The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-11
MRS. EMIL MELCH[R
DIES AT Ix0N|A
A FAMILY WHICH is STRICKEN
BY DEATH TWICE WITHIN
THE PRESENT MONTH.
Her Husband and Five Small Children
Are Deprived of Wife and Mother
Funeral Wednesday,.

Mrs. Emil Melcher aged 35 years,
died Saturday evening at her home in
Ixonia, after suffering from peritonitis
for the past two weeks.
Mrs Mecher is a daughter of Mrs.
Carl Degner of Ixonia, and the late
Carl Degner, who died one week ago.
She was born on January 81, 1881.
Mr. and Mrs Melcher were married
in October of 1901, and have resided
on the farm since that time.
Mrs Melcher is survived by her
husband, two sons, Donald, IL years,
and Edgar, years; three daughters,
Norma, years, Aida, 5 years, and
Doris, 3 years; three brothers, Carl
and Alex Degner of Ixonia, and Henry
Degner, Cadott, Chippewa county;
seven sisters Mrs Otto Nelson, Cadott;
Mrs. William c. Jaeger, Mrs. Otto
Melcher, Mrs. John Winter, Mrs. B.
Oestreich, and Misses Meta and Aman-
da Degner all of Ixonia.
The funeral will be he'd Wednesday,
1890, at the home and at 200 o'clock
from the Lutheran church. The burial
will take place at the Ixonia Lutheran
cemetery.
Mrs. Louise Jahnke, AZ years of age,
died at her home 400 Dewey avenue,
Thursday, after ailing for the past
four years, and being confined to her
bed for the last two weeks.
Mrs. Jahnke was born in Watertown
on July Is, 1873, and is a daughter Of
Mrs Mary Behling, residing on Third
street
She was married to Louis Jahnke of
this city on June 16, 1895, since which
time they have resided in this city,
where Mr. Jahnke conducted cream
cry for many years.
Mrs. Jahnke was surrounded by a
large circle of friends during her life
in WatertOwn, and especially during
the time she was confined to her home.
She is survived by her husband, two
sons, Everett and Palmer, her mother,
Mrs. Mary Behling and three sisters,
Mrs Fred Schaetzke, Milwaukee; Mrs.
Arthur Benzel and Miss Julia Behling
of this city.
The funeral took place Sunday
at 1890 o'clock at the home and at
o'clock from ST. Johns Lutheran
church The burial Thursday at the
Lutheran cemetery
Mr. and Mrs Bernhard Strahota, of
Redwood, mourn the death of their
11-year-old son, Gabriel, who passed
away Thursday after an illness of
two weeks from pneumonia. He is sur
vived by his parents and two sisters,
Petronella and Ruth. The funeral
services were held Saturday morn
church Redwood
Another of Watertown's pioneer
mothers was called to her final reward
on Saturday, when Mrs. Johanna
LEM, widow of the late August LEM,
passed away at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. August hide, three
miles east of the city.
j Mrs LEM had been in failing health
for the past two months, and her TAX
ing away was not wholly unexpected. +
She was born in Germany " years
ago, but had passed nearly her entire
life in this vicinity. Mr. LEM died
six years ago, and since his death she
had made her home with her daughter
The surviving children are: Mrs.
August hide, Mrs. Uri Laskey and Otto
LEM of Watertown; Mrs. Fred Kuehn,
of Monico, Wis; Mrs. Frank Topp
and Mrs. Harry Thompson of Vern-
dale, Mimi; and Miss Amelia LEM, Of
juneau There also survive thirty-five
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at the
home Wednesday at 12:45, and at I'M
manuel church at 200 o'clock. In
terment will be at Emmanuel Gene
terry.
The following out of town people at
tended the funeral of Leslie Bence:
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bence, Oconomo-
woo; Mr.. and Mrs. William Bence,
Oconomowoc; Miss Mildred Bence,
IOconomowoc; Mrs William Rhodes,
Reeseville; Mr. and Mrs. ]. Rhodes,
Reeseville; Mrs. August Thoma,
Oshkosh; Mrs Edith WEIGH, Oconomo-
woe; Mr. and Mrs. A G. Stevenson,
milwaukee; Clarence Hendrickson,
Waukesha; Mrs. Alvina Wilkens,
Waukesha
Beloit, April REV. r. w. Bos-
worth died on Thursday at the age OF
81 years. He was a minister of the
Methodist Episcopal church for sixty
Years. He was born at Pottstown, N.
Y, and educated at Williams college,
Union Theological school and Garrett
Biblical institute He settled with
his bride in Allans Grove, Wis, in 1864
and has served churches in Columbus,
Fox Lake, Kenosha, Wauwatosa, Fond
du Lac, Beloit, Lake Geneva and Sun
Prairie. He was presiding elder of
the GAINESVILLE district for several
Years and was grand chaplain of the
Wisconsin knight Templars and
prominent in Masonic circles many
years. DR.. Bosworth is survived by
L. TIL