Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-22
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LOUIS RUDtR DIES.

Last Tuesday as we were going te
4 press announcement was received OF
/ the death OF Louis Ruder but too late
TO be put into these columns at thai
time. Although for several days pre-
vious his condition had been such as to
cause doubts as to his recovery, the
end came very suddenly. He was taken
III with pneumonia Friday, March 4th,
4 his birthday-and he gradually failed.
| Louis Ruder was one of the best
known men in the county, and was
universally liked He was born in the
city of Stevens Poin. March 4th, 1858,
| and was therefore sorty six years of AGE
at the time of his death He came to
Wausau with his parents when twelve
years old, ald here lie Grew co mans
estate. He attended tie schools of this
city ard later finished his education in
Milwaukee. Afser leaving school he
became assoc;s0ed Gita his fathers bust
ness, acting in various capacities, and in
1897 in company with his brother, Her.
man, he purchased the brewery plant
of his father. This they conducted
Jointly until 1892, when the plant was
destroyed by fire. Immediately after
the fire the George Ruder Brewing Co
was formed and a new brewery erected
'hACh "oo YIN tLlC 1OliOWfn 2
year, and Louis was installed as the
company's solicitor and collector. His
father died short time after-in 1888
and he was then elected by the board
OF directors as Vice-president, which
position he held up to the time of the
death OF the cOmpany's president, Aug
hlckbusch, in 1901. In the re-organiza-
ton of affairs which followed, Mr..
Ruder was elected president, and con-
tinued as such up to the time of his
death
Nov. II, 1892, he was united in mar
riage to Miss Lena Haupt, who sur
wives him, as does also son and
daughter, George, aged nine years, and
Clara, aged eight, and his aged mother
and four brothers and two sisters, Her
man, Edward and Henry, of Wausau.
and William of Minocqua, and Mrs.
Clara Garner, of Wausau and Mrs.
Emma Momberg - West Bay City,
Mich.
Louis Buder was a genial, whole
souled man who had no personal
enemies, but on the contrary held the
warmest friendship of all who knew
him. he was a man OF good business
Judgment, and his energies resulted
materially IN building up the business
VI MS lHollluCiOu. Ilc spent great
deal of money in charity in quiet way
and no one ever went to him for a do
nation and was refused, if he thought
the party or the enterprise worthy. He
took pride in the development of his
home town and county, and much of
his money was spent in the furtherance
of such growth.
His funeral, which was held Sunday
afternoon from St. Stephens church,
was one of the largest ever held in
Wausau, there being over one hundred
teams in the procession, ana this fact
manifested the friendship in which he
was held The floral offerings were
profuse and beautiful The
working forces of the Ruder and Mathie
breweries, as well as other individuals,
designs that were very hand
some.
Deceased was member of the Order |
of Druids, the Sons of Herman, the |
Kranken Verein and of the Liederkranz,
and the members of these bodies at
tended the funeral as organizations.
The services were conducted by the |
Rev F. Werhahn.