Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-12-19
DEATH OF A. B. WHEELER

Death has called another of our
most prominent and highly esteemed
citizens. Last Tuesday evening IT
was found necessary to take A. b.
Wheeler to st. Mary's hospital Tor an
operation for appendicitis. lie had
been i'll for several days. Inc opera
ton was performed the same evening
and conditions found were such as to
raise grave fears for his recovery.
Mr.. Wheeler's many friends through
out the city were shocked on WedneS-
day morning to learn that his condi-
ton was serious He grew worse and
passed away on Friday afternoon at
o'clock. December 18TH 1911. Mr..
Wheeler had been resident OF Wau-
sau for ten years and during that
time had built up a plumbing and
| heating business second TO none In
northern Wisconsin. Those with
whom he did business; his proverbial
cheerfulness: his efforts to better con-
ditions in our community and its adj
yancement. socially, and politically;
| his readiness to help the destitute
and those in distress, endeared him
| to his fellow citizens, and the sorrow
over his death reaches every part OF
our city.
Mr.. Wheeler was born in the state
| of New York, in the town of Mexico.
on the Sd day of October, 1852. He
remained there until young man,
having, in the meantime, acquired
his education, and fitting himself
| for an engineer. After his marriage
he was employed as chief engineer in
| the Peninsular Car Shops at Adrian,
Mich. The company soon changed
headquarters to Detroit, and MIR.
Wheeler went with it. While in that
| city he took up heating in its various
| branches and soon became connected
with the Detroit Heating and Light
| ing company. He went to Chicago
and was the company's superintend-
ent in that city. Later he went to
Galena, H., where he was manager
of the Winsor Heating Co. OF that
city, He returned to Chicago to take
| the position of travelling salesman for
| the KewauDee Boiler Co. and soon
| thereafter made his headquarters in
| Milwaukee. About ten years ago he
came to WauSau with his family, and
purchased the heating and plumbing
| establishment of Thomas Delaney,
forming the firm of A. B. Wheeler &
| Son and since has conducted very
| successful business. He had built a
very substantial home at 90 Fulton
street, and was just getting every
| thing in shape to enjoy life when
taken away. His son, ii. c.. Wheeler
accompanied by his family, went to
| Fremont, Neb., three years ago to
better his health, still retaining his
| interest in the business. They ar
| rived here on Thursday called by the
serious illness of Mr.. Wheeler, and
! will remain for some time, Mr..
| Wheeler looking after the business of
| the firm.
A. B. Wheeler and Miss Elsie Van
| Wey were joined in wedlock at Pal
| myria, Mich, on the 9th day of
March, 1877, who survives him, to-
gether with son and daughter, III.
G. Wheeler and Mrs. H. G. Gould of
Chicago.
Deceased was a member of the
First M. e. church of this city and
was Mason, belonging to Forest
Lodge, No. 100, f. & A. NJ, Wausau
Chapter, No. 81 and ST. Omer Com
mandery, No. -, X, t.
The funeral ceremonies were held
from the home at o'clock p. m.
Monday, and were conducted by Rev.
| F. HI. Brigham, pastor of the M. p.
| church, assisted by Rev. Tibbits, pre-
siding elder of this district. The
| ceremonies at the grave were in
charge of the Masonic fraternity, and
were according to Masonic ritual.
The pail bearers were: H. G..
Flieth, G. S. Gilbert, d. McNaughton,
| A. A Book, f. 0. Croker and James
Montgomery.