New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-01
OBITUARY
WILLIAM J.. JAHNKE.

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WILLIAM J. JAHNKE.
The death of another old and respected
resident of this city occurred shortly be-
fore o'clock Monday morning, when
William J.. Jahnke passed to his final
rest. Mr.. Jahnke had been seriously
ill since about the middle of February
last. His illness and death were caused
by cancer, and his suffering for the past
few months had been intense.
Mr.. Jahnke was born January 80,
1851, at Niedarzyn, Province of Posen,
Germany. He came with two brothers,
Louis and August, to America in 1869,
settling at first in Chicago. They met
with great hardship and loss in the great
fire which swept that city in 1871, and
two years later the three came to Brown
county, making their home in New Ulm.
Mr.. Jahnke was married October %,
1877, to Miss Matilda Caster, who pre-
coded her husband in death, having
passed away November 20, 1915. He
engaged in farming for several years in
Lafayette township. Becoming dis
couraged by the grasshoppef plague
which destroyed his crops year after
year, Mr.. Jahnke sold his farm and re-
turned with his family to this city,
where they have since resided.
Mr.. Jahnke is survived by nine children
four sons and five daughters, as
follows: Miss Martha Jahnke, Mrs.
William Backer, Mrs. Adolph Bierbaum
Mrs. Gust Stuebe, Hiding Jahnke and
Miss Elda Jahnke. All are of this city,
excepting William, who resides at Lester
Prairie, where he is engaged in the news
paper business. He is also survived by
his two brothers, Louis and August,
with whom he came from Germany.
They reside at Westbrook, MINI.
The funeral will be held this afternoon
from the Lutheran church, and burial
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MAGDALENA ECKSTEIN.
Following an illness of only four, days,
Mrs. Magdalena Eckstein, pioneer
resident of Brown county, where she had
lived for more than half a century, passed
to the great beyond, Monday afternoon,
July 80. Old age was the cause of Mrs.
Eckstein's death. A week ago today
Mrs. Eckstein celebrated her eighty
fourth birthday, and was apparently
enjoying as good health as could be
expected for one of her advanced age.
Only day later she became ill and failed
to recover.
Mrs.. Eckstein, whose maiden name
was Magdalena Keim, was born in
Neuhaeusl, Austria, July rs, 1888, and
was married in 1857 to John Eckstein
in Austria. They came to America in
1864, settling on farm in Cottonwood
township, where they remained for many
years. Her husband died September
9, 1881, and year later Mrs. Eckstein
came to New Ulm to make her home.
Five children were born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Eckstein, three of whom survive,
as follows: A. J. Eckstein, Morton;
w T. Eckstein and Geo. c.. Eckstein,
New Ulm.
The funeral will be held this afternoon
from the Catholic church, Rev. Robert
Schlinkert officiating. Burial will be
in the Catholic cemetery .
MRS. AMELIA T. SCHREYER
Mrs. Amelia Theresa Schreyer, widow
of the late Carl c.. Schreyer, died at the
home of her son, John Sch1eyer, North
PAYNE street, at 8:45 Wednesday even
ing, July Is. Mrs. Schreyer had been ill
for several weeks, suffering from kidney
and liver trouble.
Mrs. Schreyer, whose maiden name was
Amelia Theresa Koehler, was born In
Raethgenstedt, Erfurt, Prussia, on
September 9, 1887, She came to America
with her parents in 1854, settling near
Milwaukee. She was married there on
January l, 1856, to Mr.. Schreyer, the
couple residing in Wisconsin until 1863,
when they came to Brown county,
making the journey by OK team. They
settled on homestead in the township
of Cottonwood, where they remained
until 1892, when Mr.. Schreyer retired
from farming and they removed to New
Ulm to pass their declining years. Her
husband died July 4, 1899, since which
time Mrs. Schreyer has resided with her
children, spending most of the time in
this city.
She is survived by the following
children: Mrs. August FEEDER, Madelia;
Mrs. Gustav Schwanke, St. Clair, Mimi;