Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-11
OBITUARY..

L. T. Lewellin, a well-known resi-
dent of the town of Watertown, died
suddenly Monday morning, of heart
disease. He was born in Springport,
n. Y, May %, 1918, and until 1886 con-
tinued to reside in that state. His
natural inclinations were for the life of
a backwoodsman, SO in the latter year
he began a protracted course of travels,
whereby he could engage in his favor
lite occupation of hunting. He visited
the Allegheny mountain regions, the
st. Lawrence river and Lake Ontario
country, and finally drifted to the then
far West. into Michigan and Ohio, and
at length found himself, in 1912, at
Chicago. Three years later he came to
Wisconsin. settling permanently on the
farm where he died, about three miles
east Of this city. In the early days be
was want to associate much with the
hunting expeditions with them. In
1854 Mr.. Lewellin was married at
Ixonia to Miss Arsa Weeks His widow
and the following daughters survive
him: Mrs. d, L. Evans, Mrs. A. E.
Piper, Mrs F. j. Breckenridge and
Miss Grace Lewellin. The deceased
will be buried tomorrow in the town
of York, Dane county.
A former resident of this city, Louis
V. Janeck, died Thursday last at North
Yakima, Wash, aged SO years, after an
illness of some weeks with bowel
trouble. He was German by nation
atty. In 1864 Mr. Janeck located in
Waterto wn, where he became employed
IN the old foundry of Hill q TAYLOR, af-
terWard owned by j. B. Bennett.
Here he continued to work until 1885,
when be removed to Madison and was
engaged in the same line of business
with King & Walker, printing press
manufacturers. He removed to North
Yakima in 1892 The deceased was
married at Chicago in 1865 to Miss
Marian Cooper, sister of Mrs. J. w.
Mentink, of this city. The widow and
five children survive, the latter being
Clara, wife of w. r. Devor, editor of
The Burlington (Wis.) Free Press;
Marian. wife of A. NJ Richter, assist
ant professor of steam engineering in
the University Of Wisconsin; Bessie,
Louis and Fred, all of North Yakima
Mr.. Janeck also leaves five sisters, re-
siding in Germany. A brother died in
Madison six months ago. The funeral
III fhe deceased was held at his late
-:nir Saturday afternoon. Nh Janeck
was just and tight in all bis dealings
with his fellows. and was highly hon
ored by all. His Old friends learn of
his death with sincere regret.
Louise, relict of Adolph w. LANCE,
expired on Wednesday, March 4. at
her home. 405 North Fourth street,
Nl,O Il A.,
ly and almost without warming, the
deceased dying while in the arms of
one of her daughters. Apoplexy was
assigned as the cause. Mrs. LANCE was
born in Hanover, Germany, and settled
il Watertawn in 1913. Here she lived
ever since and raised an interesting
ia nily of six children. the father of
whom passed away in 1890. She was
woman of kindly manners, greatly
beloved and respected not only
by her immediate relatives, but
by all possessing her acquaintance.
The following named are Der chill
dren: Ernst and Diego, of La
Crosse; Herman, of Spokane, Wash.
the Misses Minna and Marie and Mrs.
Alma Wedemeyer, of this city, all of
whom were present at the funeral.
which occurred from the family home
Sunday afternoon. Rev. H. Sterz and
Otto Linde, of Milwaukee, conducted
the services, the singing being rendered
by the Concordia society. The body
was laid to rest in Oak Hill cemetery.
On Wednesday afternoon last one of
those typical representatives of the
old fashioned Fatherland-one who
had lived to the last after the traditions
and customs Of his native country-an-
saereh the final summons III the per-
son of Philip l1eIZmann. Deceased had
become an octogenarian being born in
Baden eighty two years ago. He was
best known to our people as proprie
tor of the wood turning establishment
on the east side of the river, opposite
Cnncordia island, and here he had
made his abode and piled his trade for
the past half century. The raging
waters of the Rock" (that used to be)
furnished power for his factory. while
the sign of wooden spinning wheel
told passers-bv of the industry that
there existed. In the seclusion of this
place be lived singly and alone, but
still he enjoyed greatly the society of
his fellow men with inclinations like
his own. To such he was well and
most favorably known. His funeral was
held Friday afternoon and the remains
inferred in Oak Hill cemetery.