Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-05-25
THREE SAD DEATHS
At JOHNSON CREEK
ALL PASS AWAY IN BRIEF
SPACE OF ONE WEEK..
Fred BOettCher. FrederiCkd FlOren-
tine SChdllert and Mrs. Eta
Wegner are Those Summoned
Live Pigeon Shoot and Ball Game
May 3O-Other Interesting Notes.

the Leader)-FOr the third time in on,
week, death has called and sprea(
grief and sorrow in our little commun
ity. The first to leave was FREQ
Boettcher one Of the old settlers of
this place. He was born on July 5th
1888, in Mocklenburg -Schwerin anc
on the 18th of August, 1855, he
married Miss Marie Ehlers, who sur
wives him. Last year they celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary.
From their union sprang nine chill
dren, four of whom preceded their
father in death. In 1859 they emf
grated to the United States and in
1863 they settled permanently in the
township of Aztalan, now this village.
In the beginning he opened a shoe
store and later on embarked in the
hotel and saloon business. During
the last few years he retired from
business. Those left to mourn his
departure are his widown, two sons
Fred of Milton, and Herman. station
agent at Jefferson, three daughters
Lydia, Mrs. Ed. Stiehm, Mrs. Herman
Kruger of Chicago, and Miss Clare
Boettcher. The funeral was held last
Wednesday and the body inferred at
the village cemetery, Rev. Zimmer-
mann officiating.
Friedericke, Florentine Schallert,
mIfo of VIM n Sob, owl ,p,, how, -,
Raetz, Neumark, Germany, November
5th, 184l, and in June, 1855, came to
this county with her widowed mother,
three brothers and two sisters settling
near Watertown. On March 9th,
1861, she was married by the Rev.
Kalkenbrunn of the Moravian church.
After two and one-half years suffering
of cancer she passed away May 17th,
1906, at 10 O'Clock p. m. She leaves
her aged husband, four sons, two
daughters, five grandchildren and one
great grandchild. The burial was
held Saturday from the Lutheran
church. Among those present from
out of town were Chas. Volkman of
Waterville, MINI; Henry Volkman
and wife, Miss Dora Geschke, Miss
Mamie Weiss, Herm. Boettcher, Aug.
Lehman and wife, Reinhold Achten-
hagen and wife of Watertown; Chas.
Schallert and Mrs. Emil Strehmel of
Columbus; DR.. P. O. Schallert and
wife of Wrightstown Frank R. Schal-
lert and wife of Appleton; Otto Mar
tin and wife and Mrs. Albertine
Schwenke of Chicago.
One of the largest funerals ever
witnessed here occurred last Sunday
when the remains of Mrs Minnie Eta
Wegner, nee Peters, were taken to
her last resting place. The great
circle of friends and relatives were
deeply shocked and grieved when the
sad news of her too early demise was
learned in the early hours of May
18th. Deceased was born September
%, 1878, in Johnson Creek, the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William Peters
and lived with her parents till May
18th, 1904, when she was married to
Hugo Wegner, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Wegner of the town of Water
town. During the two years of life
on the farm she made friends with
whomever fortune brought her togeth-
er, as she always was of a friendly
disposition and had many winning
ways. About two weeks prior to her
death she gave birth to a baby girl
which is getting along nicely and is
being cared for by her sister, Mrs.
w. Schneider. After a brief illness
she passed away on the 17th inst. at
about l a. m. The funeral services
were held at the house at O'Clock,
| Rev. Weingart of the Moravian
church at Ebenezer officiating, and
who also conducted the services at the
| M. E. church where the religious rites
were conducted. The remains were
inferred at the Johnson Creek GENET
cry. The many beautiful floral pieces
spoke plainly of the love and esteem
! III CllC uSSSdSSu was HSlu dllu
the funeral cortege was at least mile
long, everyone turning out to pay the
last tribute to the departed. To the
bereaved we offer sincere sympathy.
Among the cut of town attendants
were: Mrs. Grennear and Miss Eta
Smoke Of Jefferson Park, Chicago
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Melterz and Miss
Olson of Milwaukee; Mr.. and Mrs.
L. McMillen, Will McMillen and Mrs.
Chas Pearce of Fort Atkinson Charles
Wegner of Milwaukee; Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Mosher of Fond du Lac; Mr.. and
Mrs C. Emmett of Waukesha; Mr..
and Mrs. Muscheid and family of
Reeseville; Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Stueber
and Mr. and Mrs Schwartz of Juneau
Mr.. Reinhold Mantz of Waupun; Miss
Sophie Glassel of Beaver Dam.
Miss Ella Meltzer of Watertown,
was guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Grell, Jr., Tuesday last.
Mrs. Chas Dove and children were
visiting the latter part of last week