The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-29
TRIBUTE PAID
TO THE STERLING WORTH OF
BENEDICT DANNEMILLER.
Sorrowing Relatives and Friends Fol
low His Remains to Their Final
Resting PIace-TouchiDg Serv'
ices at st. Peter,s Church.

Resting Place-TOuchtDg SetV'
ices at st. Peters Church.
The last sad rites over the remains Of
the late Benedict Dapnemiller were per
formed Tuesday morning at st. Pet RS
Catholic church. Long before the time
set for the ubsequiss, friends and neigh
bors, who had known the dead man so
we'll in lite, began to file iuto the great
edinoe and when the long oortege ar
rived at the church it was nearly filed to
the doors.
Father Arnould celebrated High Mass.
He was assisted by Father McGuite Of
St. Johns church and Father Kuhn,
of Massillon. The services, deeply i'm
pressive, were mads more SO by the reli-
gious solemnity of the music. Me'srs
Edward and Charles Lang assisted the
choir in the requiem High Mass. Miss
Ida Blechele, with voice filed with
pathos, born Of the gravity tf the hour,
sang Marsdons beautiful My God,
My Father While l Stay"
In the vast congregation many Of the
older citizens of all denominations, were
noticed. Canton's bulwark-her business
men--were there to pay their last r, r,sptcts
to their dead neighbor and friend, and
heads wearing the snowwhite crown Of
age were there bowed in greif.
Father Arnould, in his funeral sermon,
preached elcquently of the life ana char
acter Of the deceased. He reviewed his
splendid career as business man and
in simple words told Of his integrity, his
honor and his staunoh adherence to
Christian principles. He spoke of Benedict
Dannemiller, as husband, father
and friend and many an uuforbidden
tear trickled down the turrowed cheeks
Of those who knew him in the good old
days when his hammer caused the
sparks to fly from the heated iron-elrn-
ing his daily bread ard welding a charsc-
ter that in later years placed him at the
head and front Of the city's merchants.
At the conclusion Of the services, the
deep toned bell t,lled ard the oasket was
borne to the waiting funeral car. Nine
grandsons acted as pail bearers. They
we're Messrs. l.. X. DeVillc, Edward
DeVille, August DeVille, Ferd Dame
miller, Leo Dsnnemillsr, Victor Danne-
miller Albert j. Dannemiller, Augustus
miller, Jr., and Jo,eph ". Danne-
miller.
Beautiful flowers in prodigal abundance
were sent by frisuds. A large Gates
Ajsr' surmounted by cross 10 white
carnatiULs, attested the regard of the em
ployes Of b. Dannemiller & Sons whcle-
sale establishment.
Other set pieces and huge bunotes of
cut flowers covered the casket the re-
mains, followed by large conoourse Of
people were placed in their last resting
place in st Peters cemetary, at the side
of the beloved wife, who, eleven years
ago, had answered the summons from on
high.
A telegram Of coincidence was received
by the sorrowing family from the execu-
tive mansion, Washington. 1t was ad-
dressed to Joseph W. Dannemiller and
read:
You and your family have my sincere
sympathy. william Mckinley"
Other kilograms and letters are being
received from friends and the hundreds
of business men with whom Benedict
Dannemiller came in contact during his
long and successful career.