Back when Everybody was Polite

Back in the old days, women were addressed with their husband's name or initials prefixed with Mrs. When the woman was widowed, she might use her own name or initials, still with Mrs. in front. In Benjamin Ford's obituary, his sister is listed as Mrs. M.L. Omering. Since Benjamin died in 1925, this is consistent with the fact that Marie's husband, Charles Omering, died in 1923.