Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10
VISITATION OF DEATH.
1t Enters Another Wausau Home ana
Sadness Marks the Visit.

Another old resident of the city has
passed TO his reward, in the person OF
Charles Quandt. 1t was with surprise
and sorrow that announcement was
made of his death on Tuesday night,
for very few knew that he had been iii.
On Friday he came down to the store,
as usual, and remained there until
along towards noon, when, feeling sick,
he returned to his home. His illness
appeared to be due to bad cold, and
he was in hopes that it would pass away
in few days. Saturday and Sunday
he moved about the house, but on Sun
day evening he was forced to go to bed
and send for physician. The latter,
after an examination, informed him
that his ailment was pneumonia. Mon
day he remained in about the same con-
dition, but on Tuesday his family no.
ticed a slight improvement, and hopes
were entertained that he was on the
road to recovery. In the evening, how
ever, the disease took reactionary
turn, and at $50, Death visited his bed
chamber, and his mortal life passed
away.
Mr.. Quandt was native of Germany
and was born in the province of Pom
merania on the 18th of August, 1S47.
In 1856, with his parents, he took voy-
age for the new world, and settled at
Milwaukee, living there until the fall of
1868, when he came to Wausau, and has
resided here ever since, with the exeep-
ton of two years. Upon arriving here
he entered the employ of Kickbusch
Bros, as a clerk in the general store
conducted at that time by them;
here he worked for i've years, and then
went to Merrill to take up position in
the store of Dan Kline. For the latter
he spent one winter on the Lac du
Flambeau reservation, trading with the
Indians. In 1870 he became associated
with Gustave Mueller, and the two
opened a boot and shoe store, which
they conducted continuously ever since.
February 10, 1879, Mr. Quandt was
Joined in wedlock to Miss Mary Marth,
of the town of Hamburg, who, with
two children, Otto and Mary, are left
to mourn his less.
For four years, from 1888 to 1892,
deceased held the position of county
coroner; he also served on the council
as alderman, and at one time was elect
ed treasurer of Wausau when it was
village, but did not qualify.
Nj. Quandt was one of Wausau's
best citizens, and enjoyed the respect
and esteem of everyone who knew him.
He was man whose purpose in life
was to treat everyone honestly and fair,
and in this he was successful. He was
solicitous for the welfare of his family
and was endowed with all those quail
ties of heart and mind that are found in
the good citizen, and the result is that
many there are to mourn his demise.
Besides his wife and children, he leaves
a sister, Mrs M. Zehetner, of Milwau-
kee.
Deceased was a valued and active
member of St. Pauls German Evang.
Lutheran church of this city, and for
many years had held the position of a
trustee of that society, and, it was
from this large church that the funeral
was held on Friday afternoon at 2
O'Clock, and it was filled to overfowing
with those who came out to pay the
last sad tribute to their departed friend.
Rev. +. Schaer was the officiating
clergyman and his remarks were an
eloquent eulogy on the life and charac-
ter of Mr.. Quandt. A choir, consisting
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Kickbusch, Jr.,
Miss Louise Mueller and DR.. p A.
Riebe, furnished music at the church,
whilst the Wausau Liederkranz sang at
the closing of the services at the ceme-
terry. The following old friends and
neighbors acted as pail bearers
Gustave Mueller, Jacob Gensman,
John Ringle, Louis Marchetti, DR..
Riebe and Geo. Stuhlfauth.
The trustees of ST. Paurs church
acted as honorary pail bearers, viz
F. w. Kickbusch, Sr., F. Weisse, H.
Pagenkopf, Aug. Plantz, H. Voelz and
F. Vehlow.
Those from out of the city who came
to attend the funeral were : Mrs. Zeh-
etner, Milwaukee; Julius Marth, Min
neapolis; Rev. and Mrs. Albert, Apple
ton; Ed. Kuicks, Fond du Lac.