New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-08
OBITUARY
JOHN STRECKER.

John Strecker, an employee of the
Sleepy Eye Mil, died at the Loretto
Hospital last Wednesday evening fol-
lowing an illness of twenty days at the
hospital. An operation had been per-
formed for perforation of the bowels
several days before his death and his
condition was not encouraging from the
first.
Mr.. Strecker was born in Germany a.
bout fifty-four years ago. He came to
America when about thirty-fve years
of age. He was not known to have any
relatives in this country and he never
married so far as his friends in
this country knew. 1t is supposed that
he has brother still living in the Father
land
The funeral was held Saturday morn
ing from the Catholic Church at Sleepy
Eye and interment made in the Catholic
cemetery there.
CARL WEILANDT.
Carl Weilandt who had been afflicted
with kidney and heart trouble ever since
March passed away at his home, corner
Center and Payne Streets Saturday
evening at II o'clock. He had been up
and around the most of the time, and
was confined to his bed only "a hours
Immediately preceding his death.
The deceased was born in Technow,
Pommern, Germany March 26th, 1916,
and was consequently only SO years old
when he died. He came to America in
1869 and first located at Warsaw, Wis
consin. The following year he came to
New Ulm and two years later he took a
claim in Wellington Township, Rem
vile County, where he followed the oc-
cupation of farming until 1896 when he
gave up active life and came to New Ulm
with his family where he has continuously
resided since. Hewas married at Beaver
Falls, Renville Co., December 7th 1874,
to Auguste Fitzloff who survives him.
= Six children were born to them of whom
four died in infancy.
The surviving children are Mrs. Her
man Stegemann and Carl. O.. Weilandt,
both of whom live in this city. He is
also survived by one sister who lives in
South America and two brothers who
reside in Germany. The funeral was
held yesterday afternoon with services
at the late home at 80 and at the Erie
dens Church at 2 o'clock, Rev. Mayer
officiating. Interment was made in the
city cemetery.
MRS. GUNNEL PETERSON.
Mrs. Gunnel Peterson, grandmother Of
. A. O. Olsen of this city, died last Wednes-
day morning at the home Of her sons,
the Richardson Bros, Nicollet County,
at the age of "a years. Deceased was
born in Norway October Fl, 1921, and
was married there to Andrew Richardson,
from which union six children were born.
After her husbands death the widow
and children emigrated to America in
1861, settling in Nicollet county. About
two years later she married Gilbert
7 Peterson and to them were born two
children. Mr.. Peterson died about IA
years ago.
Mrs. Peterson is survived by the
following children: Mrs. Emily Olson
Nicollet, Knute and Henry Richardson
Of Cranky; Mrs. Helen Ose of Duluth
Mrs. Annie johnson of Fertile; Mrs. O.
K. Bjore, Walnut Grove. Also the
following step-children: Peter G.. Peter.
son, Mrs. Knute Richardson and Ole @
Lee all of Cranky; Martin G. Peterson
Fertile; Mrs. Carl Conklin, Minneapolis
The funeral services were held Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock at the Norwegian
Lutheran church in Brighton, Rev
Strand officiating. Interment was made
in Brighton cemetery. Six grandson!
of the deceased acted as pall-bearers
A. O. Olsen of this city, three of hi
brothers and two of his cousins. Mrs
Olsen was also present at the funeral.
Saturday shortly after the noon hour
Timothy Hennessy died at the St
Alexander Home for the Aged. Deatl
was due to old age. The deceased wa
born in Leslevane, Ireland, as the sol
of Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Henness,
March IT, 1927, and was therefore s.
years old when he passed away.
Very little is known of the family o
the dead man. He came to the St
Alexander Home from Cwatonna abou
8 years ago. He was widower, hi
wife having preceded him in death som
years ago. The funeral was held from
the Loretto Hospital Monday mornin
at 7:30, Rev. Anselm Schmidt officiating
The remains were laid to rest in tn
Catholic cemetery.