New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-01
OBITUARY
ARNOLD GULDEN.


result of paralytic stroke which he had
sustained during the night. He suffered
an attack June 23d of last year and while
he never fully recovered, it was not
thought that the end would come so
suddenly. Before the first stroke he was
a strong, robust man, the picture of good
health. The attack paralyzed one side
of his body so that he had to walk with
the aid of cane or crutch.
Arnold Gulden was born August 26,
1859, in Cottonwood township, his
parents being Mr. and Mrs. Nick Gulden,
one of the first families to settle in Cot
tonwood township, and the deceased
was one of the first white children born
in this vicinity. He spent his younger
days on the farm of his father and was
married January 9, 1888, to Miss Mary
Henle of this city. Shortly after their
marriage the couple lived at Springfield,
where Mr.. Gulden was in business for
himself. He later returned to New Ulm
and worked in the Eagle Roller mill until
he was appointed night police of the city,
taking the place of Chas. Winkelmann,
whose tragic death still remains one of the
unsolved mysteries of this city. He
served on the local force for several
years but since April, 1910, he has been
overseer at the county poor farm.
The deceased leaves widow and five
children to mourn his loss, also eight
grandchildren, is aged parents and three
sisters and brother, Gerhard Gulden of
Cottonwood, Mrs. John Schneider of
New Ulm, Mrs. John Remnant of Cot
tonwood and Mrs. Frank Schmelz of St.
Cloud. The children are Alois and
Isidore Gulden and Mrs. VIM. Friedrichs
of New Ulm, Nick of Golden and Cecilia
still living at home. The deceased was
one of the charter members of the Catho-
lie Order of Foresters in this city and also
a member of the Second Regiment band,
which organization turned out to play
the funeral dirge.
The funeral services were held at the
Catholic church at $50 o'clock Monday
morning and were attended by the several
organizations to which the deceased be-
longed en- corpore. Interment was made
at the Catholic cemetery.
ERNST FRICKE.
The death of Ernst Fricke occurred at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. w.
Engelbert, II South Washington street,
shortly after o'clock Monday morning
as the result of a stroke of apoplexy
which he had suffered few hours be-
fore. He had been ailing for the past
month, but his condition was not re-
garded serious at any time. Old age,
however, made it's demands and the
stroke Of apoplexy was too much for his
already weakened condition.
Ernst Fricke was born June 20,1830,
at Platendorf, Hanover, Germany, where
in the early SOS he was married to
Sophia Wassmann, who preceded him
in death a year ago last August. They
came to America in 1864 and at first
settled at St. Peter. A short time later
they removed to farm in Belgrade
township, Nicollet county, where they
resided until about nine years ago. They
made their home in New Ulm for two
years and then removed to Mapleton
where the death of Mrs. Fricke occurred
Since losing his life companion, Mr.
Fricke has made his home with his
daughter, Mrs. Hermann G. Borchert al
Mapleton, until about two months ago
when he came to New Ulm to live with
his daughter, Mrs. H. w. Engelbert. The
deceased leaves six children, Ernst Fricke
of Rockford, WASH, Henry Fricke O.
Mankato, Mrs. H. W. Engelbert of New
Ulm, Mrs. H. G. Borchert Of Mapletor
and Charles Fricke Of Mankato.
The body was shipped to Mapletor
Tuesday afternoon and the funera
services will be held from the Mapletor
Lutheran church this, Wednesday, after
noon.
ELDRED GIESEKE.
Hope that the injuries suffered by
Eldred Gieseke through the accidental
shooting at the Kuehnel farm week age
Saturday, would not have fatal termi
nation vanished last Tuesday afternoon
when the wounded boys condition
suddenly became worse and resulted ir
his death at 7 o'clock that evening
Eldred was the twelve-year- son O.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Gieseke, residing
on North Broadway. He was an un
usually bright young fellow, popular
with his schoolmates and we'll thought O
by his teachers and the sudden ending
Of his young life is sad one, indeed H
was born in New Ulm January 10, 1904
and was attending the Lutheran schoo