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Darlene Ryan EMMA HUGHES – At her home in the town of Hancock, Aug 5, 1894…aged 49 years, 10 mo., 22 days. Deceased was born in Remson, Herkimer Co., N.Y., Sept 13, 1844, and moved to Wautoma, Wis., when 11 years old. She was married to A. Hughes Jan 1, 1861…she passed away quickly with heart disease. She leaves to mourn her death a husband, four sons, her father, two sisters and one brother. The funeral was held at the house Aug 7, 1894. Rev. F.W. Barbour preached the funeral sermon. [Buried Hancock Cemetery, No Marker]
RAWSON - At Hancock, on Friday, July 24, 1868, John Rawson, aged seventy five years. The deceased was a native of the State of New York, and in early manhood was largely engaged in buying large droves of cattle and horses for the New York market. He came to this county soon after its organization, and has ever since been identified with its growth and prosperity. He was a man of generous impulses, large benevolence, and unbounded hospitality. These rare traits of character had gathered around him a large circle of friends, who, in common with the relatives of the deceased, express their sorrow at the this visitation of Divine Providence. [Buried Hancock Cemetery]
SAMUEL HUTCHINSON – At Hancock, Wis., April 14, 1879, aged 86 years…As was his father Samuel Hutchinson, Sr., he was born in Connecticut, and like he was a soldier of his country. His father was a surgeon in the Revolutionary struggle with Great Britain, and when the war of 1812 came on he gave the subject of this sketch a gun and horse, and with tears in his eyes told him to “go.” At the age of 30 he was married to Miss Mary George…He was buried by the side of his wife who died about nine years ago. His funeral was attended by a large number of citizens who came to the town about the same time, 1854. His sons Ceydon and George, and Mrs.Yout (or Yost), his children, lived to follow him to his narrow home. He removed from the State of New York to Racine, Wis. in 1837, when it was a very small place, and being good carpenter and joiner, built the court-house and jail erected at that time. J.W.D. [Buried Hancock Cemetery]
EMILY A. WILEY – At her residence in the village of Hancock, February 8, 1885, of consumption… aged 52 years. Deceased was born in the village of Tabery, N.Y., June 12 ,1832. In 1855, she came to Hancock and in 1857 was married to J.F. Wiley, since which time she has resided in that village with her husband. The result of this union was two children, Effie, wife of L.W. Beach, and Frank who resides at the home of his parents in Hancock…The funeral took place at the church in Hancock on Tuesday, the 10th inst. [Buried Hancock Cemetery – maiden name was Abbott]
ARAD LAKIN,
75, Civil war veteran, succeeded in his second attempt to commit suicide,
dying at 5 o’clock Thursday night from Paris green poisoning. Mr. Lakin
arose early Wednesday morning and following a sudden impulse in a moment
of melancholy, swallowed a quantity of Paris green. This occurred at 5 a.
m. Doctors were hurriedly called as soon as his wife discovered what he
had done, but they were unable to save his life.
MRS. ORCELIA LAKIN, Civil War widow, 92, died in the hospital Friday about 6 p. m., after several years lingering illness from a malignant ailment. She came here from Plainfield, October 30, 1929 and resided in Marston Hall until advance of the disease made her transfer to the hospital necessary. Funeral and interment occurred at Plainfield. [July 10, 1936 – Buried Plainfield Cemetery]
26 OCT 1899 G. LUGHT, d. Monday night The death of another old pioneer has been added to the list of those already gone. G. Lught passed from this life to a higher one on Monday night about fifteen minutes to nine o’clock….. The funeral services were Thursday afternoon conducted by REV. FAUSTAL with interment in the German Lutheran cemetery…. – West Bloomfield Local News [Buried Old German Cemetery-DAR]
WALTER BEHNKE - Little Walter the infant son of Mr. & Mrs. R. Behnke died September 29, 1899 [Buried in the Old German Cemetery-DAR]
MR. CARL BEYER - Died November 30, 1899 at the age of 106 years. Buried Lutheran cemetery, West Bloomfield
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Darlene Ryan WM. PAAP - Died January 8, 1904 of cancer of the stomach. He is survived by a wife, four sons and one daughter; Frank, Henry, Martin, Lewie and Emma. Buried Bloomfield cemetery
Died June 27, 1904 aged 81 years and four months. He was from Platte, Germany and came to America 56 years ago. He settled at Rat River, Winnebago county where he resided a short time, then located on a farm near Bloomfield, until two years ago when he went to Black Creek to reside with his son John. He leaves two sons and one daughter, Herman of Bloomfield, John of Black Creek and Mrs. Wm. Bock of Chicago. Funeral at Bloomfield church
The death of Mrs. Enstina Lucht occurred Aug. 10 of liver complaint, after an illness of only one week. Deceased was 74 years, 6 months, and 14 days, She leaves to mourn her loss two sons and one daughter; August, of Wittenberg; Dave of Antigo, and Mrs. Minnie Rahnkie of this place. All were present at the funeral with their families. Chas. Thews, Chas Fisher, Julius Noak, Ben Pagel, Aug. Boelter and Fanning Pagel acted as pall bearers. (1904) [Buried in the Old German Cemetery -DAR]
Henry Beyer a farmer and early resident of West
Bloomfield, died on Tuesday, Feb. 27 after an illness of two months. The
deceased was born in Germany in 1831, was married to Augusta Donner
there. They came to America in 1865, stopping in Watertown, Wis., a year,
then to Bloomfield where he has resided continuously. He is survived by
two sons. Herman and August of Bloomfield and a daughter, Mrs. Minnie
Luebke, of Montana. The funeral took place on Saturday from the
Bloomfield church, Rev. Wm. T. Nauman, conducted the services. (1917
MRS. FREDERICA BAUERS Died June 28, 1915 of West Bloomfield, died at the home of her son Herman. She was the mother of seven children, five daughters, Mrs. Aug. Stuebs of West Bloomfield; Mrs. Edw. Hennig of Weyauwega; Mrs. Tina Lenz of Omro; Mrs. Henry Dahlman of the town of Waupaca; Mrs. Fred Jaeger of Tampa, Florida; two sons, Herman and John of West Bloomfield, also 37 grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren [Buried in the Old German Cemetery -DAR]
WILHELMINA GOLLNICKMrs. Wilhelmina Gollnick, one of West Bloomfield’s old and respected resident, passed away at the home of her son William, on Tuesday, Sept. 8th, after an illness of about three weeks. Deceased was born at Koschkoszin, Germany, on January 11, 1842, and was 83 years, 7 months and 28 days old at the time of her death. She was married to Wm. Gollnick in 1860, and came to America in 1868 with her husband and two children, settling in West Bloomfield. Her husband passed away seventeen years ago, and since that time she had made her home with her son, William, on the old homestead. Funeral services were held from her late home and from the West Bloomfield Lutheran church, on Friday afternoon, Sept. 11, 1925, Rev. Neumann officiating, and interment was made in the West Bloomfield cemetery. The pall bearers were six grandchildren: Leo Schmidt, Paul Schmidt, Alfred Ziebel, Martin Gollnick, Floyd Shurbert and Harvey Shurbert. Deceased is survived by eight children: Mrs. Amelia Miller and Paul Gollnick, Amherst; Mrs. Louisa Schmidt, Mrs. Minnie Ziebel and Mrs. Alvina Schurbert, Oshkosh; Mrs. Bertha Kresin, Clinton, Iowa; Wm. Gollnick and Henry Gollnick, West Bloomfield; besides a large number of grandchildren. Those from away who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Gus. Koplien, Mrs. Art . Glaisner and Fred Glaisner, Waupaca; Herman Schmidt, Mr. and Mrs. Erich Timm, Mrs. E. Hertzfield, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kobiske, Mrs. Henry Schmidt, Mrs. Aug. Schmidt, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bauer, A. A. Koehler and Mrs. A. Zander, Weyauwega; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bolter, Buena Vista; Mr. and Mrs. Herb. Pommerening, Madison; Miss Alma Vobig, Pine Island, Minn.; Henry Fenner, Wausau; Mr. and Mrs. Arlo Nelson, Dale; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ziebel, Mr. and Mrs. Clear. R. Gollnick, Mrs. Aug. Gollnick, Mrs. B. Much, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Froemming, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schmidt, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Schmidt, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schmidt, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Shurbert, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Schurbert, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Schurbert, Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Scherf, and Mrs. Neuman, Oshkosh.
Mrs. Henry Bauer, one of the earliest settlers in the town of Bloomfield, died Friday at then home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Arthur Koehler, after a three days’ illness of bronchial pneumonia, at the advanced age of 93 years. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Lena Birkholtz of Lind, Mrs. Mary Rogow of Poysippi, and Mrs. Albert Roehl of this city; three sons, Wm. and Chas. Bauer of Weyauwega, and Henry of West Bloomfield. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon from St. Peter’s Lutheran church by Rev. M. Hensel. The burial took place in Bloomfield. (1926) [Dorothea (Deutsch) Bauer]
Funeral services for the late Arnold G. Miller of Chicago, who passed away Saturday at the home of his cousin, August Boelter, were held Tuesday afternoon from the August Boelter home, conducted by the Rev. M. Hensel. Six nephews acted as pall bearers. Burial was made in Bloomfield cemetery. The deceased was 61 years of age, and had been ill about six months. He was an accountant in the municipal water bureau of Chicago for twenty one years. Mr. Miller was a bachelor, and came here about six months ago to make his home with his cousin, Mr. Boelter. The survivors are one brother, Emil Miller. (10-17-1931 Return to Obituary Index Return to homepage Copyright © 2018 Paula Vaughan |