New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-05-24
'OBITUARY.

Mrs. Ernst] Thiede died Sunda!
evening at the age OF As years, deati
being directly due to cold contracted
at the Searles fire when she assisted
in rescuing household goods ane
otherwise aided in fighting the fire
Deceased was born in 1866 in Uecher
hof, Pommern, Germany. At the age
of one year she came TO America with
her parents who were Mr.. and Mrs.
Gottfried Retzlaff of this city. In
1896 she was married to Ernst Thiede
and at present lived on farm in
Cottonwood. She is survived by her
husba and six children, who are:
Henry, Alfred, Ida, Edwin and Ben
jamin. Besides these she leaves one
brother, F. H. Retzlaff of this city;
and five sisters, Mrs. B. Guth, Mrs.
Frank Guth, Mrs. Am. Spalding,
Mrs. A. Spalding and Miss Martha
Retzlatf. The funeral was held this
"Wednesday morning at 10 O'Clock
from the home in Cottonwood and at
one O'Clock this afternoon from the
Lutheran church.
|. The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jos. Schmidt died Saturday and was
buried Monday morning from the
Catholic church.
Bernhart Schaeffler died at the home
of his son, VIM. Schaetfler, in the
town of Cottonwood Thursday morn
ing. Deceased was an old and re-
spected citizen and had reached the
age of 81 years. He is survived by
three sons, VIM, August and Bern.
hart of Lafayette Township and one
daughter, Mrs. Jos. Wild of Minot.
N. D. The funeral was held from the
Catholic church Saturday morning
and interment made in the Catholic
cemetery.
Mrs. Schell.
After lingering illness of several
years duration, Mrs. Aug. Schell
died last Sunday having reached the
age OF g years and by her death a
life of activity and usefulness is con-
cluded. She was one of the earliest
settlers, one who left comfortable
home in the city, coming to a country
which at that time was far beyond
the conditions that go to make life
comfortable. When her husband,
prompted by the spirit of indepen.
dence that was so characteristic of
the people of the forties and fifties OF
The past century, left the city to work
out for himself and family an ex-
istence in country where there was
plenty of elbow room and which
would warrant for himself and chill
lren and independent livelihood IN
lays to come, Mrs. Schell willingly
ook upon herself the burdens, de-
aials and duties of pioneer woman
sharing with her husband for ''better
or worse". And tits to this type OF
women that posterity owes so much
md whese memory should be per-
,etuated and their noble traits inn
inflated.
Deceased was born Oct. l6. 1929 in
on the Neckar, uertem-
,erg, Germany. In 1849 she came to
his country with her mother and
became their first home.
Four years later she was married in
hat city to Aug. Schell. Here she
ived three years up to 1856 when the
schell family with a number of other
Germans that they left their home
n that city and came to New Ulm to
i've in this, at that time, unci-
'ilized and wild country. Mr..
,chell worked in the mill for
ONE time and in 1861 started the
brewery. Her husband died in 1891
md since that time up to his death
he business was carried on by her
on, the late Otto Scheil. Of the six
children that were born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Schell four are still living who
re: Mrs. Geo. Schneider, Mrs. Geo.
Iarti of this city; Mrs. VIM. Yoerg
If Winthrop and Adolph Schell of
Ore. She is also survived
~ one brother, Edw. Herman, nine
cen grandchildren and nine great
About two years ago Mrs. Schell
uffred stroke and since that time
las been ailing. The funeral will be
leld Wednesday from the old family
esidence.