New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-01
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MRS. WOLFGANG HACKER

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MRS. WOLFGANG HACKER
Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Wolfgang
Hacker passed away at the home of her
son-in-law, Joseph Koreis, on N. Franklin
Street. Death was due to dropsy and
asthma from which she had been a pa
tient sufferer for many years. She was
conscious until the last moment.
The deceased, whose maiden name
was Katherine Muench, was born in Boz
hernia, Austria, January LIST, 1856, and
was consequently SO years of age when
she passed away. At the age of nine
teen years she emigrated to America,
coming directly to New Ulm. Shortly
thereafter she moved to Sigel where she
found employment in the home of Chas.
Forster. In the fall of 1876 she was
married to Wolfgang Hacker who sur
wives her. After their marriage they
moved onto farm in the Town of La
fayette where they followed the occupa-
ton of farming until her death. She and
her husband had been figuring on giving
up active farm life and moving to New
Ulm this fall.
She is survived by the following twelve
children: Mrs. Louis Brey, Bird Is
land, Mrs. Jos. Koreis, New Ulm, Rosa,
Anna and Anton who are still at home,
Joseph, Charles, Frank and Louis of La
fayette Township, Wolfgang of Sigel
Township, Albert and Alfred of Brighton.
Three children preceded her in death.
She is also survived by two brothers,
John Muench of West Newton and
Charles Muench of Fairfax, and three sis
tiers, Mrs. Frances Gambold of St. Paul
and two who still live in the old country.
At the time Of her death she was
member of the Mothers Society and
St. Agnes Society of St. George. Both
of these societies attended the funeral
which was held Saturday morning at
10 o'clock from the Catholic church in
st. George. Rev. Posek officiated and
the remains we're laid to rest in the St.
George Cemetery.
CARL LUEPKE
Carl Luepke who has been a resident
of Nicollet County for more than thirty
years passed away at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Bertha Bruer, in Nicollet
Township, Wednesday morning at 9:45
o'clock, aged seventy years. The i'm
mediate cause of his death was heart
trouble with which he had been afflicted
for more than year.
The deceased was born in Pommern,
Germany, in 1845 and grew to manhood
in his native village. October 28th, 1872
he was married to Miss Minnie Neu-
bauer who survives him. In 1881 they
emigrated to America and came directly
to CORTLAND where they moved onto
farm and took up farming, which occu-
patton they followed until the time of
hisdeath.
Besides the widow eight children sur
vive to mourn his loss. They are Ernst
Luepke, Albert Luepke and Mrs. Henry
Bendix of Echo, Frank Luepke, Brighton;
Mrs Carl Dallmann, Nicollet; Gustav
and Herman Luepke, CORTLAND. He
is also survived by eighteen grandchildren
and six brothers, Martin living in Echo,
William in CORTLAND, and Gustav,
Franz, August and Ernst in Germany.
The funeral was held Friday afternoon
at one o'clock with services at o'clock
at the Lutheran Church in CORTLAND.
Interment was made in the Lutheran
cemetery at CORTLAND.
ARTHUR MATTKE. ],
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Mattke of the town
of Eden mourn the loss of their 16 year
old son which occurred at their home ear
ly last Thursday morning. Death was
due to nephritis from which the deceased
had been suffering for some time. The
funeral was held Sunday afternoon with
services at the home and from the Luth-
eran church in the Town of Eden.
FRED ZICK.
Saturday afternoon at four o'clock
Fred Kick passed away at the home of his
son William in the Town of Linden, aged
II years. Death was due to asthma with
which he had been patient sufferer for
many years. He was confined to his bed
the last three days before his death.
Mr.. lick was born in Busterbach, Pom
mern, Germany, November 3Oth, 1888
where he grew to manhood. There he
was married in 1864 to Caroline Jeske
who survives him. In 1884 they emigrat-
ed to America and located first in Nc
Henry County, Illinois, but lived there
only short time. The same fall they
came to Brown County and settled in the
Town of Linden where the deceased has