Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-10-16
DEATHS

Ine Iunerai Oh Everett Wright of
Athens, was conducted in this e;tv
this afternoon at the home of
Peter Croft, SIT South Fourth ave-
nue.. The deceased passed away at his
home in Athens Saturday morning
Heart trouble was given as the cause
of his demise. Mr.. Wright was thirty
eight years of age. He was in the
livery business at Athens for MANY
years. Surviving are his widow and
three children, Evelyn, Vera and
brothers.
The Wausau branch of the Catbo-
lie Knights of Wisconsin are making
extensive preparations for the cele-
bration of the thirty-second anniver-
sary of its organization in this CITY
on Sunday, October 2Sth. at the
Knights of Columbus hall. On this
special occasion class of los can
didates for membership will be initial
ed into the branch by the state de-
gree team of Milwaukee, with John M.
Callahan, high state secretary, in
charge. Members from other cities
are invited to be present.
August Katz, an inmate of the Mar
athon county asylum, passed away at
that institution Thursday afternoon.
The deceased was thirty-four years
Of age. The, funeral was held Satur-
day afternoon from the Helke parlors
by Rev. William Spiegel. Burial was
made in Pine Grove cemetery. His
parents, five sisters and one brother
survive, namely, Mrs. E. Emery and
Miss Mary Katz of Chicago; Mrs. Otto
Wolff of the town of Texas; Mrs. Fred
Zentner of Minocqua, Miss Otto Meek
of Alton, Utah, and Emil Katz of
Wausau
George Wentworth of the town of
Texas, passed away last Wednesday
afternoon following a long illness.
The deceased had reached the age of
sixty-seven years, eight months and
sixteen days. He leaves his widow
and three children, Mrs. Charles
Thompson of Milwaukee, Mrs. Edna
Dewey of Chicago, and Elmo Went
worth of Creigh, Alaska, He also
leaves one brother and one sister
The remains were taken to Milwaukee
Wednesday evening and buried Thurs
day in Forest home cemetery in that
city. He had been a resident of the
town of Texas for fifteen years.
Rev. George C. Schroedel conducted
funeral services of the late Mrs. Mar
tina Bornffett living at SIG Chicago
avenue, at lions church Saturday af-
ternoon. Burial followed in Pine
Grove cemetery. Deceased was born
in Germany and was forty three years
of age. She passed away last We'd
nesday. Surviving are her husband
and eight children, Elsie, Harry Emil,
Herman, Jr., Martha Herbert, Rein
hardt and Irene Bornf1ett, all of Wau-
sau; her mother, Mrs. Johanna Jae-
ger, of this city; one sister, Mrs.
A. w. Anderson of Rio, Wis, two
brothers, Charles Jaeger of Wausau,
and Gustav Jaeger of Milwaukee.
Death claimed Mrs. Mary Stack last
Saturday morning at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. John Pivonka, 140S1b
Sixth street. Pneumonia was given
as the cause of her death, with which
she had been i'll for about a week.
The remains were taken to Merrill
Today and inferred in the cemetery at
that place beside those of her hus-
band. Mary O'Heren was born in Alb
bygeal, Limerick county, ireland. She
came to this country when eighteen
years of age. Two years later she
was united in marriage with Thomas
Stack, who passed away twelve years
ago. Fourteen children were born of
this union, and nine survive, as fol-
lows: Mrs. Lewis Luedke, Merrill;
Mrs. Frank McCabe, Stevens Point;
Mrs. John Callahan, New Richmond;
Mrs. D. A. Knilans, Marshfield, Mrs.
Bruno Nitsche, and Mrs. John Pivon-
ka of Wausau; Robert Stack of Alex
andria, La; Thomas Stack, Jr., Min
neapolis; Patrick Stack, Marshall
town, Ia.
VOTED TO TAKE $1,000
WauSau Aerie, No 251, F. o. E.,