Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-17
CUT OFF IN HIS PRIME.
Death of Edward Rotert, a Prominent
Young Lawyer.

Death of Edward Rotert, a Prominent
Young Lawyer.
Edward Rotert. a we'll known and highly
respected young lawyer OF this city, died
yesterday morning at the residence of his
father, Rev. VIM. Rotert, on Maria avenue.
Mr.. Rotert has been in ill health for
several months, yet owing to his remarka
BILE ambition, he continued to attend to
business, against the protest of his nearest
friends, up to one week ago, when he was
compelled to yield to an incuraEie disease.
Tho immediate cause of his death was an
internal abscess, which on posi- mortem
examination, revealed a. of long sanding.
Mr.. Rotert, though born II Missouri,
came, with his parents to MinDs=ota il
1857, when quite young, and was twenty
seven years Of age at the time of his death.
He graduated with honors in 1874 at the
Central Wesleyan college, Warrington.
Mo-, and upon his return from college,
was one year principal of one Of the ST.
Paul schools. He studied law with the
late firm of Mead d Thompson, and was
for two years member of that
firm and afterwards Of Mead G
Rotert, and gave sure promise of
obtaining eminence in his profession.
He was prominent member Of the Odd
Fellows and of the Sons of Herman. He
was young man of pure life and most
excellent fame, and leaves three sisters and
one brother besides his parents, for whom
great sympathy is felt in their bereave-
ment.
The funeral will be held at the family
residence No. 236 Maria avenue at 2
o'clock p. m. tomorrow, and at the Rosa
bel NJ. E. church at 5. p. m.
The Odd Fellows meet at their hall at 2
o'clock p. m, and proceeding to the resi-
dence on Dayton's bluff, will then escort
the body to the German Methodist church.
corner Sixth and Rosabel, where religious
services will be held, after which the cor
tege will proceed to the cemetery and hold
the Odd Fellows burial ceremonies.
IN MEMoRIAM.
At meeting of Excelsior lodge, No. 60,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows held last
evening, the following resolutions were
adopted:
WHEREAS, It has pleased the Almighty
end all-wise ruler of heaven and earth,
to take from us our weil-beioved brother,
our faithful and efficient associate, Edward
Rotert, who has been a member for many
years of this order, and
WHEREAS, It is fitting that tire name of
one whose connection with the order was
so rich in good works, should be embalmed
in the memory of our association, and per-
petuated in It's history; therefore
RESOLVED. That in the death of Edward
Rotert, this order is bereaved of q mem
Der and an officer whose example, in
fuence and counsel it could lily spare, one
whose place it will be difficult to fill,
while Oddfellowship has lost one of its
truest and frmest supporters.
RESOLVED, That the members of Excelsior
Lodge No. 60, st. Paul Encampment No.
Is of the Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows, and St. Paul Temple No. of the
Patriarchal Circle, tender to the friends
and relatives of our deceased brother our
heartfelt sympathy in this sad hour of
their great affection, having an assured hope
that life SO rich in good works has ended
only to give place to heavenly rest with
God.
Resolred, That a copy OF these resolu-
tions be transmitted to the family of the
deceased brother, and also entered upon
the records of the order, and published in
the daily papers.