Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-07-03
A SAD TERMINATION.
Miss Olga Gebhart Passes Away IN
the Southland.

the Southland.
A message received in this city sun
day evening by Mr.. and Mrs. John
Gebhart from their son. Elmer, IN TAI
ladega, Ca, brought the sad intelli-
gence that their daughter, Olga, had
died. She passed away at about SIX
o'clock on the same evening on which
the message was sent. The news was
sad surprise to the many friends OF the
family and of deceased in this city
While it was known that she had been
ill for several weeks, still reports re-
ceived recently were of hopeful
nature and it was thought she would
recover
Miss Gebhart went to Talladega early
in the year as an instructor in the state
school for the deaf. On May 10th she
was taken sick with typhoid fever and
since that time, at several periods, her
life had been in the balance. AS soon
as her parents received notice OF her
sickness, they went south and remained
with her some time, when Mrs. Geo-
hart, too, was taken sick and 1t was
necessary for them to return. Since
then their son Elmer had been at the
bedside of his sister and had been keep
ing his parents informed of Miss Olga's
condition from day to day by tele.
graphic reports.
The many friends of the family had
called at the house as each day passed to
learn of Miss Olga's condition and re-
ports received recently caused them to
feel hopeful of her recovery, when alas
those hopes were blighted by the sad
intelligence conveyed in the above
mentioned message.
Olga Marie Gebhart was born in this
city in the year 1879. She first attended
the public schools of Wausau and when
Mr.. Gebhart was appointed deputy
warden of the state prison in Waupun
she removed with the family to that
city. She was graduated from the high
school of Waupun and later entered
Lawrence university in Appleton, but
did not complete her studies there
owing to an attack of typhoid fever.
She decided to take up the work OF deaf
mute training and entered the deaf
mute training school, of Milwaukee, to
take a preparatory course. After com
pleting her studies in this school she
went to Green Bay where she taught
school for two years. She then went
to Muskegon, Mich, and engaged in
the same line of instruction and then
spent two years in New York City,
as teacher in a private school for
the deaf and dumb. In 1905 she was
engaged as instructor in a school in
Colorado Springs, Col.
During the summer of 1866 she made
a tour of the countries of continental
Europe in company with a number OF
Wausau young ladies' While on this
tour she contracted Roman fever and
from this it is believed she did not en-
tirely recover before being stricken
with typhoid fever in the South.
The relatives of Miss Gebhart are not
alone in their loss for she was general
favorite and the grief stricken friends
to whom the sad news of her death falls
as heavy heart burden, aresmany.
Miss Gebhart was an exceptionally
bright young lady-wise beyond her
years. While she lived in Waupun the
PILOT was favored on numerous ocea-
sions with being permitted to publish
letters she had written, and again last
summer, while she was in Europe, we
printed letters of her writing. They
were usually of descriptive nature
and more than ordinary literary talent
was displayed in those missives.
Her life has been one which has en-
deared her to all acquaintance. Death
of course is the common lot of all.
From it we cannot escape, nor is any
person gifted with the knowledge of
when his summons will come. But
when a bright lovable girl, as Miss Geb-
hart was, answers the final call when
in the prime of life, known by her
friends few months previous, as a
healthy, vivacious young lady, and
with the expectancy that her last i'll
ness would not terminate in any serious
results, her death comes as one of the
sad blows allotted to human kind. Her
death is simply another exemplification
of the we'll known rule that the de-
stroyer of the human race neither re-
spects person, age or condition. A
home once happy with the presence OF
this gifted young lady has had blight
cast upon it and the sympathy of the
entire community is extended to rela-
tives of deceased in this, their hour OF
affection. Such sympathy of course is
to some extent comforting, but the hui
man heart cannot be appeased after
such insufferable loss and we know
with what anguish the hearts of parents
brothers and sister of deceased must
suffer.
AS soon as arrangements could be
made, Elmer Gebhart started for Wau-
sau with his sisters remains and they
are expected to arrive here this even
ing. The funeral will be held Thurs
day morning at $50 o'clock from st.
Mary's church, the Rev. FIR. z. l..
casper pronouncing the requiem mass.
Besides her parents Miss Gebhart is
survived by one sister, Miss Helen, of
this city and two brothers, Elmer, who
is mentioned above, and Alexander,
who at present resides in Ohio.
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