Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-12
herman BELLACk, A
PIONEER, IS CALLED
EXPIRED AT HIS LATE HOME
SATURDAY EVENING.
Resident of WdtGrtOWn for Nearly
Half d Century-A Retired Bust
ness Mdn-W. c., AtWell Receives
Word of Fathers Dedth-Other
Recent Deaths.


be passing away at an alarming rate
and 1t will not be long ere those who
settled in this city and helpd to blaze
the way to civilization will be num-
bered among the departed. 1t Is the
painful duty of The Leader at frequent
intervals TO chronicle the parting of
some pioneer and honored citizen.
The last to close his eyes in the
sleep called death is Mr.. Herman
Bellack, who passed peacefully away
at the family residence, 214 Fourth
street, last Saturday night. The
deceased had been iii failing health
for several months, suffering with
vural heart trouble.
The deceased was corn in Leipmk,
Moravia, Austria, January ID, 1926,
therefore was in the eighty second
year of his earthly pilgrimage when
the end came. In his native land he
was ani..structor in theFrench language
before coming to AmeIica He as a
man of scholarly attachments, but re-
served in his habits and never sought
notoriety Upon reaching man s
estate he turned his face to the
new world and came to the United
States in the year 1919, settling in
Milwaukee. From that time till
1860, he was engaged in the wholesale
grocery business on the site of the
csrly1 no t1yFrn
name OF Bellack q Schram. He then re-
moved to this city, resiulng her,
continuously. From 1860 till 1887, he
was engaged IN the clothing business
here, retiring from active business
at the end of that time. He attended
to his private business up to about a
year ago, despite the fact of his
advanced years and seemed tn enjoy
very good health up to that time.
He was twice married, his last mar
riage occurring in 1857. He is sur
vived by the widow and five sons
and three daughters, all of whom
were born and reared in Watertown
and of whom our city can we'll be
proud. They are: Charles III. Bel
ufau1otet ut clothing; DR.. b. +.
Belack of Columbus, leading
physician there and who is erecting
one of the finest hospitals in the state
outside of Milwaukee; A. NJ. BelIack,
one If The foremost citizens, aiso OF
Columbus; julius S. Bellack. drug
gisC Of Chicago, and a graduate of the
Wisconsin university, where he was
offered fellowship; Bert h. Bellack,
as1 a druggist of c icago, and
graduate of the University of Chicago;
Mrs Il. B. WHITEWATER, of Milwau-
kee; Mrs. A. b. Liebermann ano
Miss Clara Bellack of this city.
The follCW ing grand children sur
vive: George F., Karl and Miss Mabtl
Bellack, children of Charles H. Bellack
of Milwaukee; Ii. j. Hirsch of Chic
ago, III Mrs. Edward B. Ellison OF
New York, daughter of Mrs. Z. b.
White halter of Milwaukee,; Misses
Lucille and Alice and Albert B. Lieb-
ormann of this city; Willard and
Richard Frank Bellack, of Columbus,
Wis.
there are three surviving great
grandchildren as follows: Arthur and
Helen Lobstein of Decatur, ILL.,, and
Robert l.. Hirech of Chicago.
The two children who preceded
their father in death are Mrs j. A.
Hirsch, who passed away about nine
years ago and who was one Of the
foremost ladies of the city, possessed
of personal charms and musician of
rare ability; also William Bellack,
who died last fall-a citizen of fine
character-a musician of great ability
and who would have had great career
had not i'll health interfered with his
progress
The funeral services will be held
this afternoon at l o'clock. Mr..
Linde of Milwaukee, a former resident
of Watertown, will speak at the home
of the life of his cid acquaintance.
The body will leave here on the 2:21
train over c.. M. & St. Z. road for
Milwaukee, where it will be crem-
ated
MR.. EDWARD HOFFMAN,