Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-07-14
DIED OF SCALDS.
Death Visits Many Families the Past
Week.

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Jacob, the three-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Bruchler, of the town
of Hewitt. died Wednesday as a result
OF scalds received the day before. On
Tuesday morning his mother started to
do a days washing. She had a tub of
hot water on the floor near the stove
and a boiler over the fire. She was
taking some linen out of the boiler and
placing it in the tub when the little fel-
lew, who had been playing about the
house, backed up to the tub and fell in.
His mother saw him as he was falling
and tried to reach him, but failed in
her attempt. Though she pulled him
out of the water Immediately he was so
badly scalded that the flesh dropped off
in places. The boy suffered terrible
agony for nearly forty-eight hours
afterward before death relieved him.
The parents came to Wausau and
notified Coroner w. C. Dickens, who
decided that an inquest was unneces-
sary. The funeral was held Friday,
Iinterment being made in Pine Grove
cemetery, this city.
JOS. Stofel died of heart failure in
Grand Rapids, Mich, on Tuesday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stofer and daughter,
Belle, departed for that city few days
previous for visit of several weeks
with their daughter and sister, Mrs.
John Omstead. The news of his death
was sad surprise to his many friends
here who had known him SO long. He
had always enjoyed good health and
was feeling well up to the time just
preceding his death.
MIR. Stofer, had he lived until last
Friday, would have been sixty years of
age. He was native Of Indiana and
his early life was spent in that state and
IN Ohio. At the age of about twenty he
moved to Wisconsin and this state had
been his home ever since, living for
the greater part of the time in Richiand
Center. He was married there in 1872
to Miss Uretta Knapp. Seventeen
years ago they came to Wausau and
this city had been MIR. Stofer's home
since. He was man of education and
associated himself with his brother-in-
law, G. M. Boyles, in the Wausau Busi-
ness college. He was one of the instruct
ors in that institution for number
of years. OF late he had been conduct
ing real estate business in company
with Frank Leak.
MIR. Stofer was pleasant, genial
gentleman and made friends wherever
he went who will sadly miss his COM
panionship. He belonged to several
fraternal societies and was always q
hard worker in lodge affairs.
Besides his wife and daughter, Belle,
he is survived by two other daughters,
Mrs. John Onstead of Grand Rapicis,
Mich, and Mrs John Dunlap of this
city, Also three sisters and three
brothers. Mrs. c. M. Boyles, of Wau-
paca, Mrs. Emma Mathews of Minneap.
oils, Minn.; Mrs. F. Teggis, of Spring
dale, Wash; G. b. and S. l.. Stofer,
of Richland Center; VIM Stofer of New
London, Wis.
The remains were brought here
Thursday evening and inferred Friday
afternoon. The funeral services were
conducted at the home, 303 E. Wash
ington street, by the Rev. S. N. Wilson.
He was member of the loca; /. D. ..
F., K. 2. and r. A. lodges and the
members of the same attended his
| funeral in bodies.
Mrs. Mary Deischsel died Thursday
afternoon at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Geo. Marthaler, in Beaver Dam.
She left this city last year with the in
tention of making prolonged visit
with her daughter. Death was due
largely to her advanced age. She had
been in poor health for about six years
following stroke of paralysis.
Deceased was born in the province of
Bavaria, Ger, Dec. 10, 1880, and she
was therefore seventy eight years of
age at the time of her death.
She came to America with her par
ents in 1856. A short time after their
arrival they moved west and settled in
this county, and for fifty-two years this
county had been her home. Her maid
eh name was Mary Kolter. she being q
sister to the late Jacob Kolter and Mrs.
Mic. Stel,er. Her husband died June
%, 1906.
For many years deceased was resi-
dent of this city and later she lived in
the town of Stettin She and her hus-
band moved back into the city four
years ago.
When they first settled in the county
that portion which afterward became
their farm was a dense wilderness.
Like others, they hewed farm out of
the forest by perseverance and toll.
MIR. and Mrs. Deichsel belonged to that
sturdy band of pioneers which has
transformed this county into one of
productive farms. Deceased viii be re-
membered by the older residents of this
town as whole souled, motherly
woman who never failed to give assist
ance in sickness or distress when called
upon. She belonged to the old school
of honest German lineage who centered
her pride in the welfare of others. All
of her old friends in this city and county
will learn of her death with that be-
reavement which comes only when one
near and dear is lost
She is survived by seven children as
follows Charles, Jacob, Frank and
August, of this city; Mrs. VIM. Rienow,
Loyal, Clark county; Mrs. Geo. Mar
thaler, Beaver Dam; Mrs. John Drink
water. Garrett, Ind The funeral was
held yesterday afternoon from the
home of her son. August, 6QS S. Third