The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-07
REMARKABLE FUNERAL
OF PRIEST is HELD
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

st. John, Ind. Dec. Z. The
funera! of the late Rev Father
A. Hoffman was held from St Johns
church Wednesday at 1890. Previous
to the interment solemn requiem high
mass was celebrated by the Rev. A. NJ.
Bucheit, assisted by the Rev. Fathers
Plaster of Hammond and Rev. F'lach of
Dyer. Bishop Alerding, besides thirty
priests being present After the requiem
high mass, the procession was formed
from the church by the different socie-
ties of the congregation, followed by
the bishop and visiting clergy. Bishop
Alerding officiating at the interment.
Never in the history of st. John was
funeral attended by such an enormous
crowd of people. The late Father Heit-
man was born in Lastrupe, Germany,
Sept IS. 1882. He made his studies at
the Gymnasium of Vechta and in the
University of Munster: emigrated to
America on Sept. 81, 1854. He was or
dained priest in Fort Wayne, Ind, by
Bishop Luers, on March %, 1865. His
first appointment was that of assistant
at ST Mary's church in Fort Wayne,
until October, 1870. He was the pastor
of st. Johns church at St. John from
October, 1870 till July j. 1906, when he
resigned and had since that time made
his home in ST. John until his death.
The clergy who attended the funeral
of the late Rev. Father Hoffman were
the following:
The Rt. Rev. Fl. J. Alerding, p. D.,
bishop of Fort Wayne, The assistants
to the Ri. Rev. Bishop Alerding were:
Rev. +. j. Koch Of Reynolds, Ind Rev.
John C. Wakefer. Indiana Harbor. The
celebrant of the solemn requiem mass
was Rev. A. VI. Bucheit, pastor of the
ST John Evangelist church of St John.
The deacon of the solemn requiem mass
was Rev. II. NJ. Plaster of Hammond,
Ind and subdeacon Rev. Joseph Flach
of Dyer. Ind Rev. William c. Miller
of Fort Wayne was master of cere-
monies, and the sermon was preached
| by the Rev Philip Guetoff of Crown
Point, Ind The honorary pall-bearers
were the following: Rev William
Berg, Schererville. Ind; Rev. John H.
Battle Avilla, Ind; Rev Charles II.
| Thiele Fort Wayne; Rev. NJ. j. Byrne.
Lafayette. Ind; Rev. l. Nurre. o. L. NJ,
Lafayette. Ind, and the Rev F. Koenig,
Turkey Creek. Ind.
Besides the former mentioned the fol-
lowing were present:
Rev. L. c. Werling. Wanatah. Ind
Rev Hugo Lear, C. p. p s, College
Vile. Ind.
Rev p A. kahellek, Gary
Rev n r. Arnold, Peru. Ind.
Rev r. F. Jansen, Gary.
Rev c. A. Keyser. North Judson, Ind
Rev. II. Jurachek. Hanover Center
Ind.
Rev. Otto Nabholtz. Chicago Heights
III.
Rev IT. A. Hoerstman. lowell. Ind.
Rev. c. V. Steller. d. D., kentland
Ind.
Rev. p. J. Weber. Whiting. Ind.
Rev. L F. Barrett, Hammond, Ind
Rev. +. T. Serocznski. Hammond. Ind
Rev William Hof. Hobart, Ind.
Rev A. Badina. Hammond, Ind.
Rev. f. J. Wrobe1, Fort Wayne, Ind
Rev. George Batter, South Chicago
Ill.
Rev b. Nowakowski, West Hammond
Ill.
The active paIl- bearers were the fol
lowing:
Peter Portz Frank Kalssen. Franz
Scheidt, John G. Boiling. Angus
Koehle George stark, John Schaefe
and Mat Brick.
The Rt Rev II. J. Alerding. bishol
of Fort Wayne, who was in attendance
gave last absolution to the Rev. Fa
Their Hoffman in the church, just befor
interment took place.
The officers of the catholic Wome
Rosary and the Young Ladies' socie
ties made arrangements for big din
ner to be served to accommodate tn
outside people.