New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-04-05
OBITUARY
CHAS. SCHLIEF.

CHAS. SCHLIEF. ~ - !.
At his home near the Hauenstein
brewery Charles Schlief passed away
Tuesday evening of last week after a
lingering illness of nearly five months,
having been sufferer from cancer of the
stomach for that length Of time.
Deceased was born July 16, 1847, in
Prussia, Germany, and came to this
country with his parents when boy nine
years of age. The family settled in the
vicinity of Fond du Lac, Wis, but Mr..
Schleif came farther west when still
young man, at first residing on a farm
near Essig and later in Mulligan town.
ship. 1t was while he was living at
Essig that he was married to Miss Minnie
Buehlow of this city, who preceded him
in death nearly twenty years ago. His
second wife who now survives him,
formerly was Miss Mary Hartneck of
this city. The family left the Mulligan
farm about seventeen years ago and
moved to New Ulm where they have
since resided. Besides the widow the
deceased leaves four daughters and eight
sons, all children of the first wife: Mrs.
Emil Diedrich, Granite Falls; Frank
Schleif, New Ulm; Chas. Schleif, Multi
gan; Mrs. VIM. Schumacher, Sleepy Eye;
VIM. Schleif, Mulligan; Art Schleif, New
Ulm; Adolph Schleif, Mulligan; Mrs.
Alb. Mo, Montana; Elmer Schleif, Null
ligan; Mrs. Fritz Kruger, Comfrey;
Emil Schleif, North Dakota and Eli
Schleif, Willard, MINI.
The remains were shipped to Sleepy
Eye Friday afternoon and funeral services
were held there in the afternoon. In
terment was made in the Sleepy Eye
cemetery in the family plot.
E. P. SCHMITZ
The death of E. P. Schmitz, which
occurred at Mankato last Wednesday
afternoon came as a shock to the people
of Brown county, as the Sleepy Eye
banker had always been the picture of
health. Hardly sick day in his life,
death came as thunderclap out of an
azure sky. He suffered an attack of
appendicitis on Monday and Wednesday
morning left for Mankato to be operated
upon. Arriving at the hospital his con-
dition became rapidly worse and Re
passed away at 12:45.
Edward Peter Schmitz was product
OF Brown county. He was born No
vember 10, 1869 on a farm in the town
OF Home. He received his education
in the rural schools of the township,
supplemented by course in the New
Ulm high school. He successfully passed
the teachers examination and for the
next 81 years followed that vocation,
teaching for eleven consecutive years
in the district he had attended when a
boy.
-Four years ago he decided to enter the
banking business and was chosen as
sistant cashier of the State Bank of
Sleepy Eye, which position he held at
the time of his death. June Fl, 1903
Mr.. Schmitz was married to Miss Lucy
Steffen, who with six young children
now survives him. His loss is also
mourned by his aged parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. N. J. Schmitz, three sisters and
three brothers: Jacob, a farmer of North
Star township; George, cashier of the
First National Bank of Wells; John,
farmer of Home township; Mrs. George
FLAG of Sanborn and Barbara and Mary
Schmitz, still living at home.
In public life the deceased always has
taken an active interest in the affairs of
his home town and county. His popu-
larity was proven few years ago when
ne made campaign for county auditor
and came close to being elected. He
held several positions of trust and honor
in Sleepy Eye and was regarded as one
OF that towns leading citizens. The
deceased was member of the Knights
OF Columbus, Catholic Order of Foresters,
St. Johns society and Sleepy Eye Labor
society.
Funeral services were held at St.
Mary's Catholic church of Sleepy Eye
Monday morning at $3.50 o'clock and
were largely attended, big delegation
going up from New Ulm. Interment
was made in the Catholic cemetery of
Sleepy Eye.