The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-03
MANY DEATHS IN
PAST FEW DAYS
MRS IDA KUSEL DIES IN MILWAU-
WAUKEE OF HEART DIS
EASE JANUARY 2.
Mr.. Deryin, Mr.. KOrn, Mrs. kreuZiger,
Mrs. EisfeIdf, Mrs. Stark, Are
Called BY Death.

Called BY Death.
Death is Lies High Meed.-Keats
Early Tuesday morning, about 3
o'clock, Mrs. Ida D. Kussel, the wife
of Sam Kussel, 1876 Twenty-eighth
other life.
Mrs Kussel was born in Water
town, February /, 1854. Her mother,
Mrs. L. Seibel is still living here.
Mrs Kussel was i'll for some time
with heart disease, having been con-
fined in the Giffords sanitarium for
six weeks She came home shortly
before Thanksgiving. About a week
ago she was confined to her bed at her
home in Milwaukee, where she died.
The deceased will be escorted from
the C. NJ. & st. Paul~railway depot at
1:30 Thursday afternoon The funeral
services will be held under the aus
pices of local Chapter No. A, o. e. S.
Mrs. Meta Calhoun, matron will Off
ciate at the grave. Interment will be
in Oak Hill cemetery.
Those left to sorrw are: Her mo-
ther, Mrs. L. Seibel, Watertown; her
husband Sam Kussel; her two daugh-
ters, Norma, Milwaukee, and Mrs Ir-
ma Gricksnaw, Havre, Montana;
brother, Emil Seibel, Milwaukee, and
two sisters, Mrs. Theo. Dobbratz, Ra-
cine, and Mrs. Dexter, Milwaukee
The Kussel family lived in Water
town for a good number Of years and
the many friends will be grieved to
learn of the death.
"There is no death! What seems
so is ransitiOn-Longfello Resfg-
nation.
The clock struck the hour of twelve
on New Years eve as William A. Korn
passed though the portals into tnat
land where all is good. With the
coming of new year, Mr.. Korn e
tered into that life which is eternal
peace and quietude.
Mr.. Korn was. born in Storkow,
Pommerania Germany, Dec. 6, 1887.
He reached an age of 79 years 90
25 days.
The deceased followed the mill
wright's trade up to about 20 years
ago. Mr.. Korn married Fredericka
Banmann in 1867 and they came to
WGtertoWn a short time after. They
have lived in Watertown continuously
since their marriage.
Those who left to sorrow aEs als
widow three daughters, Mrs, q.
Seifert and Miss Anna Korn of Water
town, and Mrs. William Som mann
and Henry A. Korn OF Milwaukee.
Two brothers and one sister also
mourn the death of Mr.. Korn.
The funeral services will be hold
from the home at 304 Elizabeth street
at 1:30 O'Clock to ST Marks Lutn-
eran church at p. M, Thursday
afternoon. The casket will not be
opened at the church, and the inter
ment will be i'll the Lutheran Gem
etery
Death has called another former
resident of Watertown in the person
of Mr.. William e. Dervin, whose flu .
era1 took place from St Bernard's
church this morning. Mr. Dervin's
death occurred at the home of his
daughter in Omaha on Saturday. He
was a veteran of the Civil war and
was buried with Grand Army Post
honors
Mr.. Dervin was born in New York
state in 1912. When lad he removed
with his parents to the town of ely
man, coming to Watertown IN 1860,
where he entered the employ of his
brother as a store clerk He enlisted
in Co. F 10th United States infantry
and served until May, 1868, being dis
charged for disability as the result
of being wounded at the battle Of
Stone River He returned to Water
town and in 1864 went to St Louis
where he learned the painters trade.
He returned to Watertown in 1868
and entered the employ of the Milwau-
kee road in the painting department,
which he followed many years He
removed TO Watertown several years
ago.
He was married to Mary Dillon IN
St Louis, February 10, 1867, who pre-
ceded him in death several years
Surviving him are four children, Mrs
Joseph d. O'Brien, Milwaukee, Mrs
William ]. Bremen. w. T. Dervir-
Arthur Dervin, Omaha.
o.
Mrs. Anna Kreuziger, 612 Norl4 Sec
ond street, died Saturday afternoon
at O'Clock. Death came as the re-
suit of a complication of diseases
against whicn she was unable to bat
tie because of her age, 81. Her hus-
band, Mr.. Wenzei Kreuziger died Aug
ust IL, 1916.
Mrs. Kreuziger was born in Laus-
crone. Bohemia Germany. on Febru-
ary 2, 1880. Her maiden name was
also KreuzigeT, although no blood ra-
lation of her husbands. She married
Mr.. Kreuziger November 8. 1855 and
came to America nearly fifty years
ago. They lived in Watertown for
seventeen years.
The following sons and daughters
are left behind: Mrs George Engel-
hardt, Hubbleton; John Kreuziger,
Milwaukee; Wenzel and Emil Kreuzf-
ger, Clyman; Mary Kreuziger at home
and Edward Kreuziger, town of EN-
met There are twenty-seven grand
children and four great-grandchildre