Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-08
DOINGS MONDAY
Into the Shadows

lIlIU IllC OilQuUWS
Mr. Frederick Milton Gahlmann,
pioneer resident of the town of ely
man, and one of it's most widely
known citizens, answered the final
summons at his late residence yester-
day morning at the advanced age of
So years.
Mr.. Gahlmann was a native of
Westphalia, Germany, and was born
January 5, 1924. He came to this coun-
try July 3, 1874, settling in the town
Of Clyman on section Is where he
has resided all his life. He was mar
ried to Josephine Baurichter of the
town of Milford July 5, 1856, and was
the father of twelve children, eight
of whom with his wife survive. Mr..
Gahlmann and wife Celebrated their
golden wedding at their farm home on
July 5, 1906, the ceremony being per-
formed at st. Johns Catholic church
in Clyman. He was a man of remark
able vitality and although advanced
in years was able to be about the
farm until recently, and could read
the papers without the aid Of glasses.
He INDUCED his taste for tobacco,
smoking a pipe the greater portion of
his life, and indulging in liquor when
he felt like it. He was a remarkably
we'll preserved man for his years. He
was a lifelong democrat in politics,
but never aspired to any office He
was known as a good neighbor and
friend who lived as near as possible
to the golden rule. At the time of
his death he was one of the oldest if
not the oldest resident of Dodge
county, having lived there continuous
ly for sixty-five years, having almost
attained his majority when he first
settled in the town. He was a man
who possessed the confidence and es-
TEEN of a large number Of friends and
he was quite generally known all over
the county as we'll as in Watertown.
Surviving him are Joseph and Peter
Gahlmann, Clyman; G. M. Gahlmann,
Watertown; Rev. Fred Gahlmann,
| Hoopeston, ILL.,; Edward Gahlmann,
Minneapolis Misses Rosa and Jose
phine Gahlmann, Clyman; Miss Amel-
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| funeral will take place Wednesday
morning from the home at $3.50
o'clock to st. Johns church, Clyman.
The burial will be in ST. Isadore's
cemetery in Clyman.
Mrs. Julia Humphrey, widow of the
late Norman Humphrey, died Sunday
morning at her late residence, 701
Sixth street She had been in fail
| ing health for some time past but was
only confined to her bed for a week.
Diabetes was the cause Of death.
Mrs. Humphrey was born in Ply
mouth, Michigan, June 9, 1S43 and has
resided in Watertown the past TWEEN
| ty-five years. She is survived by one
brother, James McFarlan, Flint, Mich
| igan; one nephew, H. G. White, Man
| celona, Michigan; two nieces, Miss
Mary McFarIan, Minneapolis, and
Mrs. Frank Atkins, this city. The
remains were taken to the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Atkins, 513 Sew
enth street, from where the funeral
will be held Thursday afternoon at
o'clock. Services will be conducted
by the Rev. H. G.. Rehm of the Con-
gregational church. The death of
| Mrs. Humphrey will be learned with
sorrow by a large circle of friends in
Watertown.
| Miss Johanna Schnasse died at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth
Quentmeyer, 721 North Fourth street,
Saturday evening. Miss Schnasse
had been in poor health for several
years suffering from heart trouble,
but had only been confined to bed
for one week. She was born in Ger
many, January II, 1912, and has been
a resident of this city for more than
fifty years. She is survived by three
sisters and one brother, Mrs. Augusta
Segelke, La Crosse; Mrs. Louisa
Volkmann, Mrs. Elizabeth Quentmey-
er, this city; Gustav Schnasse, Rapid
City, S. d. The funeral will take
place Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock from the home, 721 North
Fourth street. The Rev. H. Sterz of
the Evangelical Protestant church
will officiate. The interment will be
in Oak Hill cemetery.