New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-04-12
OBITUARY

OBITUARY 4
REV. L. F. FREY.
Last Wednesday afternoon Rev. l..
F. Frey, one of the pioneer Lutheran
ministers of Minnesota, and closely as
sociated with the work Of DR.. Martin
Luther College Of this city when the
institution was. first opened, passed
away at Fairmont, after a lingering ill
ness of several months. ,,-s-..
| Rev. Frey was taken i'll in October,
1914, and since then has been confn-
ed the greater part of the time to his
room. During the past two months,
he has been very low and it has been
apparent that he could not survive long.
In spite of his weakness, his mind was
perfectly clear and he continued to con-
verse with his loved ones until within
four hours of the end His son, Rev.
Adolph Frey of Jordan, Mimi, arrived
home Monday and his daughter, Mrs.
Lahann of Mankato on Tuesday. 80
Leonard Friedrich Frey was born in
In early life he decided to consecrate his
life to the service of the Master, and
studied at the University at St. Crichona
with a view of preparing himself for
missionary work in India. Before COM
pleting his education he heard of the
great need for more German Lutheran
ministers in North America, and was
prevailed upon to choose the United
States, instead of India as his field of
labor, and consequently came to this
country.
He was ordained as German Lutheran
minister in St. Paul in 1868, and i'm
mediately in the capacity of home mis-
sionary was given charge of the work in
East Minneapolis, which was then
known as St. Anthony. His first salary
was only $240 per year Here he labored
with much success for many years. Later
he accepted call from Lewiston, near
Winona, where he served as pastor for
three years. He resigned this passionate
to accept the call from a larger field and
I became the pastor of German Lutheran
churches at Shakopee and Jordan. His
son Rev. Adolph Frey is now the pastor
of the latter congregation. He labored
in these charges until he received a very
urgent call to take charge of struggling
but promising congregation at Saltwater,
where his work again met with much
success. In 1883 he became the COL
lector and financial agent for the Mar
tin Luther college, New Ulm, which
position he held until 1891, when he &C
copied the call from the German Luth-
.eran church at Fairmont, and has ever
since been resident of that city. In
1903, feeling that his strength was de-
clining as result of advanced ageI he
retired from the active ministry.
He was married in St. Paul in 1869 to
Rosine Kreeb, who survives him. Their
marriage was blessed by eight children,
three of whom have preceded the father.
! One son Alfred c.. and one daughter,
| Lydia died after mature years had been
reached, and one son died in infancy.
The surviving children are Mrs. Ida
Rodeck of Chicago, Mrs Clara Lahann
OF Mankato, the Misses Frieda and Rosa
Frey of Fairmont, and Rev. Adolph
Frey of Jordan, Mimi,
He is also survived by thirteen grand
children, three Of whom, Arthur, Esther
and Erwin have made their home with
their grandparents the past three years.
Funeral services we're held at Fairmont
Lutheran church last Saturday morning
and were attended by many of the
ministers of Southern Minnesota.
! Deceased was brother of Mrs. G.. j.
+ Albrecht of this city and Rev. Albrecht
and Rev. Frey were closely associated
in their work for the church in this Sec
ton of the state. Miss Martha Al
brecht Of this city attended the funeral.
WALTER GUGGISBERG.
At the home of his parents in Sigel
township, Walter Guggisberg passed
aways. last Sunday morning after a
lingering illness of several months, his
ailment being heart trouble. He had
been at both of the local hospitals at
various times but medical aid did not
seem to give him the desired relief. For
the past few weeks he had been very low.
The deceased was born on the old
Guggisberg farm in Sigel township,
January Is, 1892, consequently was only
a little over "a years of age at the time of
| his death. The young man was of a
retiring disposition and never mingled
even as boy with those of his age. His
ailment and the fact that he was aware
! Of his condition no doubt caused him to
look at the world from the darker SIDE
Towards his relatives and friends he was
always friendly, however, and pleasant
and honest young man in his dealings
with others. Besides his bereaved
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Guggis-
berg, the deceased leaves two sisters to
mourn his loss.
Funeral services will be held today
"wednesday at IL: 80 from the Guggis-
berg home in Sigel township and at 2
o'clock from the German Lutheran
church of this city, Rev. G. J. Albrecht
officiating. Interment will be made at
the Lutheran cemetery.
MRS. ALFRED BOOCK.
! New Ulm friends of Mrs. Alfred Book,
| formerly Miss Pauline Schuetz of this
city received the sad news Of her death
! of Sxaolzo1aa Mash Loot S,1ada1x ofto..