New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-21
OBITUARY
MRS. MARIE DIETZ.

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! MRS. MARIE DIETZ.
Another of the oldest of New Ulm and
Brown County residents has passed
away in the death of Mrs. Marie Dietz,
widow of the late Adolph Dietz. Her de-
mis- occurred Saturday morning, February
IT, after an illness of only five days, of
cerebral hemorrhage.
Mrs. Dietz, whose maiden name was
Marie Hagemann, was born February
2, 1888, at NARROW, Mecklenburg-
sSchwerin, Germany. She was married
1851 to Adolph Dietz, and two years
later they came to America, stopping in
Chicago until 1866, when they came to
Minnesota, settling in Brown county.
The party with which they came to New
Ulm, consisted, besides Mr.. and Mrs.
Dietz, of Henry Dietz and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Behnke, ST., and family,
Albert, Henry, Caroline and Emily
Behnke. and Fred Stuckmann and
family, Mrs. Stuchnann being a daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Behnke. The
entire party tcamped for a day or two
under large oak tree which stood in the
road opposite Peter Mack's farm, about
1.-TWO miles north of town in the township
, of Milford. The members of the party
settled on homesteads in that vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dietz were in New Ulm
at the time of the Indian outbreak, and
Mr.. Dietz took an active part in the
fighting, but after the battle: and at the
time of the evacuation of the town they
went to St. Paul for time, but soon
returned to New Ulm, where they passed
the remainder OF their days. Mr.. Dietz
died in 1897. = 8, :.:=--... -~~.:~ .>.<~ a..
There were born to- Mr.. and Mrs.
Dietz ten children, eight of whom sur
vive. The oldest son, Charles, died
about fifteen years ago, and another died
in infancy.
The following children survive: Mrs.
Fred Kruger, Comfrey; Henry Dietz,
Sanborn, Mimi; Mrs. Nath. friedman,
New York City; Mrs. Ella Martin,
Minneapolis; Mrs. William Schneider,
Waconia; Mrs. Lena Thies, Mrs. August
Hummel, Mrs. Arnold ]. Stamm, New
Ulm. She is. also survived by one
y brother, Jochim Hagemann of Sleepy
Eye, and one brother and sister in
Germany.
The funeral was held yesterday from
the Lutheran Church, Rev. C. J. Albrecht
officiating. Burial was in the Lutheran
cemetery.
MRS. HELEN TURBIS.
Mrs. Helen Turbis, who accidentally
lost her life together with her COM
panion, Mrs. Mary Heinen at the St.;
Alexander Home, last week, was a
,@pioneer of Brown county.
She was born in Manderfeld, Prussia,
Germany, in April, 1916, and came to
America with her parents in 1868, set
thing in Sigel township. A few years
later she was married to John Turbis in
New Ulm. Her husband died Septem-
Der 6, 1911, after which Mrs. Turbis
lived with her children for several years
before going to the Home to reside.
which was only about six months ago.
Bhe was sister of the late Judge of
probate George Ross.
She is survived by three children as
follows. Fl w T11rhis DOtsOn. Mrs
Nicholas Jennings and Hubert Turbis,
Wanda. Also by one brother and three
sisters, Henry Ross and Mrs. Christopher
Turbis of Wanda; Mrs. H. Hillesheim
and Mrs. Philip Kaufenberg of Bashaw
township.
The body was taken to Springfield,
where the funeral was held last Friday,
the services being from the Catholic
church in that city. Burial was in the
Catholic cemetery there. -
MRS. MARY HEINEN H..
The death of Mrs. Mary Heinen at
the St Alexander Home. last week re-
moved another of the Brown County
pioneers, who had reached the age of
81, and had resided in this vicinity for
fifty-eight years. r.. .".. =: :.
Mrs. Heinen, whose maiden name
was Mary Kirch, was born in Luxemburg :,
Germany, October 10, 1880. She was