Asa Mather Royce 1906 
Born April 4, 1872 in DuPage Township, Will County, Illinois.

Died March 30, 1913 in Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois.

Brother of Jonathan F. (PM 1894) and George E. (PM 1895)

Insurance Agent in 1900.

Married Mary Francis Wilson June 27, 1894.

They had four children, Dorothy, Florence, Marion E., and Roberta.

He also served Euclid Lodge as Senior Warden in 1898, as Junior Warden in 1897 and 1905, as Secretary in 1900 through 1904, as Senior Deacon in 1896, as Junior Deacon in 1894, and as Senior Steward in 1899, 1907 and 1908.

Obituary reprinted from "The Naperville Clarion", Wednesday, April 2, 1913.

In the presence of such a sorrow as this the inadequacy of human speech must be painfully apparent to all. The contingency of death is always imminent, yet in practical life and daily thinking we evade its shadow with more or less success, and only with the greatest reluctance yield our loved ones to its power. For the third time within a few months this family has suffered the loss of one of its members and the whole community is seeking to express its sympathy to the bereaved ones.

Asa Mather Royce was born on April 4th, 1872, in Will county on the old homestead farm. He was the youngest of the five children of Jonathan and Abigail Royce. After attending the local school the deceased went to Knox College at Galesburg Illinois. College days over he entered upon his business career working first as a bookkeeper in Chicago and subsequently becoming one of the members of the firm of Scott, Royce Co. of Naperville, Ill. His wide and varied acquaintanceship throughout the contiguous territory bears witness to the thoroughness that characterized his business transactions during the fifteen years he has been identified with the firm.

On June 27th, 1894, he was united in marriage to Frances Wilson. Of the five daughters born to them, Marion, Roberta, and Dorothy, have passed on to the better world. So fresh in the memory of the deceased were these losses that only a few days ago he said to the nurse, I feel that I am not coming out of this. - That I am not going to get well again. But its all right either way. If I go, I've got three beautiful daughters to go to".

That intuition came true. Unsparing effort could not stay the hand of death, and he passed away on Sunday, March 30th, 1913. In this hour of deepest grief we offer our sympathy and earnest prayer for Mrs. Royce, and the two surviving daughters, Florence and Jane, that the comforting presence of God may sustain and console them now and through all the future days.

Among the largest circle of friends and relatives who mourn his departure are one sister and one brother, Maria and Jonathan.

Mr. Royce became a member of the First Congregational Church of Naperville in March 1899, on confession of faith and remained a member in good standing until his death. His business associates bear witness to his integrity and faithfulness. In his home he constantly proved himself to be an affectionate and good husband and father whose memory will yield a beneficient influence all through the years of the future.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon at the Congregational church, conducted by Rev. A. E. Randell. The Aurora Commandery Knights Templar had charge of the services at the grave.