New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-15
OBITUARY
MRS. MARGARET SEIFERT.


MRS. MARGARET sE1FERT.
The funeral Of Mrs. Margaret Seifert
was held last week from the Holy Trinity
Catholic church, burial being in the
Catholic cemetary Her death oc-
,rred at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Herman Koop, on North Jeffer-
son street.
Mrs. Seifert, whose maiden name was
Margaret Dobener, was born October
81, 1843, in Kostelsen, Kreis Pilsen,
Bohemia. Austria. She was married
in 1863 to Joseph Seifert and came with
her husband to America four years
later, settling on a farm in Milford
township, where they resided until
about seventeen years ago, when Mr..
Seifert retired from farming and moved
to this city. Her husband died seven
years ago.
Mrs. Seifert is survived by six children.
They are: Peter Seifert, and Mrs.
Joseph Wilt, Lamberton; Mrs. John
Ubl and Mrs. Joseph Goblirsch, Cotton
wood township; John Seifert, Milford
township, and Mrs. Herman Koop, New
Ulm. A brother also lives in Germany.
ANDREW E. LEE
Andrew E. Lee, an old resident of
Brown county, died last week at his home
in Springfield, after an illness of several
months. He suffered from an attack
of rheumatism early this fall, from which
he never recovered, The immediate
cause Of his death was pneumonia and
for several days before his death the end
was hourly expected.
He was born in Norway in 1848. In
1869 he came to this country, settling
first in Iowa. In 187the took home,
stead in Burnstown, this county, and
year later was married to Isabelle Cas-
person, who had come from Norway
on the same ship with her future husband.
In 1874 the couple became discouraged
by the ravayes Of grasshoppers on their
farm and having also suffered the loss
Of their home by storm, they left the
homestead, and for several years resided
in Minneapolis, where Mr.. Lee was
employed in a brickyard. Later he
engaged in the brick-making business
at Blakely, returning to the farm in
1884, where the family remained until
Mr.. Lee retired from farming in 1908.
Besides his widow Mr.. Lee leaves one
son, Albert Lee Of Lake Park.
MRS. CAROLINE HAAS.
The death of Mrs. Caroline Haas oc-
Cured at her home on North State Street,
Saturday morning, November II. The
funeral was held yesterday morning from
the Catholic church, the burial taking
place in the Catholic cemetery.
Mrs. Haas was born in Illinois in 1848,
and was married forty-eight years ago,
to George Haas at their old home in
Illinois. They came to Minnesota in
1875, settling at New Ulm. Her hus-
band, who was in business here for
several years, died many years ago.
Mrs. Haas leaves. three children, two
sons and one daughter, all residing in this
city. They are: John Louis and Carrie.
The death of Mrs. Haas was very
sudden. She arose quite early Saturday
morning, dying a few minutes later
almost without warning. The coroner,
DR.. G. F. Reineke, was called and de-
cided that death was caused from heart
failure.
MRS. LUDWIG GRCTH..
Mrs. Ludwig Groth, apioneer resident
of CORTLAND, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Julius Schroeder in that
township on Wednesday, November 1,
from a stroke Of apoplexy, suffered on
that day.. The funeral was held on
Friday, November 3, burial being from
her old home in CORTLAND, and taking
place in the cemetery there. Funeral
services were held at the CORTLAND
church, following burial, conducted by
Rev. H. F. Schlaak.
Mrs: Grotn, who before her marriage
was Frederick Timm, was born in Ger
many in 1885, She was married in
1861 to Ludwig Grotn, and came with
her husband to America in 1853, settling
first in Wisconsin, where they lived for
a short time and removed to Waseca,
Minnesota, going from there to Court
land, where Mr.. Grott;a purchased farm,
and where they passed the greater part
CT their lives. MIR. Gr5tn died about
seven years ago. Mrs. Grotn has re-
sided vita her dag ter, Mrs Julius
Schr a:ler ccsr tie past three years
Besides tree daughters Mrs. Groth
leaves tWeI. " seven grad .il'cen and
twe1lty-si1 great Gran3 c -4ldron. The
daughters are: Mrs. r sert Lead5r and