The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-07-11
! The DEATH ROLL

The funeral services of Otto Bub-
litz, formerly of Watertown, was held
Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock at st.
Marks Lutheran church. Interment
was at Emmanuel cemetery.
Mr.. Bublitz died in a hospital at
Rochester, n Y, July 4th. He was
born in Pommerania, Germany, May
80, 1876. When five years old he came
to this country and lived with his par
ents on a farm at Lebanon. Shortly
after they moved to Watertown. After
receiving his education in the schools
farm of his father until 1911 when he
bought a farm at Pine Island and
moved there.
He is survived by his father, Her.
man Bublitz, who lives at Pine
Island, Mimi, his brother Edward at
Underhill, Wis, and his sister Bertha
Bublitz lives at Jefferson, while his
married sisters name is Mrs. Anna
Gehm, who resides in Minnesota
He was member of the Cigarmak-
ers union and the Cigarmakers Benev-
Olent society of this city.
Christopher VAIL of the town of
Emmett, died Sunday morning at his
home after a protracted illness Fun
eral services will be held Wednesday
morning from st. Marks Lutheran
church.
He is survived by his widow, two
daughters, Mrs. Otto May of the town
Of Shields, and Ella VAIL, two sons,
Edward and Theodore, one brother,
Helmuth Of the town of WATERFOWL
two sisters, Mrs. Sophie Bliefernicht
of De Forest, Wis, and Mrs. Carl
Berth of the town of Watertown.
Mr. VAIL was born in Germany in
1916. Ten years later he came to
America and settled in Watertown on
the Jefferson road
In 1873 ne married Miss Alvina
Berth and moved to the Coffee road
and from there to the North road
Sixteen years ago he purchased a
home in the town of Emmett and lived
there till his death.
He had been i'll for some time Five
years ago he suffered a stroke Of pa
raIysis.
Theodore c.. Prentiss, a we'll known
former resident of Watertown, died
a hemorrage of the brain. The body
will be brought here for burial and
will arrive tonight. Funeral services
will be from the home of his brother,
J. f. Prentiss, S02 Clyman street, at
2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon to Oak
ciate.
Mr. Prentiss was born in this city
February %, 1860. He received his
education here in the graded and high
schools, thence going to Racine col
lege. He went to Winona and operated
in the milling business there for some
time. He returned to this city in 1886
and worked with his father from 1886
to 1889. He then went to Chicago
He is survived by two children, one
son, Theodore, who is eighteen years
and one daughter, Jane, who is IA
years old.
Victor Paraski, a former resident
of Watertown, died at his home in
Chicago, Tuesday from dropsy.
Mr.. Paraski was born in this city
in 1856. He learned the cigarmakers
do VI Io&o
moved with his parents to Chicago
where he successfully engaged in the
wholesale leaf tobacco and cigar man
business.
Mr. Paraski was an active peliti-
clan of Chicago holding several i'm
portant positions He also was fore
most in promoting arrangements in
Masonic and Knights of Pythias
circles He was a cousin of Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg, through
the fact that his father was a brother
% Won Hindenburg's mother
Edward Burke, former Watertown
resident, died Tuesday noon at his
home in Blanchard, N. D., from the
effects of a paralytic stroke.
He was born in Ireland, 1S47. When
be was eight years old he moved to
this city with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Michael Burke, and later on oper-
ated a farm near Redwood. In 1874
be married Miss Ellen Reardon of
that place, and about 1880 he and his
wife moved to North Dakota, where
ne purchased a section of land and
lived there until his death.
He is survived by one daughter,
Mrs John Hall of Lancaster, Califor-
MIA and one son, Robert, who lives at
home.
The remains will be brought to this