The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-11-25
Mrs. Reset SChmahl
Buried From Sons
Home HereSunday
Long Life of Eighty-six Years Closed
at Duluth Last Friday Afternoon
at Two O'clock
CAREER A REMARKABLE ONE
Death Ended Life Of Toll and Achieve
ment. OF Usefulness And Struggle
For Children's Coed


The funeral OF Mrs. Roset Schmahl,
who died at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Palmer, at Duluth, last Fri
day afternoon, was held at the home
of her son, Alec. c. Schmahl, at two
O'Clock Sunday afternoon. Only the
relatives and q few of the most init
mate friends were present as Mrs.
Schmahl had often expressed pre-
ference for a quiet funeral Rev. VIM.
Jobusch of the Presbyterian Church
read the burial service. Interment
was made in the Redwood Falls ceme-
terry. The pail bearers were: Mrs.
Schmahls three sons, Alec, julius,
and Herman and her three grandsons,
A. Jaehning, Of Wood Lake, Geo. Lie
benguth, of Barrett, Mimi, and Grover
Jaehning Of Morton.
Chas. A. Rose of ST. Paul, who was
one Of the defenders of Fort Ridgely
i'll '62, when Mrs. Schmahl was among
The refugees who sought protection
in the fort, was ar honorary pail
bearer and Mrs. L n Olds of Wells,
MINI, an intimate friend of Mrs.
Schn1ahl also attended the funeral. Of
the = children surviving Mrs.
SchnSanl only Mrs. Wingett was I'M
able to attend her mothers funeral,
bad health making it impossible for
her to make the journey. Mrs. Pal
mer and Mrs. Liebenguth came with
the funeral party from Duluth. Her.
man G. Schmahl, who went to Duluth
Thursday, Geo. Liebenguth and Jul
Jus A. Schmahl were the other men,
bers of the party.
Among the quantity of beautiful
cut flowers, sent by relatives and
friends, were beautiful chrysanthe-
NUNS, roses and carnations sent by
the State Department, the Immigra-
ton Department, James A. Larson,
the Woman of Duluth, and DR.. and
Mrs. Bugbee of Wells.
Obituary
The career of a remarkable woman
came to an end in the demise of Mrs.
Reset APPEL Schmahl, for many years,
and earlier years, so closely identified
with the history of Redwood county
and of the entire Minnesota Valley.
She first saw the light of day on Feb
rGary 20, 1928, at Mainz, Germany.
She was leap-year child, and enjoyed
but twenty-one birthday anniversaries,
the calendar makers have skipped one
four year period during her lifetime
in order to catch up with the time
revolutions of the earth around the
sun.
Mrs. Schmahl was one of large
family, she being the youngest child.
Her father was stonemason of
Mainz, and struggled hard in the sup
port of the family. Most of the eld-
er children came to America as soon
as they could secure funds for trans
portation, and when Mrs. Schmahl
was but eleven years old, she and her
father left for Havre, France, from
which city they sailed for London and
Liverpool At the latter city they
secured passage on sail-boat clear
ing for New York.
In those days the ocean steamers
were unknown, and sail transporta-
ton was uncertain. The boat on which
the couple had secured passage was
small one, and with stormy weather
and unfavorable winds, sixty days
were required to make the journey
from Liverpool to New York. From
the latter city the two went to Ga
lena, H., where relatives from the
fatherland had already found homes
but the father and daughter remained
there only a short time, coming tc
Caledonia, Houston county, Mimi, or
a Mississippi river steamboat. At Ca.
years, several of Mr.. Apfel's family
having previously located at that
place.
When st. Paul was still a village
Mrs. Schmahl found employment il
the home of Col. Robertson, then edi
tor of the st. Paul Pioneer, and i
was while thus employed that young
Jacob Schmahl, who had met her il
Mainz. and who had followed her Il
America, asked for and was given hel
hand. Jacob Schmahl became vel
acquainted with Gen. George Becker
Henry NJ. Rice, and other well-knowr
men of that period, at time whsl
the proposition to remove the capito
of the state from st. Paul to St
Peter was receiving serious considera
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