The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28

Lake Mills, and Mrs. w. A. Perkins,

Lake Mills, and Mrs. w. A. Perkins
Deerfeld.
4 Funeral services were held at the
Bates home Friday morning at 10
o'clock, the Rev. Lorenz Knutzen Of
ficiating, and interment was at Lake
Mills. %
Mrs. Annie Sleeper, wife of the late
j. H. Sleeper, died last Tuesday after.
noon at her home, Gil Fifth street
The immediate cause of Mrs Sleeper s
demise was Brights disease, from
which she had been sufferer for more
than two years past.
Mrs Sleeper was born in Middle
ton, VT, in 1843, and coming to this
city child with her parents made
her one OF the pioneers of this section
of the state. She married Jonas H
Sleeper over fiftyetwo years ago and
while her husband was engaged as
agent for the Milwaukee road, and
later a lumber and -four merchant,
and after his death, she formed many
acquaintance and mace many friend
ships which have endured the test of
time; and especially was she active
in her work in the Congregational
church, where she took a deep inter-
est in all branches of that body's de-
votions
The only survivor of her family is
Mrs. A. H Worries of New Orleans, her
daughter, who has been attending at
her mothers bedside for the past
month.
The funeral was held Thursday
morning at the home at 1890 o'clock,
the Rev. n Carter Daniel officiating,
and interment was in Oak Hill ceme-
terry o.
Friends IN Watertown have been
advised Of the death Of Mrs. Henry
Zimmerman at Mankato, Mimi, who
before her marriage was Miss Louise
Scheuerer, daughter of the late Emil
Scheuerer and wife Mrs. Himmel-
man was so years old and was mar
ried to Mr. Himmelman thirty years
ago in Mankato She is survived by
her husband, two daughters and son.
The funeral was under the auspices
of the Rebekah lodge in her home
town. 10
Miss Edna Burdick, mention Of
whose death was made in the Leader
last week, vas brought to this city
Wednesday morning and the body lie
in state in the First M. E. church for
an hour that day, after which inter-
ment was in Oak Hill cemetery.
Frank Staffeil, 72 years of age, a
pioneer of the town of Ixonia died
Thursday and was buried Sunday in
st. Stephens cemetery, the funeral
service being held in st. Stephens
Lutheran church, town of Concord
ceded him in death by eight months
are survived by these sons and daugh-
ters: Mrs. Fred Hess, Watertown;
Mrs. Eugene Schroeder and Mrs. John
Allen, Oconomowoc; Mrs. Charles
Krietlow, Pittsville; William of Colby
and Julius, of Ixonia.
The many friends of Mrs. William
Blank, % years old, will be panied to
learn of her demise at her farm home
near Reedfeld, which occurred last
Wednesday. Mrs. Blank will be re-
membered in Watertown as Miss Mar
tina DOVE She was buried at Reed
field, Sunday Afternoon. She is sur
vived by her husband, and relatives
in this city are two sisters, Mrs. B. F.
Zilisch and Mrs. H. J. Guetzlaff, and
one brother, Walter DOVE. Her two
sisters and their husbands and Mr..
Dove attended the funeral, returning
home here yesterday.
Verna TerwedO, 1 year and 8 months
of age, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emil
Terwedo, 412 Tenth street, died yes
terday Funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the late home, Rev. julius Klingmann
officiating. Interment will be in Oak
Hill -