New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-08
OBITUARY
MRS. ANDREW HE'D.

MRS. ANDREW HE'D.
In the death. of Mrs. Andrew He'd
which occurred at her home in New
Sweden township, Nicollet county, Feb.
rs, one of the early settlers of that region
has passed hence. Her death was due
to an attack of heart disease and occurred
on the old homestead, where she had
lived since her arrival from Sweden in
the early seventies. Mrs. He'd was born
in Skaraborg Laen, Sweden, March 2,
1916, consequently lacked but few days
of being 70 years of age. She was
married twice, but both husbands pre-
coded her in death. She was first
married to Swan Swenson, who died
shortly after their arrival in America.
Her second marriage took place in 1874
to Andrew He'd, who died in March,
1906. She is survived by one son and
one daughter, Leonard He'd and Mrs.
Swan Carlson, both of New Sweden.
Funeral services were held at the late
home of the deceased last Sunday after
noon and later at the Bernadotte church.
Interment was made at the Bernadotte
cemetery.
MRS. ELIZABETH SIDER.
Death invaded the poor farm for the
second time within week last Tuesday
evening, when Mrs. Elizabeth Slider, an
inmate of the county institution for the
last five years, passed away. Cause of
death was general debility due to her
advanced age.
Deceased was born in Austria in 1928
and came to America in 1898, her i'm
mediate destination being New Ulm,
where she made her home with her STEP
son, Jacob Hauer, now living on North
Minnesota street. She was married
twice, but both Of her husbands are dead.
Wenzel Hauer, the first husband, died in
1873 and the second husband shortly
before her emigration to America. She
leaves seven children who still live in
Austria and one stepson, Jacob Hauer,
of this city.
Funeral services were held Friday
morning from the Catholic church and
interment was made at the Catholic
cemetery.
MRS. MARGARET sCHIEFERT.
The death of Mrs. Margaret Schiefert
occurred at the home of her son in Hanska
township Tuesday evening of last week
after an illness of several months, cause
OF death being given as dropsy and the
failings Of old age.
Mrs. Schiefert, whose maiden name was
Margaret sackel, was born April "a,
1882, at Pilsen, Bohemia, where she was
married to Ignatz Schiefert, who pre-
coded her in death May 29, 1904. The
couple came to America in the spring of
1865 and at first settled on a farm in
Cottonwood township, but later removed
to the Ranska farm, now operated by the
son, George. The deceased leaves one
son and four daughters, George of
Hanska, Mrs. Frank Wood of Mime
apolis, Mrs. Joseph Sperl and Mrs. Emil
Keckelsen of New Ulm. She also leaves
twenty-seven other direct descendants,
of the third and fourth generation, name.
ly sixteen grandchildren and eleven great
grandchildren
Funeral services were held last Friday
morning at the Searles Catholic church
and the body was brought to this city
| to be laid to rest in the Catholic
cemetery.
GEORGE PUCHNER.
At his home on Payne street George
Puchner passed away last Saturday
morning shortly after 10 o'clock, after
an illness of three weeks. He had not
been we'll for nearly year and his death
was not unexpected. The cause of
death was given as heart failure.
George Puchner was born Feb. IL,
1888, at Waldorf, Bohemia, Austria,
where he was married in the early six
ties, eight children being born to this
union, five of whom died in Austria and
three Of whom now live in New Ulm and
vicinity, Joseph Puchner of North Da-
kota, George Puchner of New Ulm and
Mrs. Alex. Flor of Sigel township. His
first wife died in 1892, but two years
after her death he was joined in matri-
mony second time to the widow who
now mourns his loss. The two sons