Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-12

Rev. n. Viestenz

The funeral of Rev. H. Viestenz
was held in the town of Greenfield
Monday afternoon. Reverend H.
Mueller of the Baraboo Lutheran
church spoke at the home, Reverend
F. Popp of Ableman spoke in German
and Reverend Middlesteadt of Wone-
voc spoke in English at the church
in Greenfield. Reverend Zimmerman
of West Salem read the biography Of
Mr.. Western life. Reverend Mayer
hoff and Siegler of Wonewoc spoke at
the grave. The regular church choir
furnished the songs.
The pallbearers were Reverend j..
Freund of North Freedom, Reverend
Kans'er of Reedburg, Reverend H.
Reimer of Lime Ridge, Reverends
Wiening and F. Meyer of Milwaukee,
and Reverend F. Loeper Of Wilton.
Those from out of town who attend
ed the funeral were Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Western and Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Viestenz of Arthur, N. D.; Her
man Viestenz and Mrs. Louise Voel-
ker Of Winona, Mimi; Herman Led
erer, Reverend Wiening, and Profess
sor Meyer of Milwaukee; Reverend
H. Zimmerman of West Salem; Rev.
erends Siegler, Meyerhoff and Mittel-
teadt of Wonewoc; Reverend Reimer
of Lime Ridge; Reverend Loeter of
Wilton, Reverend and Mrs. Kansier
Of Reedsburg; Rev. and Mrs. Freund
of North Freedom Reverend and Mrs.
Foulkes and family OF Ableman, and
Reverend Gade of Belmont, S. D..
Rev. Henry Frederick Viestenz was
born March 20, 1868, near Buffalo, N.
Y. Two and one-half years later his
parents, Carl Viestenz and Friederika
Viestenz (nee Schultz, moved to
Belle PLANE, Mimi, and year later
to the neighborhood of Winona, where
he was instructed in saving truths of
the gospel and eventually confirmed
by the late Rev. Hillemann. In order
to provide the necessary means to at
tend college, the deceased worked
hard for some six years. He received
his education at Watertown college
and Milwaukee seminary. In the year
1892 he accepted a call from the con-
gregation in the town of Greenfield.
The same year he married Miss He
lena Eber, of Baraboo, with whom he
had lived in most blessed wedlock
for almost 25 years. In Greenfield
their only child, Helen, was born Aft
er having served this charge for three
years, Rev. Viestenz accepted call
to Clifton, where after eight years Of
hard work he broke down and had to
rest year. Then congregation at
Tacoma, Wash, called him. But his
condition was such that he had to
take a rest again after a short time.
He accepted call to Arcadia, Wis,
where he stayed two years until he
had recuperated. Then his first con-
gregations here in Greenfield, Caledo-
MIA and Merrimack extended call to
him for the second time. This was in
1906 When he accepted this call of
his beloved congregations it was with
the prayer that God would grant him
strength to serve Him in his vineyard
but ten years more. The Lord has
more than fulfilled this his wish !;
Reverend Viestenz had labored ten
and one-half years before his heaven
ly Father called his faithful servant
to rest. A few weeks ago he had to
undergo an operation, which gave him
but temporary relief. When second
/, operation became necessary, he was
quite certain that his end was near,
ard he put his house in order. With
out any death struggle he fell asleep
last Friday, July 6, at 8 o'clock in the
evening. He attained the age of 54
years, 8 months, 16 days. His near
relatives are his beloved wife, a
daughter, Mrs. r. Lederer; grand
] child, a son-in-law, four brothers and
two sisters, two brothers-in-law and