New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-23
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OBITUARY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
HRS. WILHELMINE RIEKE

AhS. WlLHELMlINE F1EhE III
Sunday morning at S o'clock Mrs.
Milhelmine Rieke, one of the pioneer
women of Nicollet Co. passed away at
5ale home of her son William in West
Newton. Altho she had been in feeble
aealth her death came rather suddenly
and unexpectedly. About four years
ago she had paralytic stroke which left
her in a feeble condition and Saturday
she suffered another from which she never
fnfIied~
The deceased whose maiden name was
Nilhelmine hammers was born in Kirch-
Miel near Laengerich, Kreis Teckelburg,
Prussia, Germany April Is, 1888, and
was consequently over 81 years old when
che died. She came to America in 1857,
FIRST settling in Ohio where she was
married in 1850 to Friedrich Rieke
They came to Minnesota in the year 1860
snd settled in the Town of West Newton
and took up the occupation of farming
which they followed with success for
many years. The deceased went thru
she trying days of the Indian Outbreak,
being one of those who fled to St. Peter,
returning to West Newton as soon as
zsnditions warranted it. She bore the
aartlships of pioneer life without COM
4Eaining and found solace and comfort
81 working for her family. Her declining
years she was able to spend in ease and
S!rsuafort: Her husband and one child
preceded her in death and she is survived
GIuth, Morgan; William Rieke, Louis
sEeke and Herman Rieke of West
Newton; Mrs. Mary Mas, Anaheim,
Cal, Mrs. Minnie Durbahn and August
Raeke, Fairfax and Mrs. William Dur
taahn OF New Ulm. She is also survived
ssy two brothers, Fred hammers OF LIE
a1eur and Ernst hammers of Ports
Mouth, Ohio and one sister, Mrs. Fred
:sSehrader of West Newton. The funeral
yes held yesterday afternoon at 1870
kelock from the German Methodist
Church at West Newton, Rev. Rinkel
Al Fairfax officiating. Interment was
zade IN the church cemetery.
MATTHIAS SCHNEIDER
The funeral of Matthias Schneider, an
Did and respected citizen of Sleepy Eye
sho passed away on Tuesday Sept. 18th,
vas held at St. Mary's church last Friday
morning at $3.50 o'clock.
The deceased was born in Austria, Feb.
~ 1894 and was united in marriage to
Agnes Obenaus in 1856. They came to
he United States in 1868 and settled on
L farm near Marshfeld, Wis. After re-
manning there for six years the family
came west and located on farm in Sun
down.. Redwood County where they
fa1zned for four years. In 1879 they
moved to- Sleepy Eye where the old
gentleman has made his home. His
Nife preceded him in death in the year
1soSand he has been in failing health ever
SINCE.
He is survived by two sons and four
namely: Charles T. and
IehnsS:, the latter of st. Paul, Mrs. Fred
Renbold of Grand Island, Nebraska,
Mrs Henry Berkemeyer of RAYMOND.
Mrs. w, d. Merth of Sleepy Eve and
NAssG4gnes of St. Paul.
sDHN MEYER
John. Meyer of Fairfax passed away
s.lndaN evening at 10 o'clock at the
:aoEetto Hospital following an operation
or appendicitis which was performed
friday. afternoon. The deceased was
1orn in Deresco, Germany Feb. Is, 1855.
Ii the year 1882 he emigrated to Ameri-
"a, coming directly to New Ulm, where
sse. resided for quite number of years.
AeHWas united in marriage to Henrietta
Nittmann May Fl, 1884. After leaving
New Ulm he lived for some time on
arm near Klossner and for the past two
gsars he has been living on a farm near
fairfax. He is survived by his widow,
asa two sons, Louis, who is at home and
herman who is living at Iona, Mon
saizHa~ He is also survived by sister,
Mrs. Mary Beran of Gibbon and a large
aumber. Of other relatives. He was an
1lcleaf Mrs II. A. Vogelpohl of this city.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow
Thursday afternoon, from the Lutheran
Church at Fairfax, Rev. I'm. F. Albrecht
HENRY LOWINSKE
4<Sokph Henry Lowinske, prosperous
ssEmer Of the Town of Home, passed
away at the home of his sister, Mrs.
Emma Niemann, North German Street,
IA this city Monday afternoon shortly
before o'clock. Death was due to a
soesrpl isation of diseases. A year ago in
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