The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
GRIM REAPER
MAKES HARVEST
EDWARD F. w. KING, PROMINENT
BUSINESS MAN, CALLED TO
HIS REWARD.
Friedrich III. c. Hilker, Civil War Vet.
eran, Answers Last Roll Call.
Deaths of Many Recorded.

| Edward F. w. King, SO years of age,
died at his late home, 4O8 North Fifth
street, Wednesday evening, and when
| he passed away death took from the
commercial activities Of WatertOwn
one of the most prominent and we'll
known men; and not only does the
commercial activities of the city lose
valuable member, but the citizen
ship at large is deprived of man
who was everybody's friend and all
were his friends.
Mr. King was born in the town of
Portland, December %, 1868, and in
| 1890 married Miss Helen Bake of
Shawano county. AS a young man
he came to Watertown and engaged in
the draying business, and built up a
profitable business during the twenty
two years he was engaged in that call
| ing
Had he lived two days longer, he
and Mrs. King would have celebrated
their silver wedding anniversary.
He is survived by his widow; four
sons, Leon, at home; Carl, Lewiston,
Mont; Edward and Bernard, at home;
four sisters, Mrs. julius Zuehlke, this
city; Mrs Louise Mccarthy, Miss
| Sophie King and Miss Alvina King,
Madison: and two brothers, John
King, Hubbleton, and H. E. King, this
city
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at l.: 80 o'clock at the late
home and at 2 o'clock at the Moravian
church. Interment Was IN Oak Hill
cemetery. o.
Friedrich H c. Hilker, II years of
age, died Sunday afternoon, and his
taking away removed from our midst
another Civil war veteran, member Of
the G. A. Rand pioneer railroad man.
Mr.. Hilker enlisted in the service of
his country to crush rebellion and free
the slaves in August 1862, and during
his three years of duty saw much ac-
tive service, being wounded at the
battle of Missionary Ridge. He was
always an ardent member of the G.
A. R.
He was born IN Borntrup, Fursten-
thum, Lippedetmolt, Germany, and
came to America in 1854. He later
entered the employ Of the Milwaukee
road as fireman.
In January of 1861 he and Miss
Mary Prienfalk were married. His
wife died January II of this year.
His surviving relatives are two
sons, seven daughters, twenty-seven
grandchildren and two great-grand-
children. The sons are Frank, who
resides on the homestead, and Glenn
ent, town of Portland. The daughters
are Mrs. John McGovern, town Of
Portland; Mrs Ernst Reckner, town
of Shields; Mrs. John Maerzke, Mrs
James Dowd, Mrs Charles Ebert, Mrs
Edward Gehrke, Watertown, and Miss
Lena Hilker, at home.
Funeral services will be held under
home tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
Interment will be in Oak Hill ceme-
terry. Friends may pay respects at
the house today between the hours of
and 8 o'clock p m
Miss Myrtle Goeldner, daughter of
Mrs. Pauline Goeldner, died Wednes-
day, at Mt. Sinai hospital, Milwaukee
| The sad news of Miss Goeldner's death
was surprise to her many friends,
| few of whom knew of her sickness.
| Miss Goeldner but recently went to
Milwaukee to take a course of stem
ography in a business college and
while there contracted pneumonia
She had been employed for a number
of years at the Beals & Torrey shoe
mandatory as bookkeeper and typist
Her mother had been at her bed
side for a week prior to her passing
away.
Miss Goeldner was Sc years of age
and is survived by her mother and
| two sisters, Mrs Frank Bramer and
Miss Della Goeldner.
The funeral was held at the late
home at 10 o'clock Sunday morning,
Rev. Klingmann officiating, and inter
ment was ataOak Hill.
Mrs. Mary Allen, SO years of age,
is another of the pioneer mothers,
who has been called to her reward
during the past week, she having
passed away at the home Of her grand
daughter, Mrs R. M. Bates, 306 North
Washington street, Tuesday afternoon
Mrs. Allen was born in County An
trim. Ireland, January 1, 1928. She
was the oldest of a family of ten chill
dren. She came to this country with
her parents in 1882, the family settl-
ing in st. Lawrence county, New York
In 1874 the family removed to farm
in the town of Waterloo
In 1S47 she married the late Robert
Alexander and they settled on a farm
in the town of Waterloo, where three
children were born to the union only
one surviving, Mrs. Mary Alexander
residing in Watertown. Mr.. Alexan-
der died in 1852, and in 1863 she mar
ried William Allen.
The surviving relatives include the
daughter, Mrs. Alexander; a brother
James Hanna of the town of Water
loo; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Conklin
Clark, S. D., and Mrs. James Lacey
Ellendale, n. D.; four grandchildren
Mrs. R. M. Bates, this city, Mrs Felix
iLutz, Waterloo, Joseph Alexander