The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-05-02
SEVERAL CALLED
BY grim REAPER
SOLDIER BOY GIVEN MILITARY
FUNERAL THIS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
TWO PATRIARCHS AT REST
BEAL MOSSMAN AND GREGOR
SCHWARZBAUER, RESPECT
ED CITIZENS, DEAD.

I Once again the war has exacted its
toll of life from another of Sank Cen
tres young men. On Thursday April
25. George Dean, the adopted son of
Mrs. Jennie Rice of this city died at
the military camp in Georgia of
pneumonia. His mother had been
notified of his serious illness and had
already started for Georgia when a
telegram overlook her announcing the
news of his death. She returned at
once to Sank Centre. The remains
arrived Wednesday noon under mill
tary escort. The funeral was held
this Thursday afternoon at the audi
forum at two o'clock, the Rev. c. S.
Sparkes of the Home Guards, offieiat-
ing. The funeral was military in
every respect. A full account and
obituary will be published in the next
issue Of the Herald.
So
Sank Centre friends who remember
Chas. Van Norman of San Jose, CAL,
formerly of Sank Centre will be griev-
ed to learn of his recent death, con-
corning which Mrs. S. M. Bruce of this
city received word. Death was due to
paralytic shock which came while
he was alone. When discovered he
had fau.u forward from his chair
with his head on the table. He lived
for five days but was not conscious
any of the time. He had been the
victim of paralysis for a number OF
years.
Beal Turner Mossman died at three
o'clock Tuesday morning, April 80, at
the age Of 80 years. Some three years
ago, Mr.. Mossman suffered fractur-
ed hip. Since that time he has never
been without crutches and has never
been well. Death was, perhaps, well
coined by him the more on account OF
his sufferings.
He was born in Ohio on June II
1886. The family moved few years
later to Indiana. 1t was in Indiana
that he met his future wife, Miss Anna
Eliza Truax to whom he was married
in 1861. To them were born seven
children, six of whom are living, Joe
of Princeton, Frank of st. Paul, Ike
of Tacoma, Fred of Ward Springs,
Lou of Sank Centre and Mrs. VIM.
DeLaurier, also of Sank Centre. Mr..
and Mrs. Mossman moved to Sank
Centre in 1880. They lived for time
in what was known as the McCracken
district. From there they moved to
Ward Springs, then known as Birch
Lake and lived there until 1896 wher
they moved to Sank Centre where
they have since made their home
! with their daughter. The farm is
now managed by the son. Fred.
All the children were present at the
funeral, which was held this Thurs
Boone conducted the services. The
day morning from the DeLaurier home
at 1890 o'clock The Rev. Francis
church quartette, accompanied by
Mrs. Harry Lewis, sang two hymns
and Mrs. Boone sang a solo. The
active pail bearers were the five sons
of the deceased and the son-in-law,
Mr.. DeLaurier. The honorary pail
bearers were all old friends OF Mr..
Mossman: Messrs. G. M. BRYANT,
Henry Smith, Clark Case, John Love,
Sam Chenowith of Sank Centre and
Mr.. Avery of Grey Eagle. The casket
was literally covered with flowers, the
mute testimony Of friends who
grieve at the passing Of so noble a
character.
Those who attended the funeral
from out of town, besides the i'm
mediate family were Mrs. L. H. Van
Camp of st. Paul, Mrs. J. D. McCul-
Tough and Mrs. A. Richason of Mel
rose, and a humber of friends from
Ward Springs and Grey Eagle.
*
Another death which moves from
the city another familiar and much
loved character is that Of Gregor
Schwarzbauer, who died at five O'Clock
Sunday afternoon, April % at the age
of N years. He was taken i'll while
attending church. the Sunday before
and although all that was within
mans power to do was done, It was
impossible to save him. His children
were notified and all except two we're
| at his bedside when he died.
The funeral took place from St
Paul's Catholic church Tuesday morn
ing at nine O'Clock, the Rev. FIR. ARR
officiating at requiem mass. Jacob
Botz, acted as crucifer, while the pal
bearers were Messrs. Edward
7Conffnue3 3rom First Paoel