Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-01-25
MRS. FRED BOILER.



Mrs. Fred Boiler, residing at -;
Grand Ave, passed from this life at
about four O'Clock Wednesday morn
ing, Jan. 10. Mrs. Boilers friends
knew her as strong, rugged woman,
a picture of health, and when she be-
gan to complain of feeling unwell
about Dec. l, thought she had some
ailment over which her strong vitality
would triumph, and that she would
soon be herself again. But human
judgment errs. She, as was later
proven, was afflicted with one of the
ills of mankind for which the knowl-
edge of surgery and medicine as yet
has found no cure. And yet, failing
daily as she was, she was up and
around the house until taken to st.
Mary's hospital early in the week be-
ginning Jan. 9. Members of the
family and those intimately acquaint-
ed with her, noticed for some time
back that she was failing, but she
offered no complaints until about six
weeks ago. Eventually her disease
had progressed to that stage which
caused alarm in the family, and
| several physicians called in gave it as
their opinion that an operation was
necessary, She was accordingly taken
to St. Mary's hospital and on Thurs
day, Jan. 3D. an exploratory operation
was performed, which revealed the
fact that there was no hope for her.
She rested fairly we'll until Saturday
noon, when she suffered a sinking
spell. This was followed by several
more such spells and Sunday afternoon
her left side became paralyzed.
Though she had no power over herself
she remained conscious until Tuesday
morning and recognized her husband,
children and those in attendance at
her bedside.
Deceased was born in Germany, July
10, 1856. On April 2, 1877, she was
united in marriage to Fred Boiler and
they continued to reside IN that
country until July, 1882. Believing
that the New World offered greater
opportunities for young people, they
decided to cast their lot in this
country and at the time just men,
toned they emigrated to the United
States. They came direct to Wausau
and this city had been the home of
deceased ever since.
Mrs. Boiler was woman of strong
character and she soon built up an
acquaintanceship, which grew and
strengthened as the years progressed.
An historian, when he writes to
describe people of some foreign land,
and to do it correctly, goes and lives
among them for time. Mrs. Boiler
spent the best years of her life, the
ones full of the greatest achievements,
among our people. She lived with
them in daily life and was part OF
them, ana thus they were enabled to
judge her worth. Fixing the standard
of her life upon such Judgment her
friends grew larger in number as her
years advanced. To say that one
circle is more perfect than another is
misstatement, for a circle, to be a
circle, must be perfect. Summing up
the life of deceased-her wifely and
motherly devotion, her neighborly
Love ond olrictioD obaraotar ~ xuac
nearer perfection than is reached by
the average person. Mrs. Boiler was
a member of Lady Wastell Hive, L.
o. T. NJ, the f. r. A., the f. X. U.
", the w. c. T. U. and the Ladies'
Missionary and West Side Ladies' Aid
societies of the Presbyterian church.
She is survived by her husband and
and six children. The latter are Rev.
F. G. Boiler of Cambridge, Wis, Mrs.
P. J. Fosse, Poynette, Miss Gertrude,
Henry, Mrs. Max Graebel and Eber-
hart, all of city. Gilbert, the
youngest of the family, died Sept. 4,
1908, when seven years of age. Since
1905, after their mothers death, she
cared for four children of VIM. ReitZ,
now living in California. Three sis
tiers live in Germany.
The funeral services were conducted
Friday afternoon in the Presbyterian
church, Rev. Jas. Duer officiating.
The pall-bearers were Jas. Montgom-
cry, F. P. Stone, A. H. Clark, F. w.
Genrich, Chris. Lund and Ell. G. Flieth.