaired the American Medical Association (AMA) Committee on Women Physicians in Organization Medicine, which lead to the development of the AMA Women's Caucus.

She and her husband, strong believers in higher education, donated the honoraria and reimbursements from their many boards and committees through the years to local education. In 1997, these funds, along with her additional contribution, were used to establish the Grover-Stuff Bonduel Scholarship Fund. This Fund provides an annual academic scholarship to a Bonduel High School senior. Recently, her energies were committed to the cause of domestic abuse. She dedicated herself to the development of Safe Haven, a Shawano-area shelter for victims of abuse, where she served on its Board from 1998 to 2006.

A memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 3, 2007, at the First Presbyterian Church of Shawano with the Rev. Susan Phillips officiating.