New Ulm review., 1912-12-04
Obituary. i

1t becomes our painful duty this
week to chronicle the death of a
young man who was born and raised
in New Uim and who had before him
a most successful business career
when he was stricken in the prime of
life. News of the death Of Hugo
Boock at Crosby, n. D. where he died
Saturday evening ut O'Clock reached
New Ulm Sunday morning. Death
was due to pulmonary tuberculosis
with which be had been afflicted for
over four years. 80
The deceased was born in New Ulm
on the 30tb day of September 1876 and
was therefore only 36 years old when
he answered Deaths summons. He
grew to manhood here, and learned
the druggists profession at the
Pioneer Drug Store. In the year 1897
he was married at St. Paul to Miss
Mary Kopetzki, his surviving widow,
and shortly thereafter left for Great
Falls, Montana where he had secured
employment at a drug store. After
leaving Great Falls he was located at
different places in Minnesota, owning
and operating at one time drug store
at Buffalo Lake which afterwards
burned down.
About seven years ago he removed
to Crosby, N. D. and since then
Fortune has smiled on him in a
financial way. He had substantial
store building erected the past summer
for a second drug store. Last winter
on account of its severity was a bad
one for Mr.. Boock who was in poor
health. During February he was
taken i'll and bis life was despaired of
for a time, but he rallied sufficiently
to be able to make trip east during
the summer and he visited with the
home-folks few days on his return
trip during the month of August. His
father, Christ Boock, went to Crosby
about four weeks ago and stayed with
bis son till he died and accompanied
the remains to New Ulm, arriving
Tuesday afternoon. The widow. three
children and brother, Alfred of
Spokane, WASH, who erected the
building for him at Crosby, were the
other members of the funeral party.
The deceased had happy, sunny
| disposition and was well-liked by all
who knew him and his demise means
to them a personal loss. He had a
host of close and warm friends in
Crosby whotsent many beautiful floral
tributes. He is survived by his widow.
three daughters, his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Christ Boock, his brothers Fred
and Otto, all residing in New Ulm and
his brother Alfred located at Spokane,
Wash. The funeral will be held to-
morrow morning (Thursday) at
O'Clock from the Catholic Church,
Rev. Schlinkert offici ating.
Word reached New Ulm Tuesday
morning of the sudden death Mon
day morning of Oliver Green, who was
we'll known here. 1t has been i'm
possible for us to get any definite in
formation except that Mr.. Green dice
following an operation for some
throat trouble and it was thought tha
interment would be made at St. Peter
We regret exceedingly our inability tc
furnish definite information to those
of his friends and acquaintances who
would wish to tknow. ). but it was onl,
after much effort that we succeeded ir
learning the above meagre details
The sympathy of the old neighbors O
the Green families is extended to then
In this sorrow.
Daniel Gehrke died at his home j,
this city Wednesday morning Nov
9th, at the age of,69 years, months
and 10 days. Deceased was born il
Stettin, Germany, Aug. l7th, 1843 ant
came to America in 1867, settling a
Columbus, Wisconsin. In 1880 h,
moved to Brown county and settled OF
q farm north of this city where he
lived until twenty years ago when ht
moved to town. He leaves to mourn
his death five sons, one daughter and
a brother. The funeral was helG
Friday afternoon at O'Clock from
St. Johns Lutheran church, Rev
VIM. Albrecht ..offici ating. Tntermen
/, in Home cemetery. 49, Sleepy Eyt
erald-Dispatch. IT,
1 D. Mailer, pioneer resident OF L
Sueur and father of Editor F. W
MAILER Of Springfield, died at l.
Sueur last Sunday at the age Q
seventy-six years. Several weeks ag'
he fell from the roof of one-stor
building on which he was engaged i
working at his trade, that of
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