Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-01-27
POTOSI.
special Correspondents to the Herald

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The funeral of Rev. Philip A.
FRANKIE, mention of whose death was
made in last week issue of The Her
aid, took place at Lacrosse, Wis.,,
Wednesday forenoon, Jan. 10th and
was most imposing affair; there
being 30 priests in attendance and
hundreds of people attended the
obsequies showing the high esteem
the young priest was held in. The
funeral services were held in the st.
Joseph Cathedral with Rt. Rev.
Bishop James Schwebach as celebrant,
Rev. P. Pape, of Potosi. deacon of
the mass and Rev. Edward w.
Mecher, of ST. Philips, sub deacon.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Schwebach delivered
an English sermon and Rev. G..
Slayter, of ST. Joseph Cathedral,
delivered a sermon in German.
Father FRANKIE was a son of the late
Angus and Johanna FRANKIE. He was
born in the village of Potosi, Aug.
9th, 1885 and died at Lacrosse,
Wis. Jan. 10th, 1915; aged %
years, five months and twenty days.
He attended St. Andrews parochial
school aud after receiving his holy
first communion, he entered the
Sacred Heart (now Campion) college
at Prairie du Chen in the summer of
1898 and graduated from the classical
course from that Institution, and
finished Philosophy and Theology at
ST. Francis seminary near Milwau-
kee. lie was ordained a priest on
the Goth of June, 1909 and celebrat-
ed his first holy mass in ST. Andrew s
church in the town of Potosi on the
och day of June, 1909. He was ap-
pointed assistant priest of st. Joseph
Cathedral at Lacrosse and was very
active in church affairs until i'll health
compelled him to relinquish active
work. He was celebrant at a Levitt
cal requiem mass for his father at
St. Andrews church in Potosi, Dec.
9th, 1914, little more than a
month and he was called to join the
father. He leaves seven brothers
and one sister to mourn his departure
all of whom were in attendance at
the funeral. The following people
attended the funeral from Potosi !:
Bernard Rupp, Frank Siepker,
August Ulbricht, Henry Schaefer,
Mr.. and Mrs. P. j. Rethwitch, C.
M. Schmitz, Ms B. Elskamp, Fred
Elskamp, Henryl Brown, VIM. Zenz,
and Leo Meysembourg and Mr.. and
Mrs. John McGovern.
Revs. Fathers P. Pape and J. V.
Scheffer of Potosi, were among the
80 priests who attended the funeral
of Father FRANKIE at Lacrosse, last
Wednesday.
w. C. Hymer and wife and L. G.
Edwards and wife attended the Candy
Shop show at the Grand opera house
in Dubuque, last Tuesday night.
Mrs. E. M. Wilmott is suffering
some painful bruises resulting from
a fall on the ice covered road in
front of the church in Tennyson.
Mrs. Andrew Wilhelm sustained a
broken wrist by falling on the icy
road near the church in Tennyson last
Tuesday morning.
w. G. Hymer IS nursing a lame
arm resulting from fall.
Theodore Doser of State Center,
Iowa, visited with his father and
mother and brothers and sisters here
last week.
The local nest of Orioles held
their annual banquet and installa-
tiOn of officers last Tuesday evening.
Miss Marie, eldest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Schmitz has
been very i'll for the past week,
happily however she is now in fair
way to ultimate recovery.
A. w. Dickinson, formerly of
PotOsi, but now of Ryan, Iowa, was
shaking hands with friends here
Thursday.
Miss Ada Scheffer returned Thurs
day morning from couple of weeks
pleasant visit with relatives at Eau
Claire and other points IN Wisconsin.
In addition to the names OF deceas-
ed members of the Ladies Aid Society
published last week, are Miss Anna
K. Swale, first secretary of the
society; Mrs. J. w. Seaton, Mrs.
Henry ". Wright and Mrs. Henry
Korber.