The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-20
Mrs. Joseph Blatzheim Died
Sunday Morning
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. Joseph Blatzheim died at
her home at 1913 North Seventh
street Sunday morning IL GAS
O'Clock. a few minutes after suffering
n third stroke of paralysis. Mrs
Blatzhcim was sixty-fve years. old
and had lived in Mankato since 1881
For eleven years Mr. and Mrs. Blatz-
helm operated the Commercial house,
of which Mr.. Blatzheim was proprie-
tor. II was only last year that they
retired from business.
Mrs. Blatzheim died after a very
short illness, which began late
Thursday afternoon. That afternoon
from two TO half past FIVE O'Clock
she attended party at the home of
Mrs. John Koch, Sr.. on North Sixth
| street. She came home I'm a joyial
frame of mind and was quite enthus-
iastic over the jolly afternoon she
had had with the company. Then she
prepared TO get the supper. She
started peeling potatoes, when she
suddenly fell to the floor, with the
knife in her hand. She did not cut
bruised.
Husband Called Physician.
Mr.. BlatZheim quickly placed her
in a chair and their son, Herman
Blatzheim, who came home at that
moment. assisted in carrying her to
her room, where she was laid on n
hed. A physician was called. He at
once saw that she had suffered a
stroke of paralysis, and had lost the
use of her left side. She rallied
some time afterwards and was able
to speak a little.
On Saturday night at $3.50 came
| the second stroke. which deprived
her OF all power over her right side
| also II is doubtful whether she ever
| regained consciousness after that.
On Sunday morning about 6:I5 came
the third stroke. with the usual
| symptoms. She opened her eyes for
moment and closed them. Half an
hour later life was extinct.
|
second husband. eleven grown chill
dren and thirty grandchildren Mrs
BlatZheim never lost one of her
sons or daughters, who, in the order
Of their ages, with their various
residences and families. are as fol-
lows:
Sons and Daughters.
Mrs. Herman Schmidt, Duluth,
laughter by the first marriage;
| husband q teamster; two children.
Mrs. PHI MCGrath, Lake Jeffer-
IN. daughter by the second mar
age; husband a farmer; seven chill.
dren.
Joseph P. Biatzheim, ST. Paul. So
citor for wall paper and paint
ouse; has wife and five children.
Matthew Blat2heim. Ottawa,
linn, rural mail carrier; has wife
md one child
Mrs 4. o. Hattrem, Ardoch, North
Dakota. husband a farmer; three
hildren
Miss Emma Blatyheim, living at
he parental home in Mankato.
Edward Blatzheim, Mound, MINI,
ear Minneapolis. foreman for stock
arm: has wife and five children.
Henry Blatzheim, 1G4l North
Fourth street, Mankato; teamster for
7ow!er & Pay; has wife and three
children.
Mrs. J. w. sontag, Rochester.
Ntinn.. husband a carpenter; four
| children.
George Blatzheim. Mount, Mimi.
teamster; has wife but no children.
Herman Blatzheim. living at the
family home in Mankato; driver for
the Kron department store.
Native Of Bavaria.
Mrs. Joseph Blstzheim was born
in Bavaria, Germany, in 1S49. Her
maiden name was Caroline Klingel
With her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Klihgel. she came to Ameri-
ca when hut two years old, and the
family settled on a farm near Mil
waukee. There she was raised. When
eighteen years old she was married
to a Cincinnati man and lived in that
city with her husband one year,
when he was killed while prospect.
ing in a mine near that city. The
young widow, with her infant daugh-
ter. then went to live with an
uncle of the mother in Michigan.
There they remained year and a
half. after which they went to the
mothers parents in Milwaukee. Not
long afterwards the whole fam:-
moved to Madeiia. Mimi. II was at
Madelia that she met Joseph Blatz-
heim,. young farmer, who had
been one of the early residents of
Mankato, where he first lived as
early as 1868. II was in 1870, that he
moved TO the farm near Madelia,
and in 1871 he was married to the
young widow.
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