New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-04-21
! OBITUARY
Observation-Disclosures
EMIL VIM. WEGN 4 r

EMIL VIM. WEGNER.
! Emil VIM. Wegner died Wednesday
afternoon at four o'clock at the home Of
his parents-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. August
Syring, at Springfield after lingering
illness, aged 80 years, months and q
days. While painting barn last No
vember in Somerset, Wisconsin, he fell q
distance Of 20 feet to the ground and
hurt his spine. He was taken to various
hospitals in St. Paul for treatment but
nothing seemed to stop the gradual de-
cline which ended in his demise.
The deceased was born October 18th,
1884, in the township of Leavenworth
the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Wegner
On March 22nd, 1911, he was married
to Hedwig Syring Of Springfield. Short
ly after their marriage they moved to
Sumter, Mimi, where he was manager
OF a creamery and later went to Somerset
where he also had charge of a creamery.
Mr.. Wegner is survived by his widow,
his father and one brother. The funeral
was held Saturday afternoon from St.
Pauls Lutheran Church at Springfield,
Rev. Won Fischer officiating. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Radtke attended the funeral
from New Ulm.
MRS. AUGUSTA WERNER.
Last Friday afternoon occurred the
death of Mrs. August Werner at the
Rochester hospital where she had been ia
ken for the purpose of having an opera
ton performed. She had been in poor
health for some years and went toRoches-
ter in the hopes that an operation might
effect cure, but when she arrived there
her illness was in too advanced stage
and no operation could be performed.
The deceased was only % years of age.
She was born at Springfield as the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. August
Schwartz. She was married Sept. Is 1907
to VIM. Werner at Springfield, MINI.
She is survived by her husband and
three small children. She is also sur
vived by three brothers, Bernhard,
Frank and Edward Schwartz. The
funeral was held yesterday afternoon at
two o'clock from Lutheran lions Church
at Springfield, Rev. Westerkamp Off
ciating. Henry R. Schwartz and wife
and Henry Schwartz, ST.. attended the
funeral from here.
MRS. MARIE SPOERHASE
Word was received here last Tuesday
that Louis Spoerhase of Puposki was
lying in a critical condition at Bemidji
hospital suffering from the effects of
paralytic stroke which he sustained
Tuesday morning. Mr.. Spoerhase is a
son of Mrs. Pauline Spoerhase and a
brother of Mrs. Pauline Fritsche and
Fred Spoerhase of Winthrop. Sunday
word was received that Mrs. Louis
Spoerhase had passed away at the same
hospital Sunday morning. Mr.. and
Mrs. Spoerhase had both enjoyed the
best of health in recent years and it was
only during the winter that Mrs. Spoer-
base had not felt so we'll as usual. Friday
she was seized with an acute attack of
Bright's disease and brought to the same
hospital where her husband was re-
ceiving treatment and Sunday morning
at eight o'clock she passed away.
The deceased, whose maiden name
was Marie Sievert, was born in Greifs-
wald, Germany May12,187O and came to
America about % years ago, first
settling at CORTLAND where she made
her home with brother. Later she
came to New Ulm and on November 10th,
1894 she was united in marriage to Louis
Spoerhase here in New Ulm. After
living here several years they moved to
Puposki and took up claim where they
have since made their home. Their
farm is about IL miles from Puposki
and about II miles from Bemidji. When
they took the claim they had practically
nothing, but by their united effort they
reached the point where life was going
easy with them and they were really
getting along very nicely.
The deceased was good wife, kind
mother and hard-working woman,
who was not afraid of any work that
would make things better for those whom
she loved. Two children were born to
them, of whom one Elsie, about years
old, survives. Mrs. Spoerhase is also
survived by two brothers and one
sister: John Sievert of Clements, MINI. !;
one brother in Germany and Mrs.
David Simon of Puposki. The remains
were brought to New Ulm Tuesday
noon. The funeral will be held to-
morrow wednesday, afternoon at two
o'clock from the home of Mrs. Pauline
Spoerhase, South German Street and
interment will be made in the city
cemetery. Can't. Albert Steinhauser will