New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-06-24
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Wednesday morning at lao, Jerome
Yates, Brown County only centenarian,
passed away at the home Of his son Ralph
at Sleepy Eye, aged 103 years, leaving
several sons and daughters, eleven grand
children and twelve great grandchild
The oldest OF the grandchildren is 40
years of age and the oldest of the great
grandchildren is 26. Ralph Yates, at
whose home the father has been staying
is about 68 years old and was for many
years a resident of New Ulm. Mrs.
Emil Mueller Of this city issa grand child
of the deceased. VS.
Jerome Yates was born at Johnstown
New York, May 80, 1911, thus antedating
the outbreak of the War of 1872. When
about twenty years Of age, he went to
Port Gibson, Miss. where he found em-
ployment as clerk in a store. Ten years
later he returned home for visit and
shortly afterwards came west to Wis
consin and took up farming. In 1885 he
located on a farm in Dodge County,
Minnesota, and lived there until old age
required him to give up hard work.
At one time Mr.. Yates studied for the
ministry, though he never actually took
that calling. At times he would preach
and often pleased his hearers as much or
more than some of the regularly or
dained divines. He could repeat long
passages Of Virgil in the original Latin
from memory. He had a good tutor in
his boyhood days in New York, and
seemed never to have forgot en- his in
structions.
Funeral services were hell at his late
home in Sleepy Eye Friday morning and
the remains were brought to New Ulm
where they were laid to rest in the City
Cemetery.
Wednesday evening shortly after II
o'clock Mrs. Henry Fast passed away
at her home on North Front Street, at
the age of only 80 years. Death was due
to Hold ykin's Disease, an ailment of rare
occurrence, superinduced by dropsy. She
became ill last November with enlarge
ment of the glands and tho She has had
the best of care and medical attention
since that time, it was all without avail.
The last two weeks she was confined to
her bed most of the time. l
The deceased whose maiden name was
Lizzie Sellner was born in Schwanen-
brueck, Pilsener Kreis, Bohemia April
20, 1882 and came to America with her
parents and directly tosNew Ulm when
she was only four years old. She grew
to womanhood here in New Ulm and on
February z, 1904 she was united in
marriage to Henry Fast, who with two
daughters, Florence and Alice, aged
respectively nine and five years, mourn
her loss. She is also survived by her
father who resides at Ashley, N. D., and
the following sisters and brothers; Mrs.
Fred Brust and Frank Sellner of New
Ulm; George Sellner of St. Peter and
Mrs. George Holiday Of Flaxville,
Montana. At the time of her death she
was a member Of the st. Elisabeth
Society who attended the funeral in a
body. Services were held Saturday
morning at 9 o'clock from Holv Trinity
Church, Rev. r.. Schlinkert officiating.
The remains were laid to rest in the
Catholic Cemetery. s
The following attended the funeral from
outside the city.:Mrs Peter Siegler and
daughter Mary Of st. Paul; Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Sellner Of st. Peter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wenzel Sellner and Mrs. Stephen Sellner
Of Sleepy, Eye.
M. w. a. INSURGENTS DEFEATED.