The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11
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made his home for more than sixty
years, passed away at his home, BIB
North Fourth street, Friday.
Mr.. Borkenhagen volunteered for
service in the Union army and served
| as member of Co. d, 44th w. V. L.,
first as private, but when discharged
! from the army he was serving in the
capacity as musician.
/ He was born in Germany in 1926,
married before leaving that country
in 1852, when he and his wife settled
/ in Eden, n. Y. After leaving that
place the family moved to Milwaukee,
residing there for two years, moving
to this city in 1854 His wife died five
years ago.
The surviving children are Louis,
at Jefferson; Henry, at home, and
| Mrs. Carl Baumann, town of Farming
ton. Eight grandchildren and fifteen
great-children also survive.
Funeral services were held yester-
day afternoon at O'Clock from the
| late home. Interment was in the
Lutheran cemetery.
Mrs. Mary Beerbohm, GO years Of
age, wife of Ferdinand Beerbohm, GOT
Cleveland street died Thursday. She
was born in Treptow, Province Pom
mern, Germany, and she and Mr.
Beerbohm were married there in 1871,
leaving Germany that year and COM
| ing direct to Watertown. Besides her
L I, ho &c, hxyt
Charles, Edward and Max, all of this
city; two daughters, Misses Amanda
and Selma, at home; a sister, Mrs.
August Bergman, GAINESVILLE, and a
brother, Ferdinand Kruger, of
Watertown. Funeral services were
| held Sunday at II o'clock from the
| late home and at 1890 o'clock at ST.
Marks Lutheran church. Interment
was in the Lutheran cemetery.
Mrs. Magdelena Reinehr, aged sc
years, widow of the late John Reinehr,
a resident of Watertown for sixty
years, died Wednesday at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Catherine Koes-
| ter, sos North Montgomery street,
| Mrs. Reinehr had been belfast for
| two years, suffering with the infirmi-
| ties of old age, and suffered stroke
of paralysis at the end Her four sur
viving children are, Mrs. Catherine
Rooster, this city; John Reinehr,
Litchville, N. D.; Mrs. Orie Stevenson,
| Chicago; Joseph Reinehr, Chicago.
Funeral services were held at ST.
Henry's church yesterday morning,
the sermon being preached by her
grandson, Rev. Hugo Rooster. Inter
ment was at st. Henry's cemetery.
The Rev. l.. E. Knief, aged rs years,
| chaplain at the Lutheran Home for
| Predetermined, died Wednesday, his
ailment being pneumonia of unusual
severity. He was sick but three days.
| Rev. Knief had been in the minis
try over forty years, his pastorates
being Ohio, Illinois, Missouri and
Iowa, besides his duties at the local
home
| Surviving their father are: five
| sons, Frederick Adolf and Ernest,
Milwaukee; Louis of Hinsdale, ILL.,,
and Erich of Cushing, Okla, and one
daughter, Miss Martha at the home.
| Funeral services. were held at the
home Thursday afternoon, Rev. f. H.
Eggers conducting the last rites, and
burial was in the Lutheran cemetery.
| Mrs Ferdinand Reuhlow died
| Thursday at her home, S19 Richards
avenue, aged rs years. She was born
| in Germany and came to America
after her marriage to Mr.. Reuhlow,
forty-siX years ago, settling on farm
near Ixonia, but moved to the town of
Lebanon in 1884. They retired and
moved to WATERFOWL a few years ago.
She is survived by two sons and three
daughters: Julius, town of Lebanon,
Alex, at home, Mrs. August Jaeger,
city, Mrs. Louis Christian, town of Lee
funeral was held Sunday at 1870
clock at st. Marks Lutheran church.
Interment was in the Lutheran GENE
terry
Frank " Piper, a pioneer merchant
and saw mill man, who spent nearly
fifty years in the town of Ixonia, died
at the home of his son, Myron Piper,
in Milwaukee, Monday of last week.
He is survived by his widow, three
sons, Ace Piper, Buffalo, N. Y; Bruce
V. Piper, Kenosha, and F. Myron Pr
per, Milwaukee, and one daughter,
Mrs Jeanette Haskell OF Long Beach,
Cal
The funeral services were held
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
in Forest Home cemetery chapel Mil
waukee, and were under the auspices
of Kenosha Lodge No. AT, A F. and
A. M.
Ernst Lemmerhirt died at Rich
wood Wednesday, at the home of his
son, Albert Lemmerhirt. He was
born in 1929 in Germany. He is sur
vived by his widow, two sons, Albert
and Henry, and one daughter, Mrs
Alvina Book of Columbus The fun
eral was held Sunday afternoon at
his sons home, and interment was in
the Redwood cemetery.
Word was received Friday, that Mrs
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