Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-05-19
LAID TO REST I'M PINE
GROVE CEMETERY
Funeral Ceremonies OF E. C. thinner
man, at the Home and at the Gene
terry, Attended by Thousands.


ent at the funeral services of the late
E. c. Zimmerman. who passed away
on Monday evening, May IL, they
were not held until Friday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock, when
thousands Of our citizens paid their
last respects to their departed friend
and neighbor. Services were held
from the home at 123 Grand avenue,
the Rev e. c. Grauer, pastor of St.
Pau7s Evangelical church, officiating,
assisted 10y the Rev. Richard Evans,
pastor of the First M. E. church.
Tb5 banks of the city and the county
were all closed during the afternoon,
also the city schools and msLny
pubic places business during
the hours of the funeral was at a
standstill. The Odd Fellows, under
whose auspices the services were con-
Quoted after the brief services at ghe
home, met at Odd Fellows ball and
marched to the home, fully one hun
dred in line, and with the order were
A. Karrss of Hudson, Grand Patri-
arch, and G. S. Barber of Green Bay,
Past Grand Patriarch of the Grand
Encampment; f. Williams Of Milwau-
kee, Grand Senior Warden of the Grand
Lodge of T. @. O. +. of Wisconsin
and A. j. Caldwell of Oconto
The city and ex-city officials,
the Wausau Liederkranz and Wau-
sau Sharpshooters also marched
to the cemetery, which, with the car
riages, made cortege that reached
from the home nearly to the Gene
terry. The line of march was thronged
with people and at the cemetery
thousands of our citizens who had
gone down to to pay their respects to
this most beloved citizen. At the
grave the services were according to
the ritual Of Odd Fellowship and
were very impressive, the grand off
GERS present officiating. The Wausau
Liederkranz, Of which deceased was
member, took part in the ceremonies
at the cemetery by singing, "Am
Grabe' I'm the grave there is rest.
The day was a beautiful one and
was without q cloud; the wind shift
ed from the north to the south early
in the forenoon and it was ideal in
every way for carrying out in detail
the arrangements for the last sad
rites of this man who had won the
love, respect and esteem Q everybody.
Affection found rs expression in
flowers and the profusion of beautiful
floral offerings was in itself tribute
tcvthe departed which spoke volumes
of lis popularity and Of the esteem in
which he was held. From the various
societies to which he belonged came
exquisite designs and to transfer al
from the home to the cemetery re-
quired three automobiles filed with
the choicest flowers, where they
formed a beautiful setting to the
ceremonies which followed.
The pail bearers were all old friends
of the family and of deceased, viz
Messrs. Gustav Mueller, John Ringle,
L. Marchetti, Chas. Wegner, w. W.
Albers and DIR. P. A Riebe.
Those present from out of the city
were as follows:
Paul Zimmerman, Tacoma, Wash;
Mrs. Helen Weidner, Miss Vera Weld
ner, Minneapolis, Mimi; Mrs. Amelia
Cameron, Missoula, Mont; Mr.. and
Mrs. r. w. Ziebell and daughter
Alme, Milwaukee, Wis; Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Marth, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Zastrow, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Zas-
trow, town of Hamburg, this county;
w. Patzer, Blackwell, Wis; August
Schroeder, Miss Clara Schroeder, Eau
Claire, Wis; VIM. Zimmerman, Frank
Zimmerman, Fall Creek, Wis; Mrs.
Joe Zeier, Edgar, Wis; John Braun,
Athens, Wis; Mr.. and Mrs. August
Rusch and daughter Clara, Merrill,
Wis; E. A. Rademacher, G. G. viii
liams, Geo. R Crosby, w. f. Atwa-
ter, Milwaukee, Wis, from companies
represented by Zimmerman & Row
ley; j. J Auer, publisher Eau Claire
Herald.
The following bankers were in
attendance:
Chas. J. Kinzel, vice-president, and
Chas. j. Tesch, cashier, of the Lin
coin County bank of Merrill; J. p.
Wagner, vice-president of the Citi-
zens National bank of Green Bay
II. G. Hambright, cashier of the First
National bank of Marshfield; Geo A.
Kreutzer, president, and Robert
Neuenschwander, cashier, and VIM.
Erbach, director, of the Bark of
Athens: VIM. G. Seim, cashier Of the
Bank of Edgar; Geo. E. Ritger, CASH
Ter of tae State Bank of Marathon;
A. Won Berg. president, and w. A.
Won Berg, cashier, of the State Bank
OF Mosinee.
RESOLUTIONS.
Passed by the city council upon the
death OF Mr.. Zimmerman:
"It is with extreme sorrow that we
comply with the call TO record the
death of e. G. Zimmerman, mayor of
our city for the period OF four FEARS,
member of the common council, and
of the county board, and chairman
thereof. man who has rendered in
valuable service to the public and in
private life.
"Whiie it is but a meagre express
sion of eyr feelings relating 70 this
great less, we tender TO the family OF
the deceased on behalf of the people
of Wausau, our tenderest sympathy.
"As q. token of respect it is resolved
that this council attend the funeral
Of the deceased in a bo0y; and we in
vite al former members and s.Ssoci-
ates to participate.
THAT this resolution be made Of
permanent record amt an engraved
copy thereof be in proper time trans
mitted to the bereayed family"
1. o. o. F.