Arizona republican., 1910-06-14
FIRED BALSz DIED
 YESTERDAY MORNING
PatriarchaI Pioneer Passed Away After
 Long Illness.

Frederick BalsZ one of the older set tiers of the town and county, highly respected citizen and patriarchal in many ways other than his age and his proud distinction as the head of a numerous family, died yesterday at the home of his son, Joe Balsz, No. S26 East Portland street. He was S6 years old and has enjoyed rugged health most of the time until a couple Of years ago. when he suffered a long siege of pneumonia. Though he made a seemingly good recovery, it left him weak and subject to the deblities of old age. which during the last year have been his constant menace. He has been sick most of the time for sev eral months past and about a week ago was brought from the home of rela- tives in the country to the home Of his son in the city. He was a member of the Odd Fellows fraternity and it is likely that the funeral will be held under the direction of that order though no arrangements have been perfected except that it will be held sometime on Wednesday, The hour
 is not determined. as the arrival Of relatives from Yuma and Los Angeles is awaited
 Fred Balsz was a native of Germany coming to this country with his par ents when he was years old. the fam fly settling in St. Louis. The elder BalsZ was a butcher by trade and Fred followed in the footsteps of his father having been engaged in that business practically all of his life. At the age of r he was married in St Louis and one son. Fred BalsZ. Jr.. the issue of that marriage. resides there now being a well known business man. Mrs. Balsz died and in 1s49 the subject of this sketch. accompanied 5v Dave Balsz. a brother. who died in Phoe- nix few years ago. crossed the plains with an OK team from St Louis to Sacramento. California, during the big gold rush to the coast.
 From Sacramento Fred BalSZ moved to Jackson. Amador county, California. There he was married the second time. the fruit of that union being three boys and one girl. the only survivor Of the four being Joe Balsz of this city. After the death of his second wife he married again and by the third union had five children. of whom three are living. His third wife died in 1877. and in 1879 he came from Amador county to Phoenix with his family, re- joining here his brother Dave who had preceded him to Arizona in 1862
 In 1880 Fred Balsz married his fourth wife. nine children being born to them in the years that followed be- fore her death eleven years ago. Of these nine. seven are living The de- ceased is therefore survived by twelve children and thirty three grand children, some living here. some in Yu- ma. some in Los Angeles and some in St Louis.
 Of "Old Fred" there is little to say except that he was a well-liked. kind hearted and unassuming man, devoted to his family and his friends, strictly attentive to his own affairs, having few enemies and letting those he did have severely alone He was never trouble maker and on the contrary was a man of generous impulses. be- lieving in free speech for himself and granting the same to others He nev- CT sought publicity. and rather shrank from it, though never through fear. for he was brave in the upholding of his own convictions. His particular pride was his industry and capability for hard work and never until the most re- cent years would he admit there was a butcher in the country, either among the family of marketmen who grew up around him, or elsewhere. who could do more or better work, regar ardless of his advancing years