Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-04-16
The Grim Reaper, Death, Claims Sew
eral More Victims.
CHRISTIAN OSWALD.

end was near. On Wednesday after
noon he dropped cr to sleep from
which hc II, ver awakened, and at the
time above stated he passed into eter-
nifty
Christian OSWALD was born in Wur-
tcmburg Germany, on the 18th day of
March, 1884 In his youth he received
common school education and then
took up the battle Of life He began
work in II bakery and after completing
his time of apprenticeship worked for
several years in his native land. Like
many another young man of foreign
birth, he concluded to try his fortune in
America where greater opportunities
were offered, and in the autumn of 1854
embarked for the United States. He
settled at Utica, n. Y, where for two
| years he remained. The West was then
in process of development and Mr..
| Oswald concluded to seek newer fields.
He came to Milwaukee, and in the sue
ceeding ten years he worked there at
| his trade 1t was here that he met and
married Miss Elizabeth Dresel. In 1865
he came to this city and for five years
he cooked in the woods and on the
river, In August, 1871, he established
the bakery at the corner of Fourth. and
Washington streets. Being a man of
good business qualifications he rapidly
| built up large trade, and he continued
to operate the bakery until few years
ago when he sold out to his sons.
Christian Oswald, taken personally,
was a cheerful, good natured, whole
souled man. His kindness of heart was
not limited to few, but was made
manifest to all, and among the old set
tiers none stood higher in the estima-
| ton of Wausau citizens.
! In business way he was honest, fair
and straightforward in all his dealings,
and was held in high respect by those
whose business associations assimilated
with his. In 1894 he served on the city
council as alderman of the Second
ward; he was not an office seeker and
this was the only public Office he ever
held He was a member of Wausau
Lodge, No. 215, |. O. o. F.; Urwald
Lodge, No 12O, A o. U. W; Eintracht
! Lodge, No. "a, Sons of Hermann and of
the Wausau Liederkranz, and carried
insurance policies for SO, 600 in the fra
| ternal orders.
He is survived by his wife and seven
children; these are Frank, Geo. A,
Henry, Alexander and Emma, all of
this city, and Mrs. H. Il. Zentner, of
Oshkosh, and Mrs. John Engfer, of
Milwaukee. The latter arrived in the
city Wednesday night few minutes
after her fathers death, and Mrs Zent-
ner arrived Thursday.
The funeral was held Sunday after
noon at o'clock from the residence on
Scott street, the Rev. f. Werhahn offic-
iating. The funeral was in charge of
the Odd Fellows, while the other socie-
ties of which deceased was a member,
attended in body.
MRS. ANDREW HARTY.
Mrs. Andrew Harty passed away
Thursday morning at about o'clock at
her home on Jackson street. She had
been a sufferer from cancer of the
stomach for many months past, the last
eight of W which she had been confined to
her bed nearly all the time. She was
near death several times, but during
the winter regained strength sufficient
ly so that her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Tut.
tie, who was attending her, was enabled
to return to her husband at Washing
ton, D. c., but later she began to fai
rapidly and her daughter had to return
Shortly before her demise she lapsed
into an unconscious state and remained
so until her spirit was waited to it;
Maker
Mrs. Harty, whose maiden name wa;
Katherine Steltz, was born June "A
1915, in Kuhrhesse, Germany, and a
the age of nine years, with her parents
emigrated to the United States. The
family lived at Puughkeepsie, n. Y.
for time and then removed to Mil
4 waukee, where for seven years they
lived, afterward removing to this city
In 1868 she was married to JOSEPH
NoiSeaux shortly after his return from
the war, and by him had eight chill
dren, four of whom are still living
Joseph, James and John, of tins city
and Mrs. Geo Tuttle, of Washington
d. G. Mr.. NoiSeaux was killed in lSSl
while at work in the woods, being
struck by the falling limb of a tree. Ii
1892 she was again married to Andrew
Harty, an old resident and veteran o
the war of rebellion, who died o
hemorrhage in the fall of 1899.
She was, by nature, of a cheerful dis
position, always looking on the brigh
side of life. and never disposed to muir
muir or manifest diseontent when condi
tionS were offered for doing so. Sh,
was kind wife and mother. and
steadfast friend to a neighbor in time O
need, and all most sincerely regret hel
death.
The funeral took place Saturda!
afternoon at o'cloek from the resi-
denee, Rev. F. a. Pease officiating.
MRS. SARAH wHIPPLER
At 4;S0 Sunday afternoon Sarah Jan
iNhippler died at her home in this city
tie cause of death being due to asthma
She had been sufferer from this dis
: ease for number of years, the last tw
of which she had been under doctor
care. OF late she failed rapidly an
when the Summons came it was not uu
expected.
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