Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-09-09
MATT SCHERlBEL DEAD
Died from Effects of Injuries
Received Under Train at
Neilsville- Buried Here on
Saturday-Loss Is Deeply
Felt.

E"NJ 20 DCCPly
Felt.
Matt Scheribel, for twentv-sev-
en- wears a resident of Eagle Riv-
cr, died at Eau Claire Thursday.
Sept. 3rd, from injuries received
under a train at NeilsFlle the
dav before.
The accident occurred Wednes-
day morning 1T 4 o'clock. Mr..
Scheribel had taken a party to
Marshheld the night before, he
being in the employ of 6. F.
Grassie of the Homemaker Land
Co. In getting off the train at
Neilsville he fell under the coach
and had both legs cut off, the
right below the knee and The left
above. Medical aid was secured
within a few minutes and first
aid was rendered before the in
iured man was taken on the
train to Eau Claire. There he
was taken to the Sacred Heart
hospital but was too weak to
undergo an operation.
When word of the accident was
received here Mrs. Scheribel and
her brother, Chas. Zimpelmann
left for Eau Claire, arriving at
the bedside several hours before
the end came. Beside those two,
the son Arthur and brother,
Frank Scheribel, were present at
the end.
The remains reached here Fri
day afternoon. Funeral services
were held at 1Oo'clock Saturday
morning, requiem mass being
said by FIR Toplak at st. Peters
Catholic church. Interment was
made in the new cemetery.
Matthias Scheribel was born
at Port Washington, Wis, Nov.
., 1858. His childhood was
spent in that place. Later he
went to Sturgeon Bay where he
was engaged IN the fish business
for a number of years. Follow
ing that he went to Marshheld
operating a bakery and dealing
in wholesale fruit. Twenty-sev-
en- years ago he came to Eagle
River and since being here has
engagedin various lines of work,
starting with a bakery then
a saloon and later the furniture
and undertaking business. Last
spring he entered the employ of
4. +. Grassie at Marshheld. A
few weeks ago he was home Wis
iting his family.
December Goth. 1884 he mar
rled Louise Zimpelmann at Port
Washington and to this union
were born eight children, six OF
whom are still living. They are:
Edward of Wauwatosa, Arthur,
Alfred, Walter, Rosaline and
Arein, all at home.
Out-ot-tOwn relatives who at
tended the funeral were a son,
Edward Scheribel and wife OF
NauwatOsa; TWO brothers, Ohm
OF Chicago and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Scheribel of Stratford;
two sisters, Mrs. Ed. State and
Mrs. F. Lechmaier of Milwaukee
and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Han
son Bernard of Port Washing
ton.
The appalling accident which
so suddenly snuffed out the life
OF Matt Scheribel takes from
this world a soul which has
done much toward making lies
PAIN CdSiCl IOl Ctii W nv
knew him. Matt was always
radiant, cheerful, happy; with
helping hand or word of encour-
agement to all whom he met-an
oPtlmlst of the truest type. And
Tor those reasons will he be miss
Sd, He was liked BY ALA man
without single enemy; a man
whose view of life brought him
The true reward, the spirit OF
good fellowship toward all men
10 the grieving family and host
oI relatives the community offers
deepest sympathy. All who ever
9 Knew Matt mourn his denise.
MATT SCHERIBEL-AN APPRECIATION.
BY q. F Grassie.
Matt is gone jovial, genial gener-
Gus blg-hearted Matt.
Simple but sincere: always eager