The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-13
1.-THE DEATH ROLL |

Friedrich Misegades, 80, succumbed
to the infirmities of old age at the
home of his daughter, Mrs Fred Zip
fel, 307 Montgomery street, Tuesday
morning.
The surviving children are Mrs. F.
Paeske, Milwaukee; Mrs. F. Zipfel
this city; F. r. Misegades, Chicago
and Mrs. Eli Fischer, this city. A
brother, Dietrich Misegades, Tai
madge, Nebraska, also survives
Funeral survives will be held on
! Thursday afternoon at l o'clock from
the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Eli
Fischer, North Water street, which
was the old Misegades home and later
the Fischer home, since it's erection
| thirtf-six years ago. The services,
which will be private, will be con-
Quoted by Rev. julius Klingmann.
Interment will be at Oak Hill GEM
etery
Born in Duldorf, Hanover. Ger
many, about forty miles from Berlin,
| December, 1926, he received his early
education in that country and came to
America in 1S47. He resided at Mil
waukee for a year and then came to
this city and worked for Richard Wag-
Qer, well known Wagonmaker those
times After working there for some
| time he became a partner. In 1859
e married Miss Christiana Schonfsh.
He conducted his wagon business
n the spot now occupied by the Otto
! Biefeld company. This was his only
business venture except for a brief
| time when he entered the milling
| business at BarabOo.
In social and civic activities of the
city he was a prominent factor. He
was a charter member of the old Con-
cordia society and was active as a
member of the Union league, organ
lied to fight the payment of railroad
| bonds which at one time threatened to
bankrupt the city He was both alder
man and supervisor. He was a men,
Der of st. Marks Lutheran church.
Later on in life he had many Attic
tons. Eight years previous to his
death he became blind and also his
hearing was impaired He was very
philosophical about his Affections,
however, and often said that he was
greater.
After his retirement from business
he still managed to keep in touch with
his former trade. Even though he
was a wagOnmaker, no machine was
too intricate for him to master. 1t
was no effort at all for him to take
watch apart and put it together
again. In his last efforts along this
line, however, his hand had to be
guided by another's.
AS in most cases when several of
the senses are afflicted the deficiency
is made up by strengthening the 9TH
ers. So was the case with Mr.. Mise
gades. His memory was of the finest
He followed the progress made by the
European armies in their struggles
and it was his one desire that he live
until the end OF that war
He was we'll liked by all his friends,
who were many, due to his kindly in
y
was never questioned There are
many in the city who will attest to
the fact that there was never a piece
of work that left his shop with
blemish in it. His death is regretted
by many.
Rev. Father J. ]. O'Keefe, former
u
city, was buried at Notre Dame, Ind,
last Saturday.
Besides being pastor of st. Ber-
nard's he was also president of Sacred
Heart college. He left here for Aus
tin, Texas, where he was pastor Of
st. Mary's church. Father O'Keefe
was a very popular man while here
and had many friends among the peo-
pie of other religion than that of the
Catholics
Malachi Howard, aged rs years, died
Saturday at st. Mary's hospital from
old age. His death was not unex-
pected as he had been i'll for several
months. He and his brother, John,
who died several years ago, were
owners of a big farm just west of
WATERFOWL, which they conducted
many years.
Funeral services were held in ST.
Bernards church on Monday morning
at $50 o'clock. Interment was in st.
Demands cemetery.
The out of town people who at
tended the funeral on Friday of Mas
ter John Ruske: Mr. and Mrs Aug
ust Jahnke and children of McFar-
land; Mrs. F. Friedrich, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Neumann and daughters Clara
and Laverna, Mr. and Mrs Joseph
Friedrich, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fred
rich, Mrs. John Bolson, Melbourne
Bolson, Esther Friedrich, Oconomo-
woe; Mr.. and Mrs. John Wendt, Co.
lumbus Mr.. and Mrs Ferd Wendt
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