The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-12-12
THE GRIM REAPER
LAYS HEAVY HAND
On Many Mercer County Homes,
Youth and Old Age Paying
FateIy Tribute.

Mrs. Victoria Gender, aged 88 years, a
pioneer resident of this city died last
Sunday afternoon at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Caspar Schmitt, South
Walnut street. Deceased had been bed
fast since last February, suffering from
the weakness OF old age.
Mrs, Gender was born in Germany,
December 2S 1924, and came to this
country with her parents seven years
later. Her husband died p years ago.
-Four childred, Fl grandchildren and %
great grandchildren survive. The sur
viving children are A. L. Gender, Mrs.
Casper Schmitt and Mrs. Fred Laudahn,
of this city, and Julius Gender of Find
lay, this state.
Funeral services were held at the
Catholic church last Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Frederick Scheid, one Of Ft. Re
covery's oldest and best known inhabi-
tants, died at her home in that village
last Saturday evening, at the age Of SO
years.
The aged woman was the victim of a
very severe fall last summer, and on ac-
count of her advanced years. this was a
great strain on her physical system. Her
| friends will be grieved to hear of her
death. Mr.. Schied, well known to
our older residents, died four years ago.
Surviving are FIVE sons, Theodore G..
Scheid, Charles I, and Geo. W. Schied,
of Fl Recovery; Leslie w. Scheid, of
Evansville, Ind. and Adolph Scheid, of
Mishewa, Kas.
The funeral services were held Tues
day morning at Ft. Recovery.
Anthony Mestemaker, aged p, a
brother -in-law of Auditor J. F. Stein
brunner, and a well known young man
of the south end of the county, died
shortly before O'Clock Wednesday
morning, at the home of brother resid-
ing at Chickasaw. Death was due to tu-
berculosis, contracted several months
ago.
Deceased was son of Mrs. Theresa
Mestemaker, of Chickasaw, and was
born in that village in May, 1891. He
was working at Dayton during the flood
last spring and was caught in the food
ed district. He contracted typhoid fe-
yer, which developed consumption.
He is survived by his mother, two
brothers-Joseph and Frank, both of
Chichasaw-and one sister, Mrs. J. +.
DltluJIuuucI Ol llllS CITY
Funeral services will be held at the
Chickasaw Catholic church at 9 O'Clock
tomorrow Saturday, morning, Rev.
Chas. Kuenle officiating.
Henry Krogman, aged IS years, one
of Hopewells oldest and best known
residents, died about nine O'Clock last
Friday night following lingering i'll
ness.
Deceased was native of Germany,
but came to this country when a small
boy. He is survived by his wife and
five children-Charles, William, and
Mrs. Minnie Schimp, of Hopewell town
ship; John, of St. Marys, and Mrs. jul
ius Dicke, of this city. Funeral services.
were held at the Hopewell Lutheran
Church Monday, with Undertaken Meis-
ter in charge. Interment at Buck GEM
etry.
Mrs. Isaac Shively, aged so years, a
former we'll known Butler township wo-
man, died at her home at Manton, Mich,
on the 4th inst. The remains were
brought to this city last Saturday and
taken to the Swamp College cemetery
for interment
She was born i'll Washington township
and lived her entire life in the county,
until few months ago, when the family
moved to Michigan. Her husband and
eight children survive.
Frank Brune, an undertaken of Cincin-
natl, and a former Mercer county boy,
died last Sunday, following brief i'll
ness. He is survived by his wife and
two children.
Deceased was a son of Mrs. Mary Brune
of Maria Stein, and was born near there.
His mother, three brothers-John, Henry
and Joseph all of Maria Stien-and four
Benz. Knapke, and Mrs.
J. J. Knapke, of this city, and Mrs. John
Knapke and Mrs Joseph Knapke, of
Maria Stein-also survive.
Funeral services were held at Cincin-
natl Wednesday morning
Mrs. Henry Knapke is in receipt of
from Haskell, Oklahoma,
to the effect that her granddaughter,
Miss Clara Ineichen, had passed away at
Denver, Colorado, last Saturday. The
young woman was p years of age, and
a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Incl
chen, former we'll known residents of
this county.
Mrs. Harriet S. Griffith, the venerable
mother of the late Byron Griffith of the
Riley Griffith Hdwe. firm, died at the
home of her sister at Alexandra, New
York, last Friday morning Mrs. Grif-
fifth was member of the Celina Chap
ter O. E. S, and was well known here.
Bernard Unrast, aged 81 years, a well
known pioneer resident of Marion town
ship, died at his home at Sebastian last
after a ten days illness of
bowel trouble. Deceased was born in
Germany, but came to this country when
a boy. He is survived by his wife, one
son, Bernard, of Maria Stein, and sever
al brothers living in Germany. Funeral
services will be held at the Sebastian
Catholic Church this morning.
The infant child of Clay Profit and
wife, of Hopewell township, died We'd
nesday morning.
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