The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
PIONEER RESIDENT
CALLED BY DEATH
MRS. NANNY BLUMENFELD EN.
TIERS INTO ETERNAL REST ON
THURSDAY MORNING.
Death Calls Mrs. L. 4. Pratt and Miss
Irene MantZ-Others Deaths
Recorded.

Mrs. Nanny Blumenfeld. one of Wa
tertoWn's oldest and most respected
residents, passed in to eternal rest at
| her home, 500 Western avenue, Thurs
| day morning following a sickness Of
| several weeks. Death was due to the
| inIirmities Of old age and was not
unexpected. Mrs. Blumenfeld, nee
| Levesen, was the widow of the late
| David Blumenfeld, founder of the
Weltbuerger. She was born in Schwe-
rim, Mecklenburg- -Schwerin, Germany,
January 20, 1888. She came to Anne
rica September II, 1852 and was uni
ted in wedlock on the arrival of the
steamer at New York to Mr.. Blumen-
field, to whom she was bethrothed in
her native land. She removed with
her husband to Milwaukee where they
e5ided until 1854 when they removed
20 Watertown which has been her
nome ever since, a period of sixty
three years. She was widowed by the
death of her husband September %,
1905 and is survived by five children:
Frank, Milwaukee; Mrs. julius Wig
ganhorn, this city; Moritz, Madison,
Charles R., this city, and Ralph D.,
London, England, where he is editor
and publisher Of the Daily Express.
A daughter, the late Mrs Max Gaebler,
died in April, 1909, and a son, Max,
died last June. Fourteen grandchil-
dren and five great t-grandchildre
also survive.
AT an early day Mrs. Blumenfeld
in company with Mrs. Francl con-
Quoted one of the first fancy goods
stores in WatertoWn which contin-
ued a number of years, the store be-
ing located in Main street between
First and Second street
Mrs. Blumenfeld celebrated her
eighty-fourth birthday last January
when she received hearty congratula-
tions from many friends and letters
Of good will from different sections
of the country. She had been in poor
health of late but bore her sufferings
with great fortitude and has gone to
her reward with the consciousness of
we'll spent andguseful life
The funeral took place on Saturday
afternoon with burial in Oak Hill GEM
etery.
The many friends Of Mrs l. L. Hen
ry will be sorry to learn Of her death
which occurred in the family home on
Tuesday morning following an attach
of pneumonia She had been i'll for
the past two weeks and all that human
aid or skill could accomplish was in
voked but without result and she en-
tered into the life eternal after brave
battle for life. The death of Mrs.
Henry marks the passing Of woman
who held the respect and esteem of the
whole community, whose influence
for good was one Of the characteris-
tics of her life and whose death is
mourned with sincere regret by all
who knew her.
Her maiden name was Frances
Jeanette Keech and she was native
Of Jefferson county. She was united in
WedlOck in Waupun, the family remov-
ing to Watertowr twenty years ago
when the l. L. Henry Box factory was
established here. Her husband and
one daughter, Mrs. Robert Barnes,
Hayward, survive. She was sixty
years of age. The funeral will take
place Thursday afternoon at 1:3O
o'clock The body will be taken to
Waupun for burial on an afternoon
train.