Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-10-05
OBITUARY.

The shadow of a deep and abiding
sorrow darkens the inner circles Of two
loving households today. After five
weeks sickness of typhoid fever, Charles
Kartak, manager Of The Ill. LOrleberg
Hardware company, Of OcOnom0woc, died
at his home on Church street of that city
at 2 O'Clock yesterday morning. Almost
perfectly conscious up to the very last,
while surrounded by wife and son, father
and mother and relatives, he took each
Oy the hand and bade them good bye with
good wish or loving word to each, thus
showing that he realized at that hour,
that for him the end Of life was near.
The funeral will take place Monday next
with interment in La Belle cemetery.
where his remains will be tenderly Laid
to rest beside his little daughter hnrie,t
there s5sne 3Fw gear aga Thss ,.etta7Ga
was son of Mr.. and Mrs. Franz Kartak,
9l2 Garfield street, this city, was born
here July II, 1860 and was enc of nine
children. eight Of whom, with father and
mother, survive to mourn their loved
ones untimeiy death. A widow and
| little son live to mourn their sad be-
reavement. Charles Kartak was better
known here as boy, youth and man
than at his adopted home. A graduate
of Watertown High school, student of
the Northwestern University, and for
three years an apprentice at the timers
| trade with prominent hardware firm of
our city, he was we'll known among
young and old alike. Some fifteen years
ago he became identified with the businas 8
interests of H. LOrleberg, the leading
hardware merchant of Oconomowoc and
OH the death of his principal, he became
| tIo,,
exception the very best business man in
Oconomowoc, and the business of the es-
tate under his management has been
year by year increased in volume ard
profit as shown by constantly increased
dividend. The deceased welded to his
business, was considered as cold and aus
| tere in social relations, but in the home
circle no man was ever kinder or more
cOnsiderated. During his entire resi-
dence in OcOnOmoWOc he has visited his
aged parents at his childh0od's home
every two weeks and watched over their
comfort and provided for their necessities
with all the jealous s0licitude of a love-
ing son. In begging leave to tender ex-
preSSl0nS OF sincere sympathy to every
member of the bereayed family, we feel
| that the business interests of our neigh
| boring city has suffered a loss almost
beyond repair and as time passes this
fact will become more and more appar-
ent.
Rev. Matthew j. J0erger became the
victim OF the grim reaper and passed to
the great beyond last Sunday evening.
He had been i'll but short time with
dysentery and other minor ailments
when called home by death. In 1912 he
was born in Willburgstetten, Bavaria
Germany, being therefore SO years of age
When eleven years old he came to this
country and later entered St. Francis
seminary near Milwaukee, from which he
graduated in 1865, and was shortly after
ordained Catholic priest. The degree
of d. d. was conferred upon him in 1871
by Archbishop Spaulding and DR.. Du-
breul, Superior of SuIpicians, at ST.
Mary's university, Baltimore. Deceased
has had charge Of churches at Platteville,
Fountain City, Waterford and Jeffer-
son, accepting call to St Johns church
at the latter place in 1873. On October
IA, 1891, he resigned his pastorate at this
place and made an extended trip through
Europe. Returning from there several
years ago he came to this city and has
since made this his home. Rev. Joerger
was deep thinker, an eminent scholar
and fluent writer, contributing largely
to periodicals and books in former years
and is also the author of d book entitled
"Waldyeilchen." A new residence in
North church street now almost COM
pleted, was being built for him. Thurs
day me n ng at 10 o'clock the funeral
took place at St. Henry's church and
members Of various church societies at
tended in body. There were also a
great many pastors and friends from out
of town in attendance. The remains
were inferred in St. Henry's cemetery
to their final rest.