The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-02-15
YALE'S GREAT LOSS.
In the Death of Rudolph Andreae,
Yale Loses one of it's Best and
Most Prominent Citizens.

yale LOSoS one OF " 3 o0St anu
Most Prominent Citizens.
Rudolph Andreae, the subject of this
sketch who died at the family resi-
dence on Monday evening, Feb. 18th,
was one of Yale's most prominent citi-
zens and in his death the village suf-
fers loss that is almost irreparable.
Mr.. Andreae, or Rudolph, as he was
familiarly called was born in Wurtem-
berg. Germany, April %, IS45. Three
years later the family emigrated to
America, settling first in Ashland,
Ohio, where they remained three years,
and then moved to Canada, taking up
a piece of land in the vicinity of the
town of Chatham, on which the father
with then three boys labored with in
different success. About this time the
elder brother and mother died, which
together with the hard work and small
returns so discouraged the family that
they pulled up stakes and moved into
the town of Chatham, where abundant
and more congenial work was found
for father and boys. After Ill years
sojourn in Chatham an opportunity
presented itself which caused a re-
moval to Lexington, Michigan, where
the father entered into partnership
with John l.. Fead and established the
Lexington Woolen Mills, the boys
working in the mills. Remaining in
that town l2 years the interest there
having been disposed of, the family
came to Yale in 1881 and established
what is now well known as the Yale
| Wooden Mills, under the firm name of
G. Andreae ~ Sons.
Since coming to Yale the firm has
met with some disasters, the first
building having been blown down by
cyclone and later, the second having
been burnt down in 1895. But with
renewed energy the firm took fresh
hold, and have now one of the best
equipped Woolen Mills in Michigan,
employing a large number of hands,
and sending its products all over Mich
igan, as well as to other states east and
west.
In business relations with the public
| Mr.. Andreae was genial, and in all his
transactions was firm and just-has
been for many years faithful member
of the KOTM order, served on the
school board several terms and always
took a great interest in educational
matters as well as all other matters of
public interest, he has also served the
village as one of its ablest trustees,
and also as assessor, and during the
construction of the village waterworkS
and electric plant rendered invaluable
aid in planning and experimenting
and by his mechanical skill assisted in
bringing those splendid improvements
to successful completion.
| Mr.. Andreae has been great suffer
er for over two years, from which
he could get no relief, having tried the
most eminent doctors in the country.
| During the summer months he went to
Detroit Hospital to have an operation
performed, the result of which reveal
ed the fact that his case was hopeless
as a cancerous formation was discover
ed on stomach and bowels which could
not be removed without fatal results
and he returned home with the full
knowledge that his end was only a
question of time. This knowledge did
not discourage him but only led him
to think more seriously on the future
life, concerning which he often ex-
pressed to the writer full confidence
that his end would be peace, and this
was based on faith that his sins were
all forgiven.
He was married in 1873 to Miss Lena
Wolfel of that place, who with five
children, Frank, Edward, Rudolph,
Clara and Walter, one brother, William
", one sister, Mrs. Jacob Moenich, of
Detroit, survive him. The oldest child
Frederick died few years since.
The firm name remains the same as
when incorporated-C Andreae 81 Sons.
The funeral services are held this,
Friday, afternoon at 2 o'clock, from
the residence and will be in charge of
the Maccabees. Interment will be
made in Elmwood cemetery.