Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-29
DEATH CALLS TO
BELOVED WOMAN
Mrs. Frederick WeyeI'haeuser
Passes Away at Home in
St. Paul, Mimi.
ILL SINCE EARLY FALL
End Was Not Unexpected but Was
Occasion for Sincere Sorrow
to All Who Knew Her.

At an early hour this morning
came word of the passing of Mrs.
Frederick Weyerhaeuser in the fam
lily home at st. Paul, the news occa-
sioning sincere sorrow among the
host of people who knew her and
loved her during her residence in
this city. For weeks, her condition
had been critical and since Sunday
she had lowered on the threshold of
death. Then it was announced by
her physicians that death would
come in a few days. Services over
the remains were pronounced today
in st. Paul and the body, accompan-
led by members of the family, will
be brought to this city for burial. Ar
rangements for private funeral SER
vices to be held Friday afternoon at
2 o'clock in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. s. S. Davis, have been complet-
ed. DR.. w. S. Marquis, pastor of
Broadway Presbyterian church, will
conduct the service. 1t is the wish Of
the family that flowers be omitted
Burial will be in Chippiannock Gem
etery.
NATIVE OF GERMANY.
In the year 1899, Miss Sarah Eliz-
abeth Bladel was born in Nieder-
saulheim, village of the Rhine val
ley, situated near the city of Mainz.
! She observed her 72nd birthday an
niversary April 90 last. When a
year old, the Bladel family removed
/ to this country from Germany and
| settled in Erie, Pa. Early in the
! year of 1857, she came to Rock Is
/ land from her home, to visit her
sister, Mrs. F. c. A. Denkmann. She
was from Mr.. Weyerhaeuser's native
village and the bond of interest Gre
ated deepened in intensity and rip
ened into love. Six months later,
/ the marriage was solemnized. Oct
II, 1907, so years after their mar
riage, the golden wedding was cele-
brated by Mr.. and Mrs. Weyerhaeus-
er, at the old home in Rock Island.
The children of the couple aided in
making the event the joyous occa-
sion that it was.
For years, the Weyerhaeusers
have lived in st. Paul, that city be-
ing closer to the field of Mr.. Weyer-
haeuser's operations. To his wife,
the friends of the family who have
known the Weyerhaeusers longest
and best, ascribe a splendid share in
the credit of the success which has
crowned hor huchaOd'c mOdact hnc;
ness beginnings in Rock Island more
than half a century ago. Her love,
her thoughtfulness and righteous
ness, meant much to him during
their life together. June %, Mr.. and
Mrs. Weyerhaeuser made their last
trip to Rock Island together, to at
tend the wedding of John Hauberg
and Miss Sue Denkmann. Mrs. Wey-
erhaeuser was then in fairly good
health. Her decline began early in
the fall.
SURVIVING CHILDREN.
Besides her husband, she leaves
seven children, John P, st. Paul;
Charles A, Little Falls, Mimi; Ru
dolph NJ, Cloquet, Mimi; Fred E
, l.
Poughkeepsie, n. Y; Mrs. ]. I. Jew
EFT, Cambridge, Mass, and Mrs. S
S. Davis, Rock Island. She also
leaves three brothers, John, PHILLIP
and Andrew Bladel, Rock Island.
ESBJORN FUNERAL.
. The funeral of DIR. c. NJ. Esbjorn
formerly professor at Augustana col
! lege, who died Saturday in New Hav
, en-, Conn, where he was pastor of the
= Swedish Lutheran church, will be hell
here next Friday. Owing to the fac
, that DR.. Esbiorn was one of the ear
r Hest graduates Of Augustana colleg,
: and afterwards was connected with it
( faculty, the services will be held Il
/ the college crapel The body will al
: rive from New Haven at 2:33 o'clocl
: Friday morning. The funeral part
[ will be met at the station by a com
4 mittee composed Of Acting Presiden
4 Bartholomew, DR.. Youngert, DR.. Fol
t sander, DR.. Lindberg, DR.. Blomgrer
4 Dr. Foss, Professor Maurftzson, Pre-
!. fessor King and Professor Anderson
Funeral services Of a private charat
ter will be held at the home of hi
:. mother, Mrs. Gustava Esbjorn, in Roc
: Island, at 100 O'Clock, Rev. n. ]. Fori
q berg, pastor Of Zion Lutheran churcl
y officiating. Services in the chapel wi
q begin at o'clock. DR.. c. E. Lindber
= will deliver the funeral sermon, an
\ Dr. \. Forsander and DR.. l. G. ABR
a hanson will conduct the altar service
;. President Andreen will also spea
. briefly If he is able to reach home
:, time for the funeral He is now i
! the east. Burial will take place in ii
family lot in Chippiannock cemeter
where his brother, DR.. Paul Esbjor
L lies buried. Rev. Mr.. Forsberg wi
conduct the last rites. DIR. C. y
Esbjorn was graduated from Augu
tana college in the class of 1877
: During the succeeding three years l
: served as instructor. at the same tin
= pursuing theological studies in Il