Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-04-15
MRS. RICHARD BAUMANN.

Mrs. Richard Baumann passed away
at her home i'll this city on THURSDAY.
April 10, 1913, at l:45 P. NJ. The
sad news as it spread throughout the
city was great shock to our citizens.
generally, as it was not known that
she was seriously ill, and only by
lew that she was confined to her home.
Mrs. Baumann had not been in robust
health for several years and three
weeks ago came down with severe
attack OF the grippe, which resulted
In several Strokes of paralysis on
"Wednesday and Thursday, affecting
the brain and was the immediate
cause, of her death.
A life of fifty years in Wausau had
made Mrs. Baumann's name familiar
to every one and she was beloved and
honored by a very large circle OF
friends and her sudden death has
caused inexpressible sorrow. Well
the writer remembers when she came
to Wausau with her husband in 1864.
They occupied apartments in the old
building which occupied the present
site of the Baumann hardware store.
On the first floor was the hardware
store, and the upper story was divid-
ed, the rear into fat where they
resided and the front rooms were oc-
cupled by the Central printing office.
and nothing was too arduous for us
apprentices to do for Mrs. Baumann.
Down to the threshold of eternity her
life has been characterized by love of
home; by her proyerbial cheerfulness.
and disposition to meet everything
with christian fortitude: imparting
to those about her, courage in times of
trouble and at all times adding to
their happiness by word and deed and
dispensing charity in her own sweet
way.
Mrs. Emma Lauterman Baumann
was born in Oberweisbach, Thueren-
gen, Germany, on the 10th day of
June, lS4l, and her age was II years
and 10 months at the time of her
death. She lived and was educated
in her native country and she came
to tie United States in 1864, going
to Milwaukee, and i'm which
city, on the 10Th of July, the same
year, she was joined in marriage to
Richard Baumann, whom she had
long known in the old country. a
month later they came to WauSau
and this has been their home ever
since. She was an ardent member of
ST. Paul'S Evangelical church and the
Frauenverein of that society. She is
survived by her husband and two
daughters. Mrs. Anna Dobrinz and
Mrs. H. j. Seim, both of this city,
and one brother and one sister in
Germany.
The funeral services took place from
the home at 100 O'Clock p. m. and
from the church at O'Clock, the Rev.
E. c. Grauer, pastor, officiating. A
profusion of beautiful flowers were
silent expressions of the esteem in
which deceased was held in the COM
munity. A large number of old
friends and neighbors were at the
services and at the interment i'm Pine
Grove cemetery. The following acted
as pail bearers: Messrs. f. G. thinner
man, Gustav Mueller, Jacob Gems
mann, Carl Lott, John Kiefer and
John Ringle.
The following from out of the city
were in attendance at the funeral:
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Baumann, the
former brother of Mr.. Baumann: Mrs. !
T. Fritze, sister of deceased, and
two daughters and two grandchild-
rem; Mrs. Herman INNS and Mrs.
Louis Schmidt, nieces of Mr.. Bau-
mann, all of Milwaukee; Hugo Voigt,
Chicago, and Louis Voigt, Hurley,
nephews; Mrs. VIM. Seim, Carl Vein
kauf aud daughter and Mrs. Chas.
Rifeman, of Edgar.