The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-21

From Mondays Daily.
Joseph Manderfeld passed away at
his home, ll9 East Cherry street, at
4:3O o'clock Saturday afternoon of
! Bright's disease, after an illness OF
nine weeks. During the last two weeks
no hope was held out for his recovery,
and during the last week he was not
conscious. He was not a great sufferer,
and the end came peacefully, the pa
tent falling into a sleep from which
there was no awakening. He was sur
rounded by the members of his fam
lily.
Native of Germany.
Mr.. Manderfed was born in Germany
July ), 1887, and was the seventh son
of his parents. and in accordance with
the German custom he was named after
the reigning emperor, who became his
god father. He was baptised Frederick
William Joseph Manderfeld, and had
the choice of serving in the emperor's
guard or receiving sufficient allow
ance from the government to pay the
expenses of his learning a trade. AS
his family later emigrated to America,
he chose the second, and learned the
trade of painter and paperhanger in
Chicago. When he came to America ne
thought that his name would be rather
long, so he [ :pped the Frederick Will
lam, and when his son was born he
gave him that part of his name.
Came to America in Fifties.
1t was in 1854 that he came to
America, and located in Chicago, and
worked there for ten years at his trade.
About the year 1866 he moved to New
Ulm, Mimi, and recided there for
year, and then came to Mankato, and
has resided here ever since. He fol-
lowed his trade for five years, and then
went into partnership with the late
H. X. Lee and started the first art
and paper store in Mankato, doing
general painting and paperhanging bus
mess as well. The firm name was Man
derfeld & Lee. Later George 7. Barr
bought out the interest of Mr.. Lee and
the business was carried on under
the firm name of Manderfeld & Barr.
Then L. H. Williams bought out Mr..
Bars interest, and Manderfeld &
Williams carried on the business. UNI
til the firm dissolved and Mr.. Williams
started another store, now operated by
w. X. Buffham. James Payne then
became associated with Mr.. Manderfeld,
and the firm was known as Manderfeld
& Payne. Some years ago this firm
dissolved and the Joseph Manderfeld
company was organized by Mr.. Mander-
field, his son, F. W., and his daughter,
Mrs. Robert Just, and SON in law, Mr..
Just. This company has continued until
the present time, and will continue
hereafter as in the past.
Member of Schiller Lodge, 1. o. o. F.
The deceased was % member of
Schiller lodge, l. o. o. f., and of Au-
rora Rebekah lodge, and of the A. o.
I. w. lodge, carrying life insurance
i'll the latter. He served OH the board
of education at various times, and was
a faithful member He was great
lover of music, and was a member of
the old Harmonic club which erected
the opera house, and later was one of
several gentlemen who took over the
opera house, and held it until the Bier
bauer family purchased it. He was an
enthusiastic art patron, and his judg
ment could be thoroughly relied upon.
He was possessed of excellent taste in
decorative matters, and built up rep
utation second to none and large
business. He was a public spirited
citizen, good friend and neighbor, con-
scientious and just, and devoted hus-
band and father. He always enjoyed
good health until four years ago, when
he sustained stroke of paralysis. He
recovered fully from this, and did not
have a recurrence of it. His death
causes general regret. and the family
have the sympathy of all.
Mr.. Manderfeld was the last of his
own family, but is survived by his
wife, one son and four daughters, F.
w. Manderfeld, Mrs. H. Fuchs of Chi
cago, who is in the city at present,
Mrs. r. j. Just, Mrs. o. W. Schmidt
and Miss Josie Manderfeld
Funeral Arrangements.
Funeral services will be held at the
residence at 2:3O o'clock tomorrow
afternoon, and will be conducted by
Rev. p. X. Edwards, rector of st.
Johns Episcopal church, and Schiller
lodge will have charge of them at the
grave. Mrs. H. 1. Parry will have
charge of the music, which will be
furnished by quartet composed of
Mrs. F. X Meagher Mrs. H. A. Patter-
son, John r. Thomas and Lester Davies
The pail bearers will be H. R. Weick-
ing, A. G. Mayer, j. p Krost, H. Hol-
man, A. j. Veigel and J. G. Gerlach
The interment will be made at Glen
wood cemetery. Friends wishing to
view the remains will have an oppor-
tunity to do so between the hours of
eleven and one o'clock tomorrow, at the
residence.