The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-01-07
OBITUARY
AIOnZo G. Pierce


Tuesday at 2 p. NJ, the Rev. S. Il. s.
Gray officiating The local Grand Ar
my organization took charge of the
ceremonies. Mr.. Pierce was a member
OF the order of odd Fellows and a
number of his fellow members atten.
ded the funeral The interment took
place Mt Evergreen cemetery. Mr.
Pierce is survived by his brother, T. !.
Pierce Of this city and Monroe Pierce
of Clarks Mills lie also leaves II widow
and two children, Alonzo f. and Susan
NJ. Two sisters also survive him.
Besides these Mr. Pierce has a
hest IF relatives throughout the county.
Alon2o {. Pierce was born ut Ticon-
derogt, n Y. June 3, lS3O. His fami
~ moved To this state in 1887 landing
at Manitowoc from the steamer James
Madison and proceeding to Manitowec
Rapids. At that time there were no
docking facilities whatever in this har-
bor and the party WAS put ashore in n
small boat. In 1878 their father took
Aluuzo Hnd his brother Jerome To Green
Bay TO school as there were no schools
here. The boys rode astride an Indian
pony all the way. During the year 1852 3
AlonHo WAS engaged in sending lumber
from the Wisconsin River to New Or
leans. He travelled the entire length of
the Mississippi River three times. The
life WAS rough one and great many
exciting Incidents were apt To mark
every Journey The year 1903 found
him California mining and lumber
ing, When the civil war broke out he
enlisted and served for four years. He
was slightly wounded in the head once
while lying in u rifle pit; bat remark
ing to comrade, they didn't get me
that time, he kept right on fighting
After the war he was honorably dis
caars, . aAd aRlnc hum TO sctt,u on ,is
farm at Rapids Here he remained up
to the time of his death For the last
fifteen years he has been raising garden
truck for the market
Bernard Brennan
Bernard Brennan one of the best
known Of the old pioneers Of this couu-
ty died Monday at his home in Cato,
aged ID He had been for some time
pa4t suffering from general decline
The inteimeut being ut Maple Grove
a widow and nine children survive
The children are Joseph, Sadie Hannah
Mary, Elizabeth Madee, Dan attend
ing school ut Madison, John, Oshkosh.
William. The family will have the
sympathy Of very wide circle of
friends
Sophia Herman
Mrs Sophia Herman, aged 50. one of
the few remaining pioneers in this
section of tie country, died ut the home
Of her SON Benedict Herman. last
Saturday. Mrs Herman has lived for
years on Hamilton street in this city.
The funeral took place Monday ut "a.
NJ III ST. Eonifacc's ChuIch the Rev.
Father Pcil officiating Mrs. Herman
was u natiyc of Germany Her hns
band aud niae children survive her
iienry Born
Hrry Born, aged 80. died ut his
nome ia Centerville. Tuesday Dee. %.
The funeral took place New Years
day. a widow and six children sur
vive Mr.. Born was II native Of Ger
many lie was for 8G years II resident
of the town Of Newton, moving from
there to Fond du Lac where he lived
for about ~ or T. years From Fond
du Lac he moved to Centervile.
francisco Schneider
Mrs Francisco Schneider aged 81.
died at the residence of her hrotherin
law, T. Lippcrt, at the corner Of
Eighteenth and Clark streets. last
Saturday She had been suffering from
Mrs. Schneider had quite
II number Of relatives throughout the
city and county, bnt no children sur
viye Her husband Adam Schneider,
died about - years ago Mrs. Schneider
was born in Germany but has lived in
this country about II years
Edwin kollath
Edwin kollath, infant son ~ Mr. and
Mrs August kollath of Franklin street
died Monday evening ut 7;30 o'clock.
The funeral will take place this after
noon
Anton FeSSier
Anton Fes4ler, IL year old son of Mr..
and Mrs Anton fessler, OF Silver Lake,
died suddenly of heart failnre at his
home lust week. The funeral and
interment took place Monday.
Loses Fingers Coupling Cars
Yardmaster Joseph S. Pratt of the c.
& n w. Railway Company lost three