Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-26
THREE FUNERALS
HELD RECENTLY
BURIAL OF GUSTAVUS MAYOC-
CURED SUNDAY.
One OF Most Largely Attended in
Many IedrS--P0puIarity of James
P. MCGOIriCk AtteSted in Large
Gathering at Last Sad Rites
Frank StGmpGl Also Buried.
(From Tuesdays Daily.

The funeral services of the late
Gustavus May were held Sunday after
noon at the home, 6I0 Third street.
and there was very large attendance,
all testifyIng by their presence thelr
love and esteem for the departed The
Masons, Woodmen and c. 7. U. with
which the deceased was identified.
attended the services as organizations
to pay their last sad rites Of love and
respect for their brother who had pass
ed through the vestlbule from time to
eternity, from sense to soul.
The services were conducted bv the
Rev. T. B Thompson, pastor of the
Congregational church. assisted by
Rev. w. w. Perry of Milwaukee.
Mr.. Thompson took for the subject of
his remarks the words of job: eff a
man die shall he rise again % and dur
! ing his remarks drew many parallels
from the experiences of mortal life
to answer the question of job in the
affirmative that man would certainly
rise again, for the real man is eternal
and indestructible.
The music for the sad occasion was
furnished by quartette consisting OF
E. L. Schempf, 0. E. Meyer, Will
Sproesser and Max Rohr and the pail
bearers were Hon. William F. Voss,
William Beurhaus, Ferdinand Schmut-
zler, Hugo jacob, George w Webb
and Louis Cordes, all life long frienGs
of the deceased.
At the close Of the services at the
home, the remains were taken to 1.-THE
silent city of the dead" the inter
ment being in Oak Hill cemetery,
whittier they were followed by large
cortege of sorrowing relatives,
friends and neighbors, who had loved
the departed IN life and mourned be-
cause of the separation which will be
but for moment as time is swallow
ed up in eternity.
At the cemetery, the remains were
taken in charge by the Masonic lodge,
of which Gustavus May was a mem
Der, and buried according to the rites
and ritual of that organization, the
ritualistic services being conducted by
W. W. Perry of Milwaukee, secretary
Of the Grand Lodge of the state, and
at the conclusion each member passed
around the open grave and dropped N
d sprig of evergreen and bid their
brother, Good bye
The floral offerings were many and
beautiful, speaking of beauty and
life. The casket in which reposed
the husband, father, brother and friend
was banked with flowers, sent by
those who loved Gus May and appre-
ciated his worth as a man. friend,
neighbor and citizen.
The following relatives and friends
from cut of town were present
at the funeral: Mr.. and Mrs. J. C.
Grell, Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. GreIl,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred GrelI, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. R. Scholl, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Riemers of johnson Creek; Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. Biebermann Of Duluth; Mr.,
and Mrs. Otto Biebermann Of Chi
cago; Mr.. and and Mrs. Carl Bieber-
mann of juneau; Charles 7. Olson,
secretary Bay State Milling company,
Wlnona, MINI. Will Gibson and
Miss Margaret Farley of Fond du Lac
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Meyer, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Meyer and Miss Violin
of Oconomowoc Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Wollering of Chicago; and Mr.. and
Mrs. L Quentmeyer and Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Neuman Milwaukee;
Edward Roenius Grand Rapids; MIR.
and Mrs F. P. Kispert and Mr.. ard
Mrs. George P. Gates Jefferson;
and Cornelius Donovan of Waterloo.