Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-12-15
cHAS. F. THALHElM.

| Word was received here Wednesday
evening, announcing the death Of Chas
F. Thalheim, who departed from this
life that afternoon at st. Agnes sani-
tarium, Fond du Lac, as the result of
an unsuccessful operation. Mr. Thai
helm had been taken i'll with iaundice
in the month Of October and grew grad
ually worse. About week ago he
started for Chicago, but thought he
would stop off at Fond du Lac and con
suit with a physician, who had attended
the family in former years. The ply
sician advised an operation for the pur-
pose of removing a portion of the bile
duct, and Mr. Thalheim submitted to
the operation Tuesday. Wednesday
morning he began to fail and at one
O'Clock that afternoon, passed away.
Mr.. Thalheim was born in the town
of Friendship, Fond du Lac county,
August z, 1850, and spent the early
years of his life in that county. He re-
moved to Wausau in 1882, and has lived
here continuously since. For nearly
| fifteen years he was employed by the
| Alexander Stewart Lumber Co, as a
blacksmith and saw filler, and in 1897
with ID. II. Roehmer, opened hardware
store on the west side, under the firm
name of Roehmer Il Thalheim, in which
business he has been engaged since
In 1901, he was appointed member Of
the board of education. bis term to ex-
pire 1904. In all respects, Mr. ThMhem
was good citizen aud neighbor, and
weA worthy OF tde great respect in
which he was held The remains were
brought here Friday night, and accom-
panied by the bereaved widow, brothers
and sisters. A delegation of Wausau
Assembly No. 81, Equitable Fraternal
Union, of which deceased was mem
Der and in which society he carried in
surance to the amount of 81 900, was at
the depot to receive the body and CON
vey it to the family home on the west
side. The funeral was held Sunday
afternoon from the residence, 506 Har-
rison boulevard, the Rev a. M Wiet-
ing pastor of the German NJ f. church
conducting the service. Members of
the E. +. U to the number of about
l25 attended in body, as did also the
board of education and city council.
| The following resolutions were adopted
! by the board of education out Of re-
speet to the deceased members
RESOLUTIONS UPON THE DEATH OF MIR
CHAs F. THALHEIM.
| At special meeting of the Board of
Education held Saturday morning to
take congnizance of the death of Mr..
Chas + Thalheim, member of the Board
of Education from the Seventh ward, the
following resolutions were adopted by
a unanimous vote.
WHEREAS, The Board of Education
and the citizens of Wausau, generally,
are called upon to mourn the untimely
death of Mr.. Charles + Thalhelm, an
honored and valuable member of the
Board of Education, an upright and
faithful citizen OF our city; and fine type
of the christian gentleman; and
WHEREAS, la his death we have lost
| a member who was ever constant and
energetic in his duties; wise and help
| full in his advice; and unSelfish in his
motives to give our city an excellent
school system and our children the bene-
fits of modern educational methods and
equipment; and
WHEREAS, We look upon his life and
character as an example for the younger
generations to follow and for our citi-
zens to emulate in its finely balanced
devotion to the public veal and to per-
sonal affairs; now, therefore, be it
ResolUed, That we attend the funeral
services of our friend and colleague in
a body; and be it further
! ResOIeed, That we hereby express
to the bereaved family our deep
of profound sorrow; that these res
olutions be spread upon our min
utes, and that copy OF them be
forwarded to the family.
/ e. ID. JONES :. President,
/ CHAs. BECK, Secretary,
for the Board of Education.
WAUsAU, Dec. IA, 1908
To Mrs. Charles f. Thalheim and Relatives
At meeting of the principals and
teachers of the Wausau public schools,
held this afternoon, the following res
olutionS were unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, God, in working out his
inscrutable DEGREES has called home the
spirit of Mr. Charles F. Thalheim, an
honored member of the Board of Educa'
ton, under whose direction we serve in
the schools of Wausau; and
WHEREAS, the attitude of MIR. Thai
helm, ia all matters involving the wei
fare of the pupils and the teachers OF
our public schools, was ever progreS-
sive, helpful, unseliish and Just, so that
we learned to look upon him as our
: friend and counsellor and now feel hi:
/ demise personal loss anu
WHEREAS, his character was marked
by such christian graces that we coulc
? ever look to il as an example worthy o.
[ being followed by ourselves and by TIT
} pupils in our charge; now, therefore
, be it
: ResolUed, by the principals aud teachers
of the public schools of Wausau, tha
: we express to the members of he family
f of our deceased friend and counsellor
our heartfelt sympathy for them, u
: their great and irreparable loss; an'
, our trust that their comfort will com'
in rejecting upon the pure, devote'
: and well spent life that has been takeI
to the Master, whom he ever faithful,
!. served.
: KARL MATHIE.
Chairman.
w r. JOHNSON,
;. Secretary.
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