The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-01-23
Francis Joseph Kreig.


) "Joe" Kreig as this communit,
knows him, died at his home in Lo
gan. OH las, Friday morning He wa
In the s2nd year of his age. The FUN
eral was on last Monday, i,om st
Johns Catholic church, Fr. Power,
celebrating Requiem Mass and c"n'
ducting the religious burial service
The church was crowded with sur
rowing people coming ia testimony
Of the esteem in which the dead WA
held.
| The decsased Was, by birth, Al
Alsaoe. Frenchnan. His father wa'
wss one Of the Imperial Guard oI
Napoleon.
i when St. Helena had -xtingu'sh
ed all hope to the surviving Guard
aud FRANCE ati"r,led under the re.
stored B"urnou. 40 h"ps tor the
"Men ot Wst-rloo." she father. with
his family came to America.
After transient stay in several
p!sc..s, the Kre,x familv l"ca,eL in
Perry County. in the neighlnrhood
of French, VIII. had lvcatei here b..
fore,
The father. although he had beeu
as Fr~idlsni in that wild ride. bee,l
to M"sc.,w aud hslpe.i with Eey
to c"ver the retreat been at Water.
loo u,.ier Cambroue aud was rods
, down b. ti'eRlncl'rr Charge aud nev.
! er sustain, ed . wound, aud met his
| death in the peaceful work oi helping
. neighb'r to - 81 . harn.
l"s the oldest. at the death Of his
father. tU'k charge 1T caring for aud
raising tie family.
tie learned carpentry. snd this
wss hi. ira IL through life.
He was sn Argonant. one Of the for.
" miners. whu went to Caiiforn,a
in the early years at the gold mir.
fng exc''sn,s"t. The vessel iu which
hs sailed AS unier control Of '.Fil
ibustrrs, "snd landed 10 Cuba where
the attempt vas made to give the
Cnbans Freedom. IL narrowly e.
cai.s.i capture and tho garoie. hut
wa- happy in hi. last years to know
shat Cuba VAS free. For several
Years he w.s manager uf the BnIxe
D-rsriment on fhs llocking Valley
railroad.
lie l,uiit the frst Catholic church
in Logan. doing the work aud hond-
ing h'n'self tor the cost It material
n-eded. To him. ~ much NJ tn an.
one. is due the liberal dtMati"ns OF
hrs solicitation which have helped to
make ths new church an ornament
TO our tosn, as yell as {. temple Of
religion.
Joe Kreiy was "ne If our olsi-s.
citizens, ane of the longest time res.
idrat Of our t.'wn. When be came I"
k'xsn it was Z hamlet. an obscure
village in the hills. He was one II
the strong men. Who by his Judge
ment aud his applied xo"d seuse in
useful wurk. lifted thetown to the
Quseu.hip If the Valley. He was
tor many years. C"u"cilmap. for 2
terms oui County C"mmissioner, aud
for fifty Year,. one Of on, be.t cit
tzsns. IN his public scrvioe. - well
~ in his business and social relation,,
he VAS an exemrlar OF Industry. "td
honesty, 1T 'iecencr.
lie was character man, ~nmn
slrh srlt-r sell.." II. was only
like himself. aud etood before the
public eye she s-me self will-d, the
same straight going. plain spoken
honest intending christian mau II.
mad o.'p'nv"as. but no enemies. No
''nr, opposing his noii"ns and bis
purpo>ts, ever questioned the honesty
and SINCERITY of his m"lives, aud
this entire comnuniiY hear in test.
s'a""y I" HI. memory aud IN the life,
the praise 10 his good usms.
He lived "ui the alloitesi yesrs.
He completed the pilgrimage. Hr
fought the g.'s'i fight. he kept the
faith, May We not hoI.e ~ we pray
that the promise y accortlsi HIM. aud
that hs has entered into the Joys pre-
Jared for scch ~. him in Heaven.
Mrs. Kreig and family desire thus