New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-22
). OBITUARY 9
MRS. CHARLES .sCHROECK

MRS. CHARLES :SCHROECK
The funeral of Mrs. Charles Schroeck
wife OF former New Ulm resident, was
held from the .Schroeck home at Spring
field, Monday, November 10. She was
ill but a short time before her death.
Mrs. Schroeck, whose maiden name
was Bertha Helena Stern, was born in
Springfield, October 16, 1887, but passed
her girlhood at Lamberton, to which place
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Stern,
moved short time following her birth.
She was united in marriage to Mr..
Schroeck at Lamberton on May 6, 1905.
They removed to Springfield about three
months ago. She was a member of the
German Evangelical Lutheran church.
Mrs. Schroeck is survived by her hus-
band and three small children, besides
her mother, Mrs. Edward Arnsdorf OF
Lamberton; a sister, Mrs. Peter Teller
OF Springfield, and brother, Fred Stern
OF Sleepy Eye. Her father died about
three years ago.
Following the funeral services, con-
Quoted by Rev. William Won Fischer,
the body was taken to Lamberton, where
the burial took place.
The following from other places attend
ed the funeral: Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Schroeck, Mr.. and Mrs. William Schroeck
Mrs. Charles Moerbitz and children,
and Miss Emma Sprold, New Ulm;
Catherine Schroeck and children, Mr..
and Mrs. George Brown, and Hugo
and Kate Schroeck, Minneapolis.
MRS. A. H. PAUL
Another Minnesota pioneer has passed
away. Mrs. A. H. Paul, a resident OF
st. Peter since 1858, died at her home
in that city last week, after short ILL
ness. She was 70 years old. :.
| The drug store at St. Peter, operated
by Mr.. and Mrs. Paul for nearly sixty
years, on the site where it now stands,
is landmark of that city. The store
was built by Lathrop & Paul, the latter
buying his partners interest few years
| later. He continued the business until
his death ten years ago, since which time
| Mrs. Paul has conducted the business.
The body has been sent to Dover, N. H.,
for burial, where her husband was buried.
JACOB GUTH. ..
Another New Ulm pioneer has been
called by death. Jacob Guth, a resident
of this city from 1869 to 1911, passed
away at the home OF his daughter, Mrs.
T. Schultz, in Minneapolis, on Thursday,
| November 16. He was 70 years old.
Mr.. Guth was born in Bavaria and
came with his parents to this country
when a young boy. They settled at
Newport, KY, where they made their
home. He was married in September
1861 at Newport, to Miss Elizabeth
Baas. and came to New Ulm eight years
later. About five years ago he went to
Minneapolis, where he has since resided.
His wife died eleven years ago.
For thirty years Mr.. Guth was fireman
and engineer at the New Ulm Roller
Mills. Previous to that he acted in the
same capacity at the Eagle and Globe
mills. He was also fagman for the M.
& St. L. railway for several years.
Mr.. Guth was the father of nine
children, five OF whom survive him. They
are: Mrs. T. Schultz, Mrs. George Hen
seller, Mrs. R. Townsend, Alois ]. Guth,
Minneapolis, and Edward Guth of New
Ulm. A sister, Mrs. William Frank, re-
sides here. He also leaves twenty-one
grand children and seven great-grand
children
The body was brought to New Ulm
Saturday, and the funeral held at the
Congregational church Sunday afternoon,
Rev. C. Holm of the Methodist church
conducting the services, in the absence
of Rev. E. F. Wheeler, who is ill.
Among those who were here for the
funeral besides the children of Mr. Guth,
were the following: Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Thole, Oscar Schultz, Charles
Guggisberg, Harry Kleges, George Hen
seller, J. Foil: Minneapolis; Mrs. George
Guth and two daughters, Sleepy Eye;
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schnabel, Gibbon.
MRS. MARGARET HERBECK.
The death of Mrs. Margaret Herbeck
occurred at the home of her nephew,
John Herbeck, on Valley street, Monday
afternoon. The funeral was held this
morning from the undertaking rooms of
J. H. Forster, burial being in the City
cemetery.
Mrs. Herbeck was born in Germany
in 1888, and came to America thirty
years ago. She first settled in Nebraska,
where she was married. After her hus-
bands death she came to New Ulm,
some twenty years ago. She leaves a