New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-01-19
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MRS. MARIA FRANCES FILZEN

SpeCC0Q T6SlO0uCS. DoaLn occurred
Thursday forenoon at 11:40 and was
the direct result of a stroke Of apoplexy,
which she suffered Christmas eve and
from the effects of which she did not
rally. She had been ill since the latter
part of November, when she contracted
a severe cold, which developed into a
bad case OF the grippe Her death was
expected hourly after $3.50 Wednesday
evening, when she lapsed into state OF
coma, from which she never awakened.
Mrs. Filzen, whose maiden name
was Maria Frances Kioes, was born in
Luxembourg, Germany, February 18th,
1845, and there married Christian Filzen
November 4th, 1868. Three years later
the young couple emigrated to America,
coming directly to New Ulm, where she
has resided ever since. It will be re
membered that her husband preceded
her in death April 21st, 1918, as the re-
suit of an accident on the Stuebe farm
near New Ulm. :..
| Nine children were born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Filzen, of whom seven are still
alive, the other two dying in infancy.
Those living are as follows: Joseph
Filzen, Mrs. John Si1nmet, Mrs. John
Wartha, Philip and Christ Filzen, Mrs.
G. w. Milne and Mrs. Joseph Classen, all
of whom reside in New Ulm; with the
exception of Mrs. Milne of Mayville,
N. Oak. The deceased is also survived
by two sisters, Mrs. E. P. Bertrand of
Sleepy Eye and Mrs. Joseph Flzen of
Springfield and twenty-four grand chill
dren. :.*' -. -. =
Funeral services were held at the
Catholic church at $50 o'clock Monday
morning and interment made at the
Catholic cemetery.
The deceased was a member of the
Christian Mothers Society, the members
of which organization attended the
funeral in a body.
MRS. ANNA BUGGERT.
The death of Mrs. Anna Buggert oc-
Cured at the family home in Sigel town.
ship last Tuesday night, the result of
an attack of the grippe and liver CON-
plant with which she had suffered for
more than year
The deceased was born in St. Clair
County, Michigan, January 28th, 1861,
and with her parents came to Brown
county in 1871, the family settling in
Stark township. She was married to
E. W. Buggert, in June, 1885. Nine
children were born to this union of whom
two preceded their mother in death.
Those still living are Emma, Charles,
John, Annie, Helen and Ella, all of them
still at home, and William, who resides in
Wisconsin. She also leaves two sisters,
Mrs. Martin Vollmer of Sleepy Eye and
Mrs. Mary Bochum in. California. :
The funeral services were held from the
late home of the deceased in Sigel town.
ship last Friday afternoon, and inter-
ment was made in the Sigel cemetery.
Rev. c. J. Albrecht of this city oficiated
at the services.
ERNIE POLLEI
! Ernie, the three year old adopted son
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Reinhold Pollei, died
at the Union hospital last Wednesday
evening, after short illness. Appendix
citis was the direct cause of death.
The child took sick January 9Th and
was taken to the hospital for an opera
ton January 10th, where he died two
days later, on his mothers birthday ami
ve1sary The little fellows mother, Mrs.
Otto Pollei, died January 18th, 1913, and
he was adopted by the Reinhold Pollei
family shortly thereafter. Funeral SER
vices were held from the Pollei home on
North Front Street Friday afternoon at
2 o'clock and interment was made at the
City cemetery, Rev. G. Mayer officiating.
HELEN BOsTAIN
Infantile paralysis caused the death of
the year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
AIRY Bostain of North Minnesota Street
last Wednesday, after an illness of only a
few days. The parents recently came
to New Ulm from Marshall and their
grief is especially hard to bear under the
circumstances. The funeral was private
and interment was made at the city
cemetery the same day the baby died.
MARY DWYER.
Mary Dwyer, an inmate of the St.
Alexander Home for the Aged for the
past few months, died there last Wednes-
day night. She had been practically
helpless for some time before her demise,
having suffered paralytic stroke several
years ago, from the effects of which she
never wholly recovered.
The deceased was native of New York